Madiwala Bangalore Footpath occupied - Are the BDA, Govt authorities sleeping ?

The following pictures are taken near the Madiwala Police Station. The Footpath is occupied by the Musim Masjid near Wipro M3 and M4. During the peak hours most of the accident happens in this place. There is no foot path at all in this place to walk.....where public will walk ?? Foot path is occupied by the religious and the some tea shop fellows.

Are the government authorities sleeping  ? If people want to worship God, God is everywhere. They can do all their prayers from their home or in some private place wherever they want. No God says to block the public way and build a temple or masjid for him. Helping the people is equal to praying the God 100000000000000000000000.......n times. 

And moreover Did the Footpath was constructed first or Masjid was constructed first ? where were these people when they construct the Road. 

Some Public enemy's have blocked the public road and constructed the masjid, will they allow public to walk inside the their masjid ???? 

Will the BDA/Police/Government Authorities take action on these people and bring the footpath back for public use ?  God Knows. - Bangalorean.

Madiwala Bangalore, Madiwala Total, Madiwala market, Madiwala Police Station, Madiwala Wipro, Madiwala  Masjid, Madiwala Masudhi, Madiwala St. Johns Junction, Madiwala Water tank, Madiwala Silkboard Junction, Madiwala Bridge, Madiwala Bust Stop, Madiwala Ayyappan Temple, Madiwala Maruthi Nagar, Madiwala Police Quarters, Madiwala road.

Bangalore boy to build roads from plastic waste

The problem of plastic waste in the city is getting acute by the day. Bangalore generates roughly 5,000 tonne of solid waste daily, of which nearly 50 tonne is plastic. But there is a ray of hope as an M Tech student has taken it upon himself to find ways of countering the menace.

A N Ashwin, a student of R V Engineering College, is conducting a study, titled 'Effects of Waste Plastic Utilisation on the Performance of Semi-Dense Bituminous Concrete Mixes', which will look at ways to put plastics to good use. The study is a first-of-its-kind in India. Every day, tonnes of plastic is generated, and not properly disposed - its either dumped along with other waste generated or is being burnt, causing a serious threat to the environment.

When plastic is used in semi-dense materials for laying roads, the road's durability increases. It doesn't get damaged easily and stops seepage of water. "Recycled plastic is already being used in making of roads and is used to mix with the aggregates. But it is not used in semi-dense bituminous concrete mixes. By recycling the waste, the goal of plastic waste management is also achieved," said Ashwin.

"The waste plastic is used in wet process where it is mixed with bitumen, but no one has tried it yet with dry process, which we are doing for the first time. Low-density waste plastic in its fine shredded form will be added (at high temperature) to the heated aggregates, thus forming a thin coating on them.

As a result, it provides better performance of semi-dense bituminous concrete mixes by performing two different functions. One improves the adhesive property of aggregates with binders and also it improves anti-stripping property of aggregates," he added.

Bangalore Traffic diversion at Dairy Circle

BANGALORE: Traffic movement from Bangalore Dairy Circle to Wilson Garden will be diverted from the midnight of December 20 to facilitate repair works by BSWWB. The diversion will be in effect until the works are completed, a release from the police commissioner said. 

The water board is undertaking repair works of drinking water pipes on the stretch between Kidwai hospital and Nimhans convention centre on Dr Mari Gowda Road. 

ROUTES YOU MAY USE 

Vehicles from Bannerghatta Road, Hosur Road and Sarjapur Road travelling towards Majestic will have to reach MICO Layout via Dairy Circle and turn left at Chinnayanapalya junction. They can touch K H Road and Dr Mari Gowda Road from Chinnayanapalya and Wilson Garden 8th Main Road. Alternatively, motorists can drive down Bannerghatta Road and take a left at Shooly Circle to reach Richmond Circle and proceed further. 

Vehicles travelling towards City Market from Hosur Road need to turn left at Silk Board junction. Those coming from Bannerghatta Road need to take a left at J D Mara, while those travelling from Gurappanapalya and BTM Layout need to turn left at Gurappanapalya junction and proceed via East End Road and via Jayanagar to reach City Market.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Traffic-diversion-at-Dairy-Circle-from-tomorrow/articleshow/7125198.cms

Shortcut route from Bangalore Electronics City to Bangalore International Airport (BIAL)

Good news to the Bangalore Electronics city people who all are searching for the traffic less shortcut route from Electronics City to the Bangalore International Airport.

And People are travelling from Tamilnadu - Salem, Coimbatore, Trichy, Omalur, Mettur, Erode, Yercaud, Attur, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Karimangalam, Kaveripattinam, Pennagaram, Hogenakkal, Palacode, Rayakotai, shoolagiri, Hosur, Anekal, Attibele, Chandapura, Bommasandra, Hebba Gudi, Hosa Road are also can use this short cut route to reach the BIAL Bangalore International Airport without traffic.

If you travel via the Silk Board - Agra route, most of the time we will get stuck in the Silk board junction. And more over there are many Bridge constructions going on at the following places, so please take the below suggested route to avoid the traffic.

1. HSR BDA junction

2. Agra Junction

3. Sarjapur Junction

The only pre-cation we need take care while driving from Hosa Road to Sarjapur Junction is there are lot of speed breakers(arround 20) on the road, need to drive bit carefully.

Total Distance from Electronics City  to BIAL : 62.7 Kms

Time Duration from Electronics City  to BIAL : 1 hour 20 minutes

Route information: 

Electronics City Bengaluru, Karnataka 560100

1.	Electronics City Bus Stop / Toll gate		400 m
2.	Turn right at Service Road		210 m
3.	Sharp left at Hosur Road		200 m
4.	Slight right to stay on Hosur Road		3.5 km
5.	Turn right at Hosa Rd		500 m
6.	Turn right to stay on Hosa Rd		13 m
7.	Take the 1st left to stay on Hosa Rd Pass by RTO Electronic City (KA51)  (on the left)		4.4 km
8.	Sharp left to stay on Hosa Rd		400 m
9.	Sharp right to stay on Hosa Rd		130 m
10.	Turn right at La Casa to stay on Hosa Rd Pass by Abhi Stationers  (on the right)		500 m
11.	At St. Norbert Parish Church, continue onto Hosa Road Pass by St Augustine Study House  (on the right)		650 m
12.	Turn left at Sarjapur Rd/Sarjapur Main Rd Pass by Hello Kids, Sarjapur Rd  (on the left)		1.6 km
13.	Sharp right at Outer Ring Rd/Sarjapur Rd		10 m
14.	Take the 1st right onto Outer Ring Rd Pass by HP Petrol Pump  (on the left in 12.8 km)		13.0 km
15.	Slight right at K. L. Fashions onto Classic Royale Garden - KRPURAM/Outer Ring Rd Continue to follow Outer Ring Rd Pass by Readymade Homes & Walls  (on the left in 5.6 km)		11.3 km
16.	Slight left to stay on Outer Ring Rd Pass by Lord Shiva Temple  (on the left in 300 m)		350 m
17.	At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto the slip road onto Bellary Rd/Kanyakumari - Varanasi Road/Outer Ring Rd		500 m
18.	Merge onto Bellary Rd/Kanyakumari - Varanasi Road/Outer Ring Rd Continue to follow Kanyakumari - Varanasi Road Pass by Indian Oil  (on the left in 7.1 km)		18.3 km
19.	Take the exit		2.3 km
20.	Continue straight Go through 2 roundabouts		4.1 km
21.	Turn left		290 m

Bengaluru International Airport (BLR), SH 104, Karnataka

Have a safe journey.

Bangalore: Store as much water as possible as your taps will run dry from July 16 to 19.

Water supply will be cut in several areas as a major supply line in Cauvery IV Stage, drawing water from T K Halli, will be re-aligned as per a directive of the high court.

The supply line, which cuts across the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor at Channasandra on Uttarahalli-Kengeri Road, is scheduled to be shifted as per an approved corridor alignment. The litigation has been on for some time and the HC has directed BWSSB to re-align the supply line.

The shifting will require linking of new lines to the existing ones. For this purpose, pumps will be switched off for three days and water supply will be affected. BWSSB has advised the public to store sufficient water. Regular supply will be restored on July 20.

The affected areas include:
West division: Nagarbhavi (all stages), Chandra Layout, Vijayanagar, Hampinagar, RR Nagar, Kengeri, WCR 2nd Stage, Mahalakshmi Layout, Magadi Road.

North division: Sahakaranagar, Byatarayanapura, Yelahanka, parts of Vidyaranyapura, Dasarahalli, parts of Jalahalli, HMT, Siddathnagar, BIAL.

East division: Konena Agrahara, BDA Layout, HAL factory, Defence quarters at Marathahalli, parts of Akashvihar, AECS Layout, Garudacharpalya, parts of Mahadevapura, B-Narayanapura, KIADB area, ITPL.

South-East division: Nanjareddy Colony, Murugesh Palya, Vinayaka Layout, parts of Domlur, Amarajyothi Layout, ISRO domestic campus (defence), NAL, Kodihalli, IIM airport, Koramangala I Block, Teachers’ Colony, Jakkasandra Extension, CPWD quarters, KSRP quarters up to 4th Block, HSR Layout.

South division: BTM Layout, JP Nagar, Maruthinagar, Vijaya Bank Layout, Electronic City .

'A Leader Should Know How to Manage Failure' - APJ Abdul Kalam

Former President of India APJ Abdul Kalam : 'A Leader Should Know How to Manage Failure'

India Knowledge@Wharton: Could you give an example, from your own experience, of how leaders should manage failure?

Kalam: Let me tell you about my experience. In 1973 I became the project director of India's satellite launch vehicle program, commonly called the SLV-3. Our goal was to put India's "Rohini" satellite into orbit by 1980. I was given funds and human resources -- but was told clearly that by 1980 we had to launch the satellite into space. Thousands of people worked together in scientific and technical teams towards that goal.

By 1979 -- I think the month was August -- we thought we were ready. As the project director, I went to the control center for the launch. At four minutes before the satellite launch, the computer began to go through the checklist of items that needed to be checked. One minute later, the computer program put the launch on hold; the display showed that some control components were not in order. My experts -- I had four or five of them with me -- told me not to worry; they had done their calculations and there was enough reserve fuel. So I bypassed the computer, switched to manual mode, and launched the rocket. In the first stage, everything worked fine. In the second stage, a problem developed. Instead of the satellite going into orbit, the whole rocket system plunged into the Bay of Bengal. It was a big failure.

That day, the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization, Prof. Satish Dhawan, had called a press conference. The launch was at 7:00 am, and the press conference -- where journalists from around the world were present -- was at 7:45 am at ISRO's satellite launch range in Sriharikota [in Andhra Pradesh in southern India]. Prof. Dhawan, the leader of the organization, conducted the press conference himself. He took responsibility for the failure -- he said that the team had worked very hard, but that it needed more technological support. He assured the media that in another year, the team would definitely succeed. Now, I was the project director, and it was my failure, but instead, he took responsibility for the failure as chairman of the organization.

The next year, in July 1980, we tried again to launch the satellite -- and this time we succeeded. The whole nation was jubilant. Again, there was a press conference. Prof. Dhawan called me aside and told me, "You conduct the press conference today."

I learned a very important lesson that day. When failure occurred, the leader of the organization owned that failure. When success came, he gave it to his team. The best management lesson I have learned did not come to me from reading a book; it came from that experience.

Public Grievance in India

Government of India has an online Grievance forum at http://darpg-grievance.nic.in.

Can you imagine this is happening in INDIA?
The govt. wants people to use this tool to highlight the problems they faced while dealing with Government officials or departments like Passport Office, Electricity board, BSNL/MTNL, Railways etc.

I know many people will say that these things don't work in India, but this actually works as one of our colleague in CSC found. The guy I'm talking about lives in Faridabad. Couple of months back, the Faridabad Municipal Corporation laid new roads in his area and the residents were very happy about it. But 2 weeks later, BSNL dug up the newly laid roads to install new cables which annoyed all the residents including this guy. But it was only this guy! Who used the above listed grievance forum to highlight his concern. And to his surprise, BSNL and Municipal Corporation of Faridabad were served a show because notice and the guy received a copy of the notice in one week. Government has asked the MC and BSNL about the goof up as it's clear that both the government departments were not in sync at all.

So use this grievance forum and educate others who don't know about this facility. This way we can at least raise our concerns instead of just talking about the ' System ' in India.

Invite your friends to contribute for many such happenings.

PLEASE SPREAD THIS MESSAGE IF U WANT OUR INDIA TO HAVE A BETTER ToMORROW & FORWARD THIS MAIL TO AS MANY AS POSSIBLE.

Bengaluru International Airport: Commences operation on Friday, May 23, 2008

The new Bengaluru International Airport will commence its operations on Friday, May 23, 2008 (00:01 hours of May 23). All flights landing and departing after midnight (May 22, 2008) will operate from the new airport, and the HAL Airport will not be functional from May 23, 2008.

Departure from Bengaluru International Airport

Please find attached below the information on the location of the airport and the various means of transport. The check-in hall at the new airport is common for domestic and international passengers. There are '53 check-in counters' and '18 Self check-in machine's. There is no need to screen your bags before check-in.

The following "User Development Fee" would be collected at the airport directly from passengers leaving Bengaluru. However, those arriving would not have to pay any "User development fee".

International Passengers - INR 1070.
Domestic Passengers - INR 675.

Once you have checked-in, follow the domestic and international departure gate signs on the first floor and proceed through security. Post security check-in you will find a wide range of retail stores and food & beverage outlets. There are also comfortable lounges for first and business class passengers. Free Wi-Fi Internet is also available for those carrying their laptops.

Arrival at Bengaluru International Airport

The airport is equipped with adequate number of immigration counters and baggage carousels for quick baggage retrieval. A large duty free shop is also located near the baggage claim area.

The following means of transport are available from day one: ·

AC Volvo Buses operated by BMTC to key destinations in the city (Indicative price to MG Road: Rs. 120). ·

Reliable professional Taxi services operated by MERU and Easycabs, with a metered fare (Indicative Rate to MG Road: Rs. 600). ·

Premium Limousine Cars operated by Hertz and Akbar Travels – Cars with drivers as well as self driven cars are available.

Free Heart surgery @ Sri Sathya Sai Institute Higher Medical Sciences

Little Hearts can keep beating, free of cost.

For most parents of children requiring heart surgery, the cost is unaffordable.

Now here is good news. An Institute in Bangalore, India, performs any kind of heart surgery, free of cost.

Sri Sathya Sai Institute Higher Medical Sciences,
E.P.I.P. Area,
WhiteField,
Bangalore 560 066,
Karnataka,
India.

Telephone : +91-080-28411500.
Fax: +91-080-28411502.
Email: adminblr@sssihms.org.in
Websites:
http://www.saibaba.ws/service/sssihms.htm
http://www.sssihms.org.in/
http://www.sathyasai.org/saihealth/pnhosp.htm

How to reach Sri Sathya Sai Institute Higher Medical Sciences @ Bangalore, ITPL (Whitefiled).

http://www.saionline.org/service_projects/whitefield_ss.htm

"Please show heart, by passing this information on to all the people you know. It just might reach someone, somewhere, who needs it."

Bangalore International Airport pics

Corruption in Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC)

Everyone knows that in Bangalore transportation cost is very high when compared to the neighbour states like Tamilnadu, Kerala. I strongly believe it could be because of the Bangalorians only. Most of the people who travel by Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) bus are not buying tickets. Even if they decided to buy the ticket, they pay only partial amount to Conductors. BMTC Bus Conductors also accepts that partial amount and are not giving any tickets i.e., say Rs.2 against the Ticket cost RS.5. People think that they are getting benefit of Rs.3 from this. But really they are loosing their cost indirectly. This is one of the main reasons to increase the Ticket cost in Bangalore.

As of my knowledge BMTC conductors and Drivers earn more than Rs.25, 000 per month and they own at least one good apartment in Bangalore, especially in hot of the City.

None of the Bangalorians bother about this. Somebody should involve in this matter and take action on this.

My suggestion to control this corruption is, BMTC should form a separate team for this anti corruption operation. Let’s say BMTC anti-corruption Squad. (BACS). Allocate specific person to a particular route and ask them to check the passengers Tickets regularly. It’s similar to Ticket Checker. I believe BMTC has some people for this job. But I am not sure how active they are. If passenger didn’t buy a ticket fine them, If Conductors didn’t provide the ticket suspend them for a month. We should spread this message through news paper and make people aware of this anti corruption in BMTC buses.

If we implement this project we can control at least 50% of corruption in BMTC busses. Then there will be no chance for increasing the ticket cost very often. As a Bangalorian we should involve in this anti- corruption.

Bangalore 2020 Pictures

The following pictures are the proposed Buildings in Bangalore by 2020.

Foreign Trade Center Hubli 275 Km from Bengalooru

Film Nagar in Bangalore for shooting of movies

World Tourist Place & Culture City coming up in Chikkabanavara 20 KM from Bengalooru

Worlds Largest Park in Nort Bangalore to be completed by 2010

Childrens Park near kengeri prestigious project given to Switzerland

Bengalooru doing it. It ' s 89 storey tower in south

Satellite City in Mysore Road 8 Km from Bangalore

Bidadi industrial Town with New City Model 35 Km from Bengalooru.

New Township in Tumkur Road 30 KM from Bengalooru.

Silicon City coming up in west Bangalore towards NH4

Fab City Model house displayed in ASSEMBLY - KA. on 01st jun 2006

Electronics City - Silk Board bridge construction

Electronics City - Silk Board bridge construction :
These pictures were taken from Bommanahalli (Infront of ICICI bank):