Posts : urban development

The Sankey Road case study

silkboard - 29-JUN-2011

Wiki page to hold together related posts on Sankey Tank Bund Road widening related developments. The project should be a good case study to understand how BBMP conceives, communicates and executes transportation related projects. Citizens of the impacted area say the project is not justified, BBMP says otherwise. Both sides say they have data on vehicle traffic to defend their stands.

BBMP and advisers - Sankey Tank Road Widening

acoward - 29-JUN-2011

Dear Praja friends, as you already know, these are the days of advisory councils and committees. Their grip is complete, top to down, one advisory council is sitting at national level (NAC), and we also see and hear of a few at the lowest (our city government) level.

RTO - Fountainhead of Traffic woes

idontspam - 10-JUN-2011

 five permits were issued in different names against a photo of a single person (by the RTO)

... It is hard to believe that such a thing happens in a city like Bangalore

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Malleshwaram road widening Protest (5 Jun - 8am - 9:30 am)

Bengloorappa - 4-JUN-2011

There will be a protest in Malleshwaram on 5th June (Sunday).  It is happening due to the following reasons:

Plan Approved by CMC but now BBMP only authority not CMC

prutha - 24-MAY-2011

Hi All

I am searching for a flat to buy. The one in question is near Bomanahalli and came under CMC when construction began.

It still is under construction

Builder is not showing any approvals from bbmp.

he shows bbmp encumberance certificate till dec 2010.

what are the essential things i need to verify before going to buy the flat.

City Volunteer Technical Corps

idontspam - 24-MAY-2011

 

Janatha Marga vs. Raja Marga

E.R. Ramachandran - 24-MAY-2011

This is a tale of two roads in Mysore.

The Janatha Marga  and Raja Marga.

The Janataha Marga is also called the poor man’s, Raja Marga. It is known as Krishnaraja sagara Road, in short, KRS Road.

(Auto)mobile hotels

Bheema.Upadhyaya - 5-MAY-2011

While we are all ok with such shops, as they provide quick solutions to auto/cab/bus drivers I am just wondering

a) Are valid license holders to do the business?

b) Is their vehicle authorized to use for such purposes (which shows white number plate)?

c) Does the RTO rules permit usage of private vehicles for business use?

d) Do the business owner pay taxes?

Party HQ building without required permissions!

kbsyed61 - 29-APR-2011

Bangalore Mirror carried a news item that the newly inaugurated BJP headquarter in Malleswaram is put to use without obtaining the necessary permissions - Occupancy and Fire Safety certificates.

It's no prank: garbage cess from April 1

imran_huq17 - 16-MAR-2011

The cash-strapped BBMP is trying every trick in the book to generate resources and from April 1, you'll be shelling out garbage cess. The question still remains whether it'll ramp up its garbage clearance and disposal. It'll be collected as part of property tax once a year.