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Extension of Metro Rail to Banashankari - Is this meaningful?

Recently, on the BMRC website, they have posted a feasibility study of extension of Metro rail from RV Road to Banashankari Bus Station. Will this be helpful in anyway?

No phone in car - two predictions

Click on this ad Karnataka government put out in newspapers on Monday. The message is pretty loud and stern - if they find a phone on inside your car or two wheeler, your driving license will get canceled.

Hubli-Bangalore-Mysore, Full Speed Ahead!!

It is the season of big plans, UP has announced a staggering 1000kms of 8 lanes expressway running the entire length of the state from east to west. Not to be outdone, inspired by a CII proposal for a Mumbai-Bangalore-Chennai high speed freight corridor, the KA state government has tossed in the idea for a high speed passenger corridor in KA, that'll do Bangalore-Hubli in 2 hours, Bangalore-Mysore in 40 minutes. This, apparently, is the "Just In Time" concept to de-congest Bangalore.

PILs Against Regularization

MANGALORE, September 15, 2007: The Citizens Forum for Mangalore Development has filed a public interest litigation (Writ Petition No.

PPP - Log

Thought it might be worthwhile to track some PPP projects in BLR. Please log any news on Public Private Partnerships you find, here. --------------------- Hebbal's Brand New Fire Station Source: Deccan Herald

How about Tumkur to Airport in 60 minutes?

Even as Bangalore's clueless observers wonder about how to reach the airport, an ageing but agile HDG shows the way by doing the Tumkur to BLR airport stretch in 60 minutes flat. Here is how to do it the HDG way.

Why does Silkboard always flood?

is it because outlet to madivala is all blocked? any idea?

BIAL Airport connectivity - a new four-lane expressway?

Deccan Herald ran long writeups on Airport connectivity last week, and their reporters did some realistic time checks as well. We know most of those things: extending Metro from Byappanahalli, the now famous six-lane BIAL expressway, check-in counters at railway station itself. But there were some plans and ideas I had not heard in greater details earlier.

Hyderabad flyover collapse: engineering gone bad?

The recent collapse of a Flyover under construction at Hyderabad is indeed a wake-up call for all those who are involved in building and maintaining flyovers. It also underscores the need for active watchdog efforts from citizens that could have prevented this and other similar disasters. I received a PPT file with a few photos of the section that collapsed. (See attached file).

BIAL- What To Expect

With BIAL well on its way, here is a look at what to expect. Some images and walkthroughs.

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