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Written By psaram42 - 7 March, 2013

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Prof J Satya Saikumar started the event by inviting Prof TG Sitaram and Smt V Manjula to the Dias. Smt Manjula 1987 IAS batch is currently the Commissioner at DULT.

Directorate of Urban Land Transport is responsible for the transport initiatives in the state of Karnataka. These are parking policy, Mass transit, congestion, BRT and road safety to mention a few. The department works in close association with BBMP. Ms Jaya introduced the Praja Research and analysis group to the audience.

Prof Sai Kumar touched upon the efforts of Prof Balram involved in the imitative of the government of Karnataka in helping to set up a new Department of CiSTUP. The MOU was signed on 2 June 2009 at Satish Dhavan Auditorium inaugurated by Mr. Yeddyurappa, the then Chief Minister of Karnataka.  DULT is associated closely with the department since 2011, with a corpus of BMTC, KSRTC and BDA. CiSTUP foundation day Lecture by Prof Dinesh Mohan is slated for 26th 4:00 PM at Faculty hall. 32 project reports of the department are on the Website. Currently there are twelve Doctoral students in the Department. CISTUP has sponsored the cycling programme in the campus. The main projects are:-

  1. Namma Railu
  2. Cycling [NMT]
  3. Auto Rickshaw Study
  4. Mantri Mall congestion
  5. BUS Priority System [Praja]
  6. Cycle lanes in Jayanagar

The key note address was given by Smt Manjula commissioner DULT. She felt proud of her association with CiSTUP. The interaction was at the policy level to identify projects towards sustainable Bangalore. The main points were:-

  1. Optimal utilization of resources
  2. Harmony with nature
  3. Protection of green spaces
  4. Energy efficiency
  5. Grid locking
  6. Transportation of waste
  7. An allocation 40 thousand Crores for Metro
  8. BTRAC
  9. Suburban Railway
  10. Peripheral ring road
  11. route rationalization
  12. Equitable allocation of space
  13. Parking space pricing
  14. Multiple cities development
  15. SEZ town ships
  16. Vertical growth

The main challenge is about conflicting requirement balancing. After the inaugural session the audience was divided into 4 parallel Bangalore groups:-

  1. Moving
  2. Greener
  3. Cleaner and
  4. The Urban Sprawl

These groups split themselves in different class rooms and rejoined with their agreed briefs. The briefs were presented by the respective group volunteers to the audience in the concluding session after Lunch.

Here are Some Pictures of the event:-

1 - Welcome

2 – Murali Dhar Rao being Felicitated 

  

3 – Smt Manjula Delivering her address.

 

4 – Online Presence from USA

COMMENTS

Clean Bangalore group discussions

psaram42 - 7 March, 2013 - 11:31

This group was concerned with “clean Bangalore”. The following list of 14 items resulted in the couple of hours deliberations. The the top 4 prioritized items are:-

  1. Corrupt system
  2. Poor governance
  3. Enforcement of rules
  4. Lack of community ownership

The remaining are:-

  1. Poor / inefficient waste categories
  2. Implementation of policy
  3. Old inefficient vehicle still on use
  4. Rules / behavior capture
  5. Substandard work execution by BBMP
  6. Lack of ownership and co ordination
  7. Inequitable distribution
  8. Provision of civic amenities by government
  9. non conpliance of rules and bad civic behavior
  10. Provision of civic amenities

One of the doctoral students made a presentation on the post lunch combined session.

some points I had raised

murali772 - 7 March, 2013 - 11:05

Thanks to Anantram for the fairly comprehensive report (besides giving me the pride of place). Overall, a good event, and hopefully, we will be able to move forward on some of the actionable points decided upon (which I expect Mr Sai Kumar will be publishing soon).

For those who attended Session1, the following are the links to blogs on the points I had raised during the deliberations:

1) Pedestrian over-bridges & Sky-walks
2) End to BMTC/ KSRTC monopoly
3) Possible solution to hazards faced by cyclists

And, the point I made (in the concluding session) about raising RTI queries on tree felling, is accessible here

Two points I overlooked raising are:
1) the need for removal/ re-location of places of worship from road-sides, where the city of Jabalpur has set a shining example - check this
2) Need for outsourcing maintenance of public toilets, where Delhi apparently has set a fine example, which fact "Namma Corporators" discovered accidentally during a recent visit - check this

Sir, If all these are things

kamalakar pandit - 8 March, 2013 - 07:01

Sir,

If all these are things are implemeted most of the normal citizen like me will be happy !! what I have observed is that...all people @ Cistup/DULT are very qualified/experienced .....but unfortunately the policy makers are not that qualified to understand, thats the pitty. see the fate of NAMMA RAILU...or BRTS...no updates at all !!

Today I read that BDA is planning to have an elevated road from palace road to  Mekhri circle to Hebbal ?? the simple question that comes to my mind is why to widen palace road ? - if elevated road is built ?

Any way, I am convinced that all these presentations will be implemented if POLITICAL WILL is there !! other wise its just building castles in the air...nothing else..

 

Regards

kamal.

Lower income group are struggling a lot for commute

Vasanth - 2 April, 2013 - 08:01

Here is a link:

http://bangalore.citizenmatters.in/articles/view/5053-a-costly-trip-to-work

Atal Saarige blah blahs are not serving any purpose.

 

Some more pictures

psaram42 - 15 March, 2013 - 12:20

 

5 – Lone Cop in attendance.

 

6 – Foundation Day Shirts for the Gathering.

 

7 – The four groups.

 

8 – The four groups briefing

 

9 – Lunch break

 

!0 Murali lighting the Symbolic Lamp

 

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