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Sanitary Drainage System the bane of Bangalore Lakes

21 June 2009 - 8:49am — psaram42

 The Sanitary Drainage System in a Mega city like Bombay, and our own Bangalore for an instance, is a source of persistent annoyance leading to exasperation.

Monthly Praja meet 20 June 2009

20 June 2009 - 11:33am — psaram42

The meeting at Ravi_D’s office at Cunningham Rd was well attended by 15+ members including a couple of new Praja members.

It was good to see Pranav after his well deserved Holiday

He briefed us about a concrete road map for taking Praja forward. In a nut shell it is

Subramanya's legacy

19 June 2009 - 11:29am — murali772

The power of the Magic Boxes and the Tragic Hoaxes he invented can be assessed by confining ourselves to just one of his gifts to BB – the VIP road from Golf Club Circle to Mekhri Circle. That short stretch of “signal-free highway” is a signal contribution by the visionary in Subramanya.

The Black Gold of Bangalore

19 June 2009 - 8:44am — psaram42

 When we visited the KC Valley sewage water treatment plant on Monday the 15th June 2009 the one thought that struck me was that the product of this treatment plant is infact a black gold. We were told that this material is transported by trucks free of cost. obviously, I thought. 

Shouldn't EIA apply to Kukke temple 'development' also?

18 June 2009 - 1:09pm — murali772

The Minister for Housing and Endowment, Sri Krishnaiah Setty (though he has just stepped down, I am not sure the proposal will get shelved) had stated that Shree Kukke Subramanya temple, deep in the middle of dense rain forests, would be developed at a cost of Rs 180 crore, and the department has already issued work order for Rs 60 crore.

But, Bangaloreans can't afford to ignore HDK

16 June 2009 - 2:27pm — murali772

JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy is still smarting over the Lok Sabha poll results in Bangalore. Hurt by the drubbing, Kumaraswamy railed against Bangaloreans at a party workers meet at the Palace Grounds ... “Even after my government started several new initiatives, the electorate rejected the party in Bangalore. I wonder why ...” said Kumaraswamy ....

Corridor Improvement Plan - Airport Road

16 June 2009 - 9:53am — silkboard

So now, elections over, pressure on BJP to perform etc etc, its time for city's local government to deliver more on the Big10 promise. While we can criticise the mish mash that city's local government is (BBMP, BDA, BMTC etc, and then ABIDe, two ministers assigned to the city), good work or unplanned work, bit it does seem like there is work happening on the ground inside the city.

BBMP Site needs to be user friendly

14 June 2009 - 11:14am — psaram42

While complimenting the BBMP for their effort in computerizing their working on to the computer and the web, their web site needs attention urgently.

Ideas, Inventions and innovation

12 June 2009 - 2:58pm — psaram42

 Idea is a thought or conception which actually exists only in the mind. An idea when the thought is converted into an object, process or technique which displays an element of novelty becomes an invention. However, some inventions also represent a radical breakthrough in science or technology which extends the boundaries of human knowledge.

Maintenance of the storm water drainage system

12 June 2009 - 9:19am — psaram42

When the boy Abhishake died BBMP attracted the ire of whole Bangalore. Subramanya some how was always in a fighting mood. He even put a case against the Loka Aukata himself, which attracted the wrath of the CM Mr. Yediyurappa.

Green cess

11 June 2009 - 12:44pm — murali772

You’ve paid infrastructure and education cesses. Now, get ready to shell out a green cess of 5 paise per kWh electricity. If the Karnataka government has its way, for the first time, the state will levy this on industrial and commercial establishments to raise funds for renewable energy.

Namma Metro Phase 2 Soil Testing

10 June 2009 - 4:55pm — Vasanth

Today morning I saw soil testing of Namma Metro Phase 2 in Bank Colony near Udupi Upahar hotel. Boards had written "namma metro phase 2 soil testing".

We didn't hear anywhere officially about the alignment of Phase 2 Namma Metro. Surprised to see this!!

India now In NFS Radar for US Fellowships

10 June 2009 - 9:35am — psaram42

 To days TOI has reported the recognition accorded by US-Based National Science Foundation (NFS) for the following institutions in India:-

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