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Sankey Road Trees Chopped-off overnight after a secret auction Bengloorappa - 2-JUL-2011
Sadly and expectedly BBMP has gone ahead and done what its best at. It has in a unilateral, self-serving, spur of the moment, authoritarian manner chopped off 17 of the 19 beautiful trees on Sankey Road starting as early as 1:30 am on Friday morning before a stay could be obtained on the remaining 2 trees by 6pm. |
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BBMP and advisers - Sankey Tank Road Widening acoward - 29-JUN-2011
Dear Praja friends, as you already know, these are the days of advisory councils and committees. Their grip is complete, top to down, one advisory council is sitting at national level (NAC), and we also see and hear of a few at the lowest (our city government) level. |
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silkboard - 29-JUN-2011
Wiki page to hold together related posts on Sankey Tank Bund Road widening related developments. The project should be a good case study to understand how BBMP conceives, communicates and executes transportation related projects. Citizens of the impacted area say the project is not justified, BBMP says otherwise. Both sides say they have data on vehicle traffic to defend their stands. |
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BBMP and advisers - Sankey Tank Road Widening acoward - 29-JUN-2011
Dear Praja friends, as you already know, these are the days of advisory councils and committees. Their grip is complete, top to down, one advisory council is sitting at national level (NAC), and we also see and hear of a few at the lowest (our city government) level. |
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Malleshwaram road widening Protest (5 Jun - 8am - 9:30 am) Bengloorappa - 4-JUN-2011
There will be a protest in Malleshwaram on 5th June (Sunday). It is happening due to the following reasons: |
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Say no to widening of trees-lined Sankey Road Petition indian - 13-MAY-2010
The proposed six-lane corridor is expected to result in chopping of about 150 well-grown trees. The widening entails felling of about 150 trees on both sides of the stretch, besides occupying a good portion of the historic tank. It'll/It'd destroy the beauty of one of the posh localities of the City. |
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mcadambi - 21-JAN-2009
The Arterial Sankey Road, from Cauvery Theatre Junction to Yeshwantpur Circle Junction is going to be widened and going to lose all the green cover it has. It is going to become a major disaster given that Sankey Tank and surrounding regions cannot withstand such a large amount of vehicular pollution. |