Bangalore Traffic and Circles

Bangalore traffic is going bad day by day. But, I don't see much improvement on the infrastructures. All the government is trying to do is widen the roads and build circles without signals. I hate the circles concept. You expect the bangalore traffic to flow automatically without any signals from any direction to any direction. In bangalore, only the Hebbal flyover is up to the mark in the standards to have a free flow. Recently, they opened the circle near freedom park. Automobiles coming from any direction can circle around and take any direction out. Someone comes from the right end and wants to take the left road, and Someone else comes from the left and wants to take the right road. Both crosses each other and the traffic piles up. At least they would have made some layers of road which exits to different roads. Each and every civil engineer studies about the bridges and fly overs that aids the free flow of traffic. But, In reality they don't implement it quite often as they have constraints on the space, time, budget, and politics.

Conference Bus in Bangalore

Lot of innovations happening in Bangalore because of the horrible traffic.

Excerpt from TOI Newspaper:

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), has introduced a spanking new bus facility — Conference Buses. The bus, touted as the first of its kind, is, in a nutshell, a conference room packaged in a bus. Replete with television, LCD projector, audio-visual facilities, pantry, attendants to even bring in snacks, driver and co-attendant, fixed tables and swivel chairs, refrigerator, generator, these buses are the perfect antidote to a brick and mortar conference halls in five-star hotels. Check the following link for more details...

Conference Bus in Bangalore

Karnataka's Economy

Karnataka's economy grown by 7% in last fiscal. So...., Planning Commission approved $6.5 billion to implement development projects in Karnataka during 2008-09.
Hope to see a better infrastructure in Bangalore by next year :)

Adding to that, Yediyurappa said his government would try to achieve a 9 percent growth in the current fiscal, with special focus on agriculture and allied activities.

Check out the complete article @ http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/45433/

Bangalore Volvo - YI

You all might be knowing that few Volvo Buses are in the bangalore-BMTC fleet.
You might know that is comfortable to travel when compared to the travel in the normal, crowded BMTC bus.
But, Do you know that BMTC also provides a "where is it?" service for those volvo buses. Since there are quite a few volvo buses in the fleet, "where is it?" service helps you to take a decision whether you can wait for the volvo bus or you need to find out the alternative as you missed the bus.

Ok, Now, let me tell you the usage of that service. If you have an airtel service, this is free of charge, other providers charges I think.

You need to send a SMS as mentioned below.

To: 9945634666

YI U/D
YI - Yelli Ithe - This is a sentence in Kannada, which is the language of karnataka, India.
Meaning - Where is it?
U - Upwards(From Majestic), D - Downwards(To Majestic).
Example: YI V335E U

Volvo Bus Route Details

Hope this helps you to travel better in Bnagalore :)
Atleast you can listen to good music even if the Bangalore traffic is standstill.