^^
What part of the city is that? Is that public housing?

^^
What part of the city is that? Is that public housing?

Those are rehab buildings for airport PAPs built by HDIL in between kurla and ghatkopar

Oh nice man. So bunch of slummers have got free apartments.

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Why do most pics like above look smoggy?? Is there smog problem in Mumbai??

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Now that's one incredible skyline!!! Thanks for posting this..

Why do most pics like above look smoggy?? Is there smog problem in Mumbai??

Not smog, but pollution. Its hazy weather down there.

that TV tower(or mobile?) destroys the look of whole skyline.. can't we have a structure like tokyo tower?

^^^ For me the planning for the next decade better be along the HK/Shanghai model. If we are not careful Mumbai is going to become Sao Paulo 2.0 and that is a scary thought. Tall concrete buildings that is going to be an eye sore, boy I hope that isn't the case.

Its even more important that Mumbai saves and increases the green spaces if it isn't to become another Sao Paulo but who knows what direction it is going. Its infrastructure needs to be vastly improved. Slums continue to spoil the image of the city and remains a challenge.

On the surface it doesn't seem that complicated. Here is how I see it, a layman's perspective:

1. Develop infrastructure to support the vast demand of energy that residences and businesses will need. (roads, power generation, BRT-grade separated, expressways, water investments)
2. Legal reforms to streamline the entire process so that it encourages businesses domestic and foreign to invest in the country. At present the ease of doing business in India is a major obstacle.
3. Addressing corruption at local and state levels. This ties in with the second point of transparency and accountability.
4. Provide incentives to commercial builders and businesses through financial and other avenues.
5. Provide shelter and accommodation to slum population making more land available.

General points.

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Probably would have looks better if the person took the photo of the main skyline rather than the hill.

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^^ What horrible finish on that flyover :bash:

feels sad to see our stuff compared to forget china, even smaller nations like malaysia, indonesia, Philippines have better infra and good looking finish than our shoddy contractors.

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Is this the set of towers near ITC Grand Central. I love the view of these buildings from just before the Lower Parel station.

Can somebody tell me what these buildings are and what they are called? Are they residential towers? Are they owned by ITC?

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great pic.. hope they will raze the slums in the right and move towards redevelopment.

Nice but poor quality pics

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The first picture in post 6776 is pretty cool. Wished we had a bigger image.

A beautiful video of Mumbai on youtube, 720p. I encourage you all to have a look. It looks out of this world. :cheers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drA_abPTTZU&hd=1

A beautiful video of Mumbai on youtube, 720p. I encourage you all to have a look. It looks out of this world. :cheers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drA_abPTTZU&hd=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky4czfASVb8

Why is Mumbai so dirty to look at? Delhi to me seems a lot cleaner than Mumbai when you compare the two cities. And why isn't there Mumbai metro like Delhi metro? Mumbai is larger than Delhi and needs something like Delhi metro. Why hasn't Mumbai transformed the way Delhi has?

Delhi is cleaner, yes it is, govt had spent billions of dollar ($20 Billion) in CWG. Well not whole Delhi is clean, there are few area's are still same as Mumbai one.... Dont start Mumbai vs Delhi :)

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Why is Mumbai so dirty to look at? Delhi to me seems a lot cleaner than Mumbai when you compare the two cities. And why isn't there Mumbai metro like Delhi metro? Mumbai is larger than Delhi and needs something like Delhi metro. Why hasn't Mumbai transformed the way Delhi has?

Good question....:cheers:

Will get back to you....

Good question....:cheers:

Will get back to you....

And please interact with him privately

And please interact with him privately

bhai PJ maar raha tha...ehhh...kya CG bro tusi bhi.....ehhhh

Good question....:cheers:

Will get back to you....

Hypothetical question. What if he had exchanged Mumbai and Delhi ? Would you have still got back to him ? :lol:

yup, Delhite from heart....hehe

Delhi is cleaner, yes it is, govt had spent billions of dollar ($20 Billion) in CWG. Well not whole Delhi is clean, there are few area's are still same as Mumbai one.... Dont start Mumbai vs Delhi :)

kunwar bro you have beat our media guys! $20 billion=Rs 85,000 cr :)

yup, Delhite from heart....hehe

I like your haawnesty yaa.

Delhi is cleaner, yes it is, govt had spent billions of dollar ($20 Billion) in CWG. Well not whole Delhi is clean, there are few area's are still same as Mumbai one.... Dont start Mumbai vs Delhi :)

Koi aur excuse de yaar...bore ho gayee hum .....and yeah 20 billion ko 50 billion kar deta.....

hahhah :lol:

IR@u lost one ggn clnt today :(

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Please post night pics of Mumbai.It looks great only during the night :cripes: Concrete dump

Mumbai is really a beautiful city, my favorite in India (though i'm born in delhi and from kolkata)

Guys let's not have Inter-city fights, after all, we are all the same nation

Please post night pics of Mumbai.It looks great only during the night :cripes: Concrete dump

lol.

1. Fanned
2. +1000!

Mumbai, get off your obsession with everything concrete and build towers that are nice to look at.

Its whole new Sao Paulo in the making!! :)

^^^ Have you seen Sao Paulo. It looks horrible. I don't want Sao Paulo I want the next Shanghai.

Let Mumbai be Mumbai, why does she have to follow some other city.

builders use concrete for residential cause its cheaper to maintain and build.


BKC has virtually all glass buildings.



Mumbai needs commercial supertalls. Rather than residential.


Having said that Corian gladding will look extremely well.

Palace royale IS supposed to have corian cladding na??

Palace royale IS supposed to have corian cladding na??

yes

as will most supertalls.


even the concrete buildings will look good IF they are painted well.

Mumbais harsh monsoon means you have to keep on painting them every two years which many residence owners dont want to spend.

yes

as will most supertalls.


even the concrete buildings will look good IF they are painted well.

Mumbais harsh monsoon means you have to keep on painting them every two years which many residence owners dont want to spend.

How do coastal cities in developed countries overcome this problem of high humidity??

they keep on painting or use superior paints.


the only two truly developed cities in high humidity environments that i know off are Singapore and Hong kong.(not too sure on hong kong)


Maybe Honalulu in usa but surely thats too small a city to be considered?

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Very cool shots. Any idea where they have been taken from?

ahh powai

i would move there with gusto is prices were not so high

yes

as will most supertalls.


even the concrete buildings will look good IF they are painted well.

Mumbais harsh monsoon means you have to keep on painting them every two years which many residence owners dont want to spend.

Don't apartment owners give like at least around 6000 Rs per month for Maintenance? I am sure that for more luxurious and high-end apartment buildings, the maintenance fee will be more.

Very cool shots. Any idea where they have been taken from?

Taken from Renaissance hotel

Let Mumbai be Mumbai, why does she have to follow some other city. Then that's going to lead to lack of vision and an eye sore of a city. I am just saying I think we have had enough concrete buildings. It's time we saw some commercial ones.

Then that's going to lead to lack of vision and an eye sore of a city. I am just saying I think we have had enough concrete buildings. It's time we saw some commercial ones.

you do realise Nariman Point is entirely concrete

just look at the BSE building for example.


the only place which uses glass in Mumbai as a cluster is BKC.


Thats grade 1 office space.


Grade 2 office space is still very much concrete.




Though must be said buildings in Fort/Ballard Estate are very much classic Indo-British architecture.

Let Mumbai be Mumbai, why does she have to follow some other city.

++11111

++11111

May be because other cities are better than Mumbai?:)

One of the best mantained buildings in colaba.Bentley has opened its mumbai showroom on ground floor,others include a french bakery and Jack and Jones store

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Great pictures. Bombay's looking good.

^^^ For me the planning for the next decade better be along the HK/Shanghai model. .

The HK model and the Shanghai model are different...HK's model is rather similar to the one Bombay seems to have adopted.

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Great pictures. Bombay's looking good.


Thats not bombay.It's Mumbai:angel:

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is this one is Ambani's House?

^^
Yes.

Time for some beautifully restored heritage buildings

Deutsche Bank House

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TCS. There is gorgeous Ducati 1098 kept in the lobby

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Dont know this one

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This one has one of the most intricate detailling work. Half the structure is restored

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Standard Chatered. Probably they inspired others to take the restoration of structures.

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Hutatma Chowk

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Lovely pics, CG. Keep 'em coming !

awesome pics.

any reason for the lack of lane marking even in such a central area?

awesome pics.

any reason for the lack of lane marking even in such a central area?

All the roads above are one way. Markings are done for car parkings. But in next few days there will be proper lane markings throughout the city, including bus bay marking in front of bus stops,that too thermoplastic, tenders were issued lately. Recently all the zebra crossings.in the city were painted

builders use concrete for residential cause its cheaper to maintain and build.


BKC has virtually all glass buildings.



Mumbai needs commercial supertalls. Rather than residential.


Having said that Corian gladding will look extremely well.

There are many many tall tall skyscrapers that are in the process of being built in Mumbai, not sure if they're mostly commercial or residential

This one has one of the most intricate detailling work. Half the structure is restored


Love it.

All the roads above are one way. Markings are done for car parkings. But in next few days there will be proper lane markings throughout the city, including bus bay marking in front of bus stops,that too thermoplastic, tenders were issued lately. Recently all the zebra crossings.in the city were painted

good to know...

Time for some beautifully restored heritage buildings
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TCS. There is gorgeous Ducati 1098 kept in the lobby




Whoaaaaa any pics???

Oh my, wish all our heritage buildings could be in such good condition.

Anyway some new pics of the Lower Parel skylime from the ITC Sheraton hotel or Ashok Towers. Normally those crumbling old mills and their chimneys ruin lots of pictures but I reckon it really adds to this one -

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Whoaaaaa any pics???

Sorry man, its a very heavily guarded area. The bike is kept quite inside, u have to be close to the entrance to take the pic.

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Pics are from Four Seasons.

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I think the the glass one is Shangri-La
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Can anyone join the above two pics. Would be a cool panorama..

^^ And dare you tout it for banner...

banner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

na not banner.. just to see how the whole skyline looks..

Wonderful pics

This one has one of the most intricate detailling work. Half the structure is restored

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Standard Chatered. Probably they inspired others to take the restoration of structures.

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Beautiful! Wish the whole area was restored....

absolutely beautiful, i want to spend a year or two in Mumbai

Marine Drive from April last year

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Yeah i took those pics from Hanging gardens. Unfortunately this million dollar view is through a small gap where fortunately no tree has grown.

They could clear some trees and it would be a stunning point.
But then again do not want a million people visiting that site.

Nice dream. But lets stuck get our basics right first. Comparing is way beyond that.

Looks like some of the pictures by Amit Kulkarni are from Malabar Hills.

^^ Which pic r u referring to??

Murlee,
This post
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^^ Which pic r u referring to??

Awesome pics man!! Thank u... :cheers:

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Wow. What pictures man. Awesome.

This is at kalanagar, bandra
Bang in center you can see the first office buildings of BKC

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^^
Fantastic, post more of Bandra plz...

is only the whole of WEH was like that

yeah. beyond the domestic airport the quality drops appreciably

Goregoan especially.


You have to wonder whats going to happen when all the construction reaches completion in that area.

btw this is an older pic from the same spot a year ago


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seems lane markings have disappeared.

Goregoan especially.


You have to wonder whats going to happen when all the construction reaches completion in that area.

btw this is an older pic from the same spot a year ago


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seems lane markings have disappeared.

The flyover was recarpeted at the start of the year and recieved new paint, the road below alongwith the whole of WEH is repaired with new layer of asphalt plus chronic spots are given a layer of mastic asphalt above it so lane markings are disappeared

Yeah i took those pics from Hanging gardens. Unfortunately this million dollar view is through a small gap where fortunately no tree has grown.

They could clear some trees and it would be a stunning point.
But then again do not want a million people visiting that site.

You serious when you say you want to clear the trees!! That city NEEDS as many trees as possible. FFS people I am worried this city is turning into a concrete jungle with absolutely no green spaces or parks. I wish people realize both can co-exist.

About the pic at Kala Nagar, it would be great if they could extend the road over that wide drain since the road gets really blocked at peak hours and this spot becomes a bottleneck.
And WEH quality is good enough till Andheri. Beyond Andheri flyover appraching goregaon it goes down a bit. The Road appraching the Domestic Terminal on the WEH are now newly 'concretised'. That was the worst patch of WEH.

You serious when you say you want to clear the trees!! That city NEEDS as many trees as possible. FFS people I am worried this city is turning into a concrete jungle with absolutely no green spaces or parks. I wish people realize both can co-exist.

The BMC people seem to be very strict about the trees. Last monsoon our society was getting a few branches cut and they came running thinking trees were being cut without permission.

the bmc was probably worried that they didnt get the chai-paani from your society for cutting the tree

The flyover was recarpeted at the start of the year and recieved new paint, the road below alongwith the whole of WEH is repaired with new layer of asphalt plus chronic spots are given a layer of mastic asphalt above it so lane markings are disappeared

I see


why cant they make it concrete for once and then finish the job of?

The BMC people seem to be very strict about the trees. Last monsoon our society was getting a few branches cut and they came running thinking trees were being cut without permission.

Yup, they are strict when its comes to cutting down a full grown tree. Infact if somebody cuts it , you can register a case at police station and its a non-baliable offence bcoz according to the policemen cutting a tree is equal to murder. I got one to beg for taking back the case, i did eventually after makin him plant new plants with gurantee that it will be looked after.

I see


why cant they make it concrete for once and then finish the job of?

Some of it is concrestised but majority is asphalt. Mastic asphalt above asphalt takes care.of the road for longer duration, its somewhere between asphalt and concrete

I see


why cant they make it concrete for once and then finish the job of?

they should have done it in 2004-05 when they first started recarpeting the WEH, especially considering the heavy traffic the road sees. it would of course cost loads but well worth it in the long term. nowadays sections of it are relaid every couple of months

my biggest grouse with the asphalt roads in the city is not the potholes, the WEH does not have many. but the fact that when they lay the roads and especially when they repair patches that are worn out they can never manage to make it a level surface. its always a rollercoaster ride with many jarring bumps where the new asphalt layer is a couple of inches above the old one

hmm you learn something everyday

and yes your right, thats the same issue on EEH

patchwork

As a freq traveler the quality is good well till dahisar. The only issue is the area around The HUB is narrow which causes a bottleneck in the evening.


And WEH quality is good enough till Andheri.

As a freq traveler the quality is good well till dahisar. The only issue is the area around The HUB is narrow which causes a bottleneck in the evening.

that would imply nearly all of the WEH is good.

which IMO is not true


Andheri seems right from my experiences.

I can almost guess the next turns and potholes in that stretch.:lol: and there are v few potholes ..

the last bridge before dahisar checknaka is a little rough else its quite a smooth ride.

infact the ride around domestic airport is little bad with less lights and large plastic dividers which are in a disarray.


that would imply nearly all of the WEH is good.

which IMO is not true


Andheri seems right from my experiences.

that would imply nearly all of the WEH is good.

which IMO is not true


Andheri seems right from my experiences.

LOL yes..!! WEH is meant to be end at Dahisar. I dont go beyond Andheri that often so I dont know.

drA_abPTTZU

^^
looks slightly old..

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Nice work Sun!

Awesome, should have been taken know, so many buildings started rising and other havee T/O.

It's a good archive piece to compare the skyline a few years down the line.

It's a good archive piece to compare the skyline a few years down the line.

I have high hopes of the slums dissapearing. :)

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^ Kickass..!! Go for the banner dude..!!

excellent shot

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Welcome Bombayism :)

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Thanks 101

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Rajabai tower is beautifully lit now with colors changing every few seconds

really?

thats awesome

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^^

which road?

^ Kickass..!! Go for the banner dude..!!

oh please.

^^

which road?

EEH

oh please.

I was half expecting a respone like this. Was curious to know why?

not very high quality and joined pics together

EEH

its WEH...can see oracle goregaon office

my bad. funnily enough i just passed that place today on way to goregaon

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Beautiful!

perfect. oracle office bldg is in top left

its WEH...can see oracle goregaon office

beautiful .. from where is this shot taken ? the road to walkeshwar ?

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^^lol was just there over an hour ago...now back at Khargar in Navi Mumbai:)

beautiful .. from where is this shot taken ? the road to walkeshwar ?

Nope.

Looks like Cuffe Parade area.

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Awesome colors there

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The skyline is starting to look pretty decent.

In Suncity's picture what is that highly lit up building?

Saifee Hospital.

perfect. oracle office bldg is in top left

That is WEH. It is taken from westin hotel in oberoi commerz

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The skyline is starting to look pretty decent.

Is the worli tower the tallest structure in Mumbai or any buildings taller than that?

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Is the worli tower the tallest structure in Mumbai or any buildings taller than that?

Tallest structure in Mumbai right now, but not for much longer.

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Water not blue, land not green. Hope something is done.

Excellent photos!

demolish slums and make them green lungs for the city, or giv efor redevelopment and free space can be converted to parks.. eyesore slums must be the first target to clean the city.

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Water not blue, land not green. Hope something is done.

How can you get Blue waters. The colour of the water has more to do with the colour of the clouds/sky. We never have clear skies in Mumbai, its always cloudy. Thats why the water is grey.

demolish slums and make them green lungs for the city, or giv efor redevelopment and free space can be converted to parks.. eyesore slums must be the first target to clean the city.


So where are the slum dwellers supposed to go? Just remember that they are people too.

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Why does Bombay always has this gray dirty look in pics?? It would be really awesome without that...

^^^ People want to keep it that way. Sssh.

yes.. and there are million excuses including empathy towards miscreants ... you will get enough "kind hearted" people in this forum itself who would come up with innovative excuses of not acting.. no point discussing the reasons.

Mumbai is awesome

Why does Bombay always has this gray dirty look in pics?? It would be really awesome without that...

check out this

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new pic posted by Humanyunn bhai

Water not blue, land not green. Hope something is done.

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Why does Bombay always has this gray dirty look in pics?? It would be really awesome without that...
According to me.
1) Cloudy (As I said before, colour of sea and all) (This might sound strange but trust me, it is the main reason why the cityscape looks dull, throw in a blue sky and tadaaaa, all awesome)
2) Not all buildings are well maintained. In the weather that we have paint doesnt last long and buildings start looking dirty if not repainted every few years.

What I come to realise is, its better to click photos at night and feel good about ourselves. :cheers:

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^^ Lovely sky. If only the skyline was taller in the above frame.

Orchid enclave in between Imperial towers 1 and 2

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Worli, Mumbai

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Excellent.

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Check out this guy's other videos too. He has some excellent HD Mumbai clips.
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Brilliant pictures... Thank u very much.

Worli to Tardeo pano from Haji Ali

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CST pic is awesome :cheers:

3 days of rains and it turned oval maidan completely green
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Nice. Is that the largest size?

Nice. Is that the largest size?

Yea the camera was set at lower resolution by mistake

Clear skies- rare sight in the city.

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^^ Reminds me of the day the tower was inaugurated. The weather was exactly the same. Rain had spoiled the experience though.

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We can have a better skyline.

What a mess of cranes and towers.

and haha, you made me think there was two cranes at the India Tower site.

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Mumbai has changed so much.

Nice. They have done a good job with the Imperial Towers.

What a mess of cranes and towers.

and haha, you made me think there was two cranes at the India Tower site.

I believe the India tower site is further south. By the way, what's the tower on the far right (I think its called the Shreepati towers or something?)?

No, the India Tower crane is that red one towards the right side of the pano.

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No, the India Tower crane is that red one towards the right side of the pano.

Yes you are right, it looks like there are two cranes in India tower site. I made a mistake there while joining 2nd and 3rd picture

My idea of Mumbai Skyline. :D

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^^ that would beat Dubai for it's ugliness. I like it the way it is.

Yeah I tried making it look worse than Dubai.

LOL! Looks like a circus.

Maybe that would look better in reality.

Namaste tower should have been facing the sea...

Yeah I tried making it look worse than Dubai.

Worse than DUBAI!!?? :nuts:

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Worse than DUBAI!!?? :nuts:

accept it. Dubai has the most ugly looking and a cluttered skyline

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Do you guys think that they should convert this horse racing joint into a public park? Kind of like the central park in New York. Greenery in the middle of skyscrapers would look awesome.:lol:

Where my mumbaites at?

accept it. Dubai has the most ugly looking and a cluttered skyline

LOL NO WAY! Dubai is off the chains. It looks amazing.

Why is everyone so anti racecourse :lol:

Am I the only one who likes it?

Why is everyone so anti racecourse :lol:

Am I the only one who likes it?

Nahi dude but imagine a full fledged park with sections and stuff. That would look awesome.:cheers:

Maybe it would, but I don't think that racecourse is going anywhere soon

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Maybe it would, but I don't think that racecourse is going anywhere soon


correction.

Maybe it would, but I don't think that racecourse is going anywhere ever

PS: I too love the race course

accept it. Dubai has the most ugly looking and a cluttered skyline

Agreed.... Dubai skyline is ugly... Many find it grand only because of the amount of glass used in the construction and nothing else...

PS: I too love the race course

+1

I am for Public Park.

I m not against for race course,,, but if we can have place like public park in Mumbai for common people, it will be great!!!!

racecourse can be used by anyone on non-race days (which is around a dozen days a year) and it's very well maintained

and i can bet if its given over to the bmc it will be a mud-pit used for political rallies. please let's not even think about it

hmmmmmmmmmm.. :( Come on Mumbai! Country has huge expectations.. Plz plz plz make a Beautiful skyline. not ... this concrete cluttered building cluster..

I really really wish that Mumbai has a glassy, swanky and a balanced skyline soon!!!! (Like Chicago.. is not made of supertalls like Burj Khalifa and it does not have small buildings it is not as glassy as Asian Metros though.)

Public park? a new avenue for encroachers and slums?... :)

I m not against for race course,,, but if we can have place like public park in Mumbai for common people, it will be great!!!!

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Awesome!

I have actually never been to Central Park, but looking at the developing skyline by the race course, it would not be a bad idea to have something like that.

I have actually never been to Central Park, but looking at the developing skyline by the race course, it would not be a bad idea to have something like that.

Yes. I think think Mumbai should have a park in the middle, surrounded by tall buildings. That would also be good for the environment. There appears to be a lot of opposition though so I don't think it will ever happen. But one can hope.

does anyone realize the nuances of maintaining a central park in Mumbai... or is it just me... you do not have a crowd quite similar to NY... has anyone realized how the homeless use central park as a shelter during day time... the difference is Mumbai's any central park imitation cannot be limited to only responsible citizens... it will have to be open for all... n then we can b almost sure the park is not going to look half as much as NY's... i recently heard how a local corporator in wadala opened a new builder developed park to the slums ahead of the BMC elections to be held next yr... he went to the slums and announced the park has been opened for the public who now flock into the park, use it during day time where kids pee, adults eat and leave trash...

may b they can rehabilitate some slums on encroached land in the city and convert to parks instead... especially in areas where there is a dearth of greenery... just my 2 cents...

does anyone realize the nuances of maintaining a central park in Mumbai... or is it just me... you do not have a crowd quite similar to NY... has anyone realized how the homeless use central park as a shelter during day time... the difference is Mumbai's any central park imitation cannot be limited to only responsible citizens... it will have to be open for all... n then we can b almost sure the park is not going to look half as much as NY's... i recently heard how a local corporator in wadala opened a new builder developed park to the slums ahead of the BMC elections to be held next yr... he went to the slums and announced the park has been opened for the public who now flock into the park, use it during day time where kids pee, adults eat and leave trash...

may b they can rehabilitate some slums on encroached land in the city and convert to parks instead... especially in areas where there is a dearth of greenery... just my 2 cents...

actually - the homeless were booted out under rudy guiliani's leadership - the city was brought back from the brink and new york is perhaps is one of the safest and cleanest largest cities in America.

Its all about the leadership + people. Indian leaders are spineless populist puppets. the people are more and more aping the leaders in opposing every form of development. after a non-entity like Waqf board can bring down a project like India Tower amongst a host of others - we just have to admit it that our aspirations need a reality check - and possibly a lot more time!!!

a bit let down with the whole thing i admit :(

We already have Sanjay Gandhi National Park, which is due to become "central" in the future thanks to the expansion of the city.

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Nice...except the radio tower looks really ugly.

looks good.

Nice...except the radio tower looks really ugly.

I like the Radia tower. It looks pretty cool at night.

Its a TV tower not a radio or radia(:weird:) tower :)

Its a TV tower not a radio or radia(:weird:) tower :)

OMG..!! I completely blew it..!! *facepalm* :bash:

does anyone realize the nuances of maintaining a central park in Mumbai... or is it just me... you do not have a crowd quite similar to NY... has anyone realized how the homeless use central park as a shelter during day time... the difference is Mumbai's any central park imitation cannot be limited to only responsible citizens... it will have to be open for all... n then we can b almost sure the park is not going to look half as much as NY's... i recently heard how a local corporator in wadala opened a new builder developed park to the slums ahead of the BMC elections to be held next yr... he went to the slums and announced the park has been opened for the public who now flock into the park, use it during day time where kids pee, adults eat and leave trash...

may b they can rehabilitate some slums on encroached land in the city and convert to parks instead... especially in areas where there is a dearth of greenery... just my 2 cents...

I don't think maintaining a park of that size is the biggest problem. The race course is a pretty important part of Mumbai and converting it into a park just to imitate cities like New York is a bit dumb IMO. Maybe the race course can be made more accessible to the public. We have a few other parks in the city. Maybe more attention can be paid to them.

Nice pictures there.

if bombay is serious about a large public park they can start by renovating the original esplanade (azad maidan + cross maidan + oval) and something like shivaji park

until the bmc can make and maintain them as large clean green spaces and not muddy political dumping grounds i wouldnt want them to get anywhere near the racecourse

and the racecourse is accessible for everyone. i dont know why people think its some private space. just go there in the mornings and see for yourself how many people go there

as for comparing it to central park - its a fraction of its size

if bombay is serious about a large public park they can start by renovating the original esplanade (azad maidan + cross maidan + oval) and something like shivaji park

until the bmc can make and maintain them as large clean green spaces and not muddy political dumping grounds i wouldnt want them to get anywhere near the racecourse

and the racecourse is accessible for everyone. i dont know why people think its some private space. just go there in the mornings and see for yourself how many people go there

as for comparing it to central park - its a fraction of its size

central park 843 acres

Mahalaxmi race course 225 acres

about 27% the size of central park. Your right in that context


Personally i would hand the park to a private organisation who charge say Rs5 per entry into the park.



btw Hanging Gardens and Buyculla Zoo are BMC run or controlled? If they are then IMO the BMC have done a good job with gardens and there is nothing to indicate they wont do the same for this one.

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Yes, I believe so.

central park 843 acres

Mahalaxmi race course 225 acres

about 27% the size of central park. Your right in that context


Personally i would hand the park to a private organisation who charge say Rs5 per entry into the park.



btw Hanging Gardens and Buyculla Zoo are BMC run or controlled? If they are then IMO the BMC have done a good job with gardens and there is nothing to indicate they wont do the same for this one.

How is the Buyculla Zoo or "Jijamata Udyaan"? Is it well maintained? Weren't there some talks of updating the zoo with the state-of-the-art, world class facilities?

How is the Buyculla Zoo or "Jijamata Udyaan"? Is it well maintained? Weren't there some talks of updating the zoo with the state-of-the-art, world class facilities?

Yea, there was a plan but the central zoo authority rejected it on recommendations on heritage committe as they believe the new plan involves lot of tree cutting.So now they are back to drawing board.

anyways BMC maintains the gardens quite well,quite a few news gardens have opened in last one year which are in good condition like one on mahim causeway, front of plaZa, on dadar beach, powai promenade.Hanging gardens, maheshwari udyan, five gardens are erll maintained till today

the racecourse should be compared to large grounds which are due to their size used for political rallies, and not smaller grounds only used for recreation. at least the oval has been reclaimed thanks to the work of the local citizens groups. shivaji park is getting some vocal help as well, but it invariably gets brutally raped at least 2-3 times a year

also larger grounds are more prone to encroachment if they are given over solely to the bmc. maybe a joint public-private effort might be able to get better results, again like oval

if bombay is serious about a large public park they can start by renovating the original esplanade (azad maidan + cross maidan + oval) and something like shivaji park


They also could have turned Jeejamata Nagar into a park about the same size as Shivaji Park, but I think it's already been sold off.

Or maybe a part of the BDD Chawls could be turned into one when they redevelop it.

if shivaji park and oval, azad maidan are converted to nature parks, where do you expect pple to play cricket and other ground sports? wankhede? In addition shivaji park hosts a whole lot of exhibitions and other events... but yea they shud literally stop raping the ground for political rallies, or esp the one in December... and they can always beautify the ground or convert a part of the ground into a nature trail...

the racecourse should be compared to large grounds which are due to their size used for political rallies, and not smaller grounds only used for recreation. at least the oval has been reclaimed thanks to the work of the local citizens groups. shivaji park is getting some vocal help as well, but it invariably gets brutally raped at least 2-3 times a year

also larger grounds are more prone to encroachment if they are given over solely to the bmc. maybe a joint public-private effort might be able to get better results, again like oval

well Mumbai has shivaji park (which should be made into a concrete "square" of sorts) for political rallies.


and i dont think you need 227 acres for rallies. I would think you need about 10-20 acres for rallies.

which too can be catered for in some place similar to hyde park corner in london.


I dont even mind the race course. But even in the race course there is a lot of land which is just doing nothing just barren and not doing anything.


Maybe they should merge the course and a landscaped garden similar to hanging gardens in about 200 acres of land.Keep the remaining 27 acres for the racecourse.



@bhargav

zoo is fine from what i know.There were times in the 90s when you read stories about the zoo keepers nicking food meant for the animals. Now due to constant ngo groups etc the pressure and constant supervision plus a lot of well qualified volunteers means the zoo is run well IMO

last time i went to juhu beach too, it was pretty clean as was chowpatty. I think the NGO groups have worked wonders and kept the pressure on the BMC.

I think if you create a park there, you can bet your bottom dollar with so many rich people staying in buildings coming up, atleast some of their wivies will form a park ngo group and ensure its not encroached on.


you people are forgetting that its in a rich part of the city and the rich in the present day and age will not simply sit by and let it become encroached. Even they have money to lobby the BMC to get off their asses and remove the encroacher.

^^ how did you come up with 75%? You clearly haven't travelled around the country much.

I will say only beaches in cities are dirty compare to others e.g. alibuag beach, other surrounding beaches which is more clean than alibuag beach.

Good to see the beaches being cleaned up, quite frankly 75% of beaches in India are disgusting.

How many of the thousands of beaches have you actually seen?

^^ That would be hardly 2%.

actually the cleanest beached in mumbai IMO area marve/manori beach in Malad (or near there anyways)