Infrastructure – Page 98 – Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Government

RTO: Licensed to drive you crazy

September 22, 2008 Siri Srinivas

Inefficiency and creaky official machinery, it seems, are the only paradigms of work ethos in RTOs. Everybody knows it, but little is acknowledged and fewer still are the questions asked.

Government

Muddy roads, murky dealings

September 22, 2008 Supriya Khandekar

Despite a clear warning from its own Chief Auditor on tendering, the BBMP appointed violated due process in appointing consultants to monitor a project to upgrade 26 roads.

Infrastructure

Not just a ‘pedestrian’ problem

September 21, 2008 S G Narayanamurthy

What prevents pedestrians from walking safely on our roads? Ubiquitous encroachments on footpaths! An analysis by a concerned citizen.

Dealing with encroachments

September 21, 2008 S G Narayanamurthy

What can we do about footpath encroachments? Part 2 of the series with an approach to solving the problem.

Aftermath of the Rs.1 Volvo

September 15, 2008 Narasimha Vedala

BMTC allowed its ‘cool’ buses to go on overload last week and paid
the price.

Bangalore’s deadly speed breakers

September 14, 2008 Supriya Khandekar

As if negotiating our dangerous road humps is not bad enough, hundreds of them are unauthorised, to boot. An RTI activist is on the war path to get the BBMP to streamline them.

Government

RTI push gets road work going

September 9, 2008 Supriya Khandekar

Ashwini Layout, a micro-locality in the Koramangala area has long been missing roads. A citizen asked for a copy of the work orders, and things started moving.

Infrastructure

Ruling coming up on future of Metro Rail, traders

August 26, 2008 Zainab Bawa

Citizen Matters is following the High Court proceedings on a PIL regarding the Metro Rail project. A ruling is due on 1 September.

Civic Engagement

Layout residents harassed

August 20, 2008 Santo K Joseph

Unchecked land mafia in a Bangalore suburb continues to harass innocent site owners and residents despite repeated complaints to the police.

Infrastructure

Inside Bangalore’s traffic control room

August 20, 2008 Supriya Khandekar

The city’s traffic management centre is located in the Ashok Nagar Police Station. A lesser known fact is that it is open to the public.

KR Puram Flyover-Bridge problems

August 15, 2008 Ranjith P

Problems at the KR Puram Flyover Bridge cause trauma for commuters

Infrastructure

No space for shops in most Metro stations, says BMRCL

August 13, 2008 Zainab Bawa

It will not be a happy Independence Day for shopkeepers displaced by the Metro. The BMRCL has planned shop-less stations in key areas like Indiranagar, drowning the question of compensatory space for them.