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Namma Railu - Terms of Reference Naveen - 15-SEP-2010
At the end of the meeting on Namma Railu at IISc on 30-Aug-2010, we had agreed to work on a Terms of Reference (TOR) for raising a demand for DPR (Detailed Project Report) for Namma Railu. [update] Revised TOR submitted to CiSTUP from Praja |
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Volvo becoming Mumbai Suburban trains? SrikanthLogic - 13-SEP-2010
I have written a blog post about overcrowding in Volvo buses here. I am posting the excerpt here, read more on the link. Request your feedback.
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Working group on railways - 11th 5-yr plan (2007–2012) Naveen - 11-SEP-2010
“Report of the working group on railway programmes for 11th 5-year plan (2007–2012)” has the following salient points with regard to suburban rail. Due to file size, the entire report is not attached to this post. |
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Naveen - 10-SEP-2010
Times of India reports that Volvo's are doing well now: |
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Yeddyurappa will ride high-speed trains in China idontspam - 10-SEP-2010
Your chief minister will soon be zooming away in the high-speed trains of Beijing |
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Red Board buses v/s Black board buses ss87 - 9-SEP-2010
BMTC's ordinary services are of 2 types-the red board catering to the suburban areas and the black board catering to the city areas. By the way of passes the red board passes have higher fares owing to the distance covered by the buses (Route no. 210 and above covering a minimum 15-20kms from city centre).
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NammaRailu 2010 Roundtable - Press Release idontspam - 8-SEP-2010
Press ReleaseMonday, Aug 30, 2010: CiSTUP, IISc, and Praja.in organized a round table event, Namma Railu 2010 to discuss Commuter Rail System (CRS) as a mobility solution to enable growth of Bengaluru Metropolitan Region (BMR). The event was chaired by Dr A Ravindra, Advisor to the CM.
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Namma Railu Round Table - Minutes of the meeting Naveen - 30-AUG-2010
Praja thanks all participants for making it to the meeting & sharing their opinions. Special thanks to Prof.Sitharam (Chairman, CiSTUP) & staff of CiSTUP for their hospitality & for graciously hosting the event. |
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Campaign - Support Metro @ Whitefield Stn (Kadugodi) Ramesh Menon - 27-AUG-2010
Metro at Bangalore is the right step forward towards making this city truly international. This will not only reduce congestion on our overloaded road transport but will also be environment friendly. The need to cut trees for road widening or using own vehicle for commuting will be nullified to a great extent. Travel by Metro will be convenient, safe and affordable for all. |
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Setting sights on KSRTC, what say? silkboard - 27-AUG-2010
We have discussed BMTC a lot. Tons of suggestions, some of which have gone in. Some of us here helped create the Bus Day event. We pulled lots of data out on their operations. etc etc. Wanted to check if we can set our sights on KSRTC now. |