Right to Information Act - 2005

kbsyed61 - 21-DEC-2008

It's all about transparency and accountability.

'It's time we had a transparency revolution': Wajahat Habibullah

"Hamaara paisa, Hamaara Hisaab"

"I am fighting to get my dues for last 12 years"

What is RTI act?

kbsyed61 - 21-DEC-2008

Every citizen has a right to know how the Government is functioning. Right to Information empowers every citizen to seek any information from the Government, inspect any Government documents and seek certified photocopies thereof. Some laws on Right to Information also empower citizens to official inspect any Government work or to take sample of material used in any work.

Monthly Praja Meeting: January

admin123 - 21-DEC-2008

7.30 am, Saturday Jan 10, Lalbagh West Gate, our January meeting at Bangalore. All are welcome.

Main task items from Dec meeting:

How Wide is Wide?

Vasanth - 21-DEC-2008

Nomatter however the road is wide, there is always traffic jams. Still BBMP seems to have not analyzed the problem and expanding the roads by cutting trees and reducing pavements has become its endless project. Today morning I saw trees on the Maharani's College Road while getting down the Anand Rao circle which were 'alive' from 100s of years being cut to widen further. Already the road is 1 way and it is a 4 lane road. Why to loose our greenery unnecessarily. Also the pavements were narrowed still further. We all know, how matter the road is wide, still traffic will not reduce. Length of the jam decreases and width increases. We have seen the examples of Bangkok, as well as we have seen the roads of California. Its all so wide still there are lots of delays in traffic. Why to loose our precious trees which are seniors in terms of age for a foolish act of road widening which we all know is not going to give us any solution. Loosing the tree for a Metro Rail / Mono Rail is OK since it is minimal as well as it is definitely give us a solution. Still, alternative routes should be taken wherever possible to avoid tree cutting such as the case in Nanda Road.

gas cylinder safety

songbird3 - 21-DEC-2008

last month I received a cylinder which looked okay in all respects. After closing down for the day, and opening in the morning, I noticed the smell of leakage. Closer to the cylinder, a low hiss. I rechecked the connection and it was alright. The next morning the story repeated. I asked for a mechanic.

Leaving traffic n transportation, civic issue at Bengaluru that I care about most is:

swamy - 20-DEC-2008

* Power shortage * Inadequate water supply * Cost of housing * Safety and Security * Hygiene and pollution

Koramangala: Meeting with DCP Mookherjee

Promod Kapur - 20-DEC-2008

Dear folks, as a follow up of our 'Memorial' meeting on 30 November held at WIPRO Park, we met Mr.Mookherjee (DCP, South  East Division) on 15th to discuss security measures in our area.

BWSSB - current projects and progress updates

zeitgeist - 20-DEC-2008

From a BWSSB perspective, I found 3 critical projects that we need to track the progress of:

Commuter rail to E-City may happen soon!

silkboard - 20-DEC-2008

I was at a BCIC meeting this week wherein Devesh had invited Mr Arvind Jadhav (GoK's principal secretary for infrastructure development) over for a talk. Mr Jadhav mentioned some exciting plans, we should hear them soon in mainstream media. Commuter Rail Service was one of them, looks like things are moving, and we may get one or two services pretty soon! Here is a summary of CRS stuff that Mr Jadhav mentioned:

Bangalore Traffic - problems & solutions

murali772 - 20-DEC-2008

Presentations linked here were made by Mr Dasrathi (CEO of Cadem, Bangalore, and a member of Hasiru Usiru), who, even with being in his mid-forties, uses a bicycle for over 75% of the trips he makes, including client visits. He has stated that anyone may use these presentations in any way - view online, download, distribute, put them in blogs, whatever, as long as the message spreads.