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Solar rickshaws

13 October 2008 - 4:54pm — murali772
Public Transport

Solar-powered rickshaws called green rickshaws were introduced in Chandni Chowk here on Thursday as part of a pilot project. Each of these rickshaws costs about Rs.17,000 and the idea is to have them in place of the man-pulled rickshaws.

Not having an elected council is a costly mistake

13 October 2008 - 10:35am — mcadambi

By not having an elected council in place, BBMP is not able to get matching grants under JNNURM for development of Bangalore. We have lost precious time and money thanks to malgovernance. Lokmanya Tilak in the early 20th century cried for Swaraj for all Indians. We in 21st century Bangalore cannot even manage our own neighbourhoods!

So, will BMTC do one of this?

12 October 2008 - 11:19pm — silkboard
Public Transport

I was waiting for one of these two to happen. What if:

  1. BMTC bids to operate buses in liberalized UP transport sector?
  2. BMRC (Bangalore Metro) orders its own fleet of buses to make sure it gets good numbers to reliably reach all their stations?

Satellite Bus Stands - Will they reduce traffic?

12 October 2008 - 6:07pm — Vasanth
BusPublic Transport

Most of the traffic planners say to start the satellite bus stands to reduce the city traffic. Recently KSRTC Minister Mr.Ashok announced many satellite bus stands and even in Mysore where the traffic is quite normal in the range of 300+ crores. Will they really serve the purpose?

Make Roads / footpaths and then dig them away to glory

11 October 2008 - 7:40pm — asj

Earlier this year in August Pune saw some frantic road digging in the name of erecting Ganesh Pandals. This video from Ranjit Gadgil gives a taster

Volunteers for translating the British Highway Code

10 October 2008 - 8:23pm — asj

Dear all, A short while ago I applied to the crown copyrights permission to translate the British Highway Code in to Indian languages. They have granted that permission. India does not have an equivalent resource and it may be great to translate this material.

Urban development, costs of Metro and Indian budget - a perspective

10 October 2008 - 4:04pm — asj
Metro Rail

In my arguments with regards BRTS, I often bring up the key but neglected and forgotten matter of cost-effectiveness of a given solution to our transportation problems. It should come as no surprise to most who are acquainted with my stance that I hate the idea of spending money without a clear crsip rationale and long term plan.  And the Metro falls under this category as far as I am concerned.

MMRDA officials have in the past replied in agreement to my suggestion that Mumbai Metro will not solve its problems at all. Given the fact that 10000 daily migrants to Mumbai will swell it to a city 30 million plus by 2030, it will be fair to say that whether Mumbai gets sea links or Metro rail, people will still be travelling in quasi or near stampede like situations and roads will always remain clogged.

Fight to save Pune Green Cover & Public Spaces - Last date for sending objections 02 Dec 08

10 October 2008 - 1:39pm — asj

In late 90s, Pune city limits were expanded by including 23 fringe villages within corporation bounds. As per law, these new areas needed to have a development plan. The intent was to allow development to happen even on hills.

CAG seeks greater powers

10 October 2008 - 12:45pm — murali772

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) is firming up a proposal seeking powers commensurate with those enjoyed by other investigative agencies like CBI, Enforcement Directorate and Income Tax.

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