Bangalore Budget

tsubba - 30-MAR-2008

The full text of the BBMP budget http://deccanherald.com/DeccanHerald.com/Content/Mar282008/city2008032859887.asp?section=updatenews The thrust areas of BBMP budget for 2008-09 will be improved city infrastructure, cleaner and greener environment, basic services for the urban poor and better services for improved quality of life for all.

Home built without a single brick - Green buildings

mcadambi - 15-MAR-2008

http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Feb292008/realty2008022854674.asp

New Building Byelaws

tsubba - 14-MAR-2008

A technical committee comprising of town planners, structural engineers, architects, representatives from the Fire Force, Airports Authority of India, Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority (BMRDA), BDA and other service providers of the city is working on the revision of building bylaws for Bangalore based on the recommendations of the masterplan 2015. It will take atleast 3 months for the committee to work on the changes, then a draft will be sent to govt for approval. After this there is a month's time for citizens to file any objections. (Source: Building bylaws being revised, DH )

I think it might be useful to track this carefully.

CVS from April 1

tsubba - 12-MAR-2008

BBMP's new property tax system is likely to raise a lot of storm. SAS to go; CVS from April 1 http://deccanherald.com/Content/Mar122008/city2008031256900.asp BBMP will introduce its new system of property tax based on the capital value of a building (CVS) from April 1.

Rainwater Harvesting Success in BEL, Bangalore

mcadambi - 6-MAR-2008

There has been a success story w.r.t Rain Water Harvesting. One only hopes this serves as a model for all others to follow:

 http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Feb52008/environmet2008020550499.asp

New BDA layouts

alagiri - 11-FEB-2008

Does anybody have updates on the status of the cabinet approval on the proposed new BDA layouts. -Alagiri

Golden Chariot & Garib Rath

Vasanth - 2-FEB-2008

Reach Kacheguda from City in A/C Train at just Rs.475 and in 3 tier sleeper at just 575 - Thanks to GaribRath

Today, Golden Chariot a tourist train and GaribRath, an Airconditioned train to Kacheguda, were flagged off from Yeshwantpur.

GLTS Event this sunday

shas3n - 4-JAN-2008

Our good friends at GLTS are organising an event to tidy up the road medians in Indiranagar. Below is their message to each one of us. Do participate if you can.

Dear Friend,

Wish you a very Happy and a prosperous New Year.

Knowledge city - DLF township or " gowda family township"

pradeepwins - 31-DEC-2007

Dear prajegale As every one knows bangalore outskirts are getting filled with township, but i have one doubt- is these township helping bangalore civilians or politicians !!!!!!!! .... ok it may be helping politicians only.. but the bidadi knowledge township is of DLF groups or gowdas family's????

False Infrastructural Hype of Times of India

Vasanth - 26-DEC-2007

TOI Bangalore Edition is every friday covering infrastructural project reports - But, most of them are not at all true and just it creates hype.