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Banning Right Turns to Improve Traffic Flows

In Pune, currently we have a phase where the DCP is keen on removing / banning right turns to improve flow of traffic.

'Safe Passage' - for pedestrians at K R Puram, Benniganahalli

2 Oct 2008 10:00
2 Oct 2008 11:15
Asia/Calcutta

Please refer "Oct 2 meeting Note" on CKannan's initiative. The meeting is on. All are welcome who can make it at this short notice. The day happens to be auspicious.

Meeting with BMRC (Metro)

[Updated, Oct 7: We have requested for Oct 18/19, or the weekend after that as some interested members are unavailable on Oct 11. Mr Sivasailam will get back after Oct 12, will post new dates once we get them]

'Safe Passage' - Meeting on Oct 2

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Srinath Heragu and myself whole heartedly support Benniganahalli junction pedestrian crossing initiative, taken up by CKannan.

Tenders for 10 metro stations - details

jayanagar stationFirst of all, I have no idea what that Deccan Chronicle article meant when it talked numbers like Rs 1 to 10 Crore per station. We have been noticing Bangalore Metro tenders in newspapers, all are available on BMRC website as well. Here are the details, with links to the tender pdf files:

  1. CMH Road + Byppanhalli stations - Rs 81 Crores (link)
  2. RV Road Terminal + Jayanagar - Rs 61 Crores (link)
  3. Tollgate + Hosahalli + Vijayanagar - Rs 98 Crores (link)
  4. Yeswantpur + Soap Factory + Mahalaxmi Nagar - Rs 111 Crores (link)

Power and water connections only after BBMP approval

Aspiring house owners, beware. It would be best to stick to the sanctioned building plan, as even the smallest deviations in the form of setbacks in front, rear, left or right side of the building, height of the structure or number of floors, could leave the building in darkness and without water.

Some answers from Railways

Mukund SWR questionsMr. N. Mukund who represents the Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce on the Divisional Railway Users’ Consultative Committee, recently got some questions answered by the Railway Officials. Click on the image on right to see Railway's replies to his questions. Here is a quick recap of some of those, see the one on commuter rail (suburban connectivity comes under ... state government!)

Comprehensive Mobility Plan for Pune - Proposed by IL&FS

Pune corporation recently got the Il&FS to produce a comprehensive mobility plan for the city. Not surprisingly the plan suggests a need for mega projects from Metro, BRT, Flyovers, Subways, Viaducts, Elevated roads, Bridges, Road over river - a bhelpuri of a kind.

Combining Capitalism with Welfarism

Modern capitalist states are all welfare states. Enormous bureaucracies have been created to tax the rich, regulate business, provide subsidies and special schemes to the needy, thwart environmental harm and health hazards, and so on. The list is long and keeps growing.

Meeting with South Western Railways

Promoting a comment from this post to plan and track a meeting with SWR - {admin}

contact established (with SW Rly)

Just spoke to Mr T R K Rao, Addl Divl Mgr, Bangalore Division, S W Rly. Gave him a brief on PRAJA, and invited him to visit our web-site (Sir - a warm hello to you, if you are reading this) to get a clearer understanding of what we are trying to do. He has promised to do so, and revert to me to fix a meeting, possibly in the coming week.



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