Mumbai - Next 10 Years

[european]

Originally Posted by Marathaman

Believe me, the next 10 years will transform Mumbai beyond your imagination.

do you really really think by 2019 mumbai can really transform?

[Bombay Boy]

if you compare bombay in 1999 to now its changed drastically

[european]

how, can you explain? i know it has changed a lot in terms of crime and corruption and its a lot more safer well thats what i've heard anyways but has it changed in terms of infrastructure between 1999-2009? thanks.

[Mahratta]

^ Bombay's changed immensely since 1999. It's changed a lot since the last time I went, winter 2008. Go back, and you'll see.

Anyway, we ought to get rid of those bloody rickshaws. They're like ants. Perhaps electric rickshaws would be a good idea in designated areas, but they really can't be plying the highways like they are now.
Also, cabs ought to be regulated more

[dhim100]

Originally Posted by Bombay Boy

if you compare bombay in 1999 to now its changed drastically

Originally Posted by Mahratta

^ Bombay's changed immensely since 1999.

Can you guys give some examples? I hope you guys are not talking about just skyscrapers. (Of course there are a lot of high rises came up in the past ten years.)

[Mahratta]

Originally Posted by dhim100

Can you guys give some examples? I hope you guys are not talking about just skyscrapers. (Of course there are a lot of high rises came up in the past ten years.)

Have you not been to the infra section of this forum or sommat?

[Indian Rockstars]

^ would like to know the infrastructural changes mumbai has gone through in last 10 years and yeah we are talking about the drastic changes??


I go to mumbai every 7 or 8 months due to my office assignments however the only change i see in mumbai is more garbage on the road and those rikshaw wallah driving more recklesly . dont take me wrong guys but yeah that is what is not letting mumbai change for good, we need to do something.
curious to know.

thanks

[Mahratta]

Originally Posted by Indian Rockstars

^ would like to know the infrastructural changes mumbai has gone through in last 10 years and yeah we are talking about the drastic changes??
i go to mumbai every 7 or 8 months due to my office assignments however the only change i see in mumbai is more garbage on the road and those rikshaw wallah driving more recklesly . dont take me wrong guys but yeah that is what is not letting mumbai change for good, we need to do something.
curious to know.

thanks

I think I know who this is...the 'Delhi' and the 'rock' bit was a dead giveaway

[Mahratta]

Dunno yet. I'm still trying to figure out what you were trying to say, and how it relates to the next 10 years of Bombay's development.

Edit: Well, that was odd, eh

[Indian Rockstars]

what do you want to say sir ?

[Indian Rockstars]

i really dont know why are you reacting or behaving like this, i am clueless

however what i really wanted to say is if civic sense is not restored no matter how good a infrastructure govt provides it will continue to look aweful.

i hope you understand what i really w ant to say sir.

yes, would also like to know the reason for your above stated reaction to my post.

[Indian Rockstars]

oh no!! wait i just scrolled through the forum, dude dont worry i am not delhirocks

also i dont react to anybody's comment neither do i comment so chill yaar, i dont hide my identity.

[ab041937]

Originally Posted by zenith_suv

Reverse migration will happen and it will be visible if not 10 then surely 20 years from now.

Not even a remotest chance. If anything India's urban population is set to grow to 55% of the country's total population in next 20 years. Not discounting the fact that India's own population would continue growing. Couple them together and you'll see Mumbai's population rising by nearly a million each year. The reverse migration will not happen unless there is a fullstop in the rise of the urban population over all. Something that is not happening for a long long time.

The other way is for Horizontal expansion of the city which is impossible now. The biggest mistake in the city planning was the 'Backbay Reclamation' project that resulted in the development of Nariman Point, Colaba and other prominent business areas. This brought the complete traffic towards South Mumbai thereby stifling the already choked infrastructure.

It would need nothing less than a divine intervention to salvage this city. It is decomposing with every passing day.

[Bombay Boy]

Originally Posted by Indian Rockstars

i am clueless

seems like it

[Indian Rockstars]

whats all this yaar

[Bombay Boy]

http://www.mmrdamumbai.org/projects_mutp.htm

http://www.mmrdamumbai.org/projects_muip.htm

both of these MEGA projects are more than half done. these include lots of new rail tracks, stations, roads, highways, flyovers, etc

there are new rail lines and stations on the harbour line

the quality of the roads has improved considerably since the merani committee report a few years back

work on metro has started

bwsl first phase

major improvement in garbage collection (at least south bombay, not sure about suburbs)

total revamp of airport

marine drive makeover

new fleet of buses and trains

new taxis

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if someone lives in bombay he will know the difference. at the end of the day it still has the highest property rates in the country by far. that tells you that its still the most preferred place to live in for the average indian

its the best in india for:

1. public transport (no one is close)
2. uninterrupted electricity (again no other metro comes close, maybe cal from what ive heard)
3. piped water takes care of most of the city's requirement, we dont rely on tubewells, which are not present here
4. all utilities are underground
5. one of the safest cities in india, women can take cabs late at night. a friend of mine took one last night at 3 am
6. entertainment options, there has been a huge explosion in this area in the last 10 years
7. civic sense (except for garbage disposal )

[Bombay Boy]

not to forget the bombay pune expressway and a huge improvement in the pavements around the city

[european]

thanks dude.

[qwertyasd]

Originally Posted by Bombay Boy

if someone lives in bombay he will know the difference. at the end of the day it still has the highest property rates in the country by far. that tells you that its still the most preferred place to live in for the average indian

its the best in india for:

1. public transport (no one is close)
2. uninterrupted electricity (again no other metro comes close, maybe cal from what ive heard)
3. piped water takes care of most of the city's requirement, we dont rely on tubewells, which are not present here
4. all utilities are underground
5. one of the safest cities in india, women can take cabs late at night. a friend of mine took one last night at 3 am
6. entertainment options, there has been a huge explosion in this area in the last 10 years
7. civic sense (except for garbage disposal )

I must say this though - the suburbs face erratic electricity and piped water, which was not a problem 10 yrs back. I agree with all the rest even for the suburbs. My father sometimes say "Mumbai is developing too fast"
and i chide him saying that it is our generation and not yours that is bringing all the change

[zenith_suv]

If only the transport system can improve drastically in next 10 years and I wish above all else that mumbai becomes Slum free , they are a disgusting blot on the city and once I saw this foreigner pointing outside the window seat at the ocean of slums before the airport , that was really embarrassing.

Do whatever it takes , but get rid of those ugly shanties - it can't be done fast enough.