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Autorickshaw,taxi malpractices damage Bengaluru image irrevocably mbnataraj - 16-MAY-2010
About Autorickshaw/taxi coolie malpractises that damage the city's image, we the citizens were very pleased to hear of transport minister's initiative to control Auto Rajas ruling the city roads and tarnishing the city image by their rude |
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mbnataraj - 16-MAY-2010
Dear Honorable Authorities in power who can do something, You all are also victims of all these problems facing us 24/7. and you have the powers to make a difference. Please DO. 1) Honking: The problem has become extremely acute because between then and now almost EIGHT LAKHS (800 per day x 1000 days) have been added in to the unchanged 4,500 kms roads of Bengaluru. These have added almost 1.5 MILLION TONS of pollutants (1500 tons/day) into the air around Bangalore. Every honk disturbs 8000 individuals at the present rate of population density in Bangalore. Honking has been known to encourage reckless driving rather than being an index of careful driving. No accident has so far occurred due to proven failure to honk. Infact all accidents honking does happen but accidents still occur probably due to recklessness arising out of overconfidence in honking. |
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Delhi Metro - Things to be learnt from it Vasanth - 26-AUG-2007After watching the program on Discovery on Delhi Metro, I was really amazed the way in which it has been done within India and an international channel like discovery has appreciated it. Vision of one man - Shreedharan is amazing. Following are the things I felt that should be incorporated in our Bangalore Metro. |
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Email to Public Relations Office, SWR silkboard - 15-MAY-2010
Sent this email to Public relations officer of South Western Railway. If you too are a believer in potential of Commuter Rail, please join in, and email the PRO. More the better. Here is what I sent, can be used as your template. To, Chief Public Relations Officer, South Western Railway, Hubli Dear Sir, Ever Since RITES CTTP recommended commuter rail service for Bangalore, we have been waiting for action from South Western Railway. Recently, we have been hearing a lot about Circular Railway and Commuter Rail services for Bangalore Metropolitan Area. Could you please clarify if SWR is considering working on either of these projects. Please also clarify on the difference between Circular and Commuter Rail. |
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Are Bangaloreans losing their good nature and civic sense? IanRes - 13-MAY-2010
This is about an incident that i witnessed in Bangalore few weeks ago. I had been to a single screen theatre few weeks back to watch a Kannada movie. The theatre was crowded since it was a Sunday. The problem arised when the movie started. The "fans" of the movie hero, started chanting his name and shouting slogans of praise for him when the movie name was displayed. This never stopped till the end of the movie, not even for a minute! They might have watched the movie before, but how is it right to spoil the movie for the others?? They were so loud that we could not hear the dialogues properly, none of us could tell them anything lest they charge at us for being so un-fanly.. I am a fan of the star too, but shouting the slogans inside the movie hall and disturbing everyone really upset most of the other audience. The other thing I generally notice is the habit of many people in Bangalore these days to spit on roads for no reason at all! They dont chew tobacco/pan, still they spit on roads, on pavements, from bus windows etc. There should be some strict legislation to curb such bad habits so that Bangalore stays a clean city. |
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Say no to widening of trees-lined Sankey Road Petition indian - 13-MAY-2010
The proposed six-lane corridor is expected to result in chopping of about 150 well-grown trees. The widening entails felling of about 150 trees on both sides of the stretch, besides occupying a good portion of the historic tank. It'll/It'd destroy the beauty of one of the posh localities of the City. |
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Cauvery water supply project being undertaken by BWSSB citizenbangalore - 13-MAY-2010
Dear All We have been hearing and reading in the newspapers that the government has under taken water supply project and some of the tenders for the construction of water treatment plants and pumping stations have been awarded. As citizens,are we not supposed to know the following: |
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Urban Water conservation using simple technology do-it-yourself - 13-MAY-2010
We are running awareness and participatory campaigns for Urban water conservation using simple technological solutions. We invite RWA's, Apartment Owners Associations, Corporates to mail us at water.misers@gmail.com for further details. EVERY DROP COUNTS. BUT, DO WE CARE ENOUGH ? |
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manjari - 12-MAY-2010
There are a lot of ideas floating around to make the CRS more visible. Suggest a time and a place where this can be done. Maybe on the train itself :) |
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nanhi - 11-MAY-2010
Bangalore is such a civilized city populated by the highly educated working class. But in most civilized cities around the world motorists, motorcyclists, scooterists ... give the right of way to pedestrians, but alas not in Bangalore. Why is this so? To illustrate a point. I was recently in California, as an invitee to the Stanford University, Palo Alto. The morning walks required I cross the famous El Camino Real highway. Crossing an exit is a dangerous experience. But each time all manner of folks would stop their car and wave to me to cross over. What humility. And I am certain half these folks were not as educated as our gentile in Bangalore. Few folks go to college in the US. In Bangalore the abusive horns of our motorists seem to shout at high pitch, "move out, or be run over". What a shame. I have aged and cannot move out fast. I am not angry, but I feel sad. My wife keeps reminding me to look out. And I even have to do so for cyclists. |