why bridge was named after rajiv gandhi not after Major sandep,sacrifice his life india. why politician think dont think common people who has done much for this country.most of this congreeis are pro italian,days are far when they will named any mounment after sonaia relative
Re: why rajiv sethu not major sandeep unikrishan
by Gumpy on Jul 02, 2009 12:02 AM
good point, this modern day land mark should have been dedicated to Army's Fighters.
WHY BIKERS ARE NOY ALLOWED ON THIS ROAD ??DO I HAVE TO BUY A CAR TO GO ON THIS ROAD ??INDIRECT PROMOTION OF CAR SALES. BIKERS ARE UNABLE TO PAY THIER LOANS ON THIER BIKES PRESENTLY.IMAGINE BUYING A CAR .WE BIKERS WILL HAVE TO BEG ON THE STREETS
Re: WHY BIKERS ARE NOT ALLOWED ON THIS ROAD ??
by prem iscool on Jul 01, 2009 11:37 PM
Coz if a four wheeler hits a motor bike, the biker will enjoy a bath at the Arabian. I hope you agree.
Re: Re: WHY BIKERS ARE NOT ALLOWED ON THIS ROAD ??
by vishwanath sriram on Jul 02, 2009 01:37 AM
Arrey yaar prem se sochoo na.Arabian sea bath lekar Arabia swim kar Jaa ye ga.Return in a Audi car on the bridge to hit U into the sea.Hi!good idea.Hope U will agree na!!!!
While it is great that India finally achieved something significant as far as modern infrastructure is concerned it is still behind other developing nations and should really think of taking it to a new level to celebrate. China has already made more that 9 Cable stay and Iron arc bridges which has set new benchmark internationally. India talk about making Mumbai, India's Shanghai, but reality is that it will take Mumbai another decade to be where shangahi is right now if they continue to build at the pace at which this sea link.
THIS BRIDGE WILL NOT BENEFIT THE COMMON MASSES OR PUBLIC AT LARGE, THIS IS MADE FOR THE WORLIKARS,THE POLITICALLY CONNECTED UPPER CLASS WHO ALL LIVE IN WORLI THE RICH AND FAT CAR OWNERS WHO CAN AFFORD THIS TOLL EVERY(RS 50 ONE WAY AND 75 TWO WAY PER DAY,,,,THE POOR PEOPLE LIKE ME DO NOT EVEN HAVE A PROPER FOOT PATH TO WALK ON ALL OVER THE CITY ??WHERE WILL THE POOR MAN GO ?/IS THE CITY ROADS ONLY FOR THE CAR OWNERS ?? WHAT STRANGE DISCRIMINATION ? RACISM WAS EXTREME, WHAT DO U CALL THIS DISCRIMINATION ?/
Re: SHEER WASTE OF PUBLIC MONEY/WHERE IS MY FOOT PATH TO WALK ???
by Manjunath Srikantiah on Jul 01, 2009 11:43 PM
Why don't they de-congest the cities in India.Mumbai,Delhi,Chenna,Bangalore,Hyderabad are all so congested,they should develop other cities as well,it is only then that these cities would revert back to livable state.I cannot travel in Bangalore without a traffic jam,I cannot board the local train in Mumbai even at 10 PM at Kurla.Where the hell are we living ? What infrastructure and for whom ?
Re: SHEER WASTE OF PUBLIC MONEY/WHERE IS MY FOOT PATH TO WALK ???
by back bencher on Jul 01, 2009 11:30 PM
Yes. You are right as far as the common man is concerned. Unfortunately, in India the common man can still not afford a car. But my friend if your look at it without a jaundiced eye you will find that so many four wheelers will be off the regular roads. This will mean more space for people like us. Those who can pay will only use the link. We can travel in the BEST service which, incidentally, I consider as one of the best and cheapest and in the world.
Re: Re: SHEER WASTE OF PUBLIC MONEY/WHERE IS MY FOOT PATH TO WALK
by prem iscool on Jul 01, 2009 11:40 PM
WHERE IS MY FOOT PATH TO WALK?? Huh...In Mumbai..How many people walk on the footpath, the number would be in your fingers. And if you have footpaths they are meant for hawkers... And then we call SPIRIT of MUMBAI....yaks Above sentence is picked from the books of Truth.
i am surprised that people in India feel that traffic is going to be be eased in mumbai for the north south travel . just looking at the photos, its clear that there is massive congestion at either end.
the reason for this epitomises the typical india attitude. 1. No planning - HCCL build the bridge.. but obviously there was no thought given to traffic planning by city planners/engineers. I wonder if such a thing exists in india. another example is mumbai-pune expressway. its a 6 lane road (3 on either side) but the 6 lane road starts 30KM from pune and ends 30 odd KM from mumbai. once the expressway stretch is complete, the lanes narrow and the road sufaces sucks , so rather than increasing the lanes as the metro areas get closers, the lanes are actually remain the same or even less !!! in the US, its exactly the opposite.. 2. politicians do not give a crap : they must have made crores as commisions from HCCL. they dont give a damn about people and society in general. no politician must have given a thought on whether this project will work or not.
3. indian ppl - we don't follow the rules of the road , we are totally indisciplined while driving... cutting lanes, breaking traffic signals.. etc.. overall, after few years.. there will be no maintenance on this road, walkers and beggers will infest it and there will be total anarchy.. our ppl dont change.. this has happened time and again.. so to even be talking optimistic would be understatment.
Re: what a waste of time
by back bencher on Jul 01, 2009 11:37 PM
You know what. I agree with you. Especially the second point. Politicians and particularly, babus made a lot of dough in this project. I was associated with it for a short while and am privy to some of the dealings that took place. But all said and done, hats off to HCCL for completing the project. Had any other agency taken it up they would have wound up because of the bleeding they would have been subjected to. The system is entirely f...ked up and you know it as well as the next man on the street. There may be problems but it is none of HCCL's doing. They had a defined strech and they completed it. The stupid planners should have thought of the snarls that are taking place.
