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BBMP's RTI system - when?

02/01/09 06:10 - silkboard

About two years ago, when BBMP website was revamped, they had promised an online complaints/grievance management system. The "coming soon" notice stayed on the website for about six months, and then was replaced with simple email ids for complaints and suggestions. Similarly, there has been a pending promise for an online RTI system.

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Monthly Praja-Bangalore meet for Feb (moved to 21st)

01/31/09 18:34 - silkboard

Our monthly Praja meet (2nd Saturday mornings) for February. Shall we meet at Cubbon park this time? Lalbagh is not so central a location for North Bangaloreans? [yes, Cubbon Park, near central library]. 7.30 am.

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Highways and Ribbon Development

01/30/09 14:41 - asj

[Moved out of the Karnataka Roads PPP post] Without legislation that stops ribbon development, every new highway and bypass road (meant to by pass the townships) will be engulfed with surrounding development.

Even Mumbai-Pune expressway has not been spared from the above and towards the Pune end, we have numerous junctions sprouting and malls along highway which have driveways opening straight on to the highway!! Wakad in Pune has a Shoppers Stop and several more Corporates on the highway.

If you look at Western stats - country roads are most dangerous and Freeways / Motorways are most safe - because they are free of cycles, pedestrians and junctions. But in India, a highway can have have everything on it - from pedestrians, bullock carts, cycles, rickshaws and multitude of junctions - lots of elements trying to go across and perpendicualr to faster vehicles on the main carriage way. All this = 80% fatalities on Highway as reported above.

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Bangalore in the Pangs of Development!

01/28/09 12:15 - gopalsivas

Development is good for any city and country. And if you just glace around in any major road today, you will see the un-missable sign of development in our beloved Bangalore. Guess what!? It is the new and new buildings being raised in every major street / road in the city that is expanding at a pace so rapid, that you and I can only imagine.

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KRV discussions and comment guidelines

01/31/09 06:16 - sanneerappa

Some of the comments in this thread have flouted Praja comment guidelines by making unsubstantiated allegations about Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV) & its leadership. These comments are based on hearsay and personal opinions.

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Sustainability - Making cities to be of one-hour wide functionality

01/30/09 09:34 - asj

Speech by Mr. Peter Newman is a must read for all City Adminisrators and Town planners. Please do spend time reading. Its dense but insightful.

http://www.metrostrategy.nsw.gov.au/dev/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=59&languageId=1&contentId=248

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Exciting - Karnataka's own NHDP !!

01/29/09 05:25 - silkboard

KSHIPI am a bit surprised that mainstream media is yet to show serious interest in a PPP proposal to develop 66000 kms of roads in Karnataka. I first heard about this mega plan about two months ago, and finally, yesterday, half page ads appeared in newspapers with more details. Sounds exciting isn't it, promise of connectivity, and its about the whole state, not just Bengaluru. Call it Karnataka's own NHDP of sorts. Plan is to modernize roads, not build greenfield roadways. Highlights, here they are:

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Is High Speed Rail at 300+ kph Economically Viable for India

01/28/09 17:30 - vasanth

* Yes * No

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Bangalore Cycling Workshop 31 Jan 2009

01/28/09 11:04 - raviranjan.kumar

When: 31 Jan 2009. Where: KSRTC Central Office, KH Double Road, Shanthinagar, Bangalore. Entry: Open for all. No entry fee. RSVP: contact@rideacycle.org

 

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Moral Policing - or talibanisation?

01/27/09 11:10 - narayan82

In case you have missed it on the news, here is a complete report.

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