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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.

Was there selective cleansing of Bangalore electoral roles?

28 April 2009 - 5:00pm — murali772
Governance

That's in effect what Justice M F Saldanha (Retd), Chairman – Karnataka Chapter, Trnasparency International India, is alleging. His letter to the Chief Election Commissioner, Karnataka, is reproduced below:

Easy auto being relaunched

28 April 2009 - 3:15pm — shas3n

Easy auto, an autorickshaw initiative launched couple of years ago and in spite of very good intentions, failed to gain a critical mass and momentum to sustain the service.

Killing our lakes - Hebbal/Nagavara Lake example

28 April 2009 - 11:22am — Rithesh
LakesWater

See the image below - it shows the Hebbala and Nagavara lakes. I am told by the locals that the area covered in the red boundary once formed an elaborate and huge lake system. The system first got divided by the Bellary road and the region right to the road subsequently dried out. This region was taken over by the UAS and they used it for rice/paddy crop experiments.

Meeting with Commercial Street (CSt) Merchants Association

28 April 2009 - 9:40am — psaram42
Pedestrian Infrastructure

The meeting with Mr. Shyam Melwani and Mr. Nazim Sait the President and Vice presidents of the association respectively, took place at their board room situated at the Dispensary Road.



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