Meeting with Mr Ashok Kheny - **postponed**
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Written By admin123 - 22 October, 2008
BMIC
Bangalore
NICE
Praja
Meeting
Update: 9:30 pm, Oct 27: Something urgent came up at Mr Khney's end for tomorrow morning. He sincerely apologized for this late notice, and promised to do this next weekend or the one after. The tomorrow morning's meeting stands postponed.
We have confirmed a meeting with Mr Ashk Kheny on Tuesday, Oct 28, 11 AM. Venue: His office at Medford Garden, M G Road, Near Trinity Circle, behind Kids Kemp. 7 folks can go. As always, long timers and active members get preference, or else, it will be first come first serve.
Please remember, we are not into any investigative journalism or probing exercises. We discuss NICE/BMIC a lot here, and it will be nice to hear his plans, his take on the experience with this project, the specs and standards he follows for building his roads, and his recent offers to build 2000+ km expressways in Karnataka.
Please leave a comment here to confirm your attendance. Sorry, for we couldn't manage a weekend date :( just took whatever we got as the meeting has been pending for over a month now.
One thing i want praja representatives to ask Mr Kheny..is..
1. the NICE expwy will connect blr-mys, but from press it seems like that it will only allow exists in bidadi and in mysore and nowhere else. so if a citizen wants to exit in mandya it is not possible..Why is that restriction?
By doing it that way only people who want to end up in mys will use this and the business and people from other intermdiate cities will not benefit..If govt is using any tax payer resource to get this done, it should be in the larger interest of the popolation living in that area...Agree?
Pls get this clarified..
Good job team.
I would like to join this meeting. My questions are
a. When does he think the PRR will be done from EC to Peenya?
b. What sort of toll will be charged?
c. He mentions today that he could extend this till NH-7. any real chance of that happening?
d. Law and order on PRR. People now speed to 140 kmph on that stretch. How does he intend to ensure that accident rates are low.
Srivathsa
Really looking forward to meeting Mr Kheny.
- Incidentally, today's paper has him saying he can complete PRR from Tumkur Road to NH7 in 9 months. And he offers to build 2400 km of expressways in Karnataka. Want to know more about this project proposal.
- Also want to know the policing arrangement for NICE roads - will NICE itself do it, or will he be leaving the job to state police who simply don't have any experience managing high speed roads. Will he organize training for state police so that they can do it. Or will he be game to use the occasion to push for creation of a new karnataka state highway patrol like body?
- And then some small questions, like - whats the plan around the spot where Link Expressway (that connects Bangalore-Mysore e-way to the city) ends inside the city. Does he anticipate crowds at the tollgate there (recall all the news about Gurgaon expressway tollgate)?
I would like to go too.
In addition to what SB has raised, we need to ask what the latest is about the Gottigere lake fiasco on Bannerghatta road - will the alignment pass over stilts above the lake or is there a move to change the alignment ? Have all approvals been obtained ? Also, if there are any land issues at the points where NICE Rd cuts Kanakapura road & Mysore road.
BMRDA maps show NICE road linking NH-4 with NH-7 well clear of the PRR alignment, but the press, quoting State govt & BMRDA /BDA officials had said that it conflicts with PRR at some points. We need to clarify this.
Would also like to include how he would fund construction of 2400 km of expressways in the state.
The office name is Midford Garden (not Medford) - after turning into MG Rd from Trinity circle, take the first left after Kidskemp - the building is on the right side abt 150 mtrs after the turn.
Cant make it :(
By the way does NICE project come under the purview of RTI act?
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