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Car usage disincentives - it's happening

24 August 2010 - 5:15pm — murali772
Private transport

Are you a resident of Mizoram capital Aizawl? If yes, do not buy a car until you have a garage or parking space. Grappled with constant traffic snarls, Mizoram has finally found a way out, banning the sale of vehicles to any individual who does not own a garage or parking space. A car purchased after August 30 will be viewed illegal if its owner does not possess a garage or parking space.

Well done, Mr Commissioner

24 August 2010 - 1:09pm — murali772
Everything else

ASI Nagarajappa and constables Venkatesh, Veerabhadraiah and Nagappa attached to Sanjaynagar police station were suspended, pending a departmental inquiry. On August 2, they barged into an apartment where a birthday party was being celebrated and illegally detained some persons and demanded money for their release.

Thousand Cities - Growth Center Phenomenon!

24 August 2010 - 2:23am — kbsyed61
Commuter RailPublic Transport

 

Namma Railu - Call to action report rightly places the empahsis of developing the towns around Bengaluru as Growth center. The same spirit has been articulated in today's editorial piece of Indian Express.

BIAAPA - Bangalore International Airport Area Planning Authority

23 August 2010 - 10:06am — Ravi_D
Urban DevelopmentGovernance

Sharing a not so familiar 'authority', notified in '96. http://biaapa.in/. Found this website trying to research ITIR.

Talk on "An Introduction to Sustainable Development"

22 August 2010 - 8:46am — sanjayv
5 Sep 2010 17:00
5 Sep 2010 19:00
Asia/Calcutta

 "Development" is a word that is deeply entrenched into the consciousness of an average human being these days. Elections are fought and lost on this platform and the society is fascinated by it.

Hawking - the questions rise again

21 August 2010 - 6:55pm — murali772
Urban DevelopmentGovernance

Recently, a group of residents from certain streets in Koramangala petitioned to the ward level authorities to evict food-vending hawkers from the neighbourhood. Some were on pavements and some occupied vacant plots. After many meetings, the authorities obliged. In some cases, the carts reappeared the same day.

The new DCP Traffic (West)

21 August 2010 - 1:27pm — murali772
EnforcementTraffic

A week from now, a woman police officer will be manning Bangalore City  west division traffic, with 21 traffic police stations and four sub-divisions under her purview.

Updates from BMRC meeting

21 August 2010 - 10:55am — Naveen
Metro RailPublic Transport

The meeting was delayed & began only at 4.40PM since BMRC officials were busy till then. Flwg items discussed & status advised by BMRC :

1) BMTC feeder services will be operated upon commissioning of Metro for 3km distances from all stations. Ticketing will be made common for feeder buses & Metro. Smart cards with online recharge facilities will be made available.

Bengaluru Airport (BIAL) Terminal 1 Expansion

20 August 2010 - 12:34am — santsub
AviationPublic Transport

The consortium comprises GVK Power and Infrastructure (GVKPI), Siemens Projects Ventures AG and Zurich Airport, Switzerland.



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