Estimating travel patterns in Bangalore - possible approach

s_yajaman - 26-SEP-2009

Have been chastisized by Tarle for pouring ATF on burning embers in a previous post and not using my praja time on more useful things :). 

Water and Carbon cycle in Nature and how to mange them safely

psaram42 - 25-SEP-2009

Major portion of our body (90%) is water. Water is the elixir of life. Life on earth which is carbon based has lead to the study of biochemistry. There is a speculation about a possible parallel life system elsewhere in the Universe based on silicon [1].

ORR choking near KR Puram station - one reason

idontspam - 23-SEP-2009

Speaking of KRPuram shouldnt this entire length be only 2 lanes wide? Why are they allowing the use of the entire pancreatic bulge before the chicken neck? There should only be as many lanes as allowable for the entire stretch. So what do the "engineers" in the BBMP think when they lay asphalt? Do they know their profession has a meaning?

Open Drains Versus Point of Source Infiltration

RKCHARI - 20-SEP-2009

The Pedestrian Crush

sandeepmr - 19-SEP-2009

This is what Bangalore needs to learn as we move on.The reason it's so crowded here is not because there's not enough space, it's because we give all of our space to the least spatially-efficient form of transportation available.

Sustainable public transport system - high level requirements

blrpraj - 19-SEP-2009

This has been long pending in my mind after reading and contributing to various praja posts over almost a year. I took a stab at a document that analyzes the high level requirements of a integrated public transportation network for Bangalore that can ultimately cater to long term growth.

Should drains be closed?

idontspam - 18-SEP-2009

Government Tenders no more a closed fortress?

psaram42 - 17-SEP-2009

 Presently, all Government tenders prescribe certain set eligibility criteria for prospective supplier of goods and services against every infrastructure related project – especially those related to roads, water and sanitation.

Jayanagar TTMC Report September 12, 2009

psaram42 - 12-SEP-2009

We met at the Jayanagar TTMC at 10 AM. The following were in attendance:-

Green buildings - a crtique on IGBC's approach

murali772 - 11-SEP-2009

The following is the letter addressed to Shri Prem C Jain, Chairman, IGBC (Indian Green Building Council), CII – Sohrabji Godrej Green Building Centre, Hyderabad, by Jaigopal.G.Rao, Principal Designer and Managing partner of ‘Inspiration’ (www.inspire-india.com), and an architect by training.