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NICE Road agreement analysis

01/22/13 17:52 - n

Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) has been embroiled in controversies from the 1997 when the framework agreement was signed.  Though the agreement itself does not appear to be on a public domain, a good analysis of the mechanics of PPP agreement is attached.  Some excerpts:

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BMIC - Why so high toll on NICE road?

01/21/13 16:46 - silkboard

Kind of tired now of reading once-in-a-while-news-updates on NICE vs State of Karnataka case in Supreme Court. Also tired of seeing blatant self-promotion (misuse? illegal?) by Mr Ashok Kheny on his state-given PPP land. But more than that, why are the tolls so high on the NICE peripheral road?

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Identity of our ‘Civil Society’

01/21/13 08:57 - Bangalore is Mine

During the protest march at EWS Quarters, Ejipura, the Inspector-in-charge (named Prasad) warned one of the Resident- Representative that they would be arrested if they came in between the demolition work. When an representative from our group (civil society) stepped in and spoke to the inspector, he identified himself from an individual from an welfare group.

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Hike in bulk diesel price : Will it lead to black market ?

01/21/13 08:27 - Sanjeev

The government's decision to allow market rates for bulk users of diesel will result in a 15% increase in costs for commercial entities such as IT parks, malls, hotels and large office buildings. Bulk buyers who use diesel to run generators during power cuts will now have to pay roughly 60 per litre of diesel against 49 earlier.

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How many more deaths we need before a pedestrian over bridge at Kadugodi?

01/21/13 04:51 - Ramesh Menon

How many more deaths we need before a pedestrian over bridge at Kadugodi?

Every morning and evening we witness very sad scenes at this major point of Whitefield.

The railway crossing connecting Kadugodi population, the Bus stand and Railway Station is causing lot of difficulties for all.

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Demolition of EWS quarters at Ejipura- Is it legal?

01/20/13 12:06 - Bangalore is Mine

I had been to the protest march this morning and returned sometime back. It looks like the demolition cannot be stopped. Here are some events which unfolded.

  • BBMP commissioner had aparently agreed to stay the demolition for the next 2-3 months as consideration (children's education will be impacted.) However, no written commitment (the usual thing)

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BRTS for Bangalore: feasibility, suggestions

01/20/13 10:44 - coolguru143

I was reading through some of the BRTS all over the world both failed and success stories. I wanted to check how feasible to implement this in Bangalore and is there any other alternative to improve the existing system. The major reasons of BRTS failure are:

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Namma Railu: Socio-Politico Considerations!

01/20/13 06:12 - kbsyed61

Somewhere along, Namma Railu - campaign for Commuter Rail Service (CRS) in Bengaluru, could not make the immense socio-economic benefits stand out to convince the citizen's at large and move the politicians in the direction of taking the lead in getting it approved and implemented.

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BESCOM connection and disconnection process

01/20/13 05:20 - sanjayv

BESCOM Connection and Disconnection Process – For Non Payment

A Note on the Process

 

This note is in the context of discussions on MD BESCOM Manivannan’s wall on facebook at the following locations

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IDD's railway projects in Karnataka - details and progress

01/19/13 04:57 - silkboard

Wanted to put out IDD's budget allocation for Railway projects. Sourced from IDD website (here), just in case it goes away or is edited. For everyone to see, react or read between the lines :)

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