Extortion racket by faking accidents

murali772 - 28-AUG-2019

The following was posted by a resident on our apartment complex WhatsApp group:

Thought I should share an incident that happened today as I was going to work (around 9 AM, Monday, 26th Aug, '19); and some thoughts. Might help others.

I was in my car near the...

BBMP seeks public help to fix plan violations

srinidhi - 5-AUG-2019

It seems straight out of the STASI manual from earstwhile East Germany, where folks within families were known to spy on each other. But however weird it seems, BBMP plan to get public/neighbours to check on by-law violations might just as well work. The details of the BBMP plan is...

An outline for a most equitable public bus transport model

murali772 - 16-JUL-2019

There had been estimates from long that the city needed far more buses than the BMTC was operating, and it was also known that the need was being partially met by the private operators. But, nobody knew that between the private operators and the schools, there were over 6 times the numbers operated...

Open letter to BTM layout MLA from BAF-BTM cluster

murali772 - 3-JUL-2019

To 

Honorable Sri Ramalinga Reddy,

MLA, BTM layout, 

Bengaluru

Respected Sir

Sub: poor livability conditions in S T Bed layout, and even in the whole of Koramangala

Bangalore Apartments Federation (BAF - https://baf.org.in/), comprising of over 400 apartment complexes across the city, is already known to you,...

Bengaluru footpath issues/solution

srinidhi - 13-APR-2019

Bangalore footpaths are unusable at many places and the result is that pedestrians are forced onto the roads where they run a risk of getting hit by vehicular traffic. Many interesting videos are done to show this problem. A recent one by Malleshwaram Socail  is here below:

Fear and Tender S.U.R.E

srinidhi - 21-MAR-2019

First would like to start with saying that Tender SURE was indeed a ground breaking effort, literally too, in many ways. Uniform Carriage way and few other principles which are new and commendable.

However the original Tender SURE and the other versions thereafter like the BBMP version of  TenderSURE 'Lite'...

Bellandur - Varthur wetland encroachments

srinidhi - 15-FEB-2019

The saga of encroachments and land grabbing on Bellandur lake is very painful to say the least. Its a prime example of how a historical waterbody has been turned to waste just because of human greed. Land grabbers are the worst of the lot who first encraoch and then 'create' paperwork...

Sanity at Silkboard!

srinidhi - 23-JAN-2019

Now that there are land acquistion and the tendering issues to be resolved to sort the grand silkboard road plan, which BMRCL attempted to implement. Also, the double decker work is still on, starting from the marenahalli end.

There is a need a less ambitious practical solution which can be...

Railways, SWR - True Lies!

kbsyed61 - 21-FEB-2016

Excuses, Excuses and more Excuses.

The time has come to call the bluff of railways and south western railways (SWR) on its march of spreading falsehood to deny genuine demands of the Karnataka State. When one look at their claims and check with facts, they stand exposed of nothing but lies. Let us examine few of their recent claims and cross-check them against the facts.

Start Suburban Railu, Save Bengaluru!

kbsyed61 - 26-JAN-2016

Dear Namma Bengaluru Niwasigale, Time to ask questions

We have waited enough for the state government and the center to build infrastructure that could provide relief to our daily challenges. Our day starts with overcoming the challenge of beating the traffic to reach our work places and end with same challenge to return home in the evening.