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Bangalore's Water: 38% is not "accounted" for!

14 March 2008 - 12:48pm — silkboard
Water

Some newspaper reports (Hindu, ToI) this week mentioned that:

"... water supply to Bangalore is ... 694 million litres a day ... consumption which is actually billed ... around 429 million litres a day. The unaccounted for water comes to an alarming 38.2 per cent"

Wow, 38.2 percent (quoted from Hindu)! This would include two types of losses, 1) distribution loss: damages, leakages etc, and 2) water that is not getting billed. There is no clear mention or estimates of split between the two categories. Assuming distribution loss (leaks) to be 20% (double the 10% developed world aims for, google "Water Management Act US"), 18% of water could be going unbilled. That guesswork tells us that 1 in 6 of us, Bangalore citizens, isn't paying for his/her water.

Its official, its 11th May

13 March 2008 - 9:13pm — shas3n
Aviation

It is official. The new opening date for the Bangalore International Airport is 11th May. Below is the message from BIAL:

New Airport Opening Date for Bengaluru International Airport is May 11, 2008

Bangalore, March 13, 2008

We have received communication from the Ministry of Civil Aviation seeking a consideration of a suitable airport opening date after May 10, 2008 due to delays on the Air Traffic Control (ATC) services. BIAL has decided the new date of Airport Opening as May 11, 2008.

We are clearly disappointed with this delay especially as our employees and all our partners have been working tirelessly to launch Bengaluru International Airport on schedule on March 30, 2008. This delay is beyond the control of BIAL. To mark the successful readiness of the airport infrastructure, BIAL will hold an event to showcase the new airport on March 28th 2008.

BESCOM - Customers' day - Sat, 15th March

12 March 2008 - 4:28pm — murali772

I N V I T A T I O N

Dear Friends,

Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM), Public Affairs Centre, Swabhimana and Consumer Advocacy, KERC are pleased to invite you for a workshop on Customer Care to commemorate World Customers' Day.

BIAL Vs. HAL

6 March 2008 - 7:55am

How do magic boxes work?

5 March 2008 - 11:52pm — tsubba


How do these magic boxes work?

They dug the road up, about 2 feet praveen says, and laid a concrete base. Just as it started drying, they started placing the elements. Neighbouring elements are supposed to be held by mates. But from the pics I've seen, there are only one type of mates. Apparently end elements have these pre-tensioning hooks, around which 40T compressive pressure will be applied so that the elements are snug.

How are these elements fastened to the floor? What prevents the elements from moving in the X and Y directions? Any guesses?

Land acquisition in North Bangalore for infrastructure development - interaction session - Sat, 1st March

28 February 2008 - 12:14pm — murali772
CIVIC Bangalore

&

North Bangalore Citizens' Association(NBCA)

have great pleasure in inviting you to an interactive session on



"Land acquisition in North Bangalore for infrastructure development"


Mr. V. Balasubramaniam, IAS (Retd.),
Advisor, A. T. Ramaswamy Committee

NH 48 - Nelamangala ( Bangalore ) - Hassan Highway Project

28 January 2008 - 1:04pm — Pratap Hegde
The work has begun on the one package/stretch of this project. That is Nelamangala-Devihalli ( little after Adichunchanagiri Medical College ). I thought this project requires a seperate focus.

Going over Cauvery Junction Underpass

28 January 2008 - 9:32am — tsubba
Traffic
Back-of-the-envelope analysis and some rough sketches to understand the cauvery junction underpass solution. Looks like the palike will need more than the magic of precast boxes to make this work.

Existing situation

Shiradi Ghat Road

24 January 2008 - 7:25pm — tsubba
Minister, Reality Part Ways On Shiradi Ghat

BIAL Official Updates 2007

5 January 2008 - 8:40pm — tsubba
Official Updates For 2007

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