SWR Plans improvements to Bengaluru City Railway Station

kbsyed61 - 24-OCT-2010

The Hindu carried a news item on newly renovated UN-RESERVED ticket counters at the city railway station. Along with that it also carried a news about SWR plan to improve the station facilities.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Bangalore/article843393.ece

Minibuses for better area coverage

Naveen - 23-OCT-2010

The following request has been forwarded to BMTC to consider operation of minibuses :

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Meeting with Mr Balachandran, Alchemy Urban Systems

silkboard - 23-OCT-2010

Yesterday, IDS, Naveen and myself met with Mr B R Balachandran, an Urban design & planning specialist. Mr Balachandran has experience with Ahmadabad BRTS, and is a big backer of the BRT/BPS concepts.

Heavy sound pollution in BTM 2nd Stage, NS Palya rd, behind Coffee Day

simplerosy - 22-OCT-2010

There is a huge construction going on near Raj Lake View apprtments. It is starting from 6:00am upto 9:30pm-10:00pm. People can't take rest even on weekends because of heavy sound polution. All elders, housewives and small kids are suffering a lot due to this sound pollution. I don't have any contact who can help us in this regards.

Why is BBMP broke - where is the money?

silkboard - 21-OCT-2010

We are told that BBMP is broke, they have no money. How many of us know the reaon why. A growing city, with so much commerce (IT, BT and all) going on, how exactly would it be broke? No english is required to explain things, numbers always tell their story.

Protest to press for rights of evicted hawkers

vinay_sreenivasa - 20-OCT-2010

Dear All,

As you may be aware, since the last few months, street vendors have been getting evicted from different parts of Bangalore .

Guidelines for builders!

suryakamal - 20-OCT-2010

 Hi,

There is a huge residential project development project going on near Kannamangala by Defence Welfare Association. What used to be a nice road there, has become so dirty and bumpy due to the trucks depositing plenty of soil on the public roads. Whole area in the surroundings also wears a mask of dust!

BBMP broke

idontspam - 20-OCT-2010

  "Forget mega infrastructure projects, there is no money even for ward-level works,"

Is Praja ahead of time?

kbsyed61 - 18-OCT-2010

In many instances we have seen that from private to government agencies have lifted ideas from online communities like Praja, and ideas/discussions have been borrowed or inspired from. Don't agree?

Global Hunger index - India's pitiable position

murali772 - 18-OCT-2010

In observance of the World Food Day, on 16th October, Genetic Resource Ecology Energy & Nutrition Foundation (GREEN Foundation), with Bangalore Film Society, organised a group discussion on "The Crisis of Food Today", at Ashirvad, Bangalore.