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Car Mileage and more!

24 August 2011 - 12:55pm — srinidhi

Was at the service centre the other day and was discussing ways to improve mileage of cars. One of the thoughts that came up was with the visits to the petrol pump. My habit is to have less than quarter tank full at any refill point(on my daily commute)..

BBMP does it again!! - Humps on Flyover

27 July 2011 - 11:52am — srinidhi

Bangalore has the dubious distinction of some of the worst implementations in infrastruacture..

Curious case of Blr Footpaths

21 June 2011 - 11:37am — srinidhi

Have been observing footpath related activities..especially around Basavanagudi/Hanumanth nagar area since few years..BBMP does the footpaths over and over again..this happens almost once in two years..initially there was the kuddapa stone(undressed) as the foot path..this was changed to dressed kuddapa..

This was replaced by concrete slabs few years ago

Blr University on the right 'track'

30 April 2011 - 4:53pm — srinidhi

Bullet Tankers on Mlr-Blr road..

25 April 2011 - 1:19pm — srinidhi

There was opposition to the movement of petroleum products through this (Manglaore - Bangalore) stretch.

BBMP wants fee for on - street parking

3 March 2011 - 5:15pm — srinidhi

“We(BBMP) will be charging a nominal Rs 100 per annum from vehicle owners for parking their vehicles from 10 pm to 8 am. Around 15 lakh

State Budget Populist? or just full of hot air?

24 February 2011 - 5:15pm — srinidhi

BSY has created history of sorts by announcing a budget before the Union one!

Lot of juicy information related to infra for blr! Mono..metro..brts..you name it and its listed!

The Okalipuram connection!

20 January 2011 - 4:37pm — srinidhi

From Deccan Herald: 8-laner to ease traffic at Okalipuram

Mysore ORR road / ORR Jn Flyyy overs

11 January 2011 - 8:51am — srinidhi

Saw in the news today the renders of the proposed flyovers plans for the mysore road and ORR jn..I simply went bonkers!

It looks like this..

Where will future sport stars come from?

26 December 2010 - 11:15am — srinidhi

From malls and convention centers of course! That is, if we have to go by BU plans ...

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article971527.ece

Underground Parking - whats the big deal?

6 December 2010 - 2:06pm — srinidhi

It has been in news since some time that BBMP is planning underground parking lots under playgrounds and other public amenities like parks etc..

Metro Ph II to HSR..why Monorail?

26 November 2010 - 1:49pm — srinidhi

So the routes, at least the end points, are finally out from the DPR for PH II. I still dont understand what makes the DMRCL a better authority to develop these reports, no Idea of what traffic studies were done and what surveys were done..never heard of any..thought these are the basic inputs for putting out a plan report..

Suranjan das road widening ... silver oaks cut!

12 October 2010 - 12:17am — srinidhi

I was completely taken aback when I saw stumps of the tall silver oaks in front of HAL engine div today morning..

Did some checking and found that

http://tenders.indiamart.com/details/582179824/

FW: Blr Autos - Have you been taken for a ride lately?

1 July 2010 - 3:35pm — srinidhi

Forwarding will help for all of us ... FYI Bangaloreans.

You are in a hurry to catch the train. You pack all your stuff and frantically run out in the hope of catching an auto. You come out and see 5 autos standing at the corner. You thank God and ask them - "Majestic chaloge kya??” The Answer is "Rs 200 hoga!!”. "Kya?? It just cost Rs 100 till Majestic". "Bahut rush hai sir!!". You move on to the next auto, to try your luck and surprisingly, you have the same conversation "Bahut rush hai sir!!". Finally you give up and bargain the price to Rs 170 and hope you don't miss your train.

Sounds more than familiar??

Are trees needed in this city?

27 May 2010 - 12:32pm — srinidhi

Very unfortunate but many in this city seems to hate trees now, trees get bad press when they fall during rains and storms. We like the shade they give, especially during hot summers, but also curse them for the jams created after a storm..fallen branches etc..

BBMP has gone to the extent that they have planted signs below the trees on Chord Road: “Warning! There is a chance of trees and branches falling during the rain. So drive cautiously.”

We, without understanding these trees are out to blame them for the damage they cause. So why do branches fall off trees? There are a few reasons as below:

1. A Weak Branch Union occurs when a branch and stem (or two or more co-dominant stems) grow so closely together that bark grows between them, inside the tree. The term for bark growing inside the tree is “included bark.” As more and more bark is included inside the tree, the weak union is formed that is more likely to fail.

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