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Solid Waste Management - Vision Statement 2030 to BBMP Vasanthkumar Mysoremath - 27-JUL-2013
The following VISION STATEMENT 2030 for SWM was forwarded to email ID swmbbmp.xc@gmail.com of BBMP on 6-7-2013 in response to its call for public opinion. This is for info of Prajas. How to educate citizens and actions to be initiated are also dealt with. |
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End of bellandur / rise of concrete vmenon - 3-JUN-2013
The two media links below are fairly self explanatory of what can be called a potentiol ecologocal disaster right here in banglore. The strories of bellandur lake are based on an IISc report that is attached to this post. |
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Agenda for our new Chief Minister: What needs to be done for our cities srkulhalli - 23-MAY-2013
<!-- @page { margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } --> Now that we have a new goverement, let us make a vision document and send it to our CM. Some things about this draft document - |
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What keeps you from using cycles for local grocery store runs, or short commutes? silkboard - 12-MAY-2013* Nothing really, just that I haven't given it a try * Scared that a bus/car/2-wheeler may hit me * Cycling is tiring and stressful * No space for cycles on our narrow roads * Good cycles seem very expensive * Hey, I do cycle around a lot! * So many things block my way on the road curb side * No places to park my cycle |
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Abhijit82 - 1-MAY-2013
HI All, Everyday I travel via the road next to bellandur lake to OOR. The speed at which the dumping trucks are covering up the lake is scary. I am planning to file a RTI seeking more information about this issue. As I am filing an RTI for the first time, would welcome any help in helping me format the right queries for the RTI. Regards, Abhijit Das |
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murali772 - 25-APR-2013
There is, for instance, this Srinivagilu village road (which is an ideal link to the Intermediate Ring Road for Koramangala S T Bed layout residents, heading towards Indiranagar side), where, at any time of the day or night, you'll come upon herds of cattle, particularly buffaloes, moving about all over; in fact living on the public roads itself. |
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Active burial ground in the midst of a residential locality murali772 - 25-APR-2013
At the end of the 8th cross, 1st main, S T Bed layout, Koramangala, almost adjoining the army property beyond, is this burial ground, right in the midst of densely populated high-rise residential complexes (It is the vacant land within the 'elbow' in the road facing "Tranquility Apartments" in the map accessible |
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Is there hope for the 300 odd trees on army properties along Hosur road? murali772 - 31-MAR-2013
Following are the excerpts from mail exchanges in the HasiruUsiru Y-group, in the subject connection: |
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Do auto drivers have a case to strike? murali772 - 18-FEB-2013
Seven major autorickshaw unions, including the Adarsha Auto and Taxi Drivers' Union and Karnataka Association for Autorickshaws, will not ply on both days. They are mainly protesting against the alleged harassment by police. |
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PechaKucha Night Bangalore 2013, Friday, 15th Feb, 7PM, Jaaga murali772 - 11-FEB-2013
The first PKN (Volume 11) in Bangalore this year will be Trash Talk. Bangalore has begun to fight its garbage problem, but weren't we all already? |