Saturday, March 29, 2008

Meeting on BRTS on Sunday, 30th March '08

Prof. C. Ramachandraiah is a Reader and also an activist. He is campaigning for Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) in Hyderabad instead of the Metro. He will show us a presentation about BRTS and also share the gist of his discussions with a professor who exhaustively studied
about the success of this project in different countries and also analyzed its use for our country.

He wants to share the subject with us all so that we can understand what it is and how is it going to impact us in our daily lives.

Venue will be the office of Center for Economic and Social Studies, Begumpet. It would be a one and half hour session.

Topic: Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS)
Day: Sunday
Date: 30th of March
Timings: 10 am to 12 pm
Venue: Center for Economic and Social Studies, Begumpet, Hyderabad
Speaker: Prof. Ramachandraiah
Contact Number: 9440035405.


Directions as given by Prof. C. Ramachandraiah:

"1. Those coming from Ameerpet, Punjagutta, Srinagar colony can enter Punjagutta colony thru the lane in front of the temple (opp.Srinagar colony road). Proceed straight till dead end along the lane. On the right, there will be a big gate. (Adjacent to the gate is Vasundhara Apartments). Once inside the premises (it's a small campus), proceed to the main building.

2. Those coming from Greenlands side should take Greenlands-Ameerpet road. After Meridian Plaza, take first left lane (adjacent to 'VIP World' shop) and proceed straight till the end. There will be a gate with Genetics Institute's board. Enter and proceed straight. CESS will be there."