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Transport Infrastructure Projects for Bengaluru Progressing nowhere

29 November 2014 - 7:31pm — Vasanth

Infrastructure projects related to Projects mainly Commuter Rail, Light Rail, Monorail and BRTS is not progressing anywhere. Both the earlier BJP and Congress Governments have forgotten the CTTP reports and the recent survey done by a UK based company which already had prepared DPR for the light rail on the western half of Outer Ring Road and Magadi Road.

The Sorry state of affairs at KNDV Station

28 November 2014 - 8:05pm — amithpallavoor
Commuter Rail

I visited the Krishna Deva Raya Station in Vijayanagar on Sunday. What is striking here is the absolute lack of infrastructure! Some issues with this station are:

(1) Lack of platforms

(2) A poorly deisgned box, which serves as the ticket counter

(3) The endless construction of the railway underpass

6.7 KM elevated road from Chalukya circle to Hebbal

25 November 2014 - 11:18am — kamalakar pandit
Traffic jams

Hi

 

Today its officially declared that BDA is going ahead with Elevated Fly over from Chalukya Circle to Hebbal, My concern perhaps many have the same are as follows..

1. The flyover should not start from Sophia School. It should cross the signal at chalukya circle, otherwise they are encouraging traffic jams at chalukya circle

Decongesting roads to Whitefield - Moving cars or People?

23 November 2014 - 8:21am — kbsyed61
Infrastructure

In past few weeks there have been lot of news on social media as well as in print /electronic media on attempts to provide that little relief to daily commuters travelling on Whitefield-CBD areas of Bengaluru City. There seems to be 2 distinct attempts and efforts for decongesting roads that leads to Whitefield from City Centers.

Suburban Rail / Urban Rail on PPP model : Indian Railway

21 November 2014 - 2:59pm — Sanjeev
Commuter Rail

With Cash starved ( suppose to be ) Indian Railway, looking at funding and operations of Suburban Rail under PPP :

Policies are getting fine tuned  for Urban Rail  Transport  during recent times :

Two more contentors for Namma Bengaluru award

18 November 2014 - 7:03pm — murali772
Governance
Senior IAS officer M N Vijayakumar has asked the Chief Secretary to immediately remove Mir Anees Ahmed as special deputy commissioner, whom he has charged with corruption.

BMRC Ph-2 Tracking

18 November 2014 - 1:51pm — Sanjeev
Metro Rail

Majority of Construction contracts Tenders were suppose to be published during Q2/ Q3 and Q4  of 2013-14  and  balance works contract tenders to be called during  Q1/ Q2 / Q3 / Q4 of 2014-15

Alos Road widening and Road Streangthening ,  Demolution of properties Tenders were to be called during Q3/Q4  of 2013 -14

TenderSURE on Residency Road

12 November 2014 - 12:39pm — srinidhi

TenderSURE is being discussed with some discontent these days because it has hit the road users community (dominated by motorvehicle users) hard. However its commendable that they continue with their work.

Bangalore Coprehensive Traffic and Transportation Plan by KUIDFC fro RITES June'2011

11 November 2014 - 5:56pm — Sanjeev

Has the GOK /  IDD / DULT have the list of reports generated in the name of Bangalore Traffic and how much money have they spent on consultant ??? 

Bangalore Coprehensive Traffic and Transportation Plan by KUIDFC fro RITES June'2011

11 November 2014 - 5:38pm — Sanjeev

Has the GOK /  IDD / DULT have the list of reports generated in the name of Bangalore Traffic and how much money have they spent on consultant ??? 

BMTC costliest in country

6 November 2014 - 10:49am — tellvkb
Bus

Recently Petrol and diesel prices have come down but BMTC has not reduced its prices.

A simple comparison shows why people should not use BMTC.

Avoid Volvos, BMTC buses and increase more traffic in city.

Root cause is public transport mode is way tooooooooo costly.

Petrol rate : 70.5  Mileage Bike at 50Kmpl Car 15 kmpl

Sewage Treatment Plants in BBMP area, where does 800 - 900 MLD of water goes daily in Bangalore ???

27 October 2014 - 6:37pm — Sanjeev

800 -  900 LD of water pupmed to Bangalore from Caveri river and transported over 100 Kms along with other water sources of 250 MLD apart from the borewell run with tankers. 

This is apart fro what Bangalore  receives rain all 12 months which no other Big city in India receives.

Balabrooie brew

26 October 2014 - 4:15pm — murali772
"There is no proposal to demolish or alter Balabrooie. The discussion to have a legislators' club on the lines of the Constitution Club of India in New Delhi has been going on for 10 years. The government has not taken any decision yet on where to have it,'' Siddaramaiah told STOI.

Late night public transport- Does it mean our city is safer for women?

24 October 2014 - 6:58pm — amithpallavoor
Bus

A city with a population of over a crore needs a transport system round the clock. Unfortunately, this legitimate demand of citizens seems to have fallen on deaf ears. Even the much touted Bangalore Metro system shuts it services at 10:00 PM. This is unlike DMRC whose services run till 11:00 PM.

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