Solar rickshaws

murali772 - 13-OCT-2008

Solar-powered rickshaws called green rickshaws were introduced in Chandni Chowk here on Thursday as part of a pilot project. Each of these rickshaws costs about Rs.17,000 and the idea is to have them in place of the man-pulled rickshaws.

Not having an elected council is a costly mistake

mcadambi - 13-OCT-2008

By not having an elected council in place, BBMP is not able to get matching grants under JNNURM for development of Bangalore. We have lost precious time and money thanks to malgovernance. Lokmanya Tilak in the early 20th century cried for Swaraj for all Indians. We in 21st century Bangalore cannot even manage our own neighbourhoods!

So, will BMTC do one of this?

silkboard - 12-OCT-2008

I was waiting for one of these two to happen. What if:

1. BMTC bids to operate buses in liberalized UP transport sector?
2. BMRC (Bangalore Metro) orders its own fleet of buses to make sure it gets good numbers to reliably reach all their stations?

Satellite Bus Stands - Will they reduce traffic?

Vasanth - 12-OCT-2008

Most of the traffic planners say to start the satellite bus stands to reduce the city traffic. Recently KSRTC Minister Mr.Ashok announced many satellite bus stands and even in Mysore where the traffic is quite normal in the range of 300+ crores. Will they really serve the purpose?

Private airlines seek $1 billion bailout, Jet suspends San Francisco, impact of UDF

Devesh - 12-OCT-2008

[Cross posted from my aviation blog]

CAG seeks greater powers

murali772 - 10-OCT-2008

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) is firming up a proposal seeking powers commensurate with those enjoyed by other investigative agencies like CBI, Enforcement Directorate and Income Tax.

Killer BMTC / Lorries? Who is the real Culprit?

do-it-yourself - 10-OCT-2008

Most of the low speed (city) fatal accident reports have a common phrase, "came under the wheel". A victim is usually crushed under these heavy vehicles resulting in serious injuries or death. But I have not heard of this happening with a Volvo bus or cars. Why? Are they not heavy enough?

Meeting with Mr Rajeev Chandrashekhar, Convener ABIDe

admin123 - 9-OCT-2008

We had requested for a Praja meeting with Mr Rajeev Chandrashekhar, Rajya Sabha MP, and convener of ABIDe. He was kind enough to respond and indicate his willingness to meet. The date isn't set yet, we'd try get his time this weekend or next. Worst case, we have suggested weekday late evening time slot.

Metro: Line 3??

Srivatsava - 9-OCT-2008

The metro line from EC to Whitefield has been approved by the state government. Does anyone know what is the alignment of the line? It is still not available at the BMRC site. And the monorail map on BMRC website is most illegible. I would love to see where the new line connects to the planned two line?? -Srivatsava

080 Transform: Contemporary Architecture Event in Bangalore

vishnu - 9-OCT-2008

A contemporary Architecture Exhibition and Event Organised by Incite and Max Muller Bhavan. Its for anyone who wants to know more about architecture in bangalore and where it is going. More Information here.. http://mgroad.wordpress.com/2008/10/09/080-transform/