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Controversy brewing over commuter rail, Metro to blame?

21 June 2012 - 11:56pm — silkboard

Time to indulge in some talk on Namma Railu aka Commuter Rail Service (CRS). RITES has submitted a report to DULT last week. Sources claim that Rs 3000-4000 Crore can give Bangalore a 15 minute lead time commuter rail system covering 200 odd kms of distance. We will validate this once the RITES report is made public.

Save Jaraganahalli Lake

21 June 2012 - 12:04pm — ssnkumar

The lake adjoining Puttenahalli and Jaraganahalli is dying slowly. The lake is called Jaraganahalli Lake or Sarakki Lake and it is a huge water body. For past several years, weeds have covered the entire lake and has become a breeding ground for mosquitoes. Also, local people use it as garbage dump. Many builders are dumping building waste into this lake.

CRS - Meeting with DRM

20 June 2012 - 10:22pm — kbsyed61
21 Jun 2012 10:30
Asia/Calcutta

Prajegalu,

Our commited friend, Mr. Sanjeev has arranged a meeting with SWR Bangalore DRM to discuss the status of Commuter Rail. All are requested to attend this meeting and help Sanjeev in this cause. Here are the meeting details.

 

When: Friday June 2, 2012

Time: 10:30 A. M.

Stink-free Bangalore?

20 June 2012 - 10:35am — murali772

The projects to clean up storm water valleys had been taken up under Environment Action Plan (EAP) Part A in 2004, but it was taken up again in 2010 as there was no progress.

Request for suggestions for inputs to CDP-2035

19 June 2012 - 11:35am — murali772

The following is the request sent out by the Namma Bengaluru Foundation (NBF) to all Civil Society and RWA groups, across the city, with their having taken the initiative to set up a dialogue with the BDA and other government agencies involved in the process of forming the Comprehensive Development Plan (now termed CDP-2035) for the city.

An App for your potholes!

15 June 2012 - 9:46am — Ravi_D

Technology can be real useful, if there is a willingness to make good use of it!

Look at this new SmartPhone App used by the City of Boston. Quoting from the report:

How do we calculate Congestion on roads?

15 June 2012 - 12:49am — kbsyed61

B'lore has about 4200 Km road length including arterial roads which is about 20-30%. For argument sake, lets consider all the 4200 km length as major commuter carriage way.

Money Laundering Trusts and BSY

14 June 2012 - 2:33pm — psaram42

One should appreciate Mr. Yeddyurappa for never say die. He has come up in BJP the hard way from the RSS cadres. He has a solid following of a strong Lingayat community. It has taken an advanced age of 70 to reach high position as the CM of the state of Karnataka.

We Want Lokayukta

14 June 2012 - 1:01pm — murali772
16 Jun 2012 10:00
Asia/Calcutta

Karnataka Lokayukta, which created ripples with its report on illegal mining in Karnataka, is now fighting for survival for the last 11 months. Insiders say that the institution of Lokayukta may be scrapped and this despite the fact that Karnataka is among one of the most corrupt states today.



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