Peripheral Ring Road is back with BDA

06/13/08 05:43 - silkboard

The Peripheral Ring Road is back. Not much new as far as the specs are concerned, but the big changes are, one, BDA (state govt) will be executing it, not NHAI (central govt) and two, it will be a PPP project.

[Pic: PRR Ph I as in 2005]

There were several reports across papers today (ET, Biz-standard) and here is a summary:

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BIAL - The Absence of Design Feature/s

06/12/08 13:21 - Naveen

BIAL has been negatively criticized as "Shopping Mall", "Factory-Shed" or "Warehouse" from many quarters.

The leading airports across the world such as Changi-Singapore, Lantau or Kaitak-Hongkong, Schipol-Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Heathrow-London, Dubai & the newer Swarnabhumi-Bangkok all include some design feature/s that leave a lasting impression on users.

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Finland's pride - our future model?

06/12/08 07:12 - murali772

The Finnish parliament voted to build OL3 (Nuclear plant) in 2002, in a decision seen as revolutionary in a Europe that had built no new nuclear plants since the 1986 Chernobyl accident and where opposition to nuclear power has traditionally been fierce.

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Metro Rolling Stock Specs

06/12/08 02:59 - tsubba

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Primary education - all well?

06/11/08 18:01 - silkboard

What was your experience like when you ran around to get your 3-4 year old admitted into pre-school or nursery? Leaving out those who could afford to pay and get into the 'top end' primary schools (money was the clear filter there), did the rest have good visibility into the criteria used to accept or reject their children? How many of you got real receipts for the entry/admission fee you paid? And if you hedged between 2-3 schools, and got admission into all, did you get your fees or deposits refunded in full?

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Vehicle Ownership Restrictions : Singapore Style

06/11/08 12:34 - mcadambi

Have a look at how Singapore manages it's traffic:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate_of_Entitlement

We could have a similar, or atleast a modified system like the one above.

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Can we hope for safer roads

06/11/08 08:02 - s_yajaman

Not sure if people saw this today ("send drunk drivers ...") in the TOI. Here is another link (newstodaynet).

"Finally, there is a serious effort to discipline our traffic. The Law Commission has prepared a report on traffic discipline that sets down stringent penalties and exacting norms to straighten out India's notoriously indisciplined roads.

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Leaving Bengaluru, which Karnataka city would you prefer to live/work in?

06/11/08 05:41 - silkboard

* Mysore * Mangalore * Hubli * Belgaum * Others (leave comment)

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Lets hear it from the Praje then..

06/11/08 05:38 - nijavaada

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Metro Rail - A Bad Move?

06/11/08 05:12 - narayan82

This mornings paper confirmed my apprehensions of the Metro Project.

It is really sad to see this shuffling around of people every year almost. A new chief will have to start from scratch again. bring in his own ideas and his own theories which slow down the project.

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