Ecological Roads

psaram42 - 27-OCT-2009

 “Today SM Krishna is having a field day at Leela Palace with the Russian and Chinese counterparts. There may be other very important issues other than ER.” 

Regarding Road Widening Status from GM Palya to Vignannagar

archana viswanath - 22-OCT-2009

Few months back the road widening activity started from GM palya to Vignan Nagar. The clearing and electric poles havebeen replaced but the remaining work is left as it is. Travelling on the road has become a major hassel specially for pregnant woman and people with back pains.

NEED HELP : Regarding nuisance to residents in DOMLUR

deepas345 - 22-OCT-2009

My husband and I are residents of Domlur 4th main. There is some drainage work going on since one month at the start of Domlur 4th main. This makes entry into 4th main really difficult. Also there is no sign board nor instructiions on which road to take to come inside. Secondly the Domlur club has a nuisance value in terms of all members parking cars in the road outside.

Storm Water Drain (SWD) Muck / Mud Traps

psaram42 - 13-OCT-2009

 “In most countries, sieve/meshes only hold back items which are too big to clog the drains. It is hard to stop mud from entering drains using meshes.”              - IDS

Roads over drains - The erstwhile "Club Pyramid" project

Naveen - 12-OCT-2009

According to this report in DH, two elevated roads are being planned over SWDs :

1) Seshadripuram to Double Road; &

2) Rajajinagar to Mysore Road.

BMTC - tight schedules leading to accidents

s_yajaman - 3-OCT-2009

Read this in DH today. 

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/28436/tight-schedule-leads-mishap.html

Quite a damning report on BMTC's irresponsible practices.  I think quite a bit of discussion has taken place around this.

No takers for Karnataka Roads PPP - what happened?

silkboard - 1-OCT-2009

Newspapers had reported last week, but a public notice from KRDCL today provides the confirmation.

Road engg at ORR/OMR junction at KR Puram

srkulhalli - 28-SEP-2009

This project is a result of this discussion on road engineering issues around ORR/KR Puram chaos. Goal of this project is to engage with BDA etc to communicate road designs issues that members have noted, and to request them to act on some suggestions.

Guangzhou – Many lessons for Bangalore

Naveen - 20-SEP-2009

The third largest city in China, Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, is a city of about 8 million & is similar in population /size to Bangalore. It lies at a distance of a mere 2 hours (by road or rail) from Hong-Kong, in southern China.

Government Tenders no more a closed fortress?

psaram42 - 17-SEP-2009

 Presently, all Government tenders prescribe certain set eligibility criteria for prospective supplier of goods and services against every infrastructure related project – especially those related to roads, water and sanitation.