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Commuter Rail - Email Campaign ! kbsyed61 - 28-JUN-2012
RITES report is out. Time for action. Shouldn't take more than 5 minutes to send one. Here is a sample of the email that I had sent to various people. You may send this petition to these email addresses: Government Of India Union minister of Urban Development - Minister-mud@nic.in Union minister of Railways - mr@rb.railnet.gov.in |
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Pitiable road conditions at Indiranagar Domlur fly over. psaram42 - 27-JUN-2012
The junction at Indira nagar 100 ft and old airport roads has an elaborate 12 leaf fly over system. |
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Summary of June 2012 RITES draft report on CRS silkboard - 26-JUN-2012
In June 2012, RITES submitted a draft report on feasibility / go forward details on commuter rail service (CRS) for Bengaluru to DULT. Here is a summary and abstract of relevant portions of this report. The report is also available in full at this link. |
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Will you take part in an on-street event in support of Commuter Rail? silkboard - 25-JUN-2012* Yes, anyday, lets plan one! * Yes, but prefer weekends * No, but can help with printing banners etc * No, but can help with promotion of the event * Sorry, but I am watching with interest |
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This is what "being pro-active" is all about murali772 - 23-JUN-2012
Finding that BBMP was not quite equipped to clear the "tree trimmings" from the roadsides, fast enough, following the periodic exercises carried out by his men, particularly during the monsoon period, what does Mr Manivannan, the BESCOM, MD, do? |
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BBMP (and BTP) and inclusive development s_yajaman - 22-JUN-2012
One look at the typical projects happening in Bangalore and it is quite clear that for the BBMP the city is a thoroughfare meant to enable cars to zip across the city with minimal inconvenience. There always seems to be enough funds for flyovers, underpasses, road widening and asphalting. |
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RITES report on Implementation of Commuter Rail for Bengaluru idontspam - 22-JUN-2012
The draft report of the Implementation of Commuter Rail for Bengaluru has been released by RITES to DULT. DULT has shared the report with us for our comments. We are expected to profvide our feedback before 30th of this month. SO do leave your feedback as comments to this thread.
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Controversy brewing over commuter rail, Metro to blame? silkboard - 21-JUN-2012
Time to indulge in some talk on Namma Railu aka Commuter Rail Service (CRS). RITES has submitted a report to DULT last week. Sources claim that Rs 3000-4000 Crore can give Bangalore a 15 minute lead time commuter rail system covering 200 odd kms of distance. We will validate this once the RITES report is made public. |
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ssnkumar - 21-JUN-2012
The lake adjoining Puttenahalli and Jaraganahalli is dying slowly. The lake is called Jaraganahalli Lake or Sarakki Lake and it is a huge water body. For past several years, weeds have covered the entire lake and has become a breeding ground for mosquitoes. Also, local people use it as garbage dump. Many builders are dumping building waste into this lake. |
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kbsyed61 - 20-JUN-2012
Prajegalu, Our commited friend, Mr. Sanjeev has arranged a meeting with SWR Bangalore DRM to discuss the status of Commuter Rail. All are requested to attend this meeting and help Sanjeev in this cause. Here are the meeting details.
When: Friday June 2, 2012 Time: 10:30 A. M. |