Read this in the Hindu today.
http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/20/stories/2009032060780600.htm
"The peripheral ring road to be built around the lake "
"The Karnataka High Court on Thursday allowed Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises (NICE) to build a peripheral road, which is part of the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor project, around Gottigere lake, off Bannerghatta Road, in Bangalore. "
Looking forward to more twists and turns in this never ending saga.
Srivathsa
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Where is the lake?
Whenever I am in this area, I always try to find this exact lake? Where is it? Does it still have any water, or dry? Visible from Banerghatta road? Or is the lake inside the nice looking farm house where the NICE Road (from Kanapura Road side) ends?
lake is there..
SB..but it hardly has water..you will hit the lake on your left off bannerghatta road..one needs to pass on the bund for about a km while coming from EC towards Banngerghatta rd
..amidst all this high drama of court cases if either the govt bodies or ESG type orgs had concentrated on rejuvinating the lake it would have been lot better..!
There are so many private farms and other buildings all around the lake..makes me wonder how the catchment system works for this lake!
It has been a pure political fight around this and now Kheny wants to fight DG in the elections..to teach a lesson he says!
Nice has acquired the plot and demolished our compound wall
Just near to the gottigere lake, there were few plots owned by some NRI's. NICE without giving any intimation has acquired the land and demolished the compound wall and shed.
We have paid tax and have all relevant documents to prove. Its shame that we have no control on our own land which we purchased with our hard earned money.
Without notice?
Where exactly are these plots? And you didn't get any notice before they demolished and acquired? They would hand you some companesation, has that been done - or even that has not happened?
Frustrating situation
There was no notice given to
There was no notice given to us. Its exactly opposite to T John's College and its all NRI Plots. They have demolished our compound wall without any notification. There was a brick factory, they have brought a bulldoser and demolised at early morning 6 am. There is already a case filed against NICE for this, but there has been no changes, we couldnt even get a stay order to stop the work. Its dirty politics!!!!
NICE working on SC ruling?
With NICE being in a kind of connivance with the present govt...being on guard is very important!
We have alredy ...
We have already filed a case, we are almost 40-50 members and this is the second time we have filed the case. First lawyer took money from each member and disappeared. We are now hoping if things will turn out to be positive by compensating us by giving a land, as we cannot get the existing land.Till date, the hearing is still going on and we dont know what would be the result. We dont even now if we will get the actual market value.
NICE link road..
.. operationalized. Tumkur Road, Magadi Road done? Bannerghatta Road and Hosur Road are not done yet. So, looks like link to just Mysore Road, Kanakapura Road.
Good for NH4 users..
used the link road yesterday
Toll
If the Toll is Rs 50 for 22km and you saved 30 minutes - then think of the real cost. Oftentimes people dont take in to consideration how much petrol and drain on the car you would save - 22 km is around 2 litres of petrol. I suppose you would have save at least 1/2 a litre by going by the PRR - since your car would run at a constant efficient high speed. That is already 25 rupees. Also, since your car wasnt stuck in traffic the wear and tear on the car was much less. Since you weren't stuck in traffic, the wear and tear on you is much less. Added to this you got half and hour extra of your life back. I suppose this is worth 25 rupees ?
Ramesh
for everday users
Same logic holds
Blrsri,
The same logic holds. If I save 30 minutes and possible 0.5l of petrol but spend Rs.50 on toll then
a. If I implicitly value my time at more than Rs.50/hr I will take the road
b. If I don't I will not take it.
For NICE they need to check the following
a. If by dropping the toll 10% I get more than a 11% gain then it make sense. If the demand is inelastic because the alternatives are so miserable (which is not really my fault), I will charge as high a toll as possible.
b. By having automated toll collection, I can reduce time spent at the booth --> improve throughput at the booth and therefore allow more cars to use the tollway, I benefit. I should encourage people to buy cards by offering a discount.
Srivathsa
Drive safe. It is not just the car maker which can recall its product.
NICE and railways
Looks like the railway tracks are being doubled to drive the final nail in NICE's coffin. India's first road PPP and such a pathetic state of affairs. And, the minister for Road Tranport wants foreign/private investment for building NHs :-\
Rail doubling needed
Drive safe. It is not just the car maker which can recall its product.