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SC grants three months to implement high security registration plates

6 May 2009 - 7:25pm — murali772

Supreme Court on Tuesday set a three-month deadline for the Centre and the state governments to implement high security registration plates (HSRPs), removing all ambiguity about the mandatory nature of its earlier order on the issue.

Traffic Signal Modeling - Sharing a Case Study

6 May 2009 - 2:26pm — Ravi_D

Attached is an interesting case study for geeky types on Praja, related to modeling and optimization of Traffic Signal Syncronization in Bangalore.

BBMP elections, Outer ring road and Flyovers Underpasses

6 May 2009 - 2:25pm — Public Agenda

It seems the Rs 300 crs needed for 10 underpasses to raise money for which GoK formed a Land corp (sell encroached recovered Govt lands and was unsuccessful) in Oct 2008 has suddenly become 450 crs now to be used for 8 flyovers.

Public Transport/BMTC

6 May 2009 - 12:39pm — pathykv

Bangalore Public Transport/ BMTC

As a loyal patron of BTS/BMTC for many decades (before and after retirement) I would like to give a few suggestions.

JUSCO Award for water supply to Mysore Citizens

6 May 2009 - 11:15am — Vasanthkumar My...

Dear All, particularly Mysore Prajas

Lot of discussions/protests/street shows/VV Water Works employees protests are going on about award of JNNURM funded contract to JUSCO to be executed for ensuring 24X7 water supply to Mysoreans who are badly affected by irregular supply of all types of water at odd hours etc. etc.

Monthly Praja Meeting - May, 2009

6 May 2009 - 10:56am — Ravi_D

Start: 9 May 2009 07:30

End: 9 May 2009 08:30

Timezone: Asia/Calcutta

How about reviving our monthly face-to-face meetup, 2nd Saturdays, early AM as usual?

Since many of you prefer a city central location (v/s Lalbagh), let us plan on using the reception area (can easily sit 12) in my office on Cunningham Road. Cubbon Park didn't work too well when we met in Feb.

Forced pedestrianization! An opportunity.

6 May 2009 - 10:18am — Ravi_D

Brigade road is going to be closed for vehicular traffic for 10 days, per this DH report.

Analyzing Traffic Police's spot fine system

5 May 2009 - 3:00pm — silkboard

I am told that developed countries do not have this system of spot fines. We do - and I guess that low levels of automation would be one reason we have this in place - sub-inspector or above can issue challans and levy spot fines.

Big 10s Backfire !?

5 May 2009 - 11:32am — Vasanthkumar My...

'Wary commuters avoid Big10 buses' - Deccan Chronicle 5-5-09 page3

Purport: About 100 Big10s are not being used by commuters and the negligent occupancy ratio is contributing to further losses to BMTC - not recognised or popular even after 50 days of intro.

Bengaluru Railway stations

4 May 2009 - 8:25pm — idontspam

The following piece brings back to focus an issue that we have been tolerating for long. Bengaluru’s railway station improvements have never implemented in totality thereby leaving a pathetic piece of infrastructure that passes for railway station.

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