Water supply is not getting privatized

silkboard - 14-DEC-2008

After Mysore City corporation announced the water supply PPP with JUSCO (Tata arm that manages water supply in Jamshedpur), there have been concerns that water supply is being handed over to private players, and the rates may go up.

Why are our cities suffering?

mcadambi - 12-DEC-2008

My take on why local level governance in cities like Bangalore and Mumbai are suffering while thriving in cities like New Delhi and to a lesser extent, Chennai.

Any good city needs local governance. This means having a strong mayor council in place and using revenues generated by the city to a substantial extent for the city's needs. 

City of flyovers

asj - 12-DEC-2008

Worth a read (got this from the sustrans email group)-

http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20081209&fname=debarshi&sid=1&pn=1

ASJ

Metro delayed by one year

s_yajaman - 11-DEC-2008

Metro delayed by one year

s_yajaman - 11-DEC-2008

So what we had suspected all along is true.  Namma Metro is delayed by one year.   Reach One itself is badly delayed. 

http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Dec112008/scroll20081211106051.asp?section=frontpagenews

Use of Public Transport picks up in the US

murali772 - 10-DEC-2008

Americans rode subways, buses and commuter railroads in record numbers in the third quarter of this year, even as gas prices dropped and unemployment rose.

Palace Property sold for Rs 6,000 cr?

murali772 - 8-DEC-2008

Wodeyar has sold prime land in Palace Grounds to a city-based developer. Many high profile realtors were interested in the deal. But in the end leading developer Dayanand Pai struck the deal. It is disputed land but already been sold for Rs6,000 crore.

NICE Freeway becomes part of PRR!

blrsri - 8-DEC-2008

Good news to start the week..

Tippu Sultan's Monuments

ssheragu - 7-DEC-2008

ssheragu I came across a News Item that our BSY government is planing to shift some Tipu monuments near Srirangapatna that are in the way of Broad Gauge track While the laying of Broad Gauge track is most welcome, it should ot be forgotten that Hyder Ali & Tipu are some of our earliest freedom fighters.

Infosys exhorts employees to go on 1-yr sabbatical, work for NGOs

murali772 - 5-DEC-2008

India's second-largest information technology services provider, Infosys Technologies, has issued letters to its employees stating they could opt for a one-year sabbatical to engage themselves in philanthropic activities. They would continue to draw 50 per cent of their salary during the period.