Posts : Projects

Book of Projects

silkboard - 3-MAR-2009

[Note: A "Project" feature was introduced in late 2009 where in initiatives undertaken by Praja members can get a separate dedicated section on the website. All projects since then have been using that feature instead of this "Project of Books" approach. (Also see: list of projects)]

BMLTA - Map Browser

Ravi_D - 19-FEB-2009

Been a while since we talked BMLTA. Browsing their website, found this beta of Map Browser added in Oct '08. Wonder how we didn't notice for so long...

Commendable goal. Quoting their website:

The Map Browser aims to present spatial information on:

Cost and Time Overruns in Public Utility Projects.

kbsyed61 - 1-FEB-2009

 The cost and time overruns in projects executed by public sector units in India has direct impact on inflation and increases the cost of the final products both in private sector and public sector. This is the conclusion of Mr. Sebastian Morris of IIM, Ahmadabad, writes in one of his papers published in 1987. It sounds little surprising and unconvincing. This paper by Mr.

How about a Bangalore related Projects library?...

Ravi_D - 7-NOV-2008

Imagine a single portal (a book or pages of gyan) where we could log in and see:

> A chronicled listing of all projects related to Bangalore City

Water Body encroachment opposite to Agara Lake

check - 9-JUN-2009

Hi Everyone,

I am a new entrant to Praja.in. For the last 2-3 years I have been following Silkboard's blogs and now I thought may be I will add my observations. 

Storm water drain in Bilekahalli

bvijayk - 19-MAY-2009

The BBMP has been constructing a storm water drain across the Ranka Colony road in Bilekahalli off the Bannerghatta Road. This project was started in 2008 and still there are no signs of this project getting completed in 2009. This drain is to carry the water flowing from J.P.Nagar area to the Bommanahalli lake without flooding the roads enroute.

Success Story of a Street Committee at Mysore

Vasanthkumar Mysoremath - 26-APR-2009

Success Story of a street committee - C.I.V.I.L with G.I.S

Planning numbers - don't take them at face value

das - 26-APR-2009

The true costs of a project (economic, environmental, whatever) are never evident till the project is done. There is a beautiful (and very well known) study on the issue. Some excerpts from it :

Pedestrian Voice - A joint campaign by Swabhimana and Praja

s_yajaman - 24-APR-2009

SWABHIMANA  and  PRAJA  are planning to bring together citizens ,stake holders and elected representatives on a common platform to discuss pedestrian related problems in different areas of Bengaluru

Namma Auto - A Report

rohith - 9-MAR-2009

Hello All.
There was a project we'd envisioned a while ago - when Veerabasaiah started off a topic here about moulding some useful video content (from UK, and in English) to fit requirements of Auto driver community here in Bangalore. So there were some comments people posted about this, and finally we could procure the content that we need to work upon.