Underground Parking - whats the big deal?

srinidhi - 6-DEC-2010

 It has been in news since some time that BBMP is planning underground parking lots under playgrounds and other public amenities like parks etc..

more on this in this link..

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/72003/are-playgrounds-last-resort-construction.html

Wanted - park/lung space in whitefield area

silkboard - 26-MAY-2010

Amidst the barrage of not to this and no to that posts, here is an "I need this" instead. Whitefield has seen relentless concretization in last 4-5 years. Nice roads, the best pavements, tech parks, and housing complexes. But life is not all about living, commuting and working. We need to play, mingle around and relax as well. For that, need some serious public space, or a large new park.

Center of the city has plenty of these, but it takes too much time to go to Cubbon Park or Lalbagh or Freedom Park now. Whitefield area has a few lakes, and new recreational amenities can be developed around a few of those. We know that a large park will not bring any white or black money to BBMP or BDA, and that is probably why concrete is the flavor of the decade in Bangalore. If you live around Whitefield, leave your comment with words of support, and we will figure how to take this request forward with local corporators or MLA or BBMP/BDA.

BTC - Is this the end ?

Naveen - 23-MAR-2010

" The Karnataka High Court on Monday dismissed Bangalore Turf Club’s plea for more time and directed it to vacate the premises by September 22. The BTC’s plea — that the grant of land by the Mysore Maharaja’s government in 1915 was absolute — failed to impress the Bench, which made it clear that BTC needs to relocate "

" Court asks government to preserve race course area as open space, suggests creation of mini forest No direction to government to give alternative land to BTC ORDER, ORDER The petitioner club cannot seek alternative land as a matter of right for racing and allied activities — Karnataka HC "

Protest against ID cards for entry into public parks

Vasanthkumar Mysoremath - 28-NOV-2009

To protest such abhorrent acts of exclusion, the Environmental Support Group (ESG) have organised a protest on

Monday, 30th November 2009, 4 pm to 6 pm at Queens Statue, Cubbon Park, M. G. Road. 

We urge you to join us in large numbers in this very critical struggle against encroachment of the Fundamental Rights to Access Public Spaces.

Mysore Lamps Land

rs - 8-JUL-2009

Hi

I read today that the Mysore Lamps Factory Land on 8th Main Malleswaram is to be converted in to new government office space.

BBMP - Budget Preview?

Ravi_D - 25-FEB-2009

Read some first snippets about upcoming BBMP Budget in DNA.

Freedom Park opens in place of old jail

mcadambi - 18-NOV-2008

 Freedom park has opened in the heart of the City where the old central jail used to be:

Dreaming Challaghatta Bagh - big new lung space for Bangalore

silkboard - 23-OCT-2008

You may remember reading this last year - Army to close Agara Farm. Each time I am on Inner Ring Road or Sarjapur Road around Agara, I wonder what use is Army putting this vast stretch of Land into. Thanks a million to them, we don't have another middle class slum developing and congesting this area. But if they don't have any serious use planned right now, would they be game to lease it out to us (the citizens) to help create a nice big park cum eco preservation area!? Challaghatta Bagh anyone!?

Will those days ever come back

asj - 15-OCT-2008

An old friend from Girgaum (densly populated South Mumbai) found me on the web. I left Girgaum in 1991.
 
But his e-mail or part of it is worth a ponder - 
 

Roads around major Lakes (Belandur, Madiwala)

anent - 6-APR-2008

As traffic and congestion growing day by day in Bangalore city, it's high time to think of Alternate roads around major Lakes in the city. Especially in South Bangalore lakes like Belandur, Madiwala which can reduce congestion and help traffic diverted on the alternate routes.