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Focus needed on Metro Stations... Ravi_D - 24-JUN-2009
Last evening I noticed contractors starting to work on Mysore Road Station. BMRC's June NewsLetter claims to have awarded most (if not all - I didn't count) of Metro Station related works. |
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Namma Metro Phase 2 Soil Testing Vasanth - 10-JUN-2009
Today morning I saw soil testing of Namma Metro Phase 2 in Bank Colony near Udupi Upahar hotel. Boards had written "namma metro phase 2 soil testing". We didn't hear anywhere officially about the alignment of Phase 2 Namma Metro. Surprised to see this!! |
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9th May 'interaction' with Metro - who were "they"? silkboard - 12-MAY-2009
There are reports around about how the 9th May interaction between Metro and Laxman Rau Park and Lalbagh lovers (fronted by Hasiru Usiru) turned 'ugly'. After reading enough on HU mailing list, and hearing a first hand account of the event, I learn that some "special" people were brought (by whom?) to project the other ("we love Metro") view. |
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Need Your Presence at the Nanda Rd Event This Saturday kanishkaRCML - 8-MAY-2009
The protests opposing the current plans of the Bangalore Metro in the Southern Reach have been well publicized in the mainstream media. As a result, they have elicited statements from politicians across party lines supporting the suggestion that the design and alignment of the metro be re-examined before further work is taken up. |
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Forced pedestrianization! An opportunity. Ravi_D - 6-MAY-2009
Brigade road is going to be closed for vehicular traffic for 10 days, per this DH report. |
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Save 1,800 trees in Lalbagh from Bangalore Metro - Petition indian - 25-APR-2009
On 16 March 2009, the Hon'ble High Court of Karnataka issued a direction to all agencies involved in management and implementation of urban projects that they would "strictly follow" the provisions of the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act and Karnataka Preservation of Trees Act (in WP No. 7107/2008, Environment Support and ors., vs State of Karnataka). |
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Sign online petition to save Lalbagh from Metro Vasanthkumar Mysoremath - 25-APR-2009
Dear all For your kind information and necessary action from - www.hasiruusiru.org Pictures of the protests are on flickr: [flickr-photoset:id=72157616949941876,size=m] |
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Metro - coverage comparision with some cities idontspam - 5-MAR-2009
Here is a simple comparison of the coverage various metros in the world provide and where we should be going. It is important |
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Expired or Suspended public transport related domains lraman_in - 4-MAR-2009
If you drill down to any bmrcl links like say the Metro Map, Tender or News you get a message |
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metro north south extension maps bcsagar - 6-FEB-2009
The maps for Bengaluru metro North south extension are put in their website. http://www.bmrc.co.in/news.html Lots of people living adjacent to kanakapura road will be losing land. Though its a right way forward to decongest these areas, the project may get mired with litigations and get delayed. We need services of DMRC chief E. Sreedharan to progress through obstacles. |
to be developing a network that covers more areas and enables last mile connectivity and feeder services to be more effective.