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psaram42 - 18-OCT-2009
The way the BWSSB, in the absence of BBMP elected mayor and his team, is going ahead with its job of planning and maintaining the city infrastructure is not acceptable. Reference is made to the earlier two threads on the subject on SWD. |
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Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board sanjayv - 24-JUL-2009
Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board |
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Water and Sewage connections to Mega residential projects ravih - 1-OCT-2009
I am curious to know who is expected to approve the provision of Water and Sewage connection to large residential and commercial projects like ITPL; Prestige Shantiniketan; Brigade Metropolis; Tata Xylem; few five start hotels; large number of IT/ITES technology parks hosting thousands of offices etc in the Mahadevpura /whitefield area ? |
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Relevance of Lakes in Bangalore psaram42 - 29-SEP-2009
The topology of the city of Bangalore located at 3000 feet above sea level runs into three valleys |
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Brainstorming Session on Conservation and Management of Urban Lakes - A Report sanjayv - 27-SEP-2009
The meeting was held in CiSTUP seminar room from 9 am to 5 pm. The room was full with a good complement of students. We had the initial round of formalities followed by morning tea/breakfast The morning session had several speakers discusing various aspects of urban lake conservation after which we had an afternoon discussion/brainstorming session |
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ESG Meet 23 September 2009. A Brief Report. psaram42 - 27-SEP-2009
The Conference was from 9:30 AM to about 4PM. Attended by about 50 odd people. The organizers were disappointed a little as their expectations were much more. |
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Water and Carbon cycle in Nature and how to mange them safely psaram42 - 25-SEP-2009
Major portion of our body (90%) is water. Water is the elixir of life. Life on earth which is carbon based has lead to the study of biochemistry. There is a speculation about a possible parallel life system elsewhere in the Universe based on silicon [1]. |
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BWSSB Rain Water Harvesting rules sanjayv - 24-SEP-2009
Folks, The draft rules for the BWSSB Rain Water Harvesting Amendment Act 2009 have been published on the BWSSB website. They have generously provided one whole week for feedback from the general public. See the rules here. |
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Government Tenders no more a closed fortress? psaram42 - 17-SEP-2009
Presently, all Government tenders prescribe certain set eligibility criteria for prospective supplier of goods and services against every infrastructure related project – especially those related to roads, water and sanitation. |
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Sewage from my house or apartment goes to silkboard - 8-SEP-2009* BWSSB sanitary connection * Nearby lake or open drain * Local water treatment plant * Don't know or don't care |