Posts : Bangalore

Towards Copenhagen: Discussion at CED

shekhar_mittal - 19-OCT-2009

Bangalore Platform

invites you to the panel discussion on Climate Change

Storm Water Management and compulsary RWH

psaram42 - 19-OCT-2009

Place #23 Old Madras Road, Ulsoor, Bangalore, India. 

Discussions with Mr. Indraneel Dutta about Storm water Management and RWH in view of Compulsory RWH for 2400 sq ft and above site properties in the city.

Whose Responsibility Are These?

E.R. Ramachandran - 19-OCT-2009

Do we have accidents waiting to happen at every turn?

Road width over pavement - Marathahalli example

silkboard - 19-OCT-2009

First of all, credits to BDA or BBMP or ABIDe (who knows!?) or whoever is thinking about bus interchange points like Marathahalli ring Road and improving the pedestrian amenities there. So yes, something is better than nothing. However, if you watch the work, uncalled for and unscietific preference to road width over pavement is visible. Sample some pictures.

The great Indian sellout

idontspam - 18-OCT-2009

 Jairam for major shift at climate talks

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike

n - 11-OCT-2009

Introduction Structure - General, POR Responsibilities - General, POR In

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike

n - 11-OCT-2009

Introduction Structure - General, POR Responsibilities - General, POR In

Long pending Civic Elections

psaram42 - 18-OCT-2009

The way the BWSSB, in the absence of BBMP elected mayor and his team, is going ahead with its job of planning and maintaining the city infrastructure is not acceptable. Reference is made to the earlier two threads on the subject on SWD. 

Bangalore - Governance

silkboard - 16-OCT-2009

Namma Bengaluru's struggle to manage its growth is partly a result of its broken governance structure. Central area of city had a municipality, which was expanded to cover sorrounding areas much after chaos has crept in on the peripheries. Even after the expansion, certain critical areas like transportation and water are not directly controlled by the local government.

Kiran Bedi and gender bias

psaram42 - 16-OCT-2009

 Kiran Bedi born on June 9, 1949 is a Peshawaria. While studying at the Sacred Heart Convent, Kiran joined the National Cadet Corps (NCC) and took up tennis. After school she studed Political Science at the Government College for Women, Amritsar.