BIAL Capacity Assesment Report from AAI!

11/23/08 15:10 - kbsyed61

Praja members,

Another RTI response to share with. A Praja member had filed an RTI application with Ministry of Civil Aviation for obtaining a copy of the Capacity assessment of Bangalore's new International airport(BIAL). The capacity assessment was done by AAI from June 16-18, 2008.

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We want infrastructure but no taxes!

11/22/08 21:26 - mcadambi

We the proud citizens of Namma Bengaluru, arguably having a higher Household Income on an average compared to the rest of India cry a lot for infrastructure.

Yet, we do not want to pay property taxes and to add insult to the injury want to pay abysmally low taxes. If we do not pay adequate property taxes, we cannot even have good infrastructure.

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Entropy example: Kilometer long jam for no real reason

11/22/08 17:40 - silkboard

One Wednesday afternoon, I noticed a kilometer long jam around a tiny intersection on Varthur Road at Marathahalli. The photo doesn't tell you much, but watch the video (below) and guess the reason for the chaos I captured:

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Monthly Praja meetings at Bangalore?

11/22/08 16:44 - silkboard

A lot of activity goes on behind the scenes here that doesn't show in blogs and forums. Not that members want to keep things private, but things tend to start via emails or conversations between island groups of members, and there is just no time to post everything in detail.

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How to make citizens follow rules.

11/22/08 06:05 - Photoyogi

On Several threads i have been noticing each time there has been a reference of law enforcement or regulation some one or the other comes around and tells us stories about how regulation and laws are not going to work. (sigh!)
Look here, we are a part of the same system that you are complaining about.

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Taking Rain Water Harvesting more seriously

11/22/08 00:14 - mcadambi

It is good that the BWSSB has finally realised that only about 50% of it's current water supply is metered and billed for. It is equally good to note that it has come down heavily on IBC Knowledge Park (the building hosting Accenture et al) on Bannerghatta Road for water theft.

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Albert Brunner to step down as CEO of BIAL

11/21/08 16:47 - Devesh

Cross posted from my blog

After 7 years, Mr. Albert Brunner will not be extending his contract with Bengaluru International Airport Ltd. (BIAL) which comes to an end in early 2009, and will step down as Chief Executive Officer.

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lighting on KRPURAM to ITPL road

11/20/08 13:02 - swasha

I was sending E-mails to the Commissioner BDA about the non-functioning of the street lights installed at the meridian of the road under subject. I am pursuing this for the last a month or two. I got good respense but stretch of road from Singayyanapalya to Hoodi (beyond that I have not gone) is not working now.

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JDs Rally

11/20/08 11:15 - ananth.bangalore

JDs rally, the traffic snarl, the apathy of the political party and the HDK attitude.. anyone?

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The automobile industry burden

11/20/08 04:28 - murali772

The U.S. auto giants General Motors, Ford and Chrysler are more a fine example of how things work in the age of unbridled corporate power. Of how the collapse of restraint on that power must fracture economy and society. They also set the very standards that the Indian elite lusts to emulate.

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