Posts : Bangalore

Building incapability, encouraging inneficiency

idontspam - 24-JUN-2009

The government’s science-technology schemes don’t work towards outcomes, they are more concerned about disbursement of funds

Electric Supply - A Chronicle

Ravi_D - 5-MAR-2009

Here is an attempt to chronicle media reports related to our electric supply scenario. Let us update this list as we see related articles in the media.

3/Mar/09 - More Load Shedding Likely

Need Information

Neeyathi_hemmige - 24-JUN-2009

Dear Prajas of Bengalaru....

Can anyone provide me information on Volvo Bus Passes. How do I acquire the same?

I stay in Malathahalli and I need to travel upto Whitefield. My compay transport is of no use, i mean it does not help me ( the slots they have arranged)....


So i have thought of  taking the public transport instead..

Nice to see a budding regulator evolving in public transport space

ramesh_mbabu - 24-JUN-2009

DIMTS is evolving as a TRAI like body to regulate public transport in Delhi.

Focus needed on Metro Stations...

Ravi_D - 24-JUN-2009

Last evening I noticed contractors starting to work on Mysore Road Station. BMRC's June NewsLetter claims to have awarded most (if not all - I didn't count) of Metro Station related works.

Storm Water Drains - planning aspects

RKCHARI - 21-JUN-2009

Friends, To the best of my knowledge, the storm water drains presently in vogue in Bangalore (and I guess in most other Indian cities) is built on the lines of that existed in Roman cities 2000 years back. 

Privacy Rights of a Bangalore Citizen

Sindhu - 23-JUN-2009

The BBMP has put up the property details of all the property tax payers and those who not yet paid taxes in 2008-09 on bmponline.org.

On the one hand it is indeed a laudable initiative toward transparency and accountability. It lets each of us verify if our payment has indeed been recorded correctly in the BBMP database.

hsrlprop

blrsri - 23-JUN-2009

Meeting with Mr Manivannan, DC, Mysore (Venue changed to Bangalore)

murali772 - 23-JUN-2009

Bangalore PRAJA members have from long been eager for a direct meeting with Mr Manivannan, a bureaucrat who has had no reservations about interacting with them through the net. The meeting that had been planned some months back in Mysore had to be called off at the last minute because of some disturbances there.

Pedestrianization projects

rs - 22-JUN-2009

Hi