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Now, mini buses

Public TransportGovernance

The corporation has decided to induct mini-buses to act as feeder to the metro rail, before the metro becomes operational.

No permission to cut trees on boulevard

Dear all

It was a vociferous one voice of more than 300 environmentalists that echoed from the Chamundi Hills

- DO NOT DESTROY PRECIOUS TREES - FIND ALTERNATIVES - 

Importance of Bellandur Lake in the ecosystem of Bangalore

Lakes

Bellandur Lake is the biggest water body in Bangalore. In our metro we are depending heavily water bodies as wet lands in Nitrogen cycling. Bellandur Lake thus plays an important role in this cycle as a natural wetland. The three main streams of sewage are

Save 200+ trees in Mysore from being axed unnecessarily - Petition

Mysore City Corporation (MCC) has a penchant for breaking its own resolutions and laws, The Hindu, Tue, June 02, 2009
 

http://www.hindu.com/2009/06/02/stories/2009060255790300.htm

APPIKO movement in Mysore to save boulevard on Lalitha Mahal Road

Photograph of Appiko Movement by students, senior citizens and members of MGP. The number of trees proposed to be axed are confusing.  Almost every tree on this boulevard has been fixed with a red card, a number is written in chalk, scored with a cross and another number written.  Misleading the citizens.  

How are we doing in 2030?

Public Transport

There is growing realization that environment is going to play a big part in the microclimate of fast growing cities. The trend therefore in some well planned cities is to move transport underground.

NH7 to BIAL - A sea change

I have been traveling on the NH7 to BIAL for the past 1 year and decided to make this post on how my experience has changed since May 2008.  It is also a tribute to the Bangalore Traffic Police's efforts to make the commute a safer one.  We often have nothing but the harshest words for our bureaucrats (and I am no exception), but we need to give them their due when they do a good job

BMTC info

Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation

TYPE OF SERVICES

As on 28-5-2009

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New Road Design proposal

InfrastructurePedestrian Infrastructure

As some of you may be aware, we had started some work to improving road design standards. To this end, I had started putting some documentation together (still only 20% complete) .

Making IAS officers accountable ??!

The GoK needs to be under pressure and all of us need to be watchdogs. Is there any quality of life for the public?

the answer is no.

But why is this happening ?

Because we cannot ensure ACCOUNTABILITY  of the IAS officers

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