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The Sorry state of affairs at KNDV Station

Commuter Rail

I visited the Krishna Deva Raya Station in Vijayanagar on Sunday. What is striking here is the absolute lack of infrastructure! Some issues with this station are:

(1) Lack of platforms

(2) A poorly deisgned box, which serves as the ticket counter

(3) The endless construction of the railway underpass

Varthur lake rejuvenation

Pollution

We've formed a 'Varthur Lake' sub group under Whitefield Rising to help rejuvenate the Varthur lake. The ideas have ranged from some quick action to divert the sewage going into the lake to a larger vision with a PPP model to take this neighbourhood to be among the best waterfront neighborhoods globally.

6.7 KM elevated road from Chalukya circle to Hebbal

Traffic jams

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Today its officially declared that BDA is going ahead with Elevated Fly over from Chalukya Circle to Hebbal, My concern perhaps many have the same are as follows..

1. The flyover should not start from Sophia School. It should cross the signal at chalukya circle, otherwise they are encouraging traffic jams at chalukya circle

Decongesting roads to Whitefield - Moving cars or People?

Infrastructure

In past few weeks there have been lot of news on social media as well as in print /electronic media on attempts to provide that little relief to daily commuters travelling on Whitefield-CBD areas of Bengaluru City. There seems to be 2 distinct attempts and efforts for decongesting roads that leads to Whitefield from City Centers.

Suburban Rail / Urban Rail on PPP model : Indian Railway

Commuter Rail

With Cash starved ( suppose to be ) Indian Railway, looking at funding and operations of Suburban Rail under PPP :

Policies are getting fine tuned  for Urban Rail  Transport  during recent times :

Two more contentors for Namma Bengaluru award

Governance
Senior IAS officer M N Vijayakumar has asked the Chief Secretary to immediately remove Mir Anees Ahmed as special deputy commissioner, whom he has charged with corruption.

BMRC Ph-2 Tracking

Metro Rail

Majority of Construction contracts Tenders were suppose to be published during Q2/ Q3 and Q4  of 2013-14  and  balance works contract tenders to be called during  Q1/ Q2 / Q3 / Q4 of 2014-15

Alos Road widening and Road Streangthening ,  Demolution of properties Tenders were to be called during Q3/Q4  of 2013 -14

Sewage pipe replacements

Dear Bangalore Public,  We had the sewage pipe replacement at Basavanagudi at DVG Cross Road and Kallapa Block.  However the contractor workers were demanding Rs. 1500 - Rs. 4000 from the residence to give the connection of the residence pipe to the new sewage line.

Sewage pipe replacements

Dear Bangalore Public,  We had the sewage pipe replacement at Basavanagudi at DVG Cross Road and Kallapa Block.  However the contractor workers were demanding Rs. 1500 - Rs. 4000 from the residence to give the connection of the residence pipe to the new sewage line.

Looting of public money contractors of BBMP who are undertaking sewage pipe repairs

Dear Praja Team,  Recently there was the sewage pipe replacements which were done in Basavangudi at Kalappa Block and DVG  Cross Road.  The contractors themselves changed the sewage pipes and were demanding Rs 1500 - 4500 from each house to lay the pipe connection from the respective house to the new sewage lane.  There was no intimation by BBMP that this had to be paid by t

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