Feedback on airport tree-corridor idea

GVK - 28-JAN-2008

Mrs Janet Yegneswaran of the Tree-for-free trust doesn’t share my enthusiasm for a green corridor to the Bangalore international airport. “Sorry, it’s not possible,” she wrote back, saying she has enough hassles already, of having to deal with the municipal authorities for providing tree guards to her roadside saplings. Planting saplings along airport highway entail large scale maintenance; would require lots of tree-guards (which, incidentally, cost more than saplings). And who takes responsibility for watering the saplings?

NH 48 - Nelamangala ( Bangalore ) - Hassan Highway Project

Pratap Hegde - 28-JAN-2008

The work has begun on the one package/stretch of this project. That is Nelamangala-Devihalli ( little after Adichunchanagiri Medical College ). I thought this project requires a seperate focus.

Going over Cauvery Junction Underpass

tsubba - 28-JAN-2008

Back-of-the-envelope analysis and some rough sketches to understand the cauvery junction underpass solution. Looks like the palike will need more than the magic of precast boxes to make this work.

Existing situation

CJ

tsubba - 28-JAN-2008

A quick study and some rough sketches to understand the cauvery junction underpass. Looks like the palike will need more than the magic of precast boxes to make this work.

Parking on ORR Marathahalli - thats the way!

silkboard - 27-JAN-2008

Went to Hometown in Marathahalli recently and was pleasantly surprised to see a few things. A tow-truck was removing vehicles parked on Outer Ring Road and service road next to Innovative and Hometown. I also saw traffic cops handing out fines to those who were busy parking under no-parking boards while the tow-truck was doing its job!

Well, BBMP, Traffic Police or whoever is organizing this, good show and thats the way. The only way to deal with careless parking and irresponsible businesses who don't care to provide adequate parking space is to enforce, fine and tow! Once the customers figure its a risk and hassle to visit a particular commercial area, they will stop visiting. That will make shops and businesses fall in line. Simple.

Mechanical sweepers for Bellary Road

silkboard - 27-JAN-2008

Hope you heard about BBMP planning to employ Mechanical Sweepers for Bellary Road (Hebbal Flyover to Airport entrance). When I saw the document with work details (See page 15 here), I was thinking about how the winning bidder will manage to accomplish all that BBMP wants.

First of all, I don't know why the Mechanical Sweeper thing is getting so much importance. Read some lines below:

traffic violators

thampan - 25-JAN-2008

for those of you who were talking about a citizen initiative to prevent traffic violations, here is a site which is attempting to do the same. http://www.trafficviolators.com/Home/tabid/37/Default.aspx You could create a login and then report traffic violations which you spot, along with registration numbers and pictures.

Judicial reforms

murali772 - 24-JAN-2008

While the Karnataka High Court is to be commended for its efforts in introducing innovations like ‘mediation’, a question that arises is why is it not doing certain simple things that can earn it considerable goodwill from the litigants.

Shiradi Ghat Road

tsubba - 24-JAN-2008

Minister, Reality Part Ways On Shiradi Ghat

Bangaloreing voters' list review

murali772 - 23-JAN-2008

I was quite excited to read the caption 'Voters' list review Bangalored' in your columns this morning (23rd Jan). However, on going through the text, I was disappointed to find that what was proposed hardly amounted to 'Bangaloreing', going by the general understanding of the term.