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Aug062007
Bangalore should learn from this
Everyone knows that India needs rapid development of infrastructure. Almost every major city in India is facing severe problems because of the lack of infrastructure. The lack of infrastructure is also acting as a barrier for our growth.
Bangalore is at the verge of collapse (or perhaps beyond it), Mumbai is flooding, Delhi is overcrowded. What is next?
There is some hope in Public-Private Partnerships (however I believe in Private companies re-doing everything). The effort by Ambanis in Mumbai is a lesson which everyone needs to take very very seriously. Development of Navi Mumbai, metro lines, and a new international airport just might be what is needed to make Mumbai the next financial hub. A lesson which Bangalore definitely needs to follow.
An interesting thought, if this does indeed work out then what will happen to Bombay land prices? 
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2S
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12:32 pm
I loved the stint at Navi-Mumbai. Yep, Bangalore can learn from it.
Raghu
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11:47 am
ha ha.. I can only laugh and say some facts which might prick you…
Not necesarrily you have to answer this… Ask one person anywhere in India who has lived a brief stint in bangalore and mumbai and are from neither places as to where they would like to live…You dont have to answer me.. Just a survey you could do to know which is the better place.
As many people have said that bangalore is over rated..I would like to say bangalore is probably the most overhated place in India for reasons just beyond mere infrastrucure(if really other cities believe they are better) I live in Pune and this by far is the most pathetic city. Nagar road which is one of the better roads is a nightmare, the so called weather which puneites rave about at any point of time in the year is always 2-3 degrees more than bangalore(it touches 40 in pune and that is more than often in summer these days.) . MG road in pune is crammed with traffic. Just been to mumbai and the weathers a night mare there especially if you are coming from places like bangalore. and what are we talking about infrastructure..It took me 2 hours to reach from saiyan to andheri and was caught for nearly half an hour in the traffic jam. Even today it is an acknowledged fact that 70 percent of mumbai is covered by slums. Google or wiki the fact on dust levels. Mumbal outbeats bangalore there any time and certainly was marked as one of the dirtiest cities in the world.
As I have mentioned before I am not a bangalorean but when some thing is due to a city it has to be given. I have been to bangalore recently in June 2008 and was amazed as to how much of biased opinions I had heard. The roads fro the new airport are state of the art infrastructure. There are many underpasses, grade seperators and flyovers which are maintained well. There is a sixlane expressway connected to the airport to ease traffic from the electronic city. The metros coming up and already has an official site to give all the information unlike hyderabads metro …Bangalore has it cliches but it has to improve with respect to itself…To say other cities are better just shows utter frustration not due to a traffic jam in bangalore but for reasons beyond that.. and thats the bitter fact many non bangaloreans fail to accept… It does not matter but still to say.. I am not a bangalorean.. I live in Pune currently but frequent both bangalore and Mumbai(and Navi Mumbai often)
I do accept bangalore has some way to go but to say bangalore has to learn from any other city is nonsense when its actually viceversa…
Sudarshan
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1:40 pm
Nodi swamy naavirodu heege. Irbek ansidre irri, illa right heli.
Raghu
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3:16 pm
super sudarshan.. I agree with you
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1:15 pm
Sena faces setback ahead of elections as KK strong corporator Shivram Patil from Sena to NCP
When Sena corporator Shivram Patil arrived at Bhavkaleshwar Temple to greet Thane Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik on his birthday, tongues were set wagging that Shivram Patil was all set to part ways from the Shiv Sena at a crucial time ahead of elections to join NCP. While Shivram Patil said that his differences with his Navi Mumbai Chief was the reason for changing loyalties, the latter said that Shivram Patil’s defection will hardly have any impact on the Shiv Sena’s prospect in the upcoming assembly elections. Monika Bhosale reports.
Sena Corporator Shivram Patil arriving at Bhavkaleshwar Temple to greet Thane Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik on his birthday – these are the visuals that shocked many. As if this was not enough take a look at what Shivram Patil had to say about Ganesh Naik after greeting the leader.
Shivram Patil dropping in at Thane Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik led to speculations of him joining the NCP and leaving Shiv Sena that too at a crucial time of assembly elections
And while the Shiv Sena seems to be unperturbed with Shivram Patil’s exit, the NCP party is seeing defection and change of loyalties to the NCP party as a welcome sign ahead of the assembly polls.
http://www.ganeshnaik.com/
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ganesh_Naik
http://navimumbai-ganeshjinaik.blogspot.com/2009_01_01_archive.html
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12:27 pm
Many flock Bhavkaleshwar temple to wish Thane Guardian minister Ganesh Naik
There is a reason why is considered to be the tallest of leaders in the region. This week when Thane Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik celebrated his birthday, from the young to the old, to the handicap and even the third gender made a beeline to Bhavkaleshwar Temple to greet the undisputed secular leader on his birthday. We decided to select the moments of moments from the celebrations as our wrap up report for this weekend. Thank you so much for staying with us.
They flocked to Bhavkaleswar temple since morning to wish their leader “Happy Birthday” and as the day moved into noon and noon into evening, most of the time Thane Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik could not budge even a bit as well wishers and followers surrounded him one after the other to meet and greet the leader on his birthday. Some brought flowers, some unique gifts, some shook hands while some hugged Ganesh Naik overwhelmed to meet the leader on his birthday.
http://www.ganeshnaik.com/
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ganesh_Naik
http://navimumbai-ganeshjinaik.blogspot.com/2009_01_01_archive.html