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Volvo becoming Mumbai Suburban trains? SrikanthLogic - 13-SEP-2010
I have written a blog post about overcrowding in Volvo buses here. I am posting the excerpt here, read more on the link. Request your feedback.
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tellvkb - 17-AUG-2010
Hi, BMTC has increased daily bus pass fare to 40 now for whose who don't have ID cards. Is this fare enough? |
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BDA dear, where is all the GIS/map data on Bangalore? silkboard - 8-AUG-2010
It is frustrating, as well as shameful. For any thinking, planning, discussions, whether for us citizens, or the government, one basic thing needed in public domain is a map. Not talking a simple map, but something that shows boundaries and jurisdictions of local govenrments, and also its assets (fire stations, water pumping stations, police stations, roads, rails, parks, lakes etc etc). |
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Covering of storm water drains: Useless and detrimental vneevarp - 2-AUG-2010
I've noticed a lot of activity in our locality with the authorities covering the storm water drains in front of houses. These drains for more than 20 years, carried only storm water when it rained and otherwise were quite dry. On an average, they are about 1 1/2 feet wide and about 1 1/2 feet deep. |
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Problem - accidents on Kadugodi Railway bridge swamy - 28-JUL-2010
About the new Kadugodi railway bridge near Whitefield station, some problems already! |
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BMTC - 500k - 600k causing passenger inconvenience muthusubs - 21-JUL-2010
500k and 600k are the only 2 volvo routes between Silk Board to Vijaynagar and there is a lot of passenger density in this route. As per the BMTC route info, there is a bus every 5 mins in the peak hour between 530 and 730. |
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Conductors of BMTC reusing already sold or old tickets. Akshara - 7-JUL-2010
I happen to take the BMTC bus everyday to my office, however recently i encountered a situation where the conductor handed out a used ticket to me instead of tearing a new ticket from the foil. By the look of the ticket even a lame man could say that its an old ticket with traces of sand and dirt and torn edges. When i questioned him about the issue of old ticket he refused to accept his mistake and said it to be a freshly torn ticket. I was so helpless and did not get support from any of the so-passengers and had to return with the same ticket. This has not happened only to me and when discussed with some of my friends, they also complained of having faced the same issue earlier. These conductors are not only causing a loss to the BMTC but also to the passengers, the situation is worse when some illiterates or school children alight the buses, many a times the conductors take the money and not issue the ticket for short distances thus pocketing the extra money into their personal account which actually belongs to the BMTC. This could rather be called a daylight theft. Some authority needs to look into this and get this right immediately... |
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Corruption in the BMTC - Tickets Supraja - 7-JUL-2010
Tickets not issued in BMTC buses - The conductor asks commuters to opt for ticketless travel, by paying an amount lesser than the ticket value. Surprisingly, this is a regular practice. |
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Why should I support this Bandh? silkboard - 5-JUL-2010
Why should I be forced to support a strike call (bandh) that I don't agree with? Where is my freedom of expression? Why is my office shut? Why is my son's school shut as well? Are the officea and schools shut because they support the bandh, or are they 'scared'? Why can state government not guarantee rule of law on general bandh day? Real shame in today's day and age, such "goonda-giri' driven bandhs are the most farcical tools of public vote in a democracy. Leaving aside the "how can a ruling party support a strike" thing and talking specifics, what is wrong with total decontrol of fuel pricess to let the market forces rule? Kerosene price rise can be buffered towards a gradual decontrol, but the public needs to alter their fuel usage pattern - shift the burden away from fossils - and energy companies need that push to innovate. |
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FW: Blr Autos - Have you been taken for a ride lately? srinidhi - 1-JUL-2010
Forwarding will help for all of us ... FYI Bangaloreans. |