'Rs 3 crore goes down the drain' - Belandur Lake works

silkboard - 30-SEP-2008

In case you didn't read this today:

Rs 3 crore goes down the drain
CAG Unearths Major Irregularities In Bellandur Lake Rejuvenation Project
Vinay Madhav | TNN

How to Improve Efficiency in our system

Avinash - 30-SEP-2008

Hi All, Can we work out a plan like before the Election the party & the people who were in rule has to come infrount of the people and have to share Developments, Construction ,New Project Implementation , New Rule & regulation ,which they have done for the city and to the state in the time span what they had got.

Success of Delhi Metro Phase One

mcadambi - 29-SEP-2008

http://indiatoday.digitaltoday.in/index.php?option=com_content&issueid=72&task=view&id=16138&acc=high "But the only way to discourage the use of private vehicles is to provide alternatives—ones that are safe, reliable, fast and easily accessible. That is where a rail-based transit system taps into a metropolis' needs, becoming the lifeline of its economic activities. [...]

Tenders for 10 metro stations - details

silkboard - 29-SEP-2008

First of all, I have no idea what that Deccan Chronicle article meant when it talked numbers like Rs 1 to 10 Crore per station. We have been noticing Bangalore Metro tenders in newspapers, all are available on BMRC website as well. Here are the details, with links to the tender pdf files:

1. CMH Road + Byppanhalli stations - Rs 81 Crores (link)
2. RV Road Terminal + Jayanagar - Rs 61 Crores (link)
3. Tollgate + Hosahalli + Vijayanagar - Rs 98 Crores (link)
4. Yeswantpur + Soap Factory + Mahalaxmi Nagar - Rs 111 Crores (link)

Magic for Pedestrains - anyone has pics?

blrsri - 29-SEP-2008

BBMP has done a 24 hour wonder by putting together a ped underpass in 24 hrs using the magic tech ... read this on ToI.

Power and water connections only after BBMP approval

murali772 - 29-SEP-2008

Aspiring house owners, beware. It would be best to stick to the sanctioned building plan, as even the smallest deviations in the form of setbacks in front, rear, left or right side of the building, height of the structure or number of floors, could leave the building in darkness and without water.

Meeting with South Western Railways

murali772 - 26-SEP-2008

Promoting a comment from this post to plan and track a meeting with SWR - {admin}

contact established (with SW Rly)

Just spoke to Mr T R K Rao, Addl Divl Mgr, Bangalore Division, S W Rly. Gave him a brief on PRAJA, and invited him to visit our web-site (Sir - a warm hello to you, if you are reading this) to get a clearer understanding of what we are trying to do. He has promised to do so, and revert to me to fix a meeting, possibly in the coming week.

Some answers from Railways

silkboard - 28-SEP-2008

Mr. N. Mukund who represents the Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce on the Divisional Railway Users’ Consultative Committee, recently got some questions answered by the Railway Officials. Click on the image on right to see Railway's replies to his questions. Here is a quick recap of some of those, see the one on commuter rail (suburban connectivity comes under ... state government!)

Combining Capitalism with Welfarism

murali772 - 27-SEP-2008

Modern capitalist states are all welfare states. Enormous bureaucracies have been created to tax the rich, regulate business, provide subsidies and special schemes to the needy, thwart environmental harm and health hazards, and so on. The list is long and keeps growing.

The science of traffic jams

mcadambi - 27-SEP-2008

Good and informative article from 'The Economist' http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12202559