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CTTP Review – Further Comments & Inputs Naveen - 27-OCT-2008
Hi Suhas, went through your assessment of the CTTP & the discussions that followed – various comments & many relevant, valid points have surfaced. There are a few issues I would like to fill in : |
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Bangalore Mass Transit - Summary of Past Study Reports Naveen - 27-OCT-2008The first CTTP for Bangalore had been carried out in 1963-64 by the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI, New Delhi). This study, though termed “Comprehensive” had focused on the road system, & had proposed construction of 138 km of ring roads, 77.5 km arterial roads & various grade separators, pedestrian subways and truck terminals. |
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murali772 - 27-OCT-2008
“If you need to understand the difference between STUs and private operators, you need to compare the services provided by private operators in districts like Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, and those offered by STUs in fully nationalized districts like Gulbarga and Raichur", says Rajavarma Ballal, president of the state federation of private bus operators. |
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murali772 - 24-OCT-2008
Automobility enervates, because more cars mean more congestion, less mobility |
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murali772 - 24-OCT-2008
After years of building roads and flyovers, the Delhi government has decided to change tack to address congestion on its roads: invest in new, sleek buses to restricted private vehicles. Other cities have followed suit. |
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The other side of CARD acceptance by merchants belgaumblog - 20-OCT-2008
The credit /debit card usage for shopping in the past couple of years has increased tremendously, the main factor being ease and safety. No more carrying those huge amounts of cash in your pocket or purse, just one card can do it. |
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Learn from past mistakes and move on murali772 - 19-OCT-2008
The recent convulsions in the international financial markets have provoked an unseemly amount of gloating on the part of many in the developing world. What worries me, though, is the number of people in India who are saying similar things. "See, we were right in opposing all this liberalisation," one told me. |
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murali772 - 18-OCT-2008
The Karnataka government appears to be looking seriously at the DG set plan, experimented by Pune two years ago, involves getting companies with large captive generation sets to utilise those sets during peak hours instead of drawing power from the state grid. |
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Lessons from the American Melt Down psaram42 - 18-OCT-2008The Sunday October 5 2008 Hindu magazine carried an article by Shyam P When the bubble burst “ |
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murali772 - 17-OCT-2008
Blame empty coffers for power outages. The crisis has arisen as power generation in hydel power stations has been low due to a weak monsoon. The main power generation centre, Raichur Thermal Power Station (RTPS), has been affected as coal suppliers have been demanding KPCL clear outstanding debts and increase pay per load. |