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ABIDe's working group on Right To Education Act

28 September 2010 - 9:57pm — admin

Got a press release from Abide office. Title: "ABIDe forms working group to review implementation of Right To Education Act and make recommendation to Government".

 

Press Release

Bangalore Police - performance data

28 September 2010 - 9:49pm — silkboard

So, how much do you know about Police's performance. Policing is on part of infrastructure that doesn't get 'reviewed' as such. And thanks to movies and what not, our take on police is mostly based on misconpcetions, and not data.

GoK's social sector work - Healthcare?

28 September 2010 - 8:47am — silkboard

Syed attempted to start a deeper look at Karnataka's programs in healthcare sector. Wanted to check if some online voluteers (search 'warriors') are interested to join in to dig out data and details on how state is doing in this important social sector.

For starters, there are three broad headings under which state is spending money in this sector

Parking/Congestion charging proposals for CBD

26 September 2010 - 6:52pm — Naveen
Project number:3781
Opened by:Naveen
Opened on:Sunday, 26 September 2010 - 6:52pm
Last modified:Friday, 15 July 2011 - 8:37am
Operations:add Case | view all project cases
Restraining traffic growth via Parking enforcement, congestion charges or cordon pricing in central areas of Bengaluru city
Initiator: 
Praja RAAG

This is a project to develop and propose a workable approach for re-introducing parking regulations in the city. A further long-term objective is to detail solutions for introducing congestion charge or cordon pricing in the central area of the city (CBD).

The project aims to prepare proposals that will provide benefits like:

Parking enforcement & restraining traffic growth

26 September 2010 - 12:23pm — Naveen

Further to the meeting with Mr Praveen Sood, AdCP-Traffic, a project will be necessary to identify a workable approach to re-introduce parking regulations in the city.
A further long-term objective for the project would be to investigate possibilities for enforcement of congestion or cordon pricing, particularly in the CBDs.

Delhi's bus privatization experiment

24 September 2010 - 10:33am — Naveen

Excerpts from a 2007 paper about details of Delhi's city bus privatization process is reproduced below :

Bonded labour in the IT Capital of India?

24 September 2010 - 9:45am — kbsyed61

What a contrast? Where we all are going gaga over how India has progressed since 1990's economic liberlization. Yes indeed we have moved on and made progress. But still there is large chunk of population that is still to get its due opportunity of decent life.

Are TTMCs really what they are claimed to be ?

24 September 2010 - 8:56am — Naveen

"TTMCs have proved to be quite a money-spinner for the transport department. Taking a cue from this, the government is now planning to set up similar centres in Mysore, Mangalore, Udupi, Shimoga, Hubli, Dharvad and other places.



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