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Commute

A sustainable plan to solve traffic woes at Iblur Junction

September 17, 2021 Mukund Kumar

With Metro work starting on Outer Ring Road, and traffic levels back to normal, a sustainable plan is needed for Iblur junction.

Commute

Two minutes from Ejipura signal to ORR? Not yet..

September 18, 2019 Kedar Koushik

A 3-km road from Ejipura signal to Agara would drastically reduce traffic jams in Koramangala. But this project has been delayed for years because the state government blundered in acquiring land from the Defence Ministry

Civic

Iblur lake to be back to life this monsoon

March 8, 2019 Naresh Sadasivan

After six years of dogged citizen efforts, Iblur lake is no longer a shrinking, toxic cesspool. Almost restored now, the lake would come alive with the rains

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Commute

Saga of waterlogging on Outer Ring Road

March 21, 2017 Vaidya R

There is no respite from traffic pile ups on Bengaluru’s Outer Ring Road. Sometimes it’s rain, sometimes it’s bus breakdown. Does the government have the will to to fix it?

Commute

Why was the BRTS plan for Outer Ring Road killed?

September 23, 2016 Akshatha M

A recent meeting of various stakeholder groups arrived at a decision in favour of the Metro project on ORR. Akshatha M looks at the various deliberations that went on behind the scenes.

Commute

Dear government, why did you choose Metro over BRTS on ORR?

September 19, 2016 Vaidya R

Karnakata State government bid unceremonious goodbye to the BRTS plan on Outer Ring Road and instead chose metro. But many questions remain unanswered.

Commute

Proposed traffic changes on ORR stretch – share your feedback

September 9, 2016 Clement Jayakumar

HSR Traffic Police have proposed simple changes to improve the traffic flow from Marathahalli till Central Silk Board.

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Governance

Will Metro come to ORR and when?

August 3, 2016 Akshatha M

BMRCL will be initiating the technical studies for KR Puram – Silk Board stretch, but when will the proposal be ready and how will the state find funds for a new section not part of the original design?

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Governance

The thankless job of a traffic cop on Outer Ring Road

July 19, 2016 Akshatha M

They man the traffic, spending their days sorting out chaos on the roads. What is a traffic cop’s life like?

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Commute

Manic pile ups at Marathahalli

June 21, 2013 R Sharada

A resident of Brookefield details the traffic bottlenecks that began with the construction of the railway overbridge and continue to rise.

Infrastructure

“Widening well-developed roads is not development”

June 20, 2010 Vaishnavi Vittal

So say south Bangaloreans, on the BBMP’s widening plans for the Outer Ring Road between Silk Board and Mysore Road. Meet B N Venkatesh Murthy who offers alternatives and fiercely criticises the administration.

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Governance

Cops advice on how to avoid getting mugged

May 28, 2010 News Desk

Police Inspector L Y Rajesh shares tips to play safe and avoid losing your valuables to street robbery. Includes emergency contact numbers of HSR Layout police officials.

Commute

The fast lane from Hebbal to Silk Board gets a push

February 8, 2010 Vaishnavi Vittal

Stakeholders DULT, BMTC, BDA and consultants RITES, iDECK will meet next week to review the revised proposal for the pilot Bus Rapid Transit System in Bengaluru.


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