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Karnataka Right to Services - Feedback. Summary - need money & IT

7 November 2011 - 1:44am — silkboard

GoK may have pushed it to score points, may be that they rushed through the ordinance, but this is THE MOST important development in recent years on governance front. We all need to just get in on this to make sure this happens, and happens right.

Karnataka - Right to Services Act Bill proposal

5 November 2011 - 7:47am — Public Agenda

Here is the full bill proposed by the GoK

THE KARNATAKA (RIGHT OF CITIZENS TO TIME BOUND DELIVERY OF SERVICES) ACT, 2011

City Buses in PPP mode - Bhubaneswar. Why not Mysore?

3 November 2011 - 11:13pm — silkboard

Did you know that Bhubaneswar operates Buses in PPP model? They may be planning a BRT too in PPP or outsourced model (see another post for details). Any idea on population and size of Bbsr? 9 lakhs, 135 sqkm. Mysooru? Almost the same, close to 10 lakhs, 130 sqkm.

Clippings from an attached ppt attributed to Mr Saurabh Garg, an IAS officer from Orissa (Odissa?)

Bhubaneswar going Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) - see RFP

3 November 2011 - 10:29pm — silkboard

They have been talking BRTS for at least 3 years now. Orissa government announced the intent earlier this year in July. This week, BDA (Bhuwaneshwar Development Authority, not our BDA) floated tenders for doing detailed technical project report for BRT for total 49 km long, 6 corridors of BRT.

Smart Cities - Can Bangalore become one?

3 November 2011 - 6:11pm — idontspam

How can Bangalore leverage technology to outsmart corrupt & outdated practices?

Time for Comments - Citizens Grievance Redressal Bill 2011

3 November 2011 - 3:01am — kbsyed61

Time for review of the proposed "CITIZENS RIGHT TO GRIEVANCE REDRESS BILL, 2011" drafted by the Government Of India.

Source - GOIs Deaprtment of Administrative Reforms Na d Public Grievances

Bellandur lake revival!! Who killed it in the first place?

2 November 2011 - 9:46am — psaram42

When Sunita Rao called me yesterday evening, about Bellandur Lake, we talked about diverting the storm water drain sewage water being discharged into the Lake. I must admit of my folly. The basic question is why is the sewage water flowing in the Storm water Drain in the first place?!!!! The reason is obvious!

Metro Feeder Gyaan

2 November 2011 - 8:31am — silkboard

Project wiki to capture project team's thoughts, can structure this for the eventual report.

General Strategy

The Target Commuters

There are two types of commuters to target and please

Recce ride report - BMTC connects

1 November 2011 - 11:19am — silkboard

Lets keep this post for BMTC related observations from our morning ride. Noticed a few things during the test ride this morning.

Metro Recce - Tue 1st Nov

31 October 2011 - 2:04pm — srinidhi

Start: 1 Nov 2011 08:40

End: 1 Nov 2011 10:40

Timezone: Asia/Calcutta

To travel the reach 1 stretch to check on last mile connectivity..

Will start from MG road station at around 8 :30 AM and travel to BYp