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BMTC Engagements - 2009

1 May 2009 - 9:30am — manjari
Project number:2576
Opened by:manjari
Opened on:Friday, 1 May 2009 - 9:30am
Last modified:Sunday, 20 November 2011 - 12:26am
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Project to interact and engage with BMTC to understand their operations as well as provide feedback
Initiator: 
Praja RAAG

Those who think they know BMTC well, tell us this. How do they plan new bus routes? How do they actually make a profit? How often do they undertake routing and deployment reforms? How do they get help from BBMP and Traffic Police - any agreement based approach?

Voter lists - issues and possible fraud

30 April 2009 - 9:32pm — Vasanthkumar My...

Voter list issues to the fore. From Mysore

Electoral rolls - possible remedial measures

30 April 2009 - 7:10pm — psaram42

 According to the official site of the state election commission of Karnataka SECKA the role of this commission is:

Fight to Vote

30 April 2009 - 5:07pm — ravi

Background: My family has been voting in the same constituency since, at least, the 1952 elections(Guess, my grandparents had voted in the Representative Assembly elections too, that's pre-independence era). They have been voting in the same voting booth(Immaculate Heart Convent) since its inception.

Use Jnnurm funds for Recharging lakes, wells, tanks and other water bodies

30 April 2009 - 12:28pm — E.R. Ramachandran

Elsewhere in Praja there  are posts on 'Killing Lakes' supported be excellent documentation.

BMTC email update

30 April 2009 - 11:43am — manjari

Following are the latest updates from BMTC

On RTI: Per plan, first attempt would be to get as much information as possible from the BMTC via directly from the respective officials. BMTC has been contacted regarding the same and they will get back to us with right officials we need to contact.
 

Roadside Tree Care Standards (MD,US)

29 April 2009 - 11:58am — srinidhi

General Requirements. Unless the Forest Service grants an exception, treatment of roadside trees authorized by permit shall be performed according to the following standards:

(1) Branches to be removed shall be cut back to a live lateral branch at least 1/3 the diameter of the severed branch;

Doctor saves two 200+ yr old uprooted trees...

29 April 2009 - 8:49am — Ravi_D
Environment

Cardiologist Dr Ramana Rao spent around a lakh to save two 200yr plus old peepal trees uprooted on Tumkur Road.

See this report in DH: Doctor Injects life into trees.

Killing our lakes - Varthur Lake as well?

29 April 2009 - 12:34am — silkboard
LakesWater

No new post this, just a rehash of  year old "Eating up Varthur Lake". Inspired by Rithesh's recent note on Hebbal/Nagavara Lake, I wanted to remind us about possible encorachments on the area/stream between Varthur and Belandur lakes.

Street event - Commercial St. Analysis

28 April 2009 - 7:29pm — shekhar_mittal
2 May 2009 07:30
2 May 2009 08:30
Asia/Calcutta
Pedestrian Infrastructure

The idea of the meeting is to acquaint ourselves with the geography of commercial street, get a clear picture of what is possible and create a plan.

Lets do it early morning so that it is not crowded and we dont have to worry about the traffic and the noise.

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