India: Highways and Road Project News II

[rsrikanth05]

I was just going thru random reports and news articles on the internet, when I came across this;
http://www.change.org/en-IN/petition...on-bhubaneswar

While I don't know how old the temple is, some of the comments and reasons posted here are ridiculous.

Stuff, such as:
Dear Sir/Madam, Please Before Widening Road First Widen your Views



Please do not destroy your ancient culture what makes your country what it really is. Build streets to temples, not over them. Thank you for your understanding.

This damage will remain a big stain on the reputation of the Indian government. Please help to stop further physical damage that will scar the hearts of millions of devotees worldwide. There has to be a way that the NHAI can implement their road widening while at the same time protecting this historical and sacred place. They must be saved from committing a grave offense that will be remembered in history by generations of devotees around the world.



This is just really frustrating. After reading an article that L&T HMR would be deviating to avoid demolishing a temple, and seeing L&T IDPL do the same near Vellore on the KWTollway, I think our country is headed nowhere.

[Lamegame]

Originally Posted by rsrikanth05

I was just going thru random reports and news articles on the internet, when I came across this;
http://www.change.org/en-IN/petition...on-bhubaneswar

While I don't know how old the temple is, some of the comments and reasons posted here are ridiculous.

Stuff, such as:
Dear Sir/Madam, Please Before Widening Road First Widen your Views



Please do not destroy your ancient culture what makes your country what it really is. Build streets to temples, not over them. Thank you for your understanding.

This damage will remain a big stain on the reputation of the Indian government. Please help to stop further physical damage that will scar the hearts of millions of devotees worldwide. There has to be a way that the NHAI can implement their road widening while at the same time protecting this historical and sacred place. They must be saved from committing a grave offense that will be remembered in history by generations of devotees around the world.



This is just really frustrating. After reading an article that L&T HMR would be deviating to avoid demolishing a temple, and seeing L&T IDPL do the same near Vellore on the KWTollway, I think our country is headed nowhere.

First of all you don't know how old the temple is, so calling it ridiculous is stupid on your part. The comment is not threatening or not saying anything even remotely as "ridiculous" as you proclaim it to be.Some of it sounds true if the temple indeed is old and has a cultural value. It seems the site you found these comments from were discussing about an ancient temple being removed. I don't see how you can label someone's comment as "ridiculous" just because you don't agree with them. They have an opinion and they have rightly stated it. I don't see why an ancient temple should be destroyed just to build a highway. L&T did the right thing by respecting the rights of devotees. Probably you should just get over your paranoia. There are hundreds of other bigger reasons why things don't go according to plan.

[rsrikanth05]

According to that link, the temple was built by Prabhupad, so it isn't older than 1896. Don't get me wrong, I visit ISKCON every week, but this isn't a case of paranoia.

[advaitya]

Originally Posted by Lamegame

First of all you don't know how old the temple is, so calling it ridiculous is stupid on your part. The comment is not threatening or not saying anything even remotely as "ridiculous" as you proclaim it to be.Some of it sounds true if the temple indeed is old and has a cultural value. It seems the site you found these comments from were discussing about an ancient temple being removed. I don't see how you can label someone's comment as "ridiculous" just because you don't agree with them. They have an opinion and they have rightly stated it. I don't see why an ancient temple should be destroyed just to build a highway. L&T did the right thing by respecting the rights of devotees. Probably you should just get over your paranoia. There are hundreds of other bigger reasons why things don't go according to plan.

Yeah, a temple shouldn't be razed for a highway but a historic part of Pune should be bulldozed because they aren't inhabited by Hindus.

What a lame scumbag you are.

[rsrikanth05]

Which part of Pune got bulldozed and by whom?

[advaitya]

Lamegame was suggesting bulldozing structures in old Poona in the Pune cityscapes thread.

[rsrikanth05]

I see.

[mangalore mania]

[adam_india]

Effing delays!
Getting into Pune on the Bangalore-Pune Highway (towards Pune from the toll naka) is getting to be an absolute nightmare in the evenings. The stretch has jam packed traffic stretching for miles and worse than that in the city itself.
You are an absolute disgrace Reliance/NHAI, for putting commuters through this nightmare every evening!