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Using alternate routes

19 November 2010 - 6:22pm — ss87
BusPublic Transport

 Having used BMTC for almost a decade, learnt many interesting experiences. To reach a place we generally prefer to travel by the shorter route and if possible direct bus. But shorter route/direct route  may not always be the faster route,and if involves changing buses might be expensive too.

Asian Games in Bengaluru

19 November 2010 - 6:07pm — santsub

We have already discussed this on Praja long time ago about how other cities in India should shape up for sporting  mega events. Here is a media published article on Bengaluru being a strong candidate for the next Asian games (2019)

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/114001/asian-games-blore.html

Public Meeting on Jayamahal/ Bellary Road widening

19 November 2010 - 4:26pm — vinay_sreenivasa
20 Nov 2010 15:00
Asia/Calcutta
TrafficTraffic jams

Public Meeting on Jayamahal/ Bellary Road widening

Saturday, 20 Nov, 3PM

 

Customer Service at Indian Oil petrol bunks

19 November 2010 - 3:49pm — Bheema.Upadhyaya

Recently I had interaction with Indian Oil help desk due to my observation at filling station under IOC logo. Here is what happened and outcome. Should not consider this post against that specific filling station, most of the observations are common and not only experience by me, but most of us.

Location : Singasandra, Hosur Road 

Observations :

diwali crakers global warming

19 November 2010 - 2:45pm — hemaraj
EnvironmentPollution

I am still pondering in the point of no crakers for diwali.

I have lived all these years every diwali enjoying crakers and festive mood with sweets during diwali.

for the past 4 years after reading a lot about global warming , i had decided we should not burst crakers.

'Suggestions for BESCOM'

18 November 2010 - 9:09pm — silkboard
Power

Action seems to be picking up at BESCOM, with a new Power Minister few months ago, and a new commissioner now. Pasting below, from an email exchange, some ideas for BESCOM and Energy situation in Bangalore, from Mr. MC.

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Re-Imagining the World-Class City

18 November 2010 - 5:56pm — chris.kurian
3 Jan 2011 13:30
9 Jan 2011 13:30
Asia/Calcutta
Urban DevelopmentGovernance

The Indian Institute for Human Settlements [www.iihs.ac.in] announces an Institute on 'Re-Imagining the World-Class City' at Bengaluru from the 3rd to the 9th of January 2011.

MMTS Service Improvements and what about Bangalore Commuter Rail

18 November 2010 - 5:46pm — Sanjeev
Commuter RailPublic Transport

MMTS services of  Hyderabad  has doing great improvements, you can see here how the services have been improved over the last few months. For Bangalore & its suburbs  Commuter Rail is still distant dream unless we push our Politicians hard either BJP / Congress

digital tree census

18 November 2010 - 1:49pm — murali772
Environment

A group of students have been working on a street tree census in Bangalore. This team has now completed a count of all the street trees in one particular ward and put up the details online - here.

Worthwhile effort, I should think - may be prajagalu would like to join in.

Muralidhar Rao

CBD Bike sharing route & locations

17 November 2010 - 8:56am — idontspam
Infrastructure

 Number: Approx 20 bikes at each location to start with and increase on uptake



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