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Today's a day of acknowledging our dependence on our tools and equipment. Vehicles are cleaned and decorated with banana leaves, sandalwood paste and kumkum. The fire engines in the station at Sarjapur Road, were duly spruced and worshipped. Indeed they are life saving 'Ayudhas'. Fire engine. Pic: Meera K. ⊕

The Outer Ring Road Companies Association has advised commuters to avoid the Outer Ring Road at Bellandur and Intel junctions in the coming week. In addition to the flyover work at Devarabisanahalli and Kadubisanahalli, there is also pipe laying work by BWSSB and GAIL. BDA is working on asphalting the stretch. The ORRCA team had earlier met Minister Suresh Kumar to discuss ways of reducing the inconvenience for commuters.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  ⊕

BBMP has shared this info on property tax collections in our revenue zone. Of the remaining Property Tax to be collected from Mahadevapura zone, 24 crores was collected in March 2011. As of 31st March 2011, 56.43 crores of property tax is yet to be collected. Of which 20.82 crores were collected by the end of June 2011. (Golf link Software Challaghatta - 8 crores, Bhagmane tech park, Garudacharpalya - 1.56 cores)More than one lakh property owners are yet to pay tax amounting to 24.02 crores. This shall be collected within the next 3 months.SignedK N DevarajuJoint Commisioner,BBMP, Mahadevapura ZoneDt…

FORward150 initiated Cycling group about 6 months back to promote cycling in commuting and fun riding. It was named as FORward150_on_cycle. Our group was recently branded as COCO [Cycle On Cycle Onwards] to make it more generic and accommodate members from neighbouring areas in promoting cycling. We have internal target for each member to inspire/motivate atleast one person per month to take up cycling. Its going good in inspiring and motivating many. Group was started with just 2 members and now it has grown healthy with 59 members. Some of the members are often going on long rides during weekends;…

Collecting details for issuing UID number started in Bangalore Process: 1. Collect form from the Security. 2. Fill it up and return to Security. You will get a token and you are asked to wait for your turn. 3. Once your turn comes you will allowed inside. 4. Sit next to the operator and complete the formalities in 10 minutes. Address: Karvy Data Management Services, "Skanda" No 59, Putana Road, Basavanagudi, Bangalore - 560 004. Phone : 080 - 26621192/93 Timing - 9:30am to 4:30pm (Monday - Friday). Not sure of Saturday! What to Carry: Age Proof & Address Proof…

With the drainage lines from Ambalipura clogged, sewage has backed up near the Ambalipura Lake. Residents and members of Forward150 federation are trying to get the authorities to act, but no response till date.  Sewage overflows, adjacent to the lake. Here is the text of the letter we are sending to the Commisioner, BBMP ~~~ To, The Commissioner, BBMP, Bangalore. From, Residents living around Lower Ambalipura lake, and Federation of Resident welfare Associations of Ward 15, Sarjapur Road, Bangalore. Sub: Sewerage contamination of recently restored Lower Ambalipura Lake We, the concerned residents living around the Lower Ambalipura Lake, near Iblur…

Our Forward150 federation is working on getting khatas for our properties. Each apartment or layout group, which have either the Panchayat Khata or Occupancy Certificate from BBMP/BDA, has formed a team and are applying for the khata together. They have been assured support by their MLA Arvind Limbavali (Mahadevapura constituency) in their drive to get the papers without any bribes. They start with one member visiting the Registrar office and applying for No encumberance certificate for all owners of their community apartment/layout. Another member visits the lawyer to get the documents notarised. Till date many groups have submitted the documents in batches. Here is the story shared…

The 2nd ORRCA Marathon is to be held on March 19th.The event will be flagged off by Minister R Ashoka, ACP (Traffic) Praveen Sood and BMTC MD Zameer Pasha at 8.15 am at RMZ Ecospace visitor parking area on Outer Ring Road.BMTC has arranged for special bus-services for participants attending this event from across the city on a first come first serve basis. ORRCA company employees and neighbouring community residents are invited to register for the run. There are prizes to be won too.Runners are requested to assemble by 8.10 am on March 19th at the Visitor parking area for…

A new firestation has come up on Sarjapur Road opposite Kaikondrahalli Lake. The firestation has been built by CREDAI, in a Public-private partnership (PPP) model, on government land of about an acre. B K Hampagol, Deputy Director (Technical), Karnataka Fire and Emergency Services says his department did not have to spend any money. Firestation on Sarjapur Road. Pic: Meera K. Two fire engines and about 14 firemen, will be stationed here initially. The department plans to purchase more vehicles in the future and station more personnel.The firestation has been ready from late last year but could not be inauguration due…

Praveen Sood, Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic) talked recently about effective traffic management.Given that only about 1% of the total traffic violations are actually ever fined and the traffic police department is just 2500 strong, what is the way forward? Sood has mentioned (The Hindu, January 31) how about 40% of road space is taken up by parking mostly unauthorised. Earlier at the Jayanagar meeting, Sood talked about active Residents' Welfare Associations can replicate the Brigade Road parking model and charge vehicles for parking. They can also help prevent illegal parking - Clamps, he said, can be bought by the…