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Gas Cylinder Leaks - Rise in frequency?

Family of five injured due to gas leak - News.

To the average consumer, this would simply indicate that the family was negligent as I had been assuming until it happened to me. 

Draft Road Transport and Safety Bill 2014

Governance

A draft road transport and safety bill is posted on the MORTH website. Click here to see the draft.  It is a long, long piece of legislation by Indian standards, about 305 pages.

Multiple CRS Terminals

Commuter Rail

SWR has been using the Binny Mills land issue as an excuse not to sta

Need for Speed Breakers before Kadugodi Over Bridge

 
 
 
 
The connecting road from Hoskote to Hope Farm area of Whitefield Bangalore has been rela

Who will clean the bridge? - Kadugodi Railway Pedestrian Over Bridge - a HSE issue in the making!

Very soon we will be celebrating the 1st birthday of the Kadugodi Pedestrian Overbridge.

Draft Concept Note on Smart City Scheme

Governance
To fulfill the vision of the Prime Minister of India of developing ‘one hundred Smart Cities’, as satellite towns of larger cities and by modernising the existing mid-sized cities, the Ministry of Urban Development, as a first step has convened a National Conclave of States and Union Territories on 12/09/2014 for inviting suggestions on the concept note

Before Phase 1 Metro Go Live - Lot could be done

Metro Rail

Government of Karnataka planned for Bangalore Metro 11 years back, way back in 2003 and the actual work started only in late 2007. Bangaloreans could get first ride of Meto in late 2011, after 4 years of start of project for only 7kms. Second stretch of Reach 3 covering 11kms was opened after 2.5 years in March 2014. 

2025 Goal: Bengaluru - To be a Planned Citiy and a City-as-per-the-plan

Though I'm restricting myself to Bangaluru urban instrastructure, I believe this might be applicable to most of Indian cities.

There is a separate department  in Karnataka government for town planning - Department of Town and Country planning - https://www.karnataka.gov....

FDI-funded PPP model for Namma Railu?

Commuter Rail
The government on Wednesday notified the liberalised foreign direct investment (FDI) norms for Indian Railways, permitting 100 per cent foreign direct investment through automatic route in several areas, including high speed trains.
 
However, proposals involving FDI beyond 49 per cent in sensitive areas, from security point of view, will be

JNURM Funds for Mysore

Hi,

I saw the MP Pratap simha post this morning, in which he says that central govt has released 12.5 cr for Mysore region to buy buses. I replayed to his post requesting to buy more of Hybrid buses than the diesel buses.

Its high time the Mysore or Bangalore Transportion dept buy more of hybrid buses to reduce the pollution.

Car Pooling - A retrospection

Why not me doing car pool? I question myself.  Following points came out. But no solution. So I dont do car pooling.. Do you have solutions? Please comment :)

 

1. Not flexible : I have to wait for my car pool partners, and vice versa.

2. Not regular : My pool partner not at all regular.

Idu Public Placu-Nimmappandalla - How do we spend on neighbor's dream - PART 2

Environment

I presume you have read part 1.

 

PS : Meaning of Title . Idu public placu nimmappandalla means,this is public place, not of your dad !

Wilber Smith Report on Bangalore Mobility Indicator 2008, what about 2011 report ???

Wilbersmith Report of 2008 on Bangalore Mobility Indicator 2008 for DULT submitted in April2009

http://www.urbantransport.kar.gov.in/bangalore%20mobility%20indicators-2008.pdf

Has any one know about 2011 Willbersmith Report ???

Flash mob route to road safety

Public Health
Here is the video of  the flash mob dance as part of the road safety campaign held on August 2nd, in Koramangala. Do share this with your friends and on all social network platforms.
 
Well, any and every effort towards creating awareness about road safety is welcome.
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