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Fixing accountability for BBMP's works

15 December 2012 - 11:08am — murali772

One of the concrete slabs, covering the drain across the road junction in front of our residential complex (in S T Bed layout, Koramangala) main gate, developed cracks somewhere along, and eventually gave way around the middle of last week (see picture below), posing a hazard, particularly to pedestrians and two-whheler riders.

Risks of Entrepreneurship in Bangalore

13 December 2012 - 5:49pm — idontspam

This is how small business is encouraged in Bangalore. The world needs to see how we encourage people to do business & create jobs. And if you thought this was a one off case, talk to any small business owner about how many people come to their doorstep & feel entitled to take money from them without any compunction.

Videos on Garbage Recycling Technologies

12 December 2012 - 11:18am — psaram42

Handling the normal house hold garbage is not a herculian task as it is made out to be in our city of Bangalore.  If one looks at  how the problem is being tackled at various cities of the world we can be relived by the realization that it not that herculian after all!

Extortion - the three way squeeze on street vendors & hawkers

12 December 2012 - 8:22am — silkboard
Governance

Hope you all read about the BBMP councillor extorting Rs 15000 / month from an eatery at Kalasipalya. Here is the news report in DH. I cross checked to find same version in Hindu also, so its not a one off tabloid type story:

New 40mld Cauvery Water 4th stage 2nd phase

10 December 2012 - 5:10pm — psaram42

 

This new Cauvery water line laying is completed. To day there was a ceremony organized by MLA Raghu in his constituency. This water tank is situated on the Suranjandas road. Click here [1]

 

A lecture on promoting good governance

9 December 2012 - 4:42pm — psaram42

 

Public Affairs Centre click [1] has been promoting good governance since 1994 through

A curse called "Address Proof"

8 December 2012 - 12:22pm — Pravsee

I believe the constituion of India has a clause that says something to the effect of "All citizens are equal and should be treated equally". In reality, this is not followed though.

The 'Cash Transfer Scheme' debate

5 December 2012 - 12:54pm — murali772
Economy

Of course, cash transfers have advantages too: they have lower transaction costs, more convenient for migrant labour, and might be easier to monitor.

Right to Services - Sakala doing well? Numbers for you

5 December 2012 - 9:31am — silkboard

Sakala launched in April this year, and the system should now have more than 6 months worth data for us to see. Thankfully, Sakala system makes a lot of data public. Just go to Sakala website, and then, on the right hand side, find links to "public reports", and report of last month, right now November.

A different kind of Sakrama

3 December 2012 - 9:37pm — srinidhi
Urban Development

There are building violations galore in our city..the prominent among them is the building multiple units, more than the stipulation. For example a 1200 sqft plot having more than 4 floors is way too common..

A welcome Initiative by Mr. Manivannan BESCOM MD

3 December 2012 - 11:13am — psaram42

 

In Bangalore Trees pruning by BESCOM task force is a familiar sight. Often the sore point is “Who should clear the debris” I was delighted and impressed while reading to day’s Bangalore Mirror article. Below is an excerpt of the same:-

Relevance of Shivaji and Maharashtra

30 November 2012 - 2:41pm — psaram42
Governance

Shivaji was a chieftain in the Pune area in Aurangzeb’s time. Aurangzeb as one can recall, was the last of mogul emperors whom the English defeated to take over the country. For the Wikipedia article click here [1]

Gated communities and town planning

28 November 2012 - 11:11am — psaram42
Urban Development

 

Living in Indiranagar or any other BDA locality in Bangalore is like living in wilderness devoid an identity.  One cannot blame BDA entirely for this a seeming short sightedness. After all engineers are supposed to put to practice the engineering what they have learnt by rote.

You could be jailed if you comment on this post

25 November 2012 - 5:16pm — silkboard

Well, its possible. You could go to jail if your comment is not in compliance with the dreaded IT Act.  If you have been watching the news lately, you know what this means. Here is the Information technology act of 2000, amended in 2008, in full, sourced from a government site (Meghalaya police site!).

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