Please do not plan to settle down in Bengaluru, it is dying.

Vasanthkumar Mysoremath - 8-NOV-2009

To

All those dear Indians and others from all over the world,

Please do not mistake this post.  This is for your own good and ours too; while the final choice is yours, have a look at the bleak future you may face if you come and settle down:

Source: Deccan Chronicle-front page-todate:

Nutshell: RITES Report -

Public works - workings and problems

silkboard - 8-NOV-2009

This is to understand and the criticize the way this whole public tendering and works process works. Not as sexy a topic as Roads, Flyovers or Airports, but this is where it all happens - execution matters most. Most corruption also happens here as this is the place where money changes hands. Citizen involvement (lack of it) plays here - as work must be checked for quality.

ORR bottleneck - Bhadrappa Layout

idontspam - 7-NOV-2009

It is a good move by BDA to make the ORR Bhadrappa layout junction signal free. This junction assumes significance due to the fact that most of Sanjaynagar and RMV layout and gazillion other layouts in between use the Dr Rajagopal road/Gundappa road to reach ORR go towards the airport.

Indiranagar Metro in progress

psaram42 - 6-NOV-2009

 We had a nice meeting with Nathan and Kiran of Biome Environmental solutions where a lot of discussions took place about the concept note on Indiranagar Metro project in the context of forthcoming Mobil city Un-conference at IISc. The Metro passes through CMH and 100 ft roads in Indiranagar. We in Indiranagar are quite familiar with the Metro by now.

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike

n - 11-OCT-2009

Introduction Structure - General, POR Responsibilities - General, POR In

Petition: Say no to Tagore Circle underpass in Bangalore

indian - 5-NOV-2009

Bangalore is one of the 59 cities to which Ministry of Urban Development or MoUD has sanctioned grants for public transport buses.

This grant is linked to conditional reforms in the transport sector in cities that includes higher taxes on private cars, dedicated funds for public transport, parking policy as a car restrain measure and bus sector reforms.

Benefits of metro rail

vinod_shankar - 5-NOV-2009

Every now and then i see one or the other organisation opposing the metro.  No doubt they entitled to their views, but do they ever see the benefits any metro brings to cities,(especillay the crowded ones like bangalore, mumbai etc)  Let me quote a few points from PIB regarding the delhi metro, i am sure such benefits will accrue to bangalore also once the metro is complete

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike

n - 11-OCT-2009

Introduction Structure - General, POR Responsibilities - General, POR In

First annual Praja-Bangalore meeting!

silkboard - 5-NOV-2009

Since most active and regular Praja members who are based in Bangalore will be present at Mobilicity. Treat the event as the first annual Praja members meet at Bangalore. All local members should try and make it. Attend Mobilicity sessions, ask constructuve questions, and meet more members and like minded people.

The Koramangala 'lake' saga

murali772 - 5-NOV-2009

There is the huge tract of land of 37 acres on the left when you come down BDA complex in Koramangala, while heading towards Wipro park. Just last week the Chief Minister has denotified the entire land in favour of the erstwhile land lord, inspite of orders at the Supreme Court level against any such act.