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lraman_in - 19-AUG-2008
In a landmark judgment, the State Information Commission ruled on Monday that Bangalore International Airport Limited comes under the purview of the Right to Information Act. The judgment is expected to have far reaching effects on other PPP projects in the state. See: BIAL is public authority. |
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Concession agreements vis-a-vis MRTP mcadambi - 12-AUG-2008
Concession agreements for infrastructure should be within the frame work of the Competition Act (previously MRTP Act): http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2006/11/29/stories/2006112900880700.htm |
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BIAL House Committe Probe - What can we do? Ravi_D - 1-AUG-2008
Friends, Apart from RTI efforts (http://bangalore.praja.in/bangalore/discuss/2008/07/bial-right-information-rti-efforts), we might have another oppurtunity here. You might have already seen this news item. http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Aug12008/scroll2008080182143.asp?section=updatenews |
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BIAL - Right to Information (RTI) Efforts kbsyed61 - 28-JUL-2008
Dear Praja community members, Much has been written and discussed about the Bangalore's new airport "Bengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL)".There has been views/counterviews ranging from one end of the spectrum to the other. There are rumors, gossips and online comparisons to judge the new airport. Things have not been very transparent and fully not in public domain to say definetely one view/opinion is correct or the other. Even before airport it started its operation on night of May 23, it has been in the midst of various controversies, appreciations and equal amount of criticism. Therefore the picture about BIAL is not very clear and certain about its ability to serve the aviation needs of Bangalore and its citizen. For an objective and honest conclusion, true facts are required. Only true facts and figures could tell us the real story of BIAL.
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New Airport in Palace Ground, J C Nagar ! kbsyed61 - 27-JUL-2008
Friends, I must thank all the participants on Praja blogs for providing me all the information on airports, terminal capacity, runways, ATC and more ever the information regarding how to obtain the regulatory licenses from GOK, GOI, MoCA, AAI, DGCA, BBMP, Environment and Police departments. Your esteem knowledge has helped me in preparing a project proposal for starting a new airport in Bangalore. I have identified a central location in Bangalore to build a new airport right in middle of the city. Some of the highlights of this location is as follows: |
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Large PPPs like BIAL - ripe for corruption? admin123 - 25-JUL-2008
[A Request - This is a carryover from talk of corruption and transparency that emerged in this HAL-BIAL thread. Please don't drag the peripherals like big people wanting airport in their backyard etc into this. Add your wisdom and tips that are relevant here.]
We really want to understand this. What are the transparency and disclosure norms for PPP (Public Private Partnership) Projects? Looks like they don't come under the purview of RTI Act, at least the matter is not settled yet (We believe BIAL has filed an appeal against a court verdict that put it under RTI). Does lack of transparency set PPP projects up for corruption? |
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A different perspective on HAL bialterminal - 18-JUL-2008
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BIAL Experiences & suggestions for improvements based on those experiences bialterminal - 14-JUL-2008
2 first hand experiences my in-laws: Arrived at BIA from Mumbai for the 1st time at BIA. Were very impressed by the new airport. Found the arrivals area very clean, spacious and functional. Were initially skeptical of the distance of the airport from the city. But, were very happy with the bus connectivity provided by BMTC. Took the bus and got off in an hour at Mekhri circle hence did not mind the distance. my wife: |
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Fuel Populism killing air traffic Devesh - 14-JUL-2008
Fuel populism killing air transportation |
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BIAS Routes and Frequency - suggestions narayan82 - 10-JUL-2008
The BIAS services (Vaayu Vajras) are Bleeding! Only 1 out of every 4 busses on route Nos. 3 & 4 are even close to half full. I have seen a lot of the busses running almost empty. The return journeys seem to be faring better. The reasons for this could be the following |