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Jayanagar Constituency Grievance center!

15 November 2008 - 8:44am — silkboard

Mr N Mukund informs us that Jayanagar now has a Grievance Center. So if you are a resident of that constituency, and have complaints or suggestions, all you have to do is pick up a phone and call the helpline!

IRC Road markings & signs

14 November 2008 - 9:26pm — asj

I am not doing a summary here of the IRC codes for road markings. I ordered a copy and got it yesterday and flipped through it. The norms / guidelines cover the basics well. Significantly, there is clear guideline on GIVE WAY - markings.

A most compelling story

14 November 2008 - 2:07pm — murali772

I was born and raised in Bangalore in a traditional old bungalow in the heart of the city in National College Circle in Basavangudi. It was gifted to me by my late aunt with much love over 20 years ago. To my great sorrow, this property will soon be destroyed by the disastrous planning of the 'Namma Metro'.

Tour of Nilgiris

14 November 2008 - 5:59am — raviranjan.kumar
25 Dec 2008 00:00
Asia/Calcutta

www.tourofnilgiris.com
The Tour of Nilgiris is a 7 day, 910 km bicycle ride across the famed Nilgiri mountain range in South India. The Tour of Nilgiris takes off from Bangalore on 25 December 2008 and ends on 1 January 2009.

It is a tour and not a race. The Tour of Nilgiris is the outcome of the desire of a very small group of cycling enthusiasts in Bangalore to create a challenging, interesting and educative ride for them.

PIL - To Sort out the Transport Mess

13 November 2008 - 4:51pm — Naveen

[Note: Work in progress - Copied from an email exchange, needs to be merged with the the PIL draft itself]

Our basic complaint is ----- 

Traffic Diversion and Flow During Construction of BRTS

13 November 2008 - 10:37am — Nitinjhanwar

Can somebody help in providing links or suggestions for Construction Management Techniques for concrete and type and traffic diversion for contruction of an elevated road on a major arterial road?

Competition without regulation, like this

12 November 2008 - 9:10pm — silkboard

BMTC and privatization

I see this every other day on my commute, and to many who back competition and liberalization in public transport as a possible solution, this picture represents the fear keeping them from being vocal supporters of the idea. On one side, you have a 3-4 year old nice big bus. Pushing it out of the stand though is a 15 year old vehicle which would be worth a lot less than the bribes it'd take to get operating licenses from RTO.

Anybody still believes BMTC can deliver?

12 November 2008 - 11:41am — murali772

The presence of buses at the flagging-off ceremony seems to have been symbolic, as was the schedule given by the depot and the confirmation by officials that the buses were in operation. And as of this morning, more than a week later, the opinionforming, feedback-providing public is yet to make its acquaintance with the mysterious Marco Polo.

Pune - Cycle Track

11 November 2008 - 9:14pm — ameysun

I have clicked a few snaps on Pune -Satara road between KK market signal and Big Bazzar on 11 Nov 2008 (9.00 - 9.30 AM). The entire stretch on both sides of the BRT is almost complete. Though I have taken snaps on the way to swargate the situation is more or less the same on either sides of cycle track.

Healthcare-less

11 November 2008 - 8:06pm — murali772

The sole 50-bed burns ward in the state at Victoria Hospital is in a pathetic state. Broken window panes, improper ventilation, fading walls, broken bathroom doors and shortage of sufficient cubicles for the privacy of the patients, are the other ills dogging the ward. The hospital authorities blame the PWD for the sorry state of affairs.



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