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CAF PIL on Bangalore Master Plan 2015

24 August 2008 - 6:57pm — admin
Vijayan Menon, resident Bangalorean and an urban planning citizen enthusiast, forwards us the documents related to the Public Interest Litigation(PIL) filed by the Citizens Action Forum(CAF), the Koramangala Initiative(KI) and several residents of Bangalore, challenging BDA's Draft Revised Master Plan - 2015. Also included is the Report of the Advisory Committee on the Draft Revised Master Plan -2015, also called the PSS Thomas Committee Report, which was set up to analyse citizens feedback.

 

Update on BIAL-RTI's !

24 August 2008 - 8:57am — kbsyed61

Respected Prajagale,

The BIAL-RTI efforts workgroup is working in the back preparing the ground for filing the applications. In fact today we had the first Telephonic Meeting to discuss the further actions on this front. As of now, this is the status on BIAL-RTI efforts (see original post):

Bangalore Metro Phase II

24 August 2008 - 7:13am — tsubba
Metro RailPublic Transport

Consultant appointed for Metro Phase II Anil Kumar Sastry, The Hindu Electronics City-Yelahanka, Indiranagar-Whitefield link to be important routes under second phase BMRCL confident of completing the work under first phase by 2011

Voices From The Waters

22 August 2008 - 4:12pm — murali772
13 Sep 2008 17:00
18 Sep 2008 18:00
Asia/Calcutta
Water

Voices From The Waters is a water film festival in Bangalore, India, currently in its third edition. The first edition of the festival was held in 2005 followed by the second in 2007.

JAAGRUTHI YATHRE - WALKING FOR AN INFORMED AND EMPOWERED COMMUNITY

22 August 2008 - 9:03am — Gautamrao
29 Aug 2008 21:03
Asia/Calcutta
Dear All,
A group called Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement has organised a
walkathon "Jagruthi Yathre" to spread awareness about RTI, Social
Audit and Rural Employment Gurantee Scheme among the rural people.
Those who are interested can join. Details are given below.

JAAGRUTHI YATHRE - WALKING FOR AN INFORMED AND EMPOWERED COMMUNITY

Indian Railways Invites Suggestions From The Public.

22 August 2008 - 8:38am — Gautamrao
Public Transport

Dear All,

This is to inform you that the Indian Railways has set up a Multi-departmental Innovation Promotion Group as per the budget announcement of the Railway Minister and has sought innovative suggestions from the general public, educational institutions, citizens, and the industry which may help in:

BCIL's survey on Bangalore car commuters

21 August 2008 - 6:47pm — shas3n
Public Transport

BCIL recently conducted a survey among car owners who commute to work to find out whether they would be willing to consider a public transport alternative.

They have released the report (executive summary in fact) and it does have some useful insights. You can see the press release here, the executive summary PPT is available here and here is TOI's coverage.

BBMP's Koramangala flyover - wanna track it to death?

21 August 2008 - 11:03am — admin

BBMP website's RTI section has the RFP uploaded for grade separator being planned at the junction of 100 ft Inner Ring Road in Koramangala (click here). How about an experiment to give chance for members, even the remote/online-only ones, to go beyond posts and comments? Its simple - help us track this project to death, meaning, ask BBMP for details at every milestone.

Belgaum city map of 1894

20 August 2008 - 10:25pm — belgaumblog

belgaum city map 1894

I have just found a Belgaum city map of 1894 from the Bombay Gazetteer. The image was in a pdf file & of low resolution and is not very clear. Thanks, Mr.Vilas Patil, a Belgaumite, now working in Pune who has made the present version on the image which is better viewable. See Belgaum in 1894 and now, it has changed.

I request all the readers to send in their comments as to what changes they have found in that map and the current Belgaum.

‘Karnataka 2020′ Vision: Belgaum may benefit

20 August 2008 - 10:20pm — belgaumblog

For all-round development of the State Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa said the Government is preparing a vision document ‘Karnataka 2020′.



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