This is what we call development! Apeing the west without taking into consideration the ground realities. The first thing that needs to be done is to set our systems right. Well, belling the cat??? That is a tough one, isn't it??
There wasnt a single Sunday when I have to travel a bit by auto to my quizzes (from Indiranagar to K.R. Circle )that I didnt experience headaches due to that burning LPG from auto..... horrible traffic everywhere... even if it built all the flyovers they are not able to solve the traffic problem...this will only compound the pollution problem.... you can see from the plight of people and traffic on Hosur Road(Near the Bosch office)....things will only be solved whn people will realise that rather than competing on the number of fuel-guzzling machines they possess they must compete how not to convert this once beautiful city into a complete wasteland.... It looks more like a junkyard now even if we have all the trees and beautiful localities... they must make attempts in realising practices in using public transport or carpooling .... If you cannnot replinish the environment atleast one can make an effort not to destroy it.... Also the fact that Bangalore is the hub of all IT cities also make matter worse.... The government should levy heavy duties and cess for pollution so as to discourage further car owners..... Please its hight time that you guys realise that this is the only planet we got to live in.....only place to live in....
why only bangalore? In chennai wonderful avenues with trees are being made barren in the name of making flyovers to ease traffic congestion. You create a monster of a problem and then find ways to keep it alive ...
I have been staying in the so called IT capital of India for more than a year now. Landed in the city with images from my childhood days and dreams in my eyes. But all were lost with each passing day. I don't see even the slightest of indications of things improving for the better for Bangalore and more importantly for Bangaloreans. Its time the Govt. and Ministry of Urban Development learns from their past mistakes and put in place model framework and guidelines for Town Planning and Development and see to it that the same are implemented in the right earnest. When Delhi went green by introducing CNG buses, widening its roads, introducing Metro, I fail to understand, why the other metros and cities kept waiting for situations to go out of hand reach a point of no return. None of the cities in India are making efforts to improve infrastructure, connectivity. People are forced to rely on own transport coz the public transport is non functional. Add to it the offers which auto majors have to offer. Politicians visit Singapore, Beijing, NY, Tokyo for Ideas but when will those ideas translate to reality. Proper migration phenomenon needs to be tracked to plan infrastructure for the future. IT companies flourished in Bangalore and Pune and brought with them an ever increasing work force. IT majors are moving to new cities with Bangalore and Pune dying. Its time that local authorities start upgrading their infrastructure and make see to it that the story is not repeated.
I could not agree more. The problem with this mass consumption is people do not care about the environment. We are a small part of this planet and if any part of the biosphere dies because of pollution we will go with it
