Cityscapes - Mumbai [Archive]

nithin

July 31st, 2004, 05:01 PM

have a look at this article

As skyline rises, Mumbai loses
NAUZER BHARUCHA

TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ TUESDAY, MAY 25, 2004 01:39:21 AM ]

MUMBAI: In the Dadar-Matunga-Wadala belt, more than 200 old residential buildings, most of them in good condition, are under the scanner for demolition and redevelopment.

Many old but rock-solid buildings, declared dilapidated by the BMC, are in danger of being torn down

At Walkeshwar, Babulnath and Malabar Hill too, dozens of old buildings in reasonably good condition have either been demolished or are due to come under the hammer.

Inside the Dadiseth fire temple complex at Girgaum, a 200-year-old rock-solid building for priests has been declared dilapidated by the BMC. The temple trust says it wants to construct a new building to rehouse poor Parsis.But others from the community say that this claim is at variance with the proposal for a parking lot for 26 cars.

All over the island city, old-world pockets are trading their traditional bungalows and Art Deco-inspired buildings for steel-and-concrete blocks. To residents hankering for a few square feet more and builders eternally hungry for new projects, the spanking new high-rises may signify progress, even modernity.

But many architects and old-timers are aghast at the sweeping and unplanned nature of the new development. Not only are beautiful old localities vanishing under the emerging nouveau riche facade, but the new developments are straining the already overburdened local infrastructure.

“In many cases, it is a win-win situation for the builder, the landlord as well as the tenants. But it is the city which will lose out in the long run because of this unplanned development,’’ warns structural engineer Alpa Sheth,who has documented the unplanned development taking place in Dadar, Matunga and Wadala.

Suncity

July 31st, 2004, 05:28 PM

have a look at this article

As skyline rises, Mumbai loses
NAUZER BHARUCHA

Nauzer Bharucha seems to be more of an activist than journalist. Views and opinions of unknown experts (or pals of NB?) are presented as news and facts.

Suncity

July 31st, 2004, 05:34 PM

nariman point

Those pics from Sulekha are terrible and ugly! The buildings in Nariman Point are not great but those scanned grainy pics make them look worse. They are not really that bad..

Chuck off those poor quality pics

:-)

Suncity

July 31st, 2004, 05:48 PM

Same area. But these pics are much better (no they are not touched up - it's the difference between scanning old faded prints and a digital camera).

It is difficult to maintain those seventy style office blocks in Mumbai weather.

Notice the new Crossroads Mall which is 10 storeys (including parking). You can see the blue ramps of the parking garage..

http://www.bengalweb.com/skyline/mumbai/narimanpointchandermukhi.jpg

Another view of the same area

http://www.bengalweb.com/skyline/mumbai/narimanpointfromoberoi.jpg

The Mittal Towers getting a face lift...

http://www.bengalweb.com/skyline/mumbai/mittalnariman.jpg

Suncity

August 2nd, 2004, 03:03 AM

Chembur

http://www.bengalweb.com/skyline/mumbai/chembur_area2.jpg

http://www.bengalweb.com/skyline/mumbai/chembur_area1.jpg

Ville Parle (near the domestic airport) low rise area

http://www.bengalweb.com/skyline/mumbai/vile_area2.jpg

Powai

http://www.bengalweb.com/skyline/mumbai/glentriio.jpg

Between Colaba and Nariman Point

http://www.bengalweb.com/skyline/mumbai/colaba-nari.jpg

Kandivali

http://www.bengalweb.com/skyline/mumbai/kandivali1.jpg

Jupiter & Venus (two of the tallest apartments in Cuffe Parade)

http://www.bengalweb.com/skyline/mumbai/jupitervenus1.jpg

Priyadrashini Park - note the once tallest tower in Mumbai - the 33 storey Kshitij.

http://www.bengalweb.com/skyline/mumbai/mumbaipriaydarshinpark1s.jpg

Kalpataru Heights & Belvedere both 40 storey towers...

http://www.bengalweb.com/skyline/mumbai/belvkalp.jpg

Shreepati Arcade - India's tallest residential tower with (Architect Reza Kabul in front)

http://www.architectrezakabul.com/residential/shreepati/BldgwithARK.jpg

Jivesh Terraces - one of the tallest in Bandra

http://www.bengalweb.com/skyline/mumbai/jiveshterracesnew.jpg

Sunrise over the towers of Lokhandwala

http://www.bengalweb.com/skyline/mumbai/lokhandwalasunrise1.jpg

kshatriya

August 2nd, 2004, 07:47 PM

Nice. How tall is Shreepati Arcade? It doesn't really look that tall in that pic.

Suncity

August 2nd, 2004, 08:22 PM

Nice. How tall is Shreepati Arcade? It doesn't really look that tall in that pic.

45 storeys/ 152 m

Have you see Shreepati Arcade?

kshatriya

August 2nd, 2004, 08:37 PM

45 storeys/ 152 m

Have you see Shreepati Arcade?
No, but it doesn't look very tall at all. Hmmm 152m, tallest in India.....and Burj Dubai is 705m! Long way to go.

Suncity

August 2nd, 2004, 09:00 PM

No, but it doesn't look very tall at all. Hmmm 152m, tallest in India.....and Burj Dubai is 705m! Long way to go.

I will be happy if Mumbai has more 150 - 200 m buildings. That will give it a nice skyline.

kshatriya

August 2nd, 2004, 09:19 PM

I will be happy if Mumbai has more 150 - 200 m buildings. That will give it a nice skyline.
And one or two 400-500m towers. That will be really nice!

nithin

August 2nd, 2004, 10:33 PM

http://www.bengalweb.com/skyline/mumbai/mumbai-malabar.jpg

what are those to building under construction and how tall are they?

Suncity

August 2nd, 2004, 11:22 PM

http://www.bengalweb.com/skyline/mumbai/mumbai-malabar.jpg

what are those to building under construction and how tall are they?

Dunno.. The tower which looks really tall may be 40-45 storey. There is a pic in the www.hafeezcontractor.com website.

Suncity

August 2nd, 2004, 11:28 PM

Nauzer Bharuch is at it again - packaging "personal views" into "news" when it comes to highrise buildings.

State govt builds castles in the air
NAUZER BHARUCHA

TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ TUESDAY, AUGUST 03, 2004 01:58:54 AM ]

MUMBAI: The government's move to set up a technical committee to clear proposals for buildings over 70 metres (20 storeys) may just have further legitimised the unabated construction of skyscrapers in highly congested localities where civic infrastructure is in bad shape.

Sources say the move may help builders get on with their mega-projects without hindrance. They point out that the panel, formed last week, has several members who are known to toe the government's line and will clear such proposals without batting an eyelid.

It is believed that while a prominent member on the six- member committee is related to a private developer, another has been part of projects of well-known builders and has expressed his preference for high-rises.

The other members are relatively junior officers from the BMC, and their objections, if any, may hardly be taken into consideration.

"It may end up as a rubber stamp panel," a government official told TOI. However, a builder expressed fears that the government-appointed panel may go slow on clearing proposals for extraneous considerations.

"Officials like to sit on files for obvious reasons. It will be another method to arm-twist builders," he said.

Veena Singhal of the Pedder Road Residents' Association which has opposed the proliferation of skyscrapers in the area, said, "We will be convinced only when the panel takes action against the proposed construction of high-rises in the CumballaHill area,which is already overstretched."

Developer Sunil Mantri, representing the Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry, also opposed the panel—obviously for different reasons.

"We are against curbs on high- rise projects. Developers should have freedom. After all, the floor space index (FSI) is the same whether you construct a 30-storey building or three buildings of ten storeys each," he pointed out.

According to the fire department, there are approximately 3,500 high-rises in Mumbai. Its definition of a highrise is any building that is over 24 metres, or about eight floors.

However, in the past five years, various government agencies have cleared buildings that are over 40 to 50 floors high in congested areas where roads are narrow and water supply is inadequate.

Girgaum in south Mumbai, considered one of the most congested areas, is also seeing a rash of high-rises coming up.

"Water supply to the city's over two million residents depends on the pressure at which water is supplied to them by the BMC. Besides, increased supply results in more pressure on the drainage system, designed decades ago for a fraction of today's population," housing activist Chandrashekhar Prabhu pointed out, adding that the buildings brought along problems like more vehicles, leading to traffic jams.

According to him, schools and colleges in middle class localities like Nana Chowk and Gowalia Tank may ignore the locals in favour of the rich living in these fancy towers.

Then there is the seismicity issue. Geologist V. Subramanyan, who taught the subject at IIT Bombay, said, "Unlike Singapore and Hong Kong which are non-seismic, Mumbai happens to be moderately seismic, falling in zone 3 with the probability of an earthquake of magnitude 6.0 to 6.5 on the Richter scale. And if there is going to be only 5 feet of clearance between such buildings, then disaster management will be difficult and even autos will not be able to make their way into the available spaces for rescue."

He suggested that since geological faults brought about earthquakes, a detailed data on the existence and nature of such faults was necessary for the safe development of the city.

kshatriya

August 2nd, 2004, 11:50 PM

Suncity

August 3rd, 2004, 03:22 AM

How tall are the Shapoorji twin towers? The Shreepati arcade at 152m is too short for a 45 storey building, should've been close to 200m. Shows that measuring building hieghts by floors is flawed. I hope if the Shapoorji towers are sucessful, many more such towers come up!

Normally for a residential tower 3.2 m height per floor is average. So for a 45 storey building it is about 144m. So the Shreepati Arcade at 152.5 m is not too short for a 45 storey residential building.

Commercial buildings often have more height per floor. That's why most commercial buildings are taller.

I don't know how tall the Shapoorji Twin Towers will be.

My guess:

Assuming 5 levels of car park at 2.5m we get 12.5m
Add 55 floors at 3.2m and we get 176 m
Add another 10 m for the spire.
So the total is near about 200m.

Suncity

August 3rd, 2004, 09:27 PM

Nehru Centre

http://www.mumbai-central.com/album/90.jpg

Some pictures from a billboard website - gives you a feel of the streets of Mumbai

http://www.zenithoutdoors.com/albums/Worli/Site_No_24_Worli_Naka_Efarsons_MT.jpg

http://www.zenithoutdoors.com/albums/Babulnath/Kemps_Corner_Flyover_001.jpg

http://www.zenithoutdoors.com/albums/Babulnath/Site_No_20_Peddar_Road_Cadbury_Junc.jpg

http://www.zenithoutdoors.com/albums/Babulnath/Site_No_15_Warden_Road_ET.jpg

http://www.zenithoutdoors.com/albums/Babulnath/Site_No_18_Peddar_Road_Cadbury_junc.jpg

http://www.zenithoutdoors.com/albums/Babulnath/Site_No_19_Peddar_Road_Cadbury_Junc.jpg

http://www.zenithoutdoors.com/albums/Babulnath/Site_No_17_Kemps_Corner_Flyover.jpg

http://www.zenithoutdoors.com/albums/Babulnath/Site_No_Kemps_Corner_Flyover.jpg

http://www.zenithoutdoors.com/albums/Babulnath/Site_No_15_Warden_Road_ET.jpg

http://www.zenithoutdoors.com/albums/Babulnath/Site_No_21_Haji_Ali_Opp_Heera_Panna.jpg

http://www.zenithoutdoors.com/albums/Walkeshwar/Site_No_13_Walkeshwar.jpg

http://www.zenithoutdoors.com/albums/Walkeshwar/Site_No_12_Walkeshwar_Rahul.jpg

http://www.zenithoutdoors.com/albums/album05/Site_No_73_Chembur_C10.jpg

http://www.zenithoutdoors.com/albums/Eastern/Site_No_66_Sion_Flyover_ET_LHS.jpg

http://www.zenithoutdoors.com/albums/Eastern/Site_No_65_J_J_Flyover.jpg

Suncity

August 3rd, 2004, 09:33 PM

http://www.zenithoutdoors.com/albums/Eastern/Sion_Flyover_ET_40x40.jpg

http://www.zenithoutdoors.com/albums/album03/Borivali_Flyover_National_Park_MT_40x20.jpg

http://www.zenithoutdoors.com/albums/Andheri-Flyover/Andheri_Link_Rd_MT_40x20.sized.jpg

http://www.zenithoutdoors.com/albums/Mahim/Site_No_38_39_Mahim_Bandra_junc.jpg

nithin

August 3rd, 2004, 10:56 PM

roads are a big mess in mumbai

Suncity

August 3rd, 2004, 11:01 PM

roads are a big mess in mumbai

They are not as good as in Netherlands..

:-)

nithin

August 3rd, 2004, 11:13 PM

yes you are right :P

i should not compare every city with the netherlands. Things here are just so perfect.

kshatriya

August 4th, 2004, 11:02 AM

roads are a big mess in mumbai
And right now, they're all flooded too.

Suncity

August 4th, 2004, 07:32 PM

A bunch of buildings from sterlingandwilson website

Proctor & Gamble

http://www.sterlingandwilson.com/p&g2_big.jpg

Mahindra Towers

http://www.sterlingandwilson.com/Mahindra-Towers-(big).jpg

Essar Towers

http://www.sterlingandwilson.com/Essar-Towers%20(big).jpg

Reserve Bank of India

http://www.sterlingandwilson.com/RBI(big).jpg

The two Marriot Hotels

http://www.sterlingandwilson.com/marriot3_big.jpg

http://www.sterlingandwilson.com/marriot1_big.jpg

Sun N sand

http://www.sterlingandwilson.com/Sun-n-Sand-(big).jpg

B D Petit Parsee General Hospital

http://www.sterlingandwilson.com/parsi-gen-hosp-(big).jpg

Tata Memorial Hospital

http://www.sterlingandwilson.com/tmc_big.jpg

NCPA

http://www.sterlingandwilson.com/NCPA-Appts-(big).jpg

Ambani House (Seawind)

http://www.sterlingandwilson.com/Reliance--Sea-Wind-%20(big).jpg

Sterling Apartments

http://www.sterlingandwilson.com/Sterling-Apartments-(big).jpg

HL Apartments
http://www.sterlingandwilson.com/hllwadala1_big.jpg

GE Royale

http://www.sterlingandwilson.com/Great-Eastern%20(big).jpg

Suncity

August 4th, 2004, 07:43 PM

Pics from bebanco

IDBI

http://www.bebanco.com/images/comm_idbitow_b.jpg

The Metropolitan

http://www.bebanco.com/images/comm_metropol_b.jpg

Ceat Mahal

http://www.bebanco.com/images/comm_ceat_met_b.jpg

ONGC

http://www.bebanco.com/images/comm_ongc_b.jpg

Indian Oil

http://www.bebanco.com/images/comm_indianoi_b.jpg

CMC

http://www.bebanco.com/images/comm_cmc_bld_b.jpg

RBI Bandra

http://www.bebanco.com/images/comm_ban_k_c_big.jpg

Unit Trust

http://www.bebanco.com/images/comm_western_b.jpg

Shipping Agents Association

http://www.bebanco.com/images/comm_ship_a_big.jpg

Freight Forwarders' Association

http://www.bebanco.com/images/comm_freightf_b.jpg

Petit Tower

http://www.bebanco.com/images/petit_b1.jpg

Matulya

http://www.bebanco.com/images/matulya_b.jpg

Manek

http://www.bebanco.com/images/manek_b.jpg

Bombay Dyeing

http://www.bebanco.com/images/bom_dy_big.jpg

Rang Sharada Hotel
http://www.bebanco.com/images/r_sharda_big.jpg

Mandke Hospital (incomplete)

http://www.bebanco.com/images/mandke_big.jpg

KEM Hospital

http://www.bebanco.com/images/kem_h_big.jpg

kshatriya

August 4th, 2004, 08:11 PM

Nice ones Suncity...

Vikramaditya

August 4th, 2004, 08:18 PM

Namaste.

Nice development. Needs more glass and lights though...and a bit of organization/cleanliness would be good too.

Suncity

August 4th, 2004, 09:16 PM

Namaste.

Nice development. Needs more glass and lights though...and a bit of organization/cleanliness would be good too.

Then it will not be Mumbai :-)

More pics by Jean-Gabriel Morard ...

Malabar Hill point from TIFR

http://www.tcs.tifr.res.in/~jgmorard/photos/mumbai/tifr/institute/3.jpg

The TIFR is near Navy Nagar in the southern Tip of Mumbai

http://www.tcs.tifr.res.in/~jgmorard/photos/mumbai/tifr/institute/7.jpg

TIFR trees

http://www.tcs.tifr.res.in/~jgmorard/photos/mumbai/tifr/institute/6.jpg

Navy Nagar

http://www.tcs.tifr.res.in/~jgmorard/photos/mumbai/south/12.jpg

Manora Towers (MLA Hostels)

http://www.tcs.tifr.res.in/~jgmorard/photos/mumbai/south/14.jpg

Road

http://www.tcs.tifr.res.in/~jgmorard/photos/mumbai/south/15.jpg

Fresh Vegetable Market !!!

http://www.tcs.tifr.res.in/~jgmorard/photos/mumbai/south/22.jpg

Flora Fountain

http://www.tcs.tifr.res.in/~jgmorard/photos/mumbai/south/20.jpg

Playing cricket

http://www.tcs.tifr.res.in/~jgmorard/photos/mumbai/south/7.jpg

Museum

http://www.tcs.tifr.res.in/~jgmorard/photos/mumbai/south/8.jpg

Indian Navy

http://www.tcs.tifr.res.in/~jgmorard/photos/mumbai/greater/elephanta/1.jpg

Million dollar housing in need of paint

http://www.tcs.tifr.res.in/~jgmorard/photos/mumbai/greater/malabar/11.jpg

Haji Ali

http://www.tcs.tifr.res.in/~jgmorard/photos/mumbai/greater/hajiali/3.jpg

Victoria Docks

http://www.tcs.tifr.res.in/~jgmorard/photos/mumbai/docks/2.jpg

http://www.tcs.tifr.res.in/~jgmorard/photos/mumbai/docks/14.jpg

http://www.tcs.tifr.res.in/~jgmorard/photos/mumbai/docks/9.jpg

kshatriya

August 5th, 2004, 12:02 AM

A panoramic view of the Gateway Of India area in Mumbai -

http://www.indiamike.com/photopost/data/510/1919hotel.jpg

Suncity

August 5th, 2004, 12:08 AM

The many faces of Mumbai:

http://www.swamidigital.com/India2002/MumbaiStreets.jpg

http://www.leitmotif.com/india2001/images/bombay/007aa.jpg

http://www.leitmotif.com/india2001/images/bombay/001.jpg

http://www.leitmotif.com/india2001/images/bombay/002.jpg

http://www.leitmotif.com/india2001/images/bombay/004.jpg

http://www.leitmotif.com/india2001/images/bombay/016.jpg

http://www.leitmotif.com/india2001/images/bombay/032.jpg

http://www.leitmotif.com/india2001/images/bombay/033.jpg

http://www.leitmotif.com/india2001/images/bombay/035.jpg

http://www.leitmotif.com/india2001/images/bombay/065.jpg

http://www.leitmotif.com/india2001/images/bombay/076b.jpg

http://www.leitmotif.com/india2001/images/bombay/077a.jpg

http://www.leitmotif.com/india2001/images/bombay/079.jpg

http://www.leitmotif.com/india2001/images/bombay/080.jpg

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20040718/capt.sge.nyn88.180704043350.photo00.default-384x250.jpg

kshatriya

August 5th, 2004, 12:19 AM

More Mumbai -

http://www.indiamike.com/photopost/data/500/3412Colaba_Home_Street.JPG
http://www.indiamike.com/photopost/data/500/3412Downtown_Mumbai_-_the_BSE_-_the_stock_exchange_-_and_St_Thomas_Church-med.JPG
http://www.indiamike.com/photopost/data/500/2499CIMG07451-med.JPG
http://www.indiamike.com/photopost/data/501/2499DSC00651-med.JPG
http://www.indiamike.com/photopost/data/501/2499DSC00650-med.JPG
http://www.indiamike.com/photopost/data/501/2499Victoria1-med.jpg
http://www.indiamike.com/photopost/data/501/2499DSC00619-med.JPG
http://www.indiamike.com/photopost/data/502/1826Bom35-VT-med.jpg
http://www.indiamike.com/photopost/data/502/1826Bom37-Crawfordbuilding-med.jpg

kshatriya

August 5th, 2004, 12:45 AM

Excellent stuff Suncity. Keep em coming. Those last few pics really outlined Mumbai beautifuly.

nithin

August 5th, 2004, 01:05 AM

the pictures are just getting better and better

Suncity

August 5th, 2004, 01:46 AM

Another view of Nariman Point/Harbour

http://pcuf.fi/~tmo/pics/mumbai.jpg

Hoechst House
http://www.hillestate.com/images/hoechst.jpg

Maker Chambers VI

http://www.hillestate.com/images/mchb6.jpg

Stanchart

http://www.hillestate.com/images/sbank.jpg

Bonanaza

http://www.hillestate.com/images/penta.jpg

Shanudeep

http://www.hillestate.com/images/shandep.jpg

Nepean House

http://www.hillestate.com/images/nepean.jpg

Taj President

http://www.cuffeparade.com/gallery2/ph16.jpg

Jolly Maker 3

http://www.cuffeparade.com/images/bldg/jm3.jpg

Suncity

August 5th, 2004, 02:08 AM

Colaba Causeway leading to Cuffe Parade

http://www.stefan-sillner.de/images/Colaba%20Causeway.JPG

A nice pic of the Fort Area

http://www.nathanaelcohen.com/India_Dec_-_Jan_2003_(2)_0723e23204759.jpg

Aerial Gateway of India

http://www.nathanaelcohen.com/India_Dec_-_Jan_2003_(2)_0743e23204861.jpg

The greens

http://www.nathanaelcohen.com/India_Dec_-_Jan_2003_(2)_0623e23204252.jpg

Municipal Corporation

http://www.nathanaelcohen.com/India_Dec_-_Jan_2003_(2)_0143e23202b19.jpg

Flora Fountain

http://www.nathanaelcohen.com/India_Dec_-_Jan_2003_(2)_0103e23202916.jpg

Western rail HQ

http://www.berlinerklessik.de/traveling/pictures_india/India-009.jpg

High Court

http://www.berlinerklessik.de/traveling/pictures_india/India-010.jpg

Suncity

August 5th, 2004, 04:40 AM

nice..

Hindustani

August 5th, 2004, 04:12 PM

kshatriya

August 5th, 2004, 05:09 PM

Mumbai looks gigantic as ever despite all its woes. The city is the best of Indian subcontinent. In next 10 yrs, After addition of Mumbai monorail & couple of expressways, Mumbai will be in the league of itself compared to the rest of the cities in Indian subcontinent.
Yeah Mumbai is HUGE. Don't have any exact figures but it's huge and growing fast. Well every city has good and bad things, and Mumbai is a wonderful place, can't say which is the best and worst, but I love Mumbai!! Mumbai already has two 8-lane expressways through the city complete with several elevated portions etc.....only they are bumpy and so not exactly quality expressways. ;-) Mumbai could be fit to be compared with any other megapolis in the world, if our netas wake up and do something to adress 'some niggles'....some better planning, some more attention, some vision... :sleepy:

Suncity

August 5th, 2004, 07:48 PM

Yeah Mumbai is HUGE. Don't have any exact figures but it's huge and growing fast. Well every city has good and bad things, and Mumbai is a wonderful place, can't say which is the best and worst, but I love Mumbai!! Mumbai already has two 8-lane expressways through the city complete with several elevated portions etc.....only they are bumpy and so not exactly quality expressways. ;-) Mumbai could be fit to be compared with any other megapolis in the world, if our netas wake up and do something to adress 'some niggles'....some better planning, some more attention, some vision... :sleepy:

Netas and Vision don't see eye to eye nowadays!

Hindustani

August 5th, 2004, 09:22 PM

I never get tired of look at Mumbai. Its a fascinating city. Even the old photos. Keep it up.

Suncity

August 6th, 2004, 04:17 PM

Churchgate Station

http://knowindia.net/pics/mumbai/mumbai31l.jpg

A double decker

http://knowindia.net/pics/mumbai/mumbai20l.jpg

Hilton Towers

http://knowindia.net/pics/mumbai/mumbai40l.jpg

Crossroads

http://knowindia.net/pics/mumbai/mumbai36l.jpg

IDBI Tower

http://knowindia.net/pics/mumbai/mumbai38l.jpg

WTC Centre One

http://knowindia.net/pics/mumbai/mumbai35l.jpg

The various textile factories are now giving way to highrise development

http://www.lokhandwalabuilders.com/LB/galaxy-west-flat.jpg

More flats

http://www.it.iitb.ac.in/~vineet/houses~1.jpg

Go karting

http://www.rootshell.be/~dhar/Pics/E5.jpg

Suncity

August 7th, 2004, 05:39 AM

Keeping your cat from taking a leap!

http://faculty.washington.edu/bbattey/india/6/corwinbalc.jpg

theguy

August 7th, 2004, 07:01 PM

wow mumbai looks sooo damn awesome!!!!!

Suncity

August 8th, 2004, 01:57 AM

Royal Palms Golf & Country Club - this is in north Mumbai

http://www.royalpalmsindia.com/golf-country/course1.jpg

http://www.royalpalmsindia.com/golf-country/club-entrance1.jpg

http://www.royalpalmsindia.com/golf-country/swimming-pool.jpg

http://www.royalpalmsindia.com/emerald/course.jpg

http://www.royalpalmsindia.com/service-apt/Emerald-bldg.jpg

http://www.royalpalmsindia.com/service-apt/moroccan.jpg

Suncity

August 8th, 2004, 06:10 PM

The Ambassador Hotel near Churchgate

http://userfs.cec.wustl.edu/~dns2/India/Bombay/Fullsize/Bombay_42_big.jpg

Sunset Walkeshwar

http://userfs.cec.wustl.edu/~dns2/India/Bombay/Fullsize/Bombay_20_big.jpg

Mumbai Landmarks

http://userfs.cec.wustl.edu/~dns2/India/Bombay/Fullsize/Bombay_1_big.jpg

Taxi Traffic

http://userfs.cec.wustl.edu/~dns2/India/Bombay/Fullsize/Bombay_35_big.jpg

Night time at Cuffe Parade

http://www.bombayproperty.com/citynights.gif

Hindustani

August 9th, 2004, 08:48 PM

Flora Fountain, Mumbai
http://www.pixaround.com/showcase/scenarios/mumbai/mumbai-pano/flora-fountain-p1.jpg http://hotels.samsantravels.com/places/mumbai/images/f_fountain.jpg

Gateway of India, Mumbai
http://www.longsstrangetrip.com/Gateway_to_India.jpg

Hindustani

August 9th, 2004, 08:54 PM

http://tribe.ulm.edu/~indsa/images/vt.jpg http://www.germanembassy-india.org/images/germnews/2003/apr/pg15c.jpg http://www.millenniumadventure.com/content/photos/full/indi_229.jpg

Hindustani

August 9th, 2004, 08:55 PM

Victoria Terminus, Mumbai.

Hindustani

August 9th, 2004, 09:05 PM

Mumbai Seaside.
http://mumbai.trip.9online.fr/images/mumbai_seaside_2.jpg
http://www.ece.ualberta.ca/~govind/skyline.jpeg
Mumbai at Dawn.

Suncity

August 10th, 2004, 03:44 AM

Pics by Ajith

http://it1995.netfirms.com/mumbai/panorama.jpg

http://it1995.netfirms.com/mumbai/waterfront.jpg

Suncity

August 10th, 2004, 05:56 AM

Lokhandwala complex at night - by supermanblog

Lokhanwala is about 30 kms from Churchgate and has plenty of highrise buildings.

If you cannot see the pics or want to see full size check out the website

http://supermanchronicles.blogspot.com/

http://www.bengalweb.com/skyline/mumbai/lokhandwala1.jpg

http://www.bengalweb.com/skyline/mumbai/lokhandwala2.jpg

http://www.bengalweb.com/skyline/mumbai/lokhandwala3.jpg

http://www.bengalweb.com/skyline/mumbai/lokhandwala4.jpg

http://www.bengalweb.com/skyline/mumbai/lokhandwala5.jpg

Suncity

August 10th, 2004, 04:33 PM

I found an incomplete list of Lokhandwala buildings..

How many of these are 12 storeys or above? If we knew this then the highrise count of Mumbai is going to shoot up. I am sure Mumbai has over a 1000 highrise buildings including at least 400 which are 20 storey plus.

1)ABHISHEK 2ND CROSS EAST
2)ACCORD 2ND CROSS EAST
3)ACROPOLIS JN. OF MAIN ROAD & 3RD CROSS WEST
4)ADARSH NAGAR LINK ROAD
5)ADELPHI SHASTRI NAGAR
6)ADITI 1ST CROSS WEST
7)AKSHAY 1ST CROSS EAST
8)AMIT TOWER 3RD CROSS WEST
9)ARENA GARDEN ROAD
10)ASCOT SHASTRI NAGAR
11)ASHIRWAD 2ND CROSS EAST
12)ASHISH 2ND CROSS EAST
13)ASHIYANA OFF LINK ROAD
14)ASHWINI 1ST CROSS WEST
15)ATLANTIC 1ST CROSS WEST
16)ATLAS 4TH CROSS WEST
17)BAKERFIELD SHASTRI NAGAR
18)BALLERINA 3RD CROSS EAST
19)BASERA JN OF MAIN ROAD & 3RD CROSS WEST
20)BELMONT 3RD CROSS EAST
21)BELSCOT BLDG OFF LINK ROAD, EAST OF OLD BRIDGE
22)BEN HUR OFF LINK ROAD, EAST OF OLD BRIDGE
23)BENZER MAIN ROAD, BETWEEN 2ND & 3RD CROSS EAST
24)BREEZE 3RD CROSS EAST
25)BRIGHTON TOWER 2ND CROSS EAST
26)BROOKFIELD OLD LOKHANDWALA COMPLEX
27)BROOKHILL TOWER RING ROAD WEST
28)BROOKLYN OLD LOKHANDWALA COMPLEX
29)BROOKLYN HILLS SHASTRI NAGAR
30)CHHAYA APNA GHAR ROAD
31)CITIZEN JN OF MAIN ROAD & 3RD CROSS EAST
32)CLANFIELD OLD LOKHANDWALA COMPLEX
33)CLARIDGE 3RD CROSS WEST
34)CLIFF TOWER 3RD CROSS WEST
35)CLIFTON RAVIRAJ OBEROI COMPLEX
36)CONCORD 2ND CROSS EAST
37)COSMOS 3RD CROSS EAST
38)CROSSGATE JN OF MAIN ROAD & 4TH CROSS EAST
39)DENZIL 3RD CROSS WEST
40)DHAVALGIRI MAIN ROAD BETWEEN APNA GHAR RD. & 1ST CROSS EAST
41)EMBASSY MAIN ROAD BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND CROSS EAST
42)EMBASSY SHASTRI NAGAR
43)EMPIRE MAIN ROAD BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND CROSS EAST
44)ENCORE JN OF MAIN ROAD & 1ST CROSS EAST
45)EXCELLENCY 4TH CROSS WEST
46)FLORIDA SHASTRI NAGAR
47)GALACTICA TOWER 3RD CROSS WEST
48)GARDEN VIEW SHASTRI NAGAR
49)GIRNAR 1ST CROSS WEST
50)GOLDEN CHARIOT OLD LOKHANDWALA COMPLEX
51)GOLD CREST YAMUNA NAGAR
52)GOLDEN GREEN YAMUNA NAGAR
53)GOLDEN HEIGHTS SHASTRI NAGAR
54)GREEN ACRES GARDEN ROAD
55)GREEN CREST YAMUNA NAGAR
56)GREEN FIELD JN OF MAIN ROAD EXTN. & GARDEN ROAD
57)GURUDARSHAN 2ND CROSS WEST
58)GURUKRIPA 2ND CROSS WEST
59)GURUPRASAD 2ND CROSS WEST
60)GYPSY ROSE SHASTRI NAGAR
HARMONY 3RD CROSS EAST
HERITAGE 4TH CROSS EAST
HIGHLAND PARK OFF LINK ROAD, NULLAH EAST BANK
HILTON APTS SHASTRI NAGAR
HIMGIRI JN OF MAIN ROAD & 1ST CROSS EAST
HOME COURT GARDEN ROAD
HOMELAND 4TH CROSS EAST
HOMESTEAD Garden Road
HRUSHIKESH APNA GHAR LANE/1ST CROSS WEST
Indra Lok Opp. Samarth Nagar Temple, Near Shastri Nagar
Indra Darshan Near Lokhandwala Bridge, Opp. Legend.
IVORY HEIGHTS 2ND CROSS WEST
IVORY BUNGLOWS RING ROAD WEST
JUPITER 4TH CROSS WEST
JUPITER 1ST CROSS WEST
KAMAL 4TH CROSS WEST
KAMDHENU JN OF MAIN ROAD & 1ST CROSS WEST
KANCHANGANGA 1ST CROSS EAST
KARTHIK 2ND CROSS EAST
KENMORE 2ND CROSS EAST
KENWOOD MAIN ROAD BETWEEN 2ND & 3RD CROSS WEST
KINGSTON SHASTRI NAGAR
KINGSTON TOWER 4TH CROSS EAST
KRISHNA KUNJ YAMUNA NAGAR
KRYSTAL (RNA ARCADE) MAIN ROAD BETWEEN 3RD & 4TH CROSS EAST
LANDS END OLD LOKHANDWALA COMPLEX
LAXMI VILLA SHASTRI NAGAR
LENNIE GARDEN ROAD/4TH CROSS EAST
LISBON SHASTRI NAGAR
LITTLE MASTER 3RD CROSS WEST
MAGNUM TOWER 2ND CROSS WEST
Manju Towers 3rd Cross Road
MALA TOWER OFF LINK ROAD AT NEW BRIDGE
MARVEL SHASTRI NAGAR
MAYFAIR RAVIRAJ OBEROI COMPLEX
MEDHAVI 2ND CROSS EAST
MELBOURNE SHASTRI NAGAR
MERCURY 4TH CROSS WEST
MONISHA TOWER 4TH CROSS WEST
MONTANA 2ND CROSS WEST
MOTA MAHAL 3RD CROSS EAST
MOTA MANSION 4TH CROSS EAST
MOVIE TOWER YAMUNA NAGAR
NALADA APNA GHAR LANE/1ST CROSS WEST
NEBULA JN. OF MAIN ROAD & 4TH CROSS WEST
NEPTUNE 4TH CROSS WEST
NESTLE 4TH CROSS WEST
NILGIRI MAIN ROAD BETWEEN APNA GHAR ROAD & 1ST CROSS EAST
NORWOOD MAIN ROAD BETWEEN 2ND CROSS WEST & GARDEN ROAD
OLYMPIC TOWER YAMUNA NAGAR
ORCHID TOWER YAMUNA NAGAR
OXFORD TOWER YAMUNA NAGAR
PACIFIC 1ST CROSS WEST
PADMAVATI 3RD CROSS EAST
PALM SPRING MAIN ROAD BETWEEN 2ND & 3RD CROSS EAST
PANORAMA TOWER 4TH CROSS EAST
PARADISE 1ST CROSS EAST
PARAGON 1ST CROSS EAST
PARAMOUNT 1ST CROSS EAST
PARASRAMPURIA YAMUNA NAGAR TOWER
PARIJAT 1ST CROSS EAST
PEARL APTS 3RD CROSS WEST
PLEASANT PARK OLD LOKHANDWALA COMPLEX
PREMIUM TOWER OFF LINK ROAD & NULLAH EAST BANK
PRERNA JN OF MAIN ROAD & 4TH CROSS WEST
PRIMROSE MAIN ROAD BETWEEN 4TH CROSS WEST & GARDEN ROAD
QUEENSLAND SHASTRI NAGAR
REGENCY 3RD CROSS EAST
RESIDENCY TOWER RING ROAD WEST
RICHMOND 2ND CROSS EAST
RISHIKUNG TOWER YAMUNA NAGAR
RIYA PALACE 4TH CROSS EAST
SAI TRISHUL RAVIRAJ OBEROI COMPLEX
SAGAR 1ST CROSS EAST
SAGAR OFF LINK ROAD
SALVADOR SHASTRI NAGAR
SANGAM OFF LINK ROAD
SANTOSH TOWER 3RD CROSS WEST
SARANGA TOWER 3RD CROSS WEST
SATYAM 1ST CROSS EAST
SEA SHELL 3RD CROSS WEST

ViMo

August 10th, 2004, 05:29 PM

Encapsulating pictures of Mumbai on this thread....

Suncity

August 13th, 2004, 04:02 PM

Mumbai Rail network map

http://www.urbanrail.net/as/mumb/mumbai-map.gif

Suncity

August 13th, 2004, 04:08 PM

http://www.briankohl.com/photogallery/images/fullsize/india-mumbai-7.jpg

Shreepati Arcade

http://sirensandlights.org/images/crescentview.JPG

Shreepati at night

http://sirensandlights.org/images/mumbai.JPG

kshatriya

August 13th, 2004, 08:53 PM

Some skyline and cityscape pics, though they sem to be around 5 years old -

http://www.amazonrecords.com/worldtour2000/images/mumbai/Mumbai5-2545S.JPG

http://www.cs.albany.edu/~mosh/India/ak98-07a.jpg

http://www.cs.albany.edu/~mosh/India/ak98-02.jpg

http://www.cs.albany.edu/~mosh/India/ak98-19.jpg

kshatriya

August 13th, 2004, 08:56 PM

A BEST d-deker in a congested area

http://www.cs.albany.edu/~mosh/India/bom-15.jpg

Dusk at Gol Dewal

http://www.cs.albany.edu/~mosh/India/bom3.jpg

Old pic of Chembur higway

http://www.cs.albany.edu/~mosh/India/Bombay1_0023.jpg

Somewhere in Chowpatty

http://www.cs.albany.edu/~mosh/India/bom17.jpg

kronik

August 14th, 2004, 09:14 AM

I hope this thread is appropriate for this.

Rs 1,178 Crore Mumbai Elevated Rail Project Okayed (http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=65939)

The Maharashtra government on Friday approved the Rs 1,178 crore elevated rail project for the Mumbai suburbs through the private-public sector partnership. The government has selected 15 km Varsova-Andheri-Ghatkopar route.

kshatriya

August 14th, 2004, 12:19 PM

I hope this thread is appropriate for this.

Rs 1,178 Crore Mumbai Elevated Rail Project Okayed (http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=65939)
Again the question of when will it be finished? Other big projects like the western freeway, jvlr, 50 flyovers etc. are way behind schedule. I'm only hoping for half the efficiency of DMRC while implememting this.

Hindustani

August 14th, 2004, 07:50 PM

Kshatriya....Is this Mumbai elevated rail project is same as "Mumbai Metro" like the "Delhi Metro" or its just the extension of the current Mumbai local trains??

ViMo

August 14th, 2004, 08:15 PM

Kshatriya....Is this Mumbai elevated rail project is same as "Mumbai Metro" like the "Delhi Metro" or its just the extension of the current Mumbai local trains??

It's a LRT type project; elevated all the way! Now, the bidding for the contractors will begin. It's completion is atleast 4 yrs away.

kshatriya

August 14th, 2004, 08:53 PM

Kshatriya....Is this Mumbai elevated rail project is same as "Mumbai Metro" like the "Delhi Metro" or its just the extension of the current Mumbai local trains??
I read somewhere an underground metro in Mumbai isn't feasable due to rock conditions and stuff. So I think they've decided to make it an elevated Metro, and they wanna match the Delhi Metro standards. In fact, DMRC will chip in for this. Completion will take a long time, even though this will largely avoid rehabilitation etc. But like ViMo says this is different, a Light rail project.

kshatriya

August 14th, 2004, 09:41 PM

Here's an old newspiece re. this. Looks like they've extended the plan to Versova and the cost has gone up nearly 300 cr.

http://www.mid-day.com/ArticleImages/Images18/Light-Rail-transport.jpg

Ambitious rail project to cut travel time

By: Vivian S & Manthan Mehta
May 6, 2003
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) plans to float a global tender for Light Rail Transport System (LRTS), which will ply between Andheri station (E) to Ghatkopar station(W).

The state government approved of the LRTS model over the Sky Bus Metro, which was proposed by the Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL).

Says Dr T Chandrashekar, joint director, Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP), “The Expression of Interest (EoI) will be invited for the project in two weeks and the project is scheduled to begin by the end of this year.”

The LRTS technology was approved because of its successful run in major metropolitan cities of Europe, USA and Far-East nations he adds.

The train will be managed by public-private enterprise, in which the government will have a stake. The private participation in this project will be selected by the MMRDA by floating tenders.

The project is slated to be completed within three years from the date of commencement.

Cost of project Rs 820 crores

The project will be implemented on the basis of the feasibility study submitted by De-consult a German based consultancy firm in 1999. The firm, which specialises in the study of LRTS in Europe, has pegged the cost of the project at Rs 820 crore.

However, since, a lot of time has passed since, the report was submitted, the cost might increase by at least Rs 30 crore.

Chandrashekar says, “The travel time will be reduced by at least 45 minutes between the east and west corridor on this route by road. Presently, passengers from Andheri and Ghatkopar have to travel as far as Dadar and change trains to travel either of these destinations.”

Reach Andheri in 17 minutes

The LRTS will ply a 10-km route between Andheri and Ghatkopar via Asalpha, Marol, Chakala and Saki Naka.

The travel time between the starting point and the destination would be 17 minutes and the LRTS would ply on elevated tracks, which will be placed along the road route. The stations will also be at an elevated height with provisions for escalators and staircase.

Can carry 1,200 people per trip

The LRTS will have four coaches to begin with. Each coach can carry around 300 passengers, including standees. The coaches will be completely air-conditioned and will sport cushion seats.

The LRTS too will have a first class and second class facility, the fare for which would be Rs 26 and Rs 9, respectively.

ghatkopar@mid-day.com

‘Sky bus not fit for mass transport’

As per the KRCL proposal, the sky bus coaches will be suspended in air, while the LRTS coaches will ply over the track.

The sky bus proposal was rejected as the government felt that the technology was “not tried and tested”.

Although the cost of the project is lower at Rs 492 crores, the safety of the system was questionable. Also the number of passengers per hour carried by sky bus is 30,000 as compared to 60,000 on LRTS.

According to technical experts the sky bus cannot interchange tracks in the middle of the routes, which is a major draw back of the technology.

Also in cities where the sky bus is in operation it is viewed more as an amusement (Los Angeles) train rather than a mass mode of transport

kshatriya

August 14th, 2004, 09:58 PM

Newsclippings on the possibility of a 3200 cr underground/elevated Mumbai Metro corridor.

http://www.delhimetrorail.com/home/mediafocus/2004/Jan2004/english/economicstimes_11.1.04.jpg

http://www.delhimetrorail.com/home/mediafocus/2004/Jan2004/english/the-hindu_11.01.004.jpg

Ashok

August 15th, 2004, 06:41 AM

Suncity

August 15th, 2004, 08:08 AM

wow, never seen so many pictures of Mumbai... some of these pictures are amazing...i find that some or most pictures of this city look alot like slums... and some of the parts looks well developped and modern.

Old buildings = slums?

Most look like slums?

I don't think I saw any slums in this thread. But I guess the old (somewhat in need of repair) buildings may give that idea. And if you live in a western city that may stand out even more.

BTW I did start two threads on Mumbai's slums recently in the cityscape section.

nithin

August 16th, 2004, 12:43 AM

That it is great news about the mumbai metro!!! After some time they can start replacing the local trains with the light rail for sure!!

Hindustani

August 17th, 2004, 06:47 PM

more Mumbai....

http://www.pragema.nl/Kopie%20van%20pragema/bombay.jpg

http://www.suedasien.net/images/themen/schwerpunkt0401_wsf/mumbaimap_gross.jpg

http://www.mycuffeparade.com/president/pres_pic.jpg

http://www.bakshish.ch/India-Trip/Bombay/Old+New.jpg

Hindustani

August 17th, 2004, 06:51 PM

Dharavi - soon to be dismantled Asia's largest slum. making way for the high rises.

http://www.wcc-coe.org/wcc/what/jpc/pictures/mumbai1.jpg

kshatriya

August 18th, 2004, 02:53 PM

MRTS project set to begin

The much-awaited elevated rail route between Versova and Ghatkopar is all set to roll.

Once completed, the Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) will help commuters avoid crossing major bottlenecks like Saki Naka and Chakala and promises a smooth ride between the east and west corridors in 25 minutes flat.

The project, which includes twelve railway stations between the eastern and western corridor, recently got the nod from Chief Minister Sushilkumar Shinde.

The Maharashtra Metropolitan Road Development Authority (MMRDA), the agency implementing the project, is going to float tenders within a fortnight.

How will it affect you?

• The 14.5 km long route along the corridor will take 25 minutes to complete. Currently, it takes about one-and-a-half hours to cover the same distance.

• The MRTS will carry about 50,000 passengers per hour.

• The entire rail route will be built at a height of nine meters from the centre of the road.

• About Rs 356 crore will be spent on the resettlement and rehabilitation of the project affected people and land development.

• The line will be elevated for most of the stretch, with only one short section in a tunnel where the elevated route has been blocked by the elevated shopping mall and road flyover currently under construction on the alignment of the Western Express Highway (WEH).

The route

The 14.5 km rail route was selected to improve connectivity between the east and west corridors.

A detailed feasibility study recommended the route to channelise traffic flow in this busy route after studying six criteria: ridership, capital cost, environmental acceptability, availability for right of way and car depot, constructability and extendability.

The stations between the two points are Versova, Seven Bungalows, Indian Oil Nagar, Andheri railway station, Western Express Highway, Chakala, J B Nagar, Sahar International Airport, Marol Naka, Saki Naka, Santosh Nagar, Asalpha and Ghatkopar.

Potential for real estate in MRTS

• Small shopping arcades above the MRTS stations at Andheri and Ghatkopar and one other intermediate elevated station along the route.

• A shopping mall at the crossing of the WEH below the new shopping mall being constructed in conjunction with the WEH flyover.

• A warehouse/office complex above the workshop area at Sahar International Airport.

Project cost: Rs 1,178 crore

To be completed in: 2008

It has been proposed to use the technology of the Bangkok Transit System. The system permits directs train runs between Andheri and Ghatkopar and between Andheri and the airport.

However, there will be no direct link between Ghatkopar and Airport.

kshatriya

August 18th, 2004, 02:55 PM

http://www.wcc-coe.org/wcc/what/jpc/pictures/mumbai1.jpg

Boy Dharavi is HUGE! And that pic doesn't even cover the whole place!

Hindustani

August 18th, 2004, 10:12 PM

Bombay Hotel Tower
http://studio4d.net/projects/bombay2.gif

http://studio4d.net/projects/bomb-i1.gif

I came across this architectural renduring. Its titled "bombay tower hotel" but I still doubt if its an upcoming project in Mumbai, India. Can anyone find out more about it....Suncity....Kshatriya...

We need to clearify this.

Studio4d Projects (http://www.studio4d.net/)
The website does not list where this is coming up.

ViMo

August 18th, 2004, 10:29 PM

Hindustani

August 18th, 2004, 10:38 PM

ViMo....I seriously doubt this project is coming up in Bombay. Simply because its atleast 55-60 story Hotel project or even more. We are atleast 5 years behind for this project. Although it would be a dream come true if it happens in Mumbai.

I havent read any hotel project coming up in mumbai that is so high. So chances are very low.

Suncity

August 18th, 2004, 10:39 PM

Mere Hindustani Bhai, if this tower was to be build in India, anywhere, i'll be the most happiest! May this one come true! :banana: :cucumber: :carrot: :pepper: :righton:

I have seen this one for a long time. As far as I remember this pic also used to be in the website of one of the builders. It was in one of the mill lands (Shakti Mills??). But it's no longer pictured in that website.

kronik

August 18th, 2004, 11:01 PM

One point for the doubters will be that all the concept studies that company has done is for projects in the US. No foreign project at all, so I would believe it is a high rise hotel with an exotic name somewhere in the US.

But i could be wrong!

kshatriya

August 19th, 2004, 12:05 AM

I don't know of any such thing coming up.....

Hindustani

August 19th, 2004, 01:43 AM

Leela Hotel, Mumbai
http://www.tankardsaweigh.com/Travel_Photos/IMG_3596_Leela_View_435.JPG
Main Lobby
http://www.tankardsaweigh.com/Travel_Photos/IMG_3600_Leela_Lobby.JPG
Reception Area
http://www.tankardsaweigh.com/Travel_Photos/IMG_3606_Leela_Reception.JPG

Hindustani

August 19th, 2004, 02:50 AM

More Mumbai...

http://www.kwtca.org/upload/notice/MUMBAI.jpg

http://www.mumbai-hotels-guide.com/renaissance-mumbai-hotel/index.jpg

http://muskadia.free.fr/mumbai/bombay_034.jpg

http://muskadia.free.fr/mumbai/bombay_033.jpg

http://muskadia.free.fr/mumbai/bombay_031.jpg

http://muskadia.free.fr/mumbai/bombay_036.jpg

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/photo_master/slideshow/indian_subcontinent/mumbai/BN5491_30.jpg

http://www.cplire.ru/Lab144/iclp2003/2_12b.jpg

http://muskadia.free.fr/mumbai/bombay_012.jpg

http://www.emory.edu/CHEMISTRY/faculty/hagen/halle/Dubba/Dubba-Images/2.jpg

http://agnes.nhhs.no/gallery/albums/album01/126_2660_IMG.sized.jpg

http://agnes.nhhs.no/gallery/albums/album01/126_2659_IMG.sized.jpg

Suncity

August 20th, 2004, 04:28 AM

Found this on the net. I just did a quick marking using paint. For those who are not very familar with Mumbai, this will help..

Note this is only a small section of Mumbai.

http://www.bengalweb.com/skyline/mumbai/southmumbai1s.JPG

Now if you stand on a building near Churchgate station (see the above pic for location) then if you look south you will get this view (at least two years old images)

http://www.bengalweb.com/skyline/mumbai/mumsky22.JPG

And if you look north

http://www.bengalweb.com/skyline/mumbai/mumsky21.JPG

Suncity

August 20th, 2004, 04:38 AM

Cuffe Parade

http://www.bengalweb.com/skyline/mumbai/cuffeparade1.jpg

Ubermensch

August 20th, 2004, 06:55 PM

Nice Aerial Pic.. do you guys know anything about the highway developments in and arnd bombay.

Suncity

August 20th, 2004, 06:58 PM

Nice Aerial Pic.. do you guys know anything about the highway developments in and arnd bombay.

Welcome aboard.

Check out the highway / road threads. They are all over the Asia forum.

:-)

kshatriya

August 22nd, 2004, 08:57 PM

Nice photos of the Bandra-Kurla complex in Mumbai. Thanks to Abhijeet for the great pics! ;-)

http://us.f2.yahoofs.com/users/40c942f4_a6e1/bc/dd25/__sr_/2296.jpg?phDAPKBB.iZ6rZgx

http://us.f2.yahoofs.com/users/40c942f4_a6e1/bc/dd25/__sr_/b363.jpg?pheAPKBBl.rG3Och

http://us.f2.yahoofs.com/users/40c942f4_a6e1/bc/dd25/__sr_/8e51.jpg?phsAPKBBrUjekgE5

http://us.f2.yahoofs.com/users/40c942f4_a6e1/bc/dd25/__sr_/bea9.jpg?phBBPKBBeHDF41aG

http://us.f2.yahoofs.com/users/40c942f4_a6e1/bc/dd25/__sr_/a96f.jpg?phPBPKBBNzk6lo0j

kshatriya

August 22nd, 2004, 09:48 PM

BKC page on MMRDA's website (http://www.mmrdamumbai.org/planning_bandrakurla.htm)

Hindustani

August 22nd, 2004, 10:00 PM

Kshatriya....Now thats little more helpful.

kshatriya

August 22nd, 2004, 10:05 PM

OK here it is -

http://www.mmrdamumbai.org/images/map_bkc.gif

Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC)

This is the first in the series of new growth centres that are being planned in Greater Mumbai to help arrest further concentration of offices and commercial activities in South Mumbai. It provides an alternative location where future growth of offices and commercial activity can be absorbed and where some of the existing activities from South Mumbai can be relocated.

In 1977, the MMRDA was appointed as the Special Planning Authority for planning and development of this complex. It covers 370 ha. area of once marshy land on either side of the Mahim Creek. The area had poor surface drainage and was severely affected by pollution in the Mahim Creek. The channelisation of the creek to improve drainage and reduce pollution was one of the important features. Mithi River for about 6 km. of its length from Mahim Causeway to C.S.T. Road Bridge and its tributary Vakola Nalla, for 2.5 km. of its length, have been channelised for an average 60 m. and 40 m. bed widths, respectively, thereby improving the hydraulic features of these two important water courses in the BKC area.

The commercial development in BKC includes private and public offices, banks, retail shopping, wholesale establishments, etc. and will provide 200,000 jobs in the area. The MMRDA has so far developed 19 ha. of marshy land in 'E' Block where a number of office buildings have been constructed. These buildings together provide an office space of 174,000 sq.m. with a potential to accommodate 17,400 jobs.

Side by side the development in 'E' Block, the focus of development of activities has also moved to the adjoining 'G' Block where a new International Finance and Business Center is planned.

Ubermensch

August 23rd, 2004, 12:56 AM

kshatriya

August 23rd, 2004, 06:14 PM

Yeah it's still developing but slowly companies are shifting here from NPT....Re. slums, NO.

Suncity

August 23rd, 2004, 06:18 PM

Yeah it's still developing but slowly companies are shifting here from NPT....Re. slums, NO.

Cannot see the pics. Which forum is that?

:-(

Suncity

August 23rd, 2004, 06:28 PM

According to me Bandra-Kurla really hasnt taken off. I thought we would see many more companies either having offices or buildings in this area but to no avail.

Any new developments coming up at Kurla.. I visited there about 9 months ago and only the diamond center was being built at that pt.

Any news?? Also, there are many slums in the area, which could be a ditterance for businesses to move in.. are we taking care of this?

Many companies are shifting to Bandra Kurla and have built several new buildings. I am not sure why you didn't see anything other than the Bharat Diamond Bourse.

There's ICICI, ILFS, UTI, BOB, BOI, CitiBank, Laxmi Finance, Apollo Finance, NSE, NABARD buildings. There's one hospital and an American school too. SIDBI, SBI should be up there as well. There are a few more independent buildings like Metropolitan and Fortune 2000.

Some of the older blocks are already developed where they have ONGC, RBI, IOL, CMC and the income tax buildings.

kshatriya

August 23rd, 2004, 06:30 PM

Cannot see the pics

:-(
Yeah, Geocities has these bandwith probs.....here's the link (http://photos.yahoo.com/sejalkm)

indian

August 23rd, 2004, 07:11 PM

Wow nice pics. The area has so many S&G buildings. The area looks futiristic. I hope the planners don't do the same mistake as they did in Nariman Pt, that of mixing commercial and residential buildings. Hope they build a nice 250m-300m scraper.Hope this becomes the CBD of Aamchi Mumbai. South Mumbai's infrastructure really sucks. Hope they develop and maintain a good infrastructure. I really hope SBI goes there, their building in Nariman Pt is bad looking. Hope they get a S&G building that is really tall, much taller than the 22 storied bldg at Nariman. Are they planning to build any Xway to here. D u know how far is it from the Western Xway?

Suncity

August 23rd, 2004, 07:52 PM

Yeah, Geocities has these bandwith probs.....here's the link (http://photos.yahoo.com/sejalkm)

Thanks..

Suncity

August 23rd, 2004, 07:54 PM

indian

August 23rd, 2004, 08:12 PM

Too bad that SBI will have a short building. But the next thing the planners need to do is to connect BKC and South Mumbai by a subway, and if that is not possible by atleast a light rail, like the one that has been proposed between Andheri and Ghatkopar. I wish they really do that.

kshatriya

August 23rd, 2004, 08:20 PM

Question - Does BKC have height restrictions?

Suncity

August 23rd, 2004, 08:23 PM

Question - Does BKC have height restrictions?

I am sure they do. I have read somewhere that commercial buildings in Mumbai cannot be more than 10-12 storeys.

The only new exceptions that come to mind are Thapar, Essar and ITC Hotel.

kshatriya

August 23rd, 2004, 08:30 PM

I am sure they do. I have read somewhere that commercial buildings in Mumbai cannot be more than 10-12 storeys.

The only new exceptions that come to mind are Thapar, Essar and ITC Hotel.
Yeah I think so too.....that ICICI building could easily have been a single 30-40 storey tower instead of those two independant buildings.

Suncity

August 23rd, 2004, 08:36 PM

Yeah I think so too.....that ICICI building could easily have been a single 30-40 storey tower instead of those two independant buildings.

Sad for us Indian skyscraper fans.

However that ICICI building is interesting.

http://www.gherzieastern.com/images/icicilarge.jpg

kshatriya

August 23rd, 2004, 08:45 PM

^Damn right.

Some of the other buildings in BKC -

ILFS Building

http://www.rocksnlogs.com/images/ILFSP1.jpg

NSE Building

http://www.rocksnlogs.com/images/proj_nse.jpg

CMC Building

http://www.gb-llc.com/images/big/comm/cmc-bld.jpg

RBI Building

http://www.gb-llc.com/images/big/comm/ban-k-c.jpg

Western India HQ

http://www.gb-llc.com/images/big/comm/western-b.jpg

The Metropolitian Tower

http://www.gb-llc.com/images/big/metro.jpg

Ubermensch

August 23rd, 2004, 09:06 PM

Many companies are shifting to Bandra Kurla and have built several new buildings. I am not sure why you didn't see anything other than the Bharat Diamond Bourse.

There's ICICI, ILFS, UTI, BOB, BOI, CitiBank, Laxmi Finance, Apollo Finance, NSE, NABARD buildings. There's one hospital and an American school too. SIDBI, SBI should be up there as well. There are a few more independent buildings like Metropolitan and Fortune 2000.

Some of the older blocks are already developed where they have ONGC, RBI, IOL, CMC and the income tax buildings.

Oh sorry I wasnt clear enough. I saw all the buildings u mentioned but I didnt see alot of new development other than the Diamond complex :)

Hindustani

August 23rd, 2004, 09:07 PM

Not Bad. thats handful of projects in Bandra Kurla.

Ubermensch

August 23rd, 2004, 09:15 PM

Not Bad. thats handful of projects in Bandra Kurla.

Yeah not too bad. 4 things they need to improve the are in my opinion.

1) Road connectivity is not bad. Once the Bandra - Worli sea link comes up it will be even better for people living @ Nepeansea Rd, Peddar rd, worli, etc etc. North bombay is already pretty close.. however places like Juhu, Versova and Andheri (W) need better connectivity.

2) Needs better rail connectivity (good solution mentioned earlier)

3) The entire area needs better landscaping and such, the slums just have to be re-located. Multinational companies here would not like bringing their boses to places which overlook slums.

4) To use the land efficiently, remove any height restricitions of commercial buildings in this area. I dont see why they cant do this?

These 4 things and watch companies flock here and the builders will build a worldclass skyline for bombay. Not only that but this will be only one of the 4 CBD's in bombay. 1) Nariman Pt 2) Bandra-Kurla 3) Vashi 4) Belapur
Damn.. we'll have 4 kicksass skylines in bombay :)

If thats not enough build a huge ass spiral viewing gallery in the middle of the city with a clear view of the 4 CBD's...whew.. that would be one hell of a view.

I want to see some other city beat that :) Maybe i'm going a little overboard :)

Whats everyone's thoughts?

indian

August 23rd, 2004, 09:39 PM

Suncity

August 23rd, 2004, 09:40 PM

Yeah not too bad. 4 things they need to improve the are in my opinion.

1) Road connectivity is not bad. Once the Bandra - Worli sea link comes up it will be even better for people living @ Nepeansea Rd, Peddar rd, worli, etc etc. North bombay is already pretty close.. however places like Juhu, Versova and Andheri (W) need better connectivity.

2) Needs better rail connectivity (good solution mentioned earlier)

3) The entire area needs better landscaping and such, the slums just have to be re-located. Multinational companies here would not like bringing their boses to places which overlook slums.

4) To use the land efficiently, remove any height restricitions of commercial buildings in this area. I dont see why they cant do this?

These 4 things and watch companies flock here and the builders will build a worldclass skyline for bombay. Not only that but this will be only one of the 4 CBD's in bombay. 1) Nariman Pt 2) Bandra-Kurla 3) Vashi 4) Belapur
Damn.. we'll have 4 kicksass skylines in bombay :)

If thats not enough build a huge ass spiral viewing gallery in the middle of the city with a clear view of the 4 CBD's...whew.. that would be one hell of a view.

I want to see some other city beat that :) Maybe i'm going a little overboard :)

Whats everyone's thoughts?

Your points are good.

They should do something similar in the Belapur CBD too.

indian

August 23rd, 2004, 09:43 PM

Is there somebody to take our thoughts to the CM or urban planners?

Ubermensch

August 23rd, 2004, 09:46 PM

Ubermensch, i agree with you about the slums. and also about the height restriction. it is such an outdated idea. politicians say "India Shining", we need to have proofs for that. Supertalls could be good. What if a foreighner comes and hears "India Shining" and does not see a decent scraper, that would spoil our image. look at chinese scrapers. planners should allow builders to build something like that. at least, if not as tall as that, half as tall would also be pretty tall by indian standards. Is BKC far from the airport?

The current airport in andheri is not far from Bandra - Kurla at all. However I have heard of plans to make an international airport in uran once the 22.5 km bridge is built and there is a highway connecting western xpress -> bandra worli sealink -> worli cuff parade link -> nhava sewri bridge. This would be ideal but as u can see might take a good amt of time :)

indian

August 23rd, 2004, 10:02 PM

If they make this airport at Uran, would they demolish the Sahar Intl. If they do, the govt could make tonnes of money by selling the land, whose value I think, would skyrocket in a few years. Atleast they can build slum rehabilitation centres for the dwellers near the current airport.

kshatriya

August 23rd, 2004, 10:16 PM

Suncity

August 24th, 2004, 05:14 AM

Looks like Mumbai will keep getting these low rise commercial buildings (as against the highrise residential towers).

Kalpataru Court

http://www.kalpataru.com/projects/project_images/court/court_pers.jpg

Kalpataru Point

http://www.kalpataru.com/projects/project_images/point/point_pers.jpg

Kalpataru Synergy

http://www.kalpataru.com/projects/project_images/synergy/synergy-perspective.jpg

sanhen

August 24th, 2004, 05:15 AM

in indonesia 'kalpataru' mean 'the tree of origin/life'.
whats in india?

Suncity

August 24th, 2004, 05:54 AM

in indonesia 'kalpataru' mean 'the tree of origin/life'.
whats in india?

That's one of the meanings too in Sanskrit and the other languages derived from it like Hindi.

ViMo

August 24th, 2004, 10:02 AM

I don't recall any commercial tower being built in India in the past 10 yrs, which really could be classified as a skyscraper. It seems all cities are following this unwritten dictum of not building tall commercial buildings. Maybe, Indian employees suffer from fear of heights, especially, if you consider that in 80's, there were few horrible fire related accidents allover the country. Maybe, just maybe this is the reason.....

Hindustani

August 25th, 2004, 02:27 AM

Santacruz Local Airport, Mumbai.

http://www.bajajelectricals.com/epd/images/santacruz1.jpg

Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai.

http://ivo.nu/albums/india-apr03/mumbia_airport.sized.jpg

http://www.tarmatindia.com/media/airbig.jpg

http://ivo.nu/albums/india-apr03/taxis1.sized.jpg

http://www.bbc.co.uk/hindi/images/pics/mumbai_airport300.jpg http://pcuf.fi/~tmo/pics/airport5.jpg

http://www.indiatravelite.com/mumbai/mumbaiairport.jpg http://www.touristplacesinindia.com/shirdi/images/bombay-airport.jpg

Suncity

August 25th, 2004, 03:21 AM

Here's a bit of an update.

Mumbai airport is called Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport.

Terminals 2A/2B/2C are for international flights. They are in Sahar.

http://www.bengalweb.com/skyline/mumbai/mumbaiinternational2b2c.jpg

http://www.bengalweb.com/skyline/mumbai/mumbaiinternational2c.jpg

http://www.bengalweb.com/skyline/mumbai/mumbai50.jpg

Terminals 1A and 1B are for domestic flights. They are in Santa Cruz.

1B or the Old terminal building

http://www.bengalweb.com/skyline/mumbai/mumbaidomestic1A.jpg

1A

http://www.bengalweb.com/skyline/mumbai/santacruz1s.jpg

Ubermensch

August 25th, 2004, 03:26 AM

We should also mention that this Airport needs to be badly modernised!! i mean seriously!

Suncity

August 25th, 2004, 03:34 AM

We should also mention that this Airport needs to be badly modernised!! i mean seriously!

With all the political wranglings don't see how that's going to happen anytime soon.

It's not just modernization.

1) They need to clean up the surroundings.

2) GET RID OF ALL THE TOUTS harrassing the passengers. Don't know how these touts infest the "high security" airports. It's a big joke. While I know exactly how to handle them, many foreign tourists are frightened off by these touts and get a bad first time experience. Of course they too learn how to handle them in a day or two of getting aquainted with India.

3) Install hidden cameras to keep a watch on the customs officers. While there are plenty of passengers who are willing to break the law, there are also many customs officers who expect tips from Indians, especially the ones returning from Gulf.

I am not the first one to complain.

But who in the Indian government or Airports Authority of India is listening. They have their eyes closed, ears plugged and hands outstretched.

Four recent reviews I found on the net:

Bombay Airport by J George

1 August 2004

I used Mumbai's domestic airport when i flew from BLR-BOM. This airport is far more cleaner and advanced than the arrival terminal of the international airport. Modern jetways are used unlike parking on a remote slot somewhere on the tarmac. The airport is well decorated with indian handicrafts and the staff will help you find your way if you have trouble navigating (like i did). The bathrooms are good and cleaner than the international terminal. Security here is particularly tight also a difference from the international terminal. The baggage claim area is in a huge hall with many carousels allowing for a high volume of flights. Here also the trollies are free and they have the special break system similar to the ones in LHR and elsewhere. Baggage arrives fast and the taxi problem here is not as bad if you get a prepaid taxi. Here is a tip to use for travellers to both the international and domestic airports. When you get a prepaid taxi only allow the driver of the taxi to help you put your luggage in the truck or on the roof of the taxi. Do not allow other people to help bcause they just will ask for money for their "services." Only allowing the driver will save you some money in tips. And usually the others who barge in and start to help the driver wont leave you alone until you pay them a sufficient amount. So beware of those people.

Bombay Airport by Jordan Dias

28 July 2004

Mumbai Airport has, for all its faults, got an awful lot better in the last 13 years since my first visit there. Then it was a complete slum and the immigration queues for non-residents were a nightmare. The luggage took forever to come out and the customs check was a hellish-experience. Now, the place is cleaner, friendlier and even has reclining seats installed for the post-midnight departures (which make the place that much more hospitable). Even immigration has improved on arrival. The only downside is trying to get into the terminal, which takes the patience of a saint and occasionally the strength of the Hulk!

Bombay Airport by Guntram Wischnewski

13 May 2004

Checking in at Bombay Airport is, after you finally reach the place after one of these horrible taxi-rides in the middle of the night (drunken or otherwise intoxicated drivers) - hell compared to any other airport in the world I have used before. It seems to me, that only if you appear loud, rude and aggressive yourself, it will make things happen. But anyway, I will give only one SERIOUS advice: never ever buy or drink "mineral water" in the restaurant which is serving economy class passengers. We have been watching young Indian kitchen-helpers refilling bottles with what other customers had left on the table. Not worth to mention that everything is overpriced - but it will make you sick also! So be sure to bring your own water, bring your own food, and a little bottle of perfume!! It will be a treat to help you bear the smell all over inside the building. The better choice for arrival and departure in India is Delhi, in my opinion, but it seems, that slow and unfriendly staff as well as hundreds of people that want to grab your money (e.g. the security check asked for a dollar-tip) is a common feature at airports in India.

Bombay Airport by Ganesh Natrajan

27 March 2004

Transited through Mumbai's international airport on my arrival from FRA by LH. The terminal looks rundown and seems to have been shoddily built. The Immigration was rather quick and so was the baggage clearance. Most of the staff members spoke good english and were helpful. The worst part is the AAI bus service that connects the International terminal to the domestic one. The attendants here seem to be after your purse at all times, so beware. They even seem to want tips in dollars and shamelessly ask you for it. The bus itself seemed to have been lifted from a junkyard and was very uncomfortable, not to speak of Bollywood music being played in full volume at 4.00 AM! I have heard that this service was being run in the past by Jet Airways and Indian Airlines and it used to be much better then. Maybe they should bring that back.

indian

August 25th, 2004, 05:02 AM

Suncity

August 25th, 2004, 05:12 AM

I recently heard that AAI had given some plans to modernise the Mumbai and Delhi's airports. hope that goes through. Mumbai is located at such a good point. It can easily become a regional hub. If it had a better airport, it can displace Bangkok or KL as a hub. Last, but not the least, they really gotta remove the slums adjoinig the airport wall. A foreigner shouldn't see slums, that to from air, when he first comes to India.

Those slums are the vote banks of politicians. The land belongs to the government. The politicians create those settlements in tandem with mafia leaders and corrupt policemen. It's basically a land grabbing and vote manipulation scheme. Otherwise in these days of "high security" drama, how can the government not do something about these slums?

Ubermensch

August 25th, 2004, 06:13 AM

Just another example of how the politicians in India are stemming the development of the country.

Seriously.. these selfish thugs just want to fill their coffers with money.

I can see a suitable use of the death penalty :)

Maybe i'm a little harsh, but which Indian wouldnt have their blood curdle at the sight of this nonsense.

Hindustani

August 25th, 2004, 09:14 PM

http://www.swamidigital.com/India2002/MumbaiSkyline.jpg

Mafatlal Center, Mumbai.
http://www.shapoorji.com/mlal21.jpg

Hong Kong Bank, Mumbai.
http://www.shapoorji.com/hkong11.jpg

Larsen & Toubro Research & Development Centre, Mumbai.
http://www.epcworldwide.com/images/technology_innovationcentre.jpg

Sterling Apartments, Mumbai.
http://www.shapoorji.com/sterl1.jpg

Petit Tower, Mumbai.
http://indiaconstruction.com/ConstructionWorld/images/petitower.jpg

Tata Institute of Fundemental Research, Mumbai.
http://www.shapoorji.com/tifr1.jpg

Reserve Bank Of India, Mumbai.
http://www.shapoorji.com/rbi1.jpg

Lady Ratan Tata Towers, Mumbai.
http://www.bengalweb.com/skyline/mumbai/ladyratan-newhc1.jpg
http://www.bengalweb.com/skyline/mumbai/ladyratanback1.jpg

Hindustani

August 25th, 2004, 09:28 PM

Even more Mumbai....

http://www.shapoorji.com/chview2.jpg

http://www.shapoorji.com/chview1.jpg

kshatriya

August 25th, 2004, 09:40 PM

Nice stuff!

indian

September 2nd, 2004, 08:19 PM

Cuffe Parade from Nariman point
www.cuffeparade.com/gallery2/ph12.jpg

Jai

September 11th, 2004, 08:21 AM

Hello folks,

In this thread, lets compile a gallery of Mumbai's new low-rise developments!

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Leela Galleria
Sahar, Mumbai

http://img34.exs.cx/img34/161/lg2.jpg

http://img34.exs.cx/img34/5798/lg.jpg

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Blossom Nogi
Andheri, Mumbai

http://img34.exs.cx/img34/82/Image429.jpg

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Hiranandani Office Park
Powai, Mumbai

http://img34.exs.cx/img34/7273/Image430.jpg

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Windsor
Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai

http://img34.exs.cx/img34/6315/Image431.jpg

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Securities And Exchange Board of India
Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai

http://img34.exs.cx/img34/3732/Image432.jpg

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Laxmi Finance & Leasing Companies Ltd.
Bandra-Kurla Complex, Mumbai

http://img33.exs.cx/img33/7038/Image427.jpg

http://img33.exs.cx/img33/8500/Image428.jpg

http://img33.exs.cx/img33/7273/Image430.jpg

http://img33.exs.cx/img33/82/Image429.jpg

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Chemtex
Powai

http://img15.exs.cx/img15/4376/Image638.jpg

http://img15.exs.cx/img15/5184/Image637.jpg

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Reliance Building
Santacruz, Mumbai

http://img33.exs.cx/img33/6315/Image431.jpg

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Gyanodaya - Birla Training Centre
C.B.D. Belapur, Navi Mumbai

http://img15.exs.cx/img15/2880/Image627.jpg

http://img15.exs.cx/img15/8724/Image628.jpg

http://img15.exs.cx/img15/5926/Image629.jpg

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Akruti-Nirman
Andheri, Mumbai

http://img15.exs.cx/img15/8210/Image630.jpg

http://img15.exs.cx/img15/4036/Image631.jpg

http://img15.exs.cx/img15/8956/Image632.jpg

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Birla Corporate Office
Worli

http://img15.exs.cx/img15/2458/Image634.jpg

http://img15.exs.cx/img15/4629/Image635.jpg

http://img15.exs.cx/img15/7854/Image636.jpg

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nithin

September 11th, 2004, 11:38 AM

nice pics!!

Suncity

September 11th, 2004, 04:04 PM

Matharu Arcade

http://www.architectrezakabul.com/commercial/images/m1.jpg

http://www.architectrezakabul.com/commercial/matharu/canopy.jpg

Sagar Fortune

http://www.architectrezakabul.com/commercial/images/sagar-ele.jpg

Town Centre

http://www.architectrezakabul.com/commercial/towncentre/elevation2.jpg

Bharat Diamond Bourse

One of the buildings

http://www.architectrezakabul.com/commercial/bharatdiamond/main.jpg

http://www.architectrezakabul.com/commercial/bharatdiamond/plan.jpg

http://www.bdbindia.org/images/building.jpg

Hindustani

September 12th, 2004, 02:47 AM

Suncity......mumbai got some sleek low rises. they are quiet eye pleasing.

Ashok

September 12th, 2004, 08:19 AM

Securities And Exchange Board of India
Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai

http://img34.exs.cx/img34/3732/Image432.jpg

Matharu Arcade[/B]

http://www.architectrezakabul.com/commercial/images/m1.jpg

http://www.architectrezakabul.com/commercial/matharu/canopy.jpg

Whao :eek2: those buildings are extremly sexy....

whats an arcade, i used to think its like a building with like an arcade or something, but there are far too many buildings i seen in indai that have the name arcade behind it... anyone plz fill in for me? thxz

Jai

September 12th, 2004, 09:28 AM

Cool pics suncity!
Sagar fortune looks a lot better in real life than it does in the rendering:
http://img35.exs.cx/img35/1384/SagarFortune.jpg

Anyway, some more pics...

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Atria Commercial Complex

http://img35.exs.cx/img35/9320/AtriaCommercialComplex1.jpg

http://img35.exs.cx/img35/2892/AtriaCommercialComplex2.jpg

http://img35.exs.cx/img35/3665/AtriaCommercialComplex3.jpg

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Dil Rag
Juhu, Mumbai

http://img35.exs.cx/img35/6214/Dil-Rag.jpg

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Regency Court
Bandra West, Mumbai

http://img35.exs.cx/img35/8201/RegencyCourt.jpg

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Akruti Astha
Walkeshwar, Mumbai

http://img35.exs.cx/img35/6303/AkrutiAstha1.jpg

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Continental Towers
Bandra West, Mumbai

http://img35.exs.cx/img35/8689/ContinentalTowers.jpg

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Kalpavrusksh Garden
Kandivili West, Mumbai

http://img35.exs.cx/img35/417/KalpavruskshGarden.jpg

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Palmview
Navi Mumbai

http://img35.exs.cx/img35/9029/Palmview.jpg

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Cooper Tower

http://img35.exs.cx/img35/1216/Cooper.jpg

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Queens Court

http://img35.exs.cx/img35/6960/QueensCourt.jpg

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Bhakti Park
Belapur, Mumbai

http://img35.exs.cx/img35/2477/BhaktiPark.jpg

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kronik

September 12th, 2004, 09:37 AM

Keep up the good work Jai. and ashok, and suncity :cheers2:

nithin

September 12th, 2004, 11:01 PM

if those buildings are constructed in mumbai. It will really make the city look a lot better!! Now only the infrastructure

Suncity

September 13th, 2004, 05:21 AM

Magnum Opus
http://www.rachanaa.com/images/magopusl.jpg

Daffodil
http://www.rachanaa.com/images/daffol.jpg

Tulip

http://www.rachanaa.com/images/tulipl.jpg

Rachanaa

http://www.rachanaa.com/images/rach1bh.jpg

Suncity

September 13th, 2004, 05:25 AM

Not brand new but not old either:

Bhaveshwar Arcade

http://www.neelkanthgroup.com/images/projects_bhaveshwararcade.jpg

Bhaveshwar Plaza

http://www.neelkanthgroup.com/images/projects_bhaveshwarplaza.jpg

Fortune 2000

http://www.neelkanthgroup.com/images/projects_fortune.jpg

Gold County

http://www.neelkanthgroup.com/images/goldcountyeleva.jpg

Suncity

September 13th, 2004, 05:28 AM

The Metropolitan

http://www.bebanco.com/images/comm_metropol_b.jpg

Freight Forwarders Association

http://www.bebanco.com/images/comm_freightf_b.jpg

Shipping Agents Association

http://www.bebanco.com/images/comm_ship_a_big.jpg

Indian Register of Shipping

http://www.bebanco.com/images/comm_rshippin_b.jpg

UTI

http://www.bebanco.com/images/comm_western_b.jpg

Suncity

September 13th, 2004, 05:57 AM

NABARD

http://www.olympuselevators.com/images/clients11big.jpg

Stanchart Bandra

http://www.aluplexindia.com/images/images/blow/img5.gif

Floral Deck Plaza

http://www.aluplexindia.com/images/images/blow/img23.gif

Raheja Plaza

http://www.aluplexindia.com/images/images/blow/img19.gif

Bandra Suburbia (refurbished old cinema complex)

http://www.aluplexindia.com/images/images/blow/bandtra-talkies-front-flash.gif

Sterling Centre

http://www.aluplexindia.com/images/images/blow/img18.gif

Golden Crest

http://www.aluplexindia.com/images/images/blow/img15.gif

Apple Industries

http://www.aluplexindia.com/images/images/blow/apple-persp-1.gif

Shemaroo

http://www.aluplexindia.com/images/images/blow/shemaroo.gif

Falak House

http://www.aluplexindia.com/images/images/blow/img26.gif

L&T

http://www.aluplexindia.com/images/images/blow/img14.gif

Jacob's

http://www.aluplexindia.com/images/images/blow/img11.gif

Hotel Fition

http://www.aluplexindia.com/images/images/blow/img10.gif

Capital, Bandra

http://www.aluplexindia.com/images/images/blow/img13.gif

Suncity

September 13th, 2004, 06:09 AM

Wockhardt

http://www.cleanindia.net/images/photogallery/WOCKHARDT-.jpg

Akruti Arcade

http://www.akrutiestate.com/projects/arcade.jpg

Akruti Business Port

http://www.akrutiestate.com/projects/businessport.jpg

Akruti Softech Park

http://www.akrutiestate.com/projects/softechpark.jpg

Akruti Centra (looks like a Gurgaon building) - u/c

http://www.akrutiestate.com/projects/bandrakurla.jpg

Akruti Orion - u/c

http://www.akrutiestate.com/projects/orion.jpg

Akruti Erika - u/c

http://www.akrutiestate.com/projects/ericaresidetial.jpg

Akruti Orchid Park - u/c

http://www.akrutiestate.com/projects/orchid.jpg

Suncity

September 13th, 2004, 06:13 AM

Did you know that Mumbai has more than 3500 buildings 24 metres and higher (appx 8 storeys)?

kshatriya

September 13th, 2004, 01:35 PM

View of Minara Masjid on Moh'd Ali Road from the JJ flyover in November

http://www.chalomumbai.com/ArticleImages/images27/28nov6.jpg

Hindustani

September 16th, 2004, 04:56 PM

http://robi.ch/indien2003/1.jpg

http://robi.ch/indien2003/9.jpg

http://robi.ch/indien2003/8.jpg

http://robi.ch/indien2003/6.jpg

http://robi.ch/indien2003/5.jpg

Ubermensch

September 16th, 2004, 06:50 PM

http://www.filebox.vt.edu/users/hhoon/Pictures/mahim_bay.JPG

The beautiful Mahim bay. I live in Prabhadevi, and this is the view from my flat. You can see the "Land's End" hotel and 'Sea Rock' in towards the tip of bandra. If you look close enough you can also see the construction on the Bandra-Worli sea link. This photograph was taken in december 2003.

Hindustani

September 20th, 2004, 07:51 PM

Phiroze JeeJeebhoy Tower (Bombay Stock Exchange), Mumbai

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040103/biz4.jpg http://www.pictobank.com/photoluc/phone.jpg

http://in.yimg.com/xp/reuters_ids_new/20040201/3892518959.jpg

http://www.diehardindian.com/overview/overimag/stock.jpg

http://ww1.mid-day.com/ArticleImages/images9/16466.jpg

http://www.computechsharecap.com/bse.jpg

http://www.india-picture.com/maharashtra/images/bombaystockexchange.jpg

Jai

September 20th, 2004, 08:02 PM

View of Minara Masjid on Moh'd Ali Road from the JJ flyover in November

http://www.chalomumbai.com/ArticleImages/images27/28nov6.jpg

That looks beautiful

Is it lit up like that all year, or is it for a special occasion?

kshatriya

September 21st, 2004, 07:51 AM

Probably only for special occasions.....I'm not sure.

kshatriya

September 23rd, 2004, 02:28 PM

Mumbai....(old pics)

http://www.fondsbkvb.nl/india/dia/bombay/10.jpg

http://www.fondsbkvb.nl/india/dia/bombay/11.jpg

http://www.fondsbkvb.nl/india/dia/bombay/2.jpg

http://www.fondsbkvb.nl/india/dia/bombay/27.jpg

Suncity

September 23rd, 2004, 02:50 PM

This collection is getting bigger and better!!!

HasanB

September 23rd, 2004, 05:17 PM

Ubermensch

September 23rd, 2004, 08:13 PM

guys ... although you only have a couple of interior pics of the airport, I seriously think its not that bad at all, you guys make it sound terrible, but its really not bad .. its quite nice in fact. Perhaps it is a bit old and needs renovation ... but it certainly isnt terrible in my opinion.

Agreed, but modern Bombay has soo much to offer interms of being cosmopolitian and with the times that the airport does not correctly reflect this. Hence our discontent :)

kronik

October 3rd, 2004, 03:17 AM

http://pro.corbis.com/images/LY004032.jpg?size=67&uid={87888599-7307-44d2-8f59-969572cb880b}

National Center for Performing Arts Building, Nariman Point

Suncity

October 3rd, 2004, 04:11 AM

That's a nice pic..

It is actually the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha/legislature.

The NCPA is near the Oberoi Hotel. It is behind the NCPA apartments (picture)

http://www.sterlingandwilson.com/NCPA-Appts-(big).jpg

The NCPA was built by the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust. It has two fabulous auditoriums of about 1000 seats each and several smaller halls. The newer of the two auditoriums is really great.

kshatriya

October 3rd, 2004, 11:02 AM

Some more Mumbai....(some may be repeats.....apologize if so)

BSE

http://www.bombaybeats.fm/photos/get-photo.asp?photoid=32

NSC Bose road skyline (South Mumbai)

http://www.bombaybeats.fm/photos/get-photo.asp?photoid=35

Western Suburbs - Gokuldham, Goregaon (E)

http://www.bombaybeats.fm/photos/get-photo.asp?photoid=47

Nariman Point

http://www.knowindia.net/pics/mumbai/mumbai1l.jpg

Cuffe Parade

http://www.knowindia.net/pics/mumbai/mumbai2l.jpg

Aerials of Andheri/Santacruz/Kurla area (Airport area)

http://www.knowindia.net/pics/mumbai/mumbai8l.jpg

http://www.knowindia.net/pics/mumbai/mumbai12l.jpg

Fort

http://www.knowindia.net/pics/mumbai/mumbai10l.jpg

RajKhalsa

October 7th, 2004, 12:39 AM

Pics of Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus

http://specials.rediff.com/news/2004/jul/28vt1.jpg

http://specials.rediff.com/news/2004/jul/28vt2.jpg

http://specials.rediff.com/news/2004/jul/28vt3.jpg

http://specials.rediff.com/news/2004/jul/28vt4.jpg

http://specials.rediff.com/news/2004/jul/28vt5.jpg

http://specials.rediff.com/news/2004/jul/28vt6.jpg

http://specials.rediff.com/news/2004/jul/28vt7.jpg

http://specials.rediff.com/news/2004/jul/28vt8.jpg

http://specials.rediff.com/news/2004/jul/28vt9.jpg

http://specials.rediff.com/news/2004/jul/28vt10.jpg

Hindustani

October 7th, 2004, 04:11 PM

Victoria Terminus is awesome.

Suncity

October 13th, 2004, 04:10 PM

The newly opened Taj wellington Mews in Colaba. It is a service apartment complex..

http://www.realestatemumbai.com/images/gallery/Taj_Wellington_mews.jpg

The New India Centre - one of the early highrises.

http://www.realestatemumbai.com/images/gallery/New_India_Assurance.jpg

MTNL - Peddar Road.. The pic could have been better :-(

http://www.realestatemumbai.com/images/gallery/MTNL_Peddar_Road.jpg

drwho

October 13th, 2004, 04:20 PM

Suncity hey finally a picture on Wellington mews!! :) :)
thnxs!

Suncity

October 15th, 2004, 05:29 AM

Suncity hey finally a picture on Wellington mews!! :) :)
thnxs!

Well Here's another one...(U/C photo)

http://www.cleanindiagroup.com/images/cradle_photogal/mumbai/mum_big_tajwellingtonmews.jpg

Suncity

October 15th, 2004, 05:53 AM

Bank of India, Bandra Kurla

http://www.cleanindiagroup.com/images/cradle_photogal/mumbai/mum_big_boi-bkc.jpg

Marwah Bhavan

http://www.cleanindiagroup.com/images/cradle_photogal/mumbai/mum_big_marwahbhavan.jpg

kshatriya

October 15th, 2004, 07:17 AM

Suncity nice pics.

Jai

October 16th, 2004, 12:28 AM

Here's nice pic of the IAF Suryakiran aerobatic team performing over Mumbai skyline along Marine Drive earlier today.

http://img96.exs.cx/img96/6955/suryakiran.jpg

nithin

October 16th, 2004, 01:11 AM

what is the tall building under conctruction, (the one what lookst the tallest on the pic

indian

October 16th, 2004, 01:27 AM

Looks, pretty tall, must be around 35-40 stories.

ViMo

October 16th, 2004, 01:58 AM

That tall building is atleast 140 mts high!

Suncity

October 16th, 2004, 03:03 AM

It is the 40 storey Rushabh Tower...

http://www.mid-day.com/ArticleImages/images38/rushabh.jpg

kshatriya

October 16th, 2004, 08:14 AM

I don't think the tower has topped out yet....

drwho

October 16th, 2004, 08:52 AM

Here's nice pic of the IAF Suryakiran aerobatic team performing over Mumbai skyline along Marine Drive earlier today.

http://img96.exs.cx/img96/6955/suryakiran.jpg

nice picture Jai!:okay: :okay: :okay:

drwho

October 16th, 2004, 08:56 AM

Suncity thnxs again for the wellington mews UC-picture:)

kronik

October 16th, 2004, 09:41 AM

hey, i can also see the Lady Tata Towers in the background. the white and yellow building right in the middle.

Suncity

October 16th, 2004, 04:19 PM

I don't think the tower has topped out yet....

It is under construction.

Also don't know the status of this 40 storey tower..It's almost topped out by now. It is rumoured to be by Bharat Shah (or his family) and seems to have been booked up by diamond merchants. One of the reasosn why many of these projects don't have websites is everything is so hush hush probably out of fear of drawing attention.

http://www.hafeezcontractor.com/housing/apartmentbuilding/thelegend/new-1.jpg

You can see the building at the far end.

http://www.indiamike.com/photopost/data/502/279521.jpg

Jai

October 18th, 2004, 05:05 AM

Some more airshow pics with the Mumbai skyline

http://img71.exs.cx/img71/6670/51488914.jpg

http://img71.exs.cx/img71/1026/51489030.jpg

Suncity

October 18th, 2004, 05:35 AM

WOW !!! Jai those pics are great!!! Look at the amount of cosntruction going on.

Here are some 2002 pics... Many of the buildings will slowly make for towers I guess as this is an expensive area ( Malabar/Walkeshwar/Napean )

http://www.gajwani.com/raj/Pictures/2002_India_Bombay/DSCF0846-small.JPG

http://www.gajwani.com/raj/Pictures/2002_India_Bombay/DSCF0838-small.JPG

http://www.gajwani.com/raj/Pictures/2002_India_Bombay/DSCF0858-small.JPG

http://www.gajwani.com/raj/Pictures/2002_India_Bombay/DSCF0843-small.JPG

And here's a Mumbai pic from National Geographic. Raises many questions..
BTW anyone knows that tower name?

http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/sm_wallpaper/NGM2003_06p16.jpg

Suncity

October 18th, 2004, 05:52 AM

That's a nice fountain..

http://vigyan.nsu.edu/~raj/indus_tour_web/mIMG_0189.JPG

http://vigyan.nsu.edu/~raj/indus_tour_web/mIMG_0188.JPG

http://vigyan.nsu.edu/~raj/indus_tour_web/mIMG_0185.JPG

http://vigyan.nsu.edu/~raj/indus_tour_web/mIMG_0036.JPG

kshatriya

October 18th, 2004, 02:36 PM

This has become such a fantastic collection!

Hindustani

October 18th, 2004, 04:27 PM

Suncity...........That Bombay National Geo. Image is Awesome. its 21st century Mumbai & 1950s Bombay next to each other. Fountain is brilliant as well.

That 40 story Hafeez contractor tower is very good as well.

RafflesCity

October 18th, 2004, 09:07 PM

Its a pity theyre not building it, its quite stunning!

Jai

October 19th, 2004, 12:20 AM

Some more Mumbai pics from the recent months from Gettyimages

http://img58.exs.cx/img58/6088/508058991.jpg

http://img58.exs.cx/img58/8927/508108792.jpg

http://img58.exs.cx/img58/8950/511390141.jpg

http://img58.exs.cx/img58/791/511390211.jpg

http://img58.exs.cx/img58/8104/508944841.jpg

http://img58.exs.cx/img58/7900/511600061.jpg

http://img58.exs.cx/img58/1271/511511071.jpg

http://img58.exs.cx/img58/7026/511682151.jpg

http://img58.exs.cx/img58/3362/511682191.jpg

http://img58.exs.cx/img58/1905/513540011.jpg

http://img58.exs.cx/img58/7500/513540381.jpg

I'll upload some newfound Mumbai pics tonight after class/work when I get the time

indian

October 19th, 2004, 04:06 AM

Cranes have become an integral part of Mumbai skyline!

indian

October 19th, 2004, 04:10 AM

In that Nat Geo pic, is that what a chawl is.
And we need more skyscrapers along the marine drive. That would give Bombay a nice skyline.

drwho

October 19th, 2004, 04:11 AM

very good pictures!!! and yes..finally we have a invasion of cranes:)

btw does anyone know whats the name of this tower?:

http://img58.exs.cx/img58/7026/511682151.jpg

indian

October 19th, 2004, 04:34 AM

Hey Suncity, can you move the "2 rare south Mumbai ariel views" from world forums to here. Would be a nice addition.

Jai

October 19th, 2004, 05:16 AM

When this thread hits 10 pages, I think we should create a 'rate our skyline' poll with a more representative selection of Mumbai pictures

Suncity

October 19th, 2004, 05:52 AM

very good pictures!!! and yes..finally we have a invasion of cranes:)

btw does anyone know whats the name of this tower?:

http://img58.exs.cx/img58/7026/511682151.jpg

It probably is the ITC Grand Central Hotel..

http://www.hafeezcontractor.com/hotels/itcgrandcentral/itcgrandcentral-2.jpg

An amusing article:

Mumbai's city slickers
V. Gangadhar

An address in the suburbs will not cut ice with the diehard South Mumbai folk. A case of blinkered nostalgia.

A former friend and colleague at Reader's Digest, Rati — a gentle, gracious Parsi lady — had no problems visiting places in other parts of the country. But Rati, a resident of Grant Road in the heart of Mumbai city, was extremely nervous when invited to a colleague's wedding in suburban Borivili. She worried about the suburban train service, its sanitary conditions and whether the visit would affect her delicate health. She was not a suburban person and seldom visited Mumbai's suburbs, her life being confined to Greater Mumbai.

Yes, there are thousands like her for whom Mumbai is only Marine Line, Peddar Road, Colaba, Breach Candy, Warden Road and, perhaps, a bit of Worli. These are the diehard city slickers for whom the suburbs hold no attraction. So, it was nice to work at an office in Nariman Point, own or rent a flat at Marine Drive, shop along Colaba Causeway, entertain friends at the Taj or Oberoi, enjoy the cultural life offered by the National Centre of Performing Arts (NCPA), and watch English movies at the Sterling, Regal or New Excelsior theatres. The suburbs, well, were the suburbs.

Dadar was desi, Parel was strictly labour class and areas like Dombivili, Kandivili, or Chinchpokli simply did not exist. One read about them occasionally in newspaper reports. The editor of a well-known English daily once commented that life in Mumbai did not exist beyond Peddar Road. "I understand, beyond that, the people speak only Marathi," she lamented.

But economic factors are changing this attitude. Corporate houses, big ad agencies and even newspaper offices have discovered that real estate prices are cheaper in the suburbs and that they could cut costs by shifting, say, to Parel. Believe it not, Parel is now a bustling suburb, with sparkling towers, offices designed by well-known architects, mushrooming restaurants and hep nightlife.

However, the nostalgia for South Mumbai is hard to ignore. Some ad agencies, despite shifting to Parel, announced they were functioning from Upper, Lower, downtown or uptown Worli.

What's in a name, one may ask. For corporate houses, location at Chinchpokli or Thakurli was a comedown, so why not twist the city's topography a bit and call the area upmarket Worli or some other fashionable area? The suburbanites were not amused, particularly residents of Parel.

Recently, volunteers of the Nationalist Congress party (NCP) marched into the offices of the upcoming ITC Grand Central Hotel, a 30-storeyed building built at a cost of Rs 220 crore in the mill area of Parel. The NCP workers shouted slogans and demanded a meeting with the hotel executives.

Their demand? More jobs for local people. But more important, they were protesting against ITC's announcement that the hotel was located not at Parel, but at Upper Worli!

The NCP volunteers had discovered the faux pas on the hotel's Web site. The management insisted it had no problems with Parel and was using that name in all its promotional literature. They could not explain how the change of name occurred at the Web site and took up the issue with the top brass of the hotel in Delhi. Their wounded feelings assuaged, the Parel demonstrators left, promising to return if the mistake was not corrected. One of them pointed out that Parel was no longer the drab suburb of the past and boasted every single modern facility and even luxury. Why should anyone hanker after Worli, he wondered.

The answer is clear. Habits change slowly. The diehard South Mumbai folk found it hard to realise that the city suburbs were changing dramatically and could match every facility, that too at lower prices. But then, a name was still a name.

Suncity

October 19th, 2004, 06:00 AM

When this thread hits 10 pages, I think we should create a 'rate our skyline' poll with a more representative selection of Mumbai pictures

With the different strange comments I have read about Indian cities, I am a bit hesitant to put up Indian city pics on those polls. Who wants to hear juvenile and stereotyped negative comments?

I would rather post them here where people appreciate it.

:-)

Suncity

October 19th, 2004, 06:01 AM

In that Nat Geo pic, is that what a chawl is.

Yep..

Ubermensch

October 19th, 2004, 06:24 AM

And we need more skyscrapers along the marine drive. That would give Bombay a nice skyline.

Being a Bombay local, I definately dont agree with the fact that we need more skyscrapers along marine lines. This has been a matter of debate for years now, but if you could just maintain the existing buildings, south bombay would be even better. Taller buildings should come towards the back, as you approach the shoreline i like the buildings to get shorter :)

These short buildings while they look dilapidated now, can be beautiful if restored.

kshatriya

October 19th, 2004, 09:38 AM

A Conceptual Plan to beautify Mumbai

BY P S RANA

There is a need to develop a mega multi-functional city in Mumbai metropolis. Emphasis is to be placed o*n business and tourism recreation, expo/exhibitions, conventions and knowledge, profile human habitats and clean industry. Such a mega centre should be comparable inter-alia to waterfront centres in Sydney, Barcelona, New York, Singapore, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok.

IT is a basic prerequisite that the process of mobilisation of opinion is initiated to deregulate the CRZ/NDZ and make the prime urban land available for developing value addition business, clean industry, electronic and IT and tourism related projects of international, national and regional importance.

THE north-east expanse (1450 hectares) zone is envisaged to reinforce attraction of the location for light and clean industry; and as a place with pleasant housing environment. This zone can have advertisement, media and graphic/newspaper industry, wholesale firms, electronic plants and headquarters of electronic and data companies.

MUMBAI metropolis is the most populated city of the country and has the most efficient sub-urban rail-based public transport system in the country. The airports in Mumbai handle the largest proportion of national and international passenger and cargo traffic while the port handles about o*ne-eighth of sea cargo. Over the last few facades, the history of Mumbai’s development is the history of crossing o*ne unknown threshold after another.

The history of waterfront development in the coastal region of India in international trade and commerce sense is also linked predominantly with Mumbai that has the most effective international linkages and business ties. Ironically the central business district of Mumbai at Nariman Point/ Churchgate characterised by tidal commuter flows with long journey lengths is fully saturated and as a matter of fact overcrowded and congested.

The role played by Navi Mumbai and the northern suburbs in accommodating population increases and spillover/ relocated urban functions and the initiative of MMRDA to relieve congestion from south Mumbai by developing the international finance and business centre in the reclaimed land of Bandra-Kurla Complex are to be appreciated. Yet, it is increasingly evident that there is a demand for quality space for profile commercial and trading activities of global, national and regional significance.

Need for a mega center of global standards

Confronted with positive forces of dynamic change in the IT and electronic industry, financial and business services, international tourism and recreation, there is a need to develop a mega multi-functional city in Mumbai metropolis. Herein emphasis is to be placed o*n business and tourism recreation, expo/exhibitions, conventions and knowledge, profile human habitats and clean industry. Such a mega centre should be comparable inter-alia to waterfront centres in Sydney, Barcelona, New York, Singapore, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok. Thus Mumbai has to find ways and means to overcome another threshold to achieve another milestone.

With this objective in mind, there is need to identify a central location where adequate land is available. It has to be a location that has high all-round accessibility and strong physical linkages with respect to Mumbai City, the proximity of Navi Mumbai and the northern suburbs. Further it has to be a location where it is easy to develop the multi-modal transport system for travel optimisation and reasonable journey lengths. Fortunately, the o*nly site that comes close to satisfying these parameters is located to the east of NH-3, to the south of the northern suburbs of metropolitan region and to the north of the existing CBD at Nariman Point / Churchgate area.

Site and CRZ/NDZ issue

Defined specifically this site is accessed from NH-3, the Mumbai-Panvel (Y. Chavan) Road/suburban railway and Mulund Airoli Road and is spread in the salt pans around the Thane Creek to the west of Navi Mumbai. This contiguous site admeasures about 5500 hectares and has an excellent potential of being developed as a seafront of the range, magnitude and elegance of Baltimore waterfront, Sydney Harbour, Barcelona Waterfront and Battery Park-Manhattan. However, this site, presently designated as coastal regulations zone (CRZ), is located in the heart of Mumbai Metropolitan Region and not located in a rural area. Keeping in view that this site around Thane Creek is not encroached though it is misused for open defecation, it is appropriate that the site is optimally utilised to develop projects that ensure value addition in global terms. Accordingly, there is a need to prepare a plan to enhance the environmental quality of the area. An imminent step in this regard is to accord statutory approval to a master plan prepared for the area by the MMRDA. o*nce such a master plan is backed up by the statutory approval, the designation of the area as CRZ will cease and the master plan will become statutory. Accordingly, it is a basic prerequisite that the process of mobilisation of opinion is initiated to deregulate this CRZ/NDZ and make the prime urban land available for developing value addition business, clean industry, electronic and IT and tourism related projects of international, national and regional importance. For this purpose the support of the statutory plan is a basic prerequisite.

Concept

It is proposed to develop a high profile mega central business city for Mumbai Metropolitan Region in the site around the Thane Creek. This city should have the highest possible infrastructure standards. This is based o*n an anchor with commercial, recreation, amusement, entertainment, sports stadium, golf course etc served by rail/road and water transport. To the north there is another anchor that provides trade and commerce, services, utilities and facilities. Fronting the sea-shore, a spine with tourism, corporate complexes, hotels and paid recreation is proposed. In this respect construction of a retaining wall is proposed along the water edge and a seafront pedestrian promenade and vehicular road cater to north-south movement. Adequate linkage with Bhandup area and Navi Mumbai is ensured at a number of positions. There are four corridors 60 to 80 metro wide with road-based and dedicated reservation for road- or rail-based public transport system circuiting the complex. There will be east-west avenues of 30 to 45 metre right of way with landscaped sides.

The south-west anchor (850 hectares) has a transport node for luxury liners and boats. A waterbus service is envisaged between south Mumbai and this mega centre. This south-west anchor has recreation facilities like golf courses, stadia and play courts, gyms, parlours, clubs and sports complexes and support commercial/residential facilities. The south-east anchor (800 hectares) has mostly seafood estates and resorts and hotels with departmental stores in addition to seafront activities.

In the north-west expanse (2500 hectares), the key components of the proposal are a waterfront recreation, entertainment and amusement activities, tourist activities like resorts, malls, food plazas, beaches, water sports etc. In the second belt, corporate/company offices, profile housing and facilities are proposed. In the third belt mixed uses with emphasis o*n housing and facilities are proposed while in the fourth belt institutions, facilities and services are proposed. The north-west edge of this anchor has mostly trade and commerce, warehousing and utilities and facilities. A key feature of the proposal is to designate an area of about 500 hectares as enterprise economic zone in the north-east expanse (1450 hectares). This zone is envisaged to reinforce attraction of the location for light and clean industry; and as a place with pleasant housing environment. This zone can have advertisement, media and graphic/newspaper industry, wholesale firms, electronic plants and headquarters of electronic and data companies.

Next steps

The proposed development of the region will have far-reaching advantages for the city and the state in terms of a significant surge o*n the economic front through massive construction and related activities, substantial employment generation and overall development and beautification of the city.

This is a conceptual proposal and has to be examined for feasibility in collaboration with MMRDA and related government agencies. Further involvement of foreign direct investment (FDI) and participation in construction for realisation of this vision will greatly facilitate implementation and marketing of unique and pleasant living and working and recreational environment and infrastructure of the highest international standards.

(The author is the Chairman and Managing Director of HUDCO)

Jai

October 19th, 2004, 11:06 AM

With the different strange comments I have read about Indian cities, I am a bit hesitant to put up Indian city pics on those polls. Who wants to hear juvenile and stereotyped negative comments?

I would rather post them here where people appreciate it.

:-)

Tru that, but then, at the same time, nothing changes stereotype than showing the truth, but I'll defer... :)

Anyway, some more pics from the airshow:
http://img99.exs.cx/img99/3569/IMG_0063.jpg

http://img99.exs.cx/img99/7841/IMG_0071.jpg

http://img99.exs.cx/img99/8937/IMG_95.jpg

http://img99.exs.cx/img99/1412/IMG_0101.jpg

http://img99.exs.cx/img99/6195/IMG_0103.jpg

http://img99.exs.cx/img99/7003/IMG_12.jpg

http://img99.exs.cx/img99/7793/115-1515_IMG.jpg
^ Look at the size of that crowd!

Suncity

October 19th, 2004, 03:06 PM

:eek2:

WOW! You can certainly post that series! It's impressive.

Jai

October 19th, 2004, 04:11 PM

:D When it hits pg 10 perhaps

Anyway, here's an interesting pic to help it along the way
http://img93.exs.cx/img93/6494/bombay-map_1847.gif
A map of what is now central Mumbai from 1847

Ok, I been up almost 50 hours +2 swing shifts now and am starting to lose control of my motor skils. :p I'm out

Suncity

October 19th, 2004, 04:36 PM

Hey Suncity, can you move the "2 rare south Mumbai ariel views" from world forums to here. Would be a nice addition.

It's very difficult to find aerial pics taken from a plane of south Mumbai because most flights paths tend to avoid it or are too high up to get a nice pic.

This is the one of the better ones I found. They are by Amolsoftware.

Obviously the clouds came in the way and the pics don't do complete justice to the settings.

South Mumbai is just a small section of Mumbai. And these two pics are two sections of South Mumbai;

South Mumbai Map:

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mapimages/indian_subcontinent/mumbai/mumbai.gif

Pic 1: Covering Nariman Point, Colaba, Navy Nagar, Fort, Crawford Market.

The orientation is as if you are looking from the Crawford market towards Colaba. (refer to the map).

http://www.bengalweb.com/skyline/mumbai/southmumbai1.jpg

Pic 2

This shows the Breach Candy, Haji Ali Mosque (in the Arabian Sea, just covered by the clouds) and the Mahalakshmi Race Course.

The orientation is looking from the Mahalakshmi Race Course (the green patch in the picture and north west corner of map) towards the Back Bay / Arabian Sea. (refer to the map).

http://www.bengalweb.com/skyline/mumbai/mahalakshmi1.jpg

Suncity

October 19th, 2004, 04:54 PM

More on the air show..

Magnificent Men and Their Flying Machines (http://web.mid-day.com/news/city/2004/october/95041.htm)

http://web.mid-day.com/ArticleImages/images41/bhavna18102004122628.jpg

Bhavna Mehra, Flight Lt
Role: Commentator for Surya Kiran team
This was an excellent experience. The event was organized meticulously and we got an overwhelming response from Mumbaikars.

http://web.mid-day.com/ArticleImages/images41/poonam18102004122619.jpg

Poonam Negi, Flying officer
Role: Commentator for the Sarang helicopter team
The sea seemed smaller than the sea of people who had gathered in large numbers to view the air show.

http://web.mid-day.com/ArticleImages/images41/mike1810200412268.jpg

Mike Fernandis, Group Captain
Role: The man who handled the co-ordination between the air base, ATC and pilots from the main control tower on 23rd floor of the Air-India building.
It was a display of team effort, which made this event a success

http://web.mid-day.com/ArticleImages/images41/tatarao.jpg

M Tatarao (72)
Resident: Goregaon
Occupation: Retired headmaster (BMC School)
The air show was excellent. I am seeing such an event for the first time and am proud of the Indian Air force.

http://web.mid-day.com/ArticleImages/images41/gangaram18102004122547.jpg

Gangaram Umre (32)
Resident: Kalwa
Occupation: Peon
I am happy that I could manage to bring my family to witness the air show. I want my son to join the air force

http://web.mid-day.com/ArticleImages/images41/pal.jpg

Pal Ormos (48)
Resident: Hungarian
Occupation: Physicist
Aircraft is my subject and I enjoy watching such air drills in the mid air. I am returning to my country with majestic images of the IAF air show.

Suraj

October 19th, 2004, 05:48 PM

Being a Bombay local, I definately dont agree with the fact that we need more skyscrapers along marine lines. This has been a matter of debate for years now, but if you could just maintain the existing buildings, south bombay would be even better. Taller buildings should come towards the back, as you approach the shoreline i like the buildings to get shorter :)

These short buildings while they look dilapidated now, can be beautiful if restored.

As a former Mumbai resident and regular visitor, I agree that skyscrapers along South Mumbai is a bad idea. A few, maybe. But a full-fledged Pudong district copy would be terrible. My opposition is not based on looks but infrastructural support.

No significant construction should be envisioned until and unless major road infrastructure is built, including th sealink, Nhava-Sewri bridge (make it 6 lane!!) and potentially another bridge or bridge/tunnel between South Mumbai and Uran/JNPT area. You can't handle the sideeffects of a downtown highrise district otherwise - it will be sheer chaos.

A much better idea would be to leave Marine Lines as it is, but throughly renovate it and clean up all those buildings, lots of which look like someone hosed them down with pan spit. Build an organized highrise district with a signal-free access-controlled road network in central Mumbai, in the huge mill district. The roads could be 6-10 lane expressways or double-decker sections if enough right of way cannot be obtained.

Central Mumbai is already being set up with a nice expressway network comprising of the eastern & western expressways and their connectors at various points.The district could come up in between, with its own roads and rail sections connecting seamlessly to the rest of the network. Wouldn't that be something ? It would expand little bits and pieces like Bandra-Kurla complex several orders of magnitude into a Tokyo-Yokohama like skyline, with enough basic infrastructure to cater to it.

kronik

October 19th, 2004, 06:20 PM

Jai, great pictures!

Suraj, to draw a corollary, this is exactly what is happening to Bangalore. They did not have the basic infrastructure to cope with the new construction. Urban infrastructure needs massive investments in water treatment plants, waste management centers, sewage treatment plants etc.

With a billion people, the truth is that there will be losers in the fight for water, and i can see urban population losing heavily in the fight over water and space. Rain water harvesting is a start and should be encouraged, nay, enforced on a national level.

Hindustani

October 19th, 2004, 06:53 PM

Jai..............great images there.

indian

October 19th, 2004, 11:59 PM

Wow, nice pics.

indian

October 20th, 2004, 12:00 AM

Wow, what a sea of people. No wonder people say that India is populated!!!

indian

October 20th, 2004, 01:13 AM

Pretty good, but in Mumbai, no chance, because of the creaky infrastructure. Would suit Chennai.But of course if it were built in Mumbai, I would be quite happy.

Jai

October 20th, 2004, 01:41 AM

2 more pics give a better perspective on the skyline

http://img92.exs.cx/img92/310/KK031.jpg

http://img92.exs.cx/img92/1536/KK041.jpg

And 3 more that look really cool

http://img92.exs.cx/img92/7528/KK051.jpg

http://img92.exs.cx/img92/5682/KK071.jpg

http://img92.exs.cx/img92/9881/KK081.jpg

indian

October 20th, 2004, 01:42 AM

Pretty good, but in Mumbai, no chance, because of the creaky infrastructure. Would suit Chennai.But of course if it were built in Mumbai, I would be quite happy.

Wrong thread. Sorry.

Suncity

October 20th, 2004, 02:28 AM

Jai
Mumbai looks cool in those pics..
Thanks for the treat!!!

Jai

October 23rd, 2004, 01:58 AM

Even more(!) airshow/skyline pics from Amit Kulkarni

http://img68.exs.cx/img68/2999/mumbai-air-show-2004-02.jpg

http://img68.exs.cx/img68/6587/mumbai-air-show-2004-13.jpg

http://img68.exs.cx/img68/9392/mumbai-air-show-2004-14.jpg

http://img68.exs.cx/img68/4892/mumbai-air-show-2004-15.jpg

http://img68.exs.cx/img68/9215/mumbai-air-show-2004-17.jpg

http://img68.exs.cx/img68/6448/mumbai-air-show-2004-33.jpg

Man, we really need a forumer in Mumbai to just take a nice pano from one of these buildings. :(

indian

October 23rd, 2004, 03:51 AM

Wow, great.

Suncity

October 23rd, 2004, 06:25 AM

WOW those pics are great!!!

drwho

October 23rd, 2004, 03:56 PM

nice pictures dude!:)

Jai

October 23rd, 2004, 04:09 PM

http://img68.exs.cx/img68/2999/mumbai-air-show-2004-02.jpg

^ Ya know, I never realized how the Marine drive skyline accentuates the topography: highrises on heights, lowrises on the coast, and midrises that get progressively taller as you climb the bluffs. It reminds me of San Fran

nova

October 23rd, 2004, 04:12 PM

That's a lot of pictures about one airshow! But they're all very nice anyway so it doesn't matter. :D

RajKhalsa

October 23rd, 2004, 05:14 PM

Sweet pics!!!!

Thanks Jai!

Hindustani

October 23rd, 2004, 06:08 PM

Jai.........Great images. Thanks. Great to see Mumbai going up so nicely. Oh. & the airshow is spectacular as well. Thanks again.

Suraj

October 24th, 2004, 04:01 AM

Ok, while there seems to be a barely adequate number of nice daytime pics from Mumbai, there seem to be far fewer nighttime ones. So here are a few, though the picture quality is crap:

http://www.ilovepossibility.info/images/mumbai/mumbai.jpg

http://www.worldcityphotos.org/India/IND-Bombay-SDasgupta1.jpg

http://www.worldcityphotos.org/India/IND-Bombay-photovault5.jpg

http://www.worldcityphotos.org/India/IND-Bombay4.jpg

http://www.photoatlas.com/photo/india_mumbai_marine_drive.jpg

Jai

October 24th, 2004, 08:49 AM

Great pics Suraj

Hindustani

October 24th, 2004, 07:58 PM

http://www.worldcityphotos.org/India/IND-Bombay-SDasgupta17.jpg

http://www.worldcityphotos.org/India/IND-Bombay-SDasgupta13.jpg

http://www.worldcityphotos.org/India/IND-Bombay-SDasgupta11.jpg

http://www.worldcityphotos.org/India/IND-Bombay-SDasgupta16.jpg

http://www.worldcityphotos.org/India/IND-Bombay-SDasgupta14.jpg

http://www.worldcityphotos.org/India/IND-Bombay-GBodhe1.jpg

http://www.worldcityphotos.org/India/IND-Bombay1.jpg

http://www.worldcityphotos.org/India/IND-Bombay2.jpg

Suncity

October 26th, 2004, 06:07 AM

Mini photos

Why cannot they post larger images for our convenience?
:)

http://www.constructionupdate.com/images/oct2004/mill1.jpg

http://www.constructionupdate.com/images/oct2004/mill2.jpg

http://www.constructionupdate.com/images/oct2004/building.jpg

drwho

October 26th, 2004, 07:46 AM

Suncity nice pictures!! ..are they new pctures?...it says "october2004" in the links

:)

Hindustani

October 26th, 2004, 03:05 PM

more Mumbai

http://www.cs.indiana.edu/~hgadgil/personal/photoz/marineDrive.jpg

http://www.zen12064.zen.co.uk/gallery/mumbai%20gallery/images/Mumbai%20036.jpg

http://www.ijm.com/images/arc_cp_int_mumbai3_l.jpg

http://www.ijm.com/images/arc_cp_int_mumbai1_l.jpg

http://www.indianembassy.gov.qa/images/Sep-p2.jpg

http://www.webindia.com/nlm/vview.jpg

http://www.kalpataru.net/images/projectimage_3.jpg

http://www.isr.umd.edu/~shantanu/Bombayskyline.jpg

http://www.tankardsaweigh.com/Travel_Photos/IMG_4033_Marine_Drive.JPG

Suncity

October 26th, 2004, 03:34 PM

Suncity nice pictures!! ..are they new pctures?...it says "october2004" in the links

:)

Yes the article is Oct 2004.

The pics cannot be too old as the buildings are relatively new..

The first pic is the 24 storey Mahindra Heights, the second is the mall in the ex Phoenix Mills. Behind it are the 32 and 24 storey Phoenix Towers built be the Mittals. The third pic has a new building which has caught my attention but I don't know its name.

Suncity

October 26th, 2004, 03:36 PM

Hindustani -- Great pics..

I think Ubermensch lives in the vicinity of the second pic.

Hindustani

October 26th, 2004, 04:22 PM

Hindustani -- Great pics..

I think Ubermensch lives in the vicinity of the second pic.

Great for him. We may have our first official millionaire in India forum. :)

indian

October 27th, 2004, 12:57 AM

There are a lot of ugly and small buildings near the WTC. Not one of them is of a decent height.

drwho

October 27th, 2004, 01:09 AM

yeah ,the front buildings near WTC really needs renovation.

indian

October 27th, 2004, 02:04 AM

Suncity

October 27th, 2004, 03:24 AM

There are a lot of ugly and small buildings near the WTC. Not one of them is of a decent height.

Actually the WTC Centre I is taller than the rest. The IDBI tower is shorter.

There are at least 5 buildings between 30 - 32 storeys in the Cuffe Parade area. That was considered quite tall by Indian standards in the seventies/early eighties when they were built.

Suncity

October 27th, 2004, 03:27 AM

yeah ,the front buildings near WTC really needs renovation.

Those buildings do undergo periodic renovation. But the weather and their 70 style design with too many concrete projections makes them look battered. Also many of the "rich" residents seem to have no public aesthetic sense and have built stuff in their balconies. The interiors of course are great. The typical India dilemma - clean your house and ump the garbage outside.

Suncity

October 27th, 2004, 03:42 AM

I have a question, although mumbai has around 684 buildings, why doesen't the city appear dense, are the buildings too spread out and far from each other. Should all the skyscrapers of mumbai be in the south?Would it be good. People think that Vancouver is dense, tho it has a less skyscrapers than Mumbai, and everybody says Mumbai is not dense. Why? BTW, what is the next hotspot in Mumbai for skyscrapers, like earlier it was Nariman Point.

I am not sure of the 684 number, but as per my estimate Mumbai has at least 1000 highrise buildings (12 storeys or more). About 150 under construction.

However there are very few aerial shots of Mumbai. If you fly low along Mumbai's west coast, it will appear breathtaking and pretty dense for a long stretch.

I consider Skyscrapers as 30 storeys / 90 m or more. That way Nariman Point has just a few skyscrapers.

The two next hotspots are Hiranandani/Powai area and the Central Mumbai area. We should see a lot of highrises coming up here in the next few years.

Thane and Navi Mumbai may also see a lot of highrise activity.

The other reason for misconceptions about the highrise density in Mumbai arise from non availabilty of visuals. Somehow I think skyline/building/aerial photography is under developed in India.

Ashok

October 27th, 2004, 03:58 AM

Suncity

October 27th, 2004, 04:06 AM

well, when u think about it, vancouver is dense, it has only a pop of about 600 000 in city, n a little above 2 million in metro, and has about 600 building over 12 floors (according to emporis) and mumbai, which has about 12 million in city, and 16 in metro, so Vancouver is much more dense than mumbai (even if mumbai has more than 1000 building over 12 floors).

That's a good explanation. The other one is that Vancouver has an area of 114 sq kms and Mumbai 621 sq kms. So to reach Vancouver's density in terms of area, Mumbai needs at least 3600 highrise buildings. My estimate is 1000 highrise buildings over 12 storeys, while the fire brigade estimates 2500 buildings 8 storeys and higher.

I am not sure whether the Fire Brigade Department and the Mumbai Municipal Corporation have any specific numbers/statistics. Why they cannot give an exact number is a mystery to me.

http://im.rediff.com/money/2003/dec/13spec.jpg

Suncity

October 27th, 2004, 07:23 PM

The Missing Density..

We see so many pics (nice, clear and sunny) of Dharavi. Photographers will wait to get the best sun to get the best coverage of Dharavi. Dharavi is a huge slum but it is just a small area of such of a huge city. But why don't we see better pictures of rest of Mumbai? Maybe because it doesn't fit the stereotypes. The very few there are, are just hazy pics with comments about the "pollution" excuse. Maybe the sun just shines on Dharavi.

http://www.bengalweb.com/skyline/mumbai/mumbaidensity4s.jpg

http://www.bengalweb.com/skyline/mumbai/mumbaidensity3.jpg

Suncity

October 28th, 2004, 12:57 AM

Two articles about Mumbai and interesting stuff too!

1) A reporter who is familiar with Mumbai poses as a tourist. Check out this funny story.

"Gateway of India, 3.50 pm: Again lots of people approach me, peddling their wares. But I’m touched by this little girl selling flower garlands. Soft-spoken, she ties a garland around my wrist and says it’s free. She walks with me around the Gateway and asks me about my family. She says she’s hungry and asks me if I could buy her some rice. I take her to a store, but the shopkeeper quotes Rs 300 for 5 kilos of rice. I think that’s way too much and I leave. I return the garland to her."

http://ww1.mid-day.com/news/city/2004/september/93517.htm

2) This real reporter , unfamiliar with India, falls hook, line and sinker without realizing it (he is suspicious but never gets it) and thinks he did a "good" deed.

"I won't include an extra £5 that went to a scrawny 15-year-old girl, holding her plump baby brother, who approached me while I was waiting for Pratap outside Atmosphere. She told me she was a beggar and I assumed, wrongly, that she wanted money. Instead she led me by the hand to a shop across the street, where we bought seven kilos of rice, three litres of cooking oil and a large tin of milk powder. She smiled joyously as she walked back towards the Catholic convent where she lodged. "Thank you, sir, this will feed us for a month," she said, in perfect English."

http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1092579977992&p=1016625900935

Suncity

October 28th, 2004, 02:44 AM

Haji Ali from Discovery of India Bldg (Nehru Centre); Don't know why the local government doesn't spend some money to upgrade the link to the island. In any other place in the world it would have been a top tourist spot. But I guess when our Babus cannot keep Agra clean (with all the money they get), it's too much to expect them to do smaller stuff like this.

http://www.bu.edu/abroad/ihp/cities99/countries/india/photos/mumbaimosque.jpg

Another view

http://www.realestatemumbai.com/images/gallery/Haji_Ali_Back_view.jpg

Incomplete buildings (disputes)

Om Sadan - since 1980

http://web.mid-day.com/ArticleImages/images26/narayan.jpg

Pratibha (the once tallest at 36 storeys now lopped off to 28) since 1982

http://web.mid-day.com/ArticleImages/images26/pedder.jpg

Suncity

October 28th, 2004, 02:55 AM

Air India

http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2004/05/31/04908259,0.jpg

Anushakti Nagar

http://www.caip.rutgers.edu/~samian/colony5.jpg

http://www.caip.rutgers.edu/~samian/colony3.jpg

Hazy or poor Photograph?

Density?

From versova

http://www.realestatemumbai.com/images/gallery/versova_sea_view.JPG

The sun shines on Dharavi

http://www.wcc-coe.org/wcc/what/jpc/pictures/mumbai1.jpg

Will Dharavi become something like this in the near future?

http://www.realestatemumbai.com/images/gallery/ShastriNagar.jpg

http://www.realestatemumbai.com/images/gallery/Samaratha_Deep.jpg

Ashok

October 28th, 2004, 05:59 AM

thats rite, SMOKING IS BAD FOR UR HEALTH!!

kshatriya

October 28th, 2004, 08:10 AM

Mumbai pics (towers, buildings etc.) Some repeats -

Seawoods Estate, Navi Mumbai

http://www.indiabuildnet.com/arch/ahc-39.jpg

http://www.indiabuildnet.com/arch/ahc-34.jpg

http://www.indiabuildnet.com/arch/ahc-35.jpg

http://www.indiabuildnet.com/arch/ahc-36.jpg

http://www.indiabuildnet.com/arch/ahc-37.jpg

http://www.indiabuildnet.com/arch/ahc-38.jpg

http://www.indiabuildnet.com/arch/ahc-41.jpg

Vastu tower, Worli

http://www.indiabuildnet.com/arch/ahc-1.jpg

http://www.indiabuildnet.com/arch/ahc-2.jpg

http://www.indiabuildnet.com/arch/ahc-10.jpg

Beveldre Court (40 floors)

http://www.indiabuildnet.com/arch/ka-4.jpg

http://www.indiabuildnet.com/arch/ka-5.jpg

http://www.indiabuildnet.com/arch/ka-6.jpg

Viceroy Park, Kandivali (20 floors, 2 towers)

http://sambhare.com/Images/page63.jpg

http://sambhare.com/Images/page61New.jpg

Oberoi Gardens, Kandivali (29 floors, 3 towers)

http://sambhare.com/Images/Oberoi1.jpg

http://sambhare.com/Images/Oberoi4.jpg

Challenger Towers, Kandivali (30 floors, 4 towers)

http://sambhare.com/Images/Challenger11.jpg

http://sambhare.com/Images/Challenger21.jpg

http://sambhare.com/Images/Challenger111.jpg

Trishul tower, Kandivali (21 floors)

http://sambhare.com/Images/Trishul.jpg

Oberoi tower (15 floors)

http://sambhare.com/Images/Trishul2.jpg

G-5, Oshiwara (23 floors)

http://sambhare.com/Images/G-51.jpg

http://sambhare.com/Images/G-52.jpg

Hiranandani Gardens

http://www.indiabuildnet.com/arch/ahc-83.jpg

http://www.indiabuildnet.com/arch/ahc-84.jpg

http://www.indiabuildnet.com/arch/ahc-86.jpg

http://www.indiabuildnet.com/arch/ahc-87.jpg

http://www.indiabuildnet.com/arch/ahc-88.jpg

http://www.indiabuildnet.com/arch/ahc-82.jpg

http://www.indiabuildnet.com/arch/ahc-85.jpg