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Pune Metro - lets start tracking it here silkboard - 24-OCT-2008
A detailed project report for Pune Metro should be due out anytime now. Newspaper reports back in Aug had said the DPR should be out in a month. Not sure if it is out yet. Back on early 2007, Delhi Metro had floated several tenders for detailed project report (DPR) of Pune Metro. |
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Tata Motors: The makers of Nano do not consider Road Safety their Priority asj - 15-OCT-2008
Dear all, I write after a long pause on this matter. After letting go off intial anger, I still wondered whether or not to blow the whistle (in a way) on Corporates that oft claim to be the Champions of people and society. Part of me perhaps was worried of becoming infamous for the wrong reasons, being mis-understood etc. |
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Health care - systemic crisis? navshot - 15-OCT-2008Do you live in Bangalore? Were you or someone in your family hospitalized in recent times? Do you have an insurance cover? If the answers to all the above questions are 'yes', then there is a great chance that you (and/or insurance company) paid an inflated bill. Worse still, there is a chance the hospitalization was not required in the first place! |
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Make Roads / footpaths and then dig them away to glory asj - 11-OCT-2008
Earlier this year in August Pune saw some frantic road digging in the name of erecting Ganesh Pandals. This video from Ranjit Gadgil gives a taster [video:http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Igomry8c1TM] |
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Volunteers for translating the British Highway Code asj - 10-OCT-2008
Dear all, A short while ago I applied to the crown copyrights permission to translate the British Highway Code in to Indian languages. They have granted that permission. India does not have an equivalent resource and it may be great to translate this material. |
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Urban development, costs of Metro and Indian budget - a perspective asj - 10-OCT-2008
In my arguments with regards BRTS, I often bring up the key but neglected and forgotten matter of cost-effectiveness of a given solution to our transportation problems. It should come as no surprise to most who are acquainted with my stance that I hate the idea of spending money without a clear crsip rationale and long term plan. And the Metro falls under this category as far as I am concerned. MMRDA officials have in the past replied in agreement to my suggestion that Mumbai Metro will not solve its problems at all. Given the fact that 10000 daily migrants to Mumbai will swell it to a city 30 million plus by 2030, it will be fair to say that whether Mumbai gets sea links or Metro rail, people will still be travelling in quasi or near stampede like situations and roads will always remain clogged. |
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Fight to save Pune Green Cover & Public Spaces - Last date for sending objections 02 Dec 08 asj - 10-OCT-2008
In late 90s, Pune city limits were expanded by including 23 fringe villages within corporation bounds. As per law, these new areas needed to have a development plan. The intent was to allow development to happen even on hills. |
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IRC guidelines on pedestrian facilities - summary asj - 9-OCT-2008
I will split this in to following parts -
Summary: |
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Freeways are Freeways and City Roads are City Roads asj - 8-OCT-2008
Freeways are Freeways and City Roads are City Roads, there is no confusion about that. By definition a Freeway is - FREE - of pedestrians / cyclists and T or cross junctions. Our planners have never either understood this or did not care or had ulterior motives. |
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asj - 4-OCT-2008
Dear All, I have for some time wanted to share how planning road layouts is vital for ensuring traffic flows smoothly. Here is the first in what I hope to make a series (and hope other contribute too) of road layouts from UK. Aim is to share these observations with our planners to reduce entropy on our roads. A Typical cross junction in UK |