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RAJAs TATAs and what about all the local scams

16 November 2010 - 12:06am — Public Agenda
Economy

what if any is the link with the growing corporate style industrialisation and the increasing corruption in the state

how many clearances are now required by the SEZ ( Centre) and Industrial townships and Industrial corridor policies. Sezs were first brought in as a GO in 2000 by NDA govt, 5 yrs later the UPA passed the law. in 2009 the SEZ policy was issued by the state

Chaos in Major Bus Stops

13 November 2010 - 10:50am — Vasanth
BusPublic Transport

 Major Junction Bus Stops like Corporation (Hudson Circle), Richmond Circle, Banashankari, Marathalli, Jayadeva are fully chaotic. These bus stops handle multiple buses 4-5 at the same time and the bus stops are not designed to handle multiple buses.

An honourable exception

12 November 2010 - 3:58pm — murali772
Governance

There’s hope still. For citizens who are disgusted with rampant corruption and greed of the powers-that-be, minority welfare and wakfs minister Mumtaz Ali Khan comes across as a surprise.

41 RUB/ROB across Bangalore

12 November 2010 - 10:41am — vlnarayan
Infrastructure

A total of 41 RUB/ROB's are being planned to constructed.

Domestic Tourism - Bangalore and Karnataka

12 November 2010 - 9:06am — silkboard
Tourism

Domestic tourism is a powerful economic activity. It holds the potential to bridge the urban-rural divide in our state. We live in a very beautiful state, with range of tourism options - leisure, pilgrimage, nature, history or health/medical. Karnataka has a tourism ministry, but its performance and focus on domestic tourism is largely unchecked and not monitored.

Road Cutting - Empower RWAs

11 November 2010 - 11:35pm — Rithesh
Infrastructure

In the current system if a person has to dig a road they have to get the permit from BBMP after paying the prescribed fees. The prescribe fees are high  - they are in the range of 1200 to 1500 per meter. For 40 feet road, it will cost as much as 15000 to 18000. Not to mention the additional convenience charges that one might have to pay to get the permit sooner. 

Alt Revenue for Lakes in Banglore

11 November 2010 - 2:04pm — Clive VanBuerle
LakesWater

There is a lake near Vemagal village of Kolar dist. That is under contract by a local village head.  He breeds catfish, rohu (carp) etc. It’s a beautiful serene place.

Agara Flyover - Inauspicious start :-(

11 November 2010 - 11:59am — ashok_n
EnforcementTraffic

Yesterday the Iblur --> Silkboard section of the Agara flyover was "soft-launched". Still some work (painting, lane-marking, lighting etc) remains.

Future of Old Madras Road?

10 November 2010 - 8:28pm — kesavadas
Infrastructure

Can anyone enlighten me as to what will happen to Old Madras Road once the Metro comes.

Will it be widened? Is there any plan by any authority on this?

My experiments with lane driving

10 November 2010 - 6:30pm — Bheema.Upadhyaya
EnforcementTraffic

After we saw good inputs on this post , I was really interested how would it really look like if some one practised lane driving. So I have given a try in my own way in Hosur Road, which has now clearly marked 3 lanes from Silk Board to Electronic City.



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