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admin123 - 20-SEP-2007
Being among the largest wetlands of Bangalore, the health of Bellandur lake is symptomatic of the condition of the waterbodies all across the city.
A recent study by the Energy & Wetlands Research Group at IISc points out that rampant unplanned developmental activities, untreated sewage, solid waste disposal, and encroachment of lake beds in its catchment have put the Bellandur Lake under extreme environmental stress, impairing the functional ability of the lake's ecosystem resulting in poor water quality, depletion and contamination of ground water, and frequent flooding in the catchment. Lack of integrated planning approaches pose serious threats to the sustainability of the region.
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admin123 - 20-SEP-2007Bellandur Catchment Area |
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Don't just be the change, mass-produce it... cvikash - 20-SEP-2007What does it mean to : "Be the Change, we want to see." Many of us grapple with this advice, so did Pranav (Silkboard) and I, when we recently met. Alex Steffen at worldchanging.com goes a step further and applies it to our present context: "If our world is really looking down the barrel of environmental catastrophe, how do I live my life right now?” asked an email I got recently. |
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What's so awfully wrong with Bangalore Metro design ? cvikash - 19-SEP-2007The basic problem with Bangalore Metro Rail design, which is a "carbon copy" of the Delhi Metro Rail design is: i. its failure to define a catchment area and ii. design for seamless integration of feeder services and metro rail system (with seamless ticketing and intermodal synchronization) - RIGHT AT THE INCEPTION. |
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Monorail as a solution for narrow roads blrsri - 19-SEP-2007http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:SydneyMonorail2_gobeirne.jpg Notice the pillar that the rail is built on..and the rails itself..its neat and the best solution for narrow roads like what we have in bangalore! |
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Extension of Metro Rail to Banashankari - Is this meaningful? Vasanth - 18-SEP-2007Recently, on the BMRC website, they have posted a feasibility study of extension of Metro rail from RV Road to Banashankari Bus Station. Will this be helpful in anyway? |
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No phone in car - two predictions silkboard - 18-SEP-2007
[flickr-photo:id=1400229180,size=s]Click on this ad Karnataka government put out in newspapers on Monday. The message is pretty loud and stern - if they find a phone on inside your car or two wheeler, your driving license will get canceled. |
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Hubli-Bangalore-Mysore, Full Speed Ahead!! tsubba - 17-SEP-2007
It is the season of big plans, UP has announced a staggering 1000kms of 8 lanes expressway running the entire length of the state from east to west. Not to be outdone, inspired by a CII proposal for a Mumbai-Bangalore-Chennai high speed freight corridor, the KA state government has tossed in the idea for a high speed passenger corridor in KA, that'll do Bangalore-Hubli in 2 hours, Bangalore-Mysore in 40 minutes. This, apparently, is the "Just In Time" concept to de-congest Bangalore. |
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tsubba - 17-SEP-2007MANGALORE, September 15, 2007: The Citizens Forum for Mangalore Development has filed a public interest litigation (Writ Petition No. |
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tsubba - 16-SEP-2007Thought it might be worthwhile to track some PPP projects in BLR. Please log any news on Public Private Partnerships you find, here. --------------------- Hebbal's Brand New Fire Station Source: Deccan Herald |