Some fancy ideas for mass transport

srkulhalli - 24-OCT-2008

Got these when I was browsing around. Kind of exotic - enjoy wwwa.vito.be/FADC/report1/10_Ankur%20Bhatnagar_UniModal.pdf http://www.unimodal.net/

BTIS live traffic information

thampan - 24-OCT-2008

View Bangalore traffic live at any time : http://btis.in/cameras/all.php Bangalore Transport Information System (BTIS) showing 34/50 cameras across Bangalore. Click on location to see current live snapshot … The resolution is pretty good...comparable to those in european towns -------- got the above mail and thought will share with praja about the site

Single body for all transportation works - Pune does it

silkboard - 24-OCT-2008

Learning from mistakes and gaps at other cities - Pune could be doing that. Read this morning, with great interest that Pune has created a special purpose vehicle called Pune Infrastructure Development Corporation (PIDC). Quoting this story (PIDC cleared), this body will be:

Speed Governors are History!

Ravi_D - 23-OCT-2008

Remember this post on Speed Governors by SB?

SB - Sorry to throw this one out my friend. Did you notice these articles in DH recently?

http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Oct212008/state2008102096322.asp

City-states as viable alternatives

murali772 - 20-OCT-2008

If Bangalore, for instance, has to become an international city, like Singapore, it must be made into a separate province. China has done it. Its cities deal directly with Beijing. And it has worked. We remember the likes of IT icon Narayana Murthy having spoken on similar lines. Such out-ofthe-box ideas sometimes help in finding viable solutions.

10 Lakh Employment Oppurtunites in Karanataka !

kbsyed61 - 19-OCT-2008

It seems there is good news for our youths in terms of employment opportunities. Karnataka government has announced measures to employ about 10 lakhs. I wish and pray that government sets a new and unique trend of living upto its promises. This news was reported in Deccan Herald today,

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First Urban Land Title in India

srkulhalli - 18-OCT-2008

"I am delighted to share with everybody that Guaranteed Land Title is now a reality in Rajasthan. Rajasthan is leading the country in its "second wave" of land reforms - land title security.

How infrastructure projects get delayed and stopped

mcadambi - 17-OCT-2008

The ROB at Whitefield is delayed because of inability of the parties (tenderer and tenderee) to work out a commodity rise formula. As noted in the following article, because of unexpected and steep rise in steel and cement prices, the tenderee could not complete the project and had to cite force majeure clause.

Petition against road widening

shas3n - 17-OCT-2008

Campaign Appeal: Endorse Petition to High Court Appointed Committee to review Bangalore Mega Road Widening Project http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/nammaraste Dear All,

Poor lakes....

Ravi_D - 17-OCT-2008

Seen this interesting article in DH on state of KLDA?

Summary: Budget allocation - Rs 3.15 Cr for 40,000 lakes in the state. Karnataka Lake Development Authority has 4 officers and 6 contract employees, 1 vehicle and 1 telephone for the whole state!.