For this you may not need the mountaineering skills of Tensing Norquay, but you will certainly need his GRIT and his do-or-die attitude. The wide well maintained roads near Hirandani flanked by TILED pavements on either side are only meant for showcasing to node and to jack up realty rates. Enter the interior of the node to realize what real misery can be like. If you are appalled by the potHOLES of Mumbai, you should make it a point to feast your eyes on the potCRATERS here! The pavements are made of an INORDINATELY hard material (WONDER who holds the patent for this). A short walk along these on regular basis would be enough to make your spine heel bones etc. to crumble within no time at all. As though that is not enough CIDCO has dug up the pavements at regular intervals ostensibly to plant trees. This, in addition to the numerous encroachments, makes walking a breath taking experience. And walking on the roads is a STRICT NO NO. The motorcyclists who zip along unpredictable trajectories in either directions with scant respect for "one-ways" must have had their training in the "MOUT KA KUAAs" in circuses. contd.
Re: 9. NEGOTIATE THE ROADS OF KHARGHAR NAVI MUMBAI CHLLNG
by Ulhas Kulkarni on Aug 27, 2014 03:42 PM
This ancient node was probably constructed BEFORE traffic signals were thought of. Lack of traffic lights in addition to routine one-way violations make crossing roads a precarious experience. The problems are entirely different on relatively narrow roads. Encroachments, parked cars on either side and the ubiquitous water ditches leave you hardly any room to walk at all. Unmindful of this, the motorists bang mercilessly into you. Their excuse of "HORN DIYA THA" does little to make you recover from the injuries that you might have sustained. No! No! Don't blame the builders, the realtors and the foreign "INVESTORS" for the sky high residentialty rates. Just remember, a package that combines residences with "NIRVAANA" can't come cheap!
