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Commuter Rail

Need your inputs and help please. Some of us are planning on an awareness campaign for Namma Railu aka demand for Commuter Rail Service. If you work in a tech park like place, or in large offices, wanted to check on a few things:

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Indian Railways and the federal shackles - time for a break up

Infrastructure

There are state highways, and national highways, who builds and maintains what is pretty clear. Viability analysis and rate of return on investment is not the top consinderation when state, such as Karnataka decides to upgrade a state highway, or just build a new road to connect a new district.

Workshop on Ward Committees

16 Jan 2013 16:30
Asia/Calcutta
Governance

Environment Support Group, ATREE, Alternative Law Forum, in association with Citizens Action Forum, the Fifth Estate and CIVIC Bangalore cordially invite you to a workshop to discuss, debate and assist in Establishment of Ward Committees in 198 Wards of Bangalore in compliance with directions of the Hon'ble High Court of Karnataka

Veeranna Palya Junction jams at the foot of Outer Ring Road flyover

The Veeranna Palya flyover is now functioning for few months now. But for the commuters going towards Hebbal, getting on to the flyover during morning office hours, remains a challenge. The office goers to Manyata Tech Park, coming from Hennur junction are not allowed to get on the service road t the right hand side.

Ranking Buildings by Energy Use - New York has just published its data. Can we do it Bangalore.

Environment

Excerpt of an article in the New York Times. Doing this in Bangalore would be very powerful. Ofcourse we would have to measure not just the power pulled from Bescom but also that coming from onsite generators. But it should be doable. 

Train Fares hiked after 10 years !

Public Transport

<Posting on behalf of Sanjeev>

Finally the Ministry of Railways, has bit the bullet - Hiked the passenger fares across the board. Though the hike is very modest and reasonable, already voices of opposition are heard from BJP, and other known socialists. Nothing new in Indian politics.

More roads for decongestion !!!

Urban Development

"Over the next five years approximately Rs 55,000 crore will have to be spent in building flyovers and other arterial link roads in order to decongest the traffic in the city by 50%," said R Nagaraj, president of CREDAI's Bangalore chapter.



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