Developement of Indore:what it's lacking

As an true indorian at heart i think this should be my 1st post although couldn't complete in time because everytime i wanted to post i wanted to add more...

1st where Indore stands as compared to other cities...
what would other cities would say to Indore(on a lighter note)--
Mumbai-- Does Indore exist(so little as compared to bombay)?oh...ok i have heard the name.
Surat-- child needs bournvita(Narendra modi) other than normal food(shivraj singh chauhan) for growing fast or fastest(gdp growth of surat).
Chennai-- Rice is the food for intellectual development and all u ppl r interested in poha- ratlami sev(this is for u only khandoo) and dal bati.how ur brain would develop.
And as my frnd khandu(oh....ok....sorry....khandoo) says it 'Indore is the chatora capital of India',ppl r more interested in eating and tryin out different things than spending their entire time in searching intellectual pursuits.
I think i should not go further about cities perspective for the simple reason that no good thoughts are coming.

Now i want to write abt things important for the development and where Indore stands .

Ist and the most important thing is the Connectivity.I believe indore is poor on connectivity in all the three modes air,railway,road.
By road--not only ppl of MP, ppl of other states also would be able to tell u when the borders of MP has started.Although intracity roads of Indore r gettin better thanks to BOT projects but intercity conditions are abysmal.Ask ministers abt that and they would blame it on the soil condition or would not acknowledge the poor condition.
By train--I don't know why a smaller station like 'Khandwa' can have good connectivity but indore can not.Other state's major cities have much better connectivity e.g. ahemdabad has 15 trains to bombay and a single train from Indore,ok...I know there r lot of gujju's in bombay but...still?
By air-- the condition here is better when we compare with roads or rails.Indore airport is going to be international soon so that's a good news.And flights has also started for various cities like jabalpur , hyderabad ,banglore ,raipur ,ahemdabad etc. But things need to improve further.


The 2nd most important thing is the Administrative Policies.
Here by admin. policies i mean creating such an environment by the government so that businessmen are ready to setup Industries and offices in the city and people from other cities and countries are ready to come here and do work.For example state governments in south has provided various facilities to industrialist and process is also fast as compared to MP.
Although Mp government is also trying now but some of the places in other states are developed so much that they have become hub like pune is auto hub , Hyderabed , chennai are electronics hardware hub , banglore is software hub and it would require a lot of extra effort to bring them here.
People of other cities would be ready to come to city if the city has some attraction for them.For example Chadigarh and Jaipur are developed in such way that these cities has a charm associated with them and all other facilities are also available like connectivity is good, education facilities are good. So people are automatically attracted towards these cities.Although education facilities in Indore are also very good but on other aspects it pales in comparison.

Third important thing is the contribution of people of city for its progress--
If i say whatever progress Indore has made is entirely due to its citizens and their efforts most people would agree.As Indore is not the capital of mp very little has been contributed by the government for its progress.
But i always feel there is no big name specially businessman associated with city or there is no such business where we are the best.For example surat for Diamond and sari, kota for coaching etc.Many people do become successful and emigrate and then contributes very little to city.For example sabir bhatia ,after selling hotmail.com and becoming successful entrepreneur, is setting Nano-city in chandigarh,more than billion dollar project, dhirubhai ambani setting refinery in Jamnagar etc shows contribution of businessmen to growth of their cities.Although there are some examples at small level but there has not been such big initiatives in Indore.



But after discussing these negatives i would like to cite some of the recent developments that has taken place--
1)The city bus service and its extension in form of metro taxi.
city bus service--Now the latest developement has been in the form of dedicated lanes for these buses known as Bus Rapid Transit System(BRTS) ;a low cost alternative to metro rail serveices.The development has been exemplary and many cities has emulated it and Mr. E. Sreedhaaran (Delhi Metro) has visited Indore to see the model.
Metro taxi--SX4 cars are used to provide services.One just need to make a call to their no. and they send the nearest available taxi to your doorsteps within short interval.
2)The Build Operate Transfer(BOT) projects are used to bring efficiency and quality in the construction of roads.
3)Development of Gardens--Recently there was a record made on World Garden day of inaugurating 101 gardens on the single day.And government in past also has initiated many such schemes.
4)Now the Indore Developement Authority has started home for middle class scheme.In this scheme govt is alloting land for home development on lottery basis with fixed price on condition that one has to construct home within 4 yrs and can not sell it upto 15yrs.

Finally concluding this long article.In past few years Indore has started catching the attention but there has not been any breakthrough activity which ensures Inodre would have growth faster than other tier-2 cities.So i think growth of Indore would be moderate in upcoming years.
Guys although i have written such a long article i believe i have not included many things so pls do write those things in ur comments.

My philosophy

I read a blog entry from one of my good friend which is about some best moments of your past and can you live them again.If you want to read here's the link to her blog.The title is "Can i live them back"
http://www.shrutigautam.blogspot.com/

After reading following thoughts came to my mind.......


Can I live them back..???…actually we do live them back when one is sitting alone and remembering those beautiful days....a smile comes across his face and then for a moment everything around is just lost and we r in the past..living some most beautiful moments of our life..i think that’s why there’s such a craze of pics with your friends...and that’s why everybody just rushes for the slam book when friends part... because through them he can again remember these moments and live them even for a small time…and after these memories when you are back in present everything seems beautiful to you...you hear the voice of nightingale around you..even your ugly neighbor looks like Katrina to you..sound of your crying nephew seems like music of a.r. rahman....that’s why I believe, songs that generates nostalgia e.g. summer of 69,woh kagaz ki kashti are loved so much because they take you through your best times and make you happy.

But there is a strange thing. when one is living these moments many times he does not realize these r my best days…he is so engrossed in the small problems that he fails to see larger picture…it’s same as when you are in the middle of the mess you just try to get out of it by finding the way out of it but after some time when moment has passed away you are able to see it from the top(guys try to imagine a bit....) and then it seems very beautiful to you; the frame; the complex beautiful creation of god ; and you realize the beauty of life is in living these moments only and not just in getting out of it and achieving the ultimate result. That’s why I say life looks beautiful in retrospection because you see it from top.

waqt( after farewell) ne hume shayar bana diya warna aadmi hum bhi kaam ke the

the time has again taken its toll on my life
and now there would be no masti no party and no strife
earlier i used to bunk the classes
sad part is now there wont be these chances
nahi hogi ab woh assignment ki sharing
aur ab nahi hogi woh ek dusre ke liye caring

in memory of u there would be many sleepless nights
and days would also be not that bright
i would be thinking about you all the time
smiling & crying both at the same time
wondering where has gone happiness of mine
and when would again come summer of sixty nine

life up ahead may be very serious
which eventually may turn out to be very hideous
in future i might feel very low
bcoz at times there may not be any place to go
then i wd think abt u guys
and my life wd again fill with joy

"Prosperity in India causing global food crisis: Bush"

1st i am citing what bush said about food crisis.Here is the entire article from rediff-

"Prosperity in countries like India is good but it triggers increased demand for better Nutrition, which in turn leads to higher food prices, United States President George W Bush has said.
At an interactive session on economy in Missouri, Bush argued that there are many factors for the present crisis, only one of which was investment on biofuels like ethanol.
"Worldwide, there is increasing demand. There turns out to be prosperity in developing world, which is good. It's going to be good for you because you'll be selling products in the countries, you know, big countries perhaps, and it's hard to sell products into countries that aren't prosperous. In other words, the more prosperous the world is, the more opportunity there is," the US President said.
"It also, however, increases demand. So, for example, just as an interesting thought for you, there are 350 million people in India who are classified as middle class. That's bigger than America. Their middle class is larger than our entire population."
"And when you start getting wealth, you start demanding better nutrition and better food, and so demand is high, and that causes the price to go up," he said.
Bush also listed change in weather patterns and increase in basic costs like that of energy as factors contributing to higher food prices.
"No question that ethanol has had a part of it. But I simply do not subscribe to the notion that it is the main cost driver for your food going up," Bush said.
"Actually, the reason why food prices are high now is because, one, energy costs are high, and if you're a farmer, you're going to pass on your cost of energy in the products you sell, otherwise you'd go broke."
"And when you're paying more for your diesel, paying more for your fertiliser because it's got a lot of, you know, natural gas in it, in other words, when your basic costs are going up, so does the cost of food," Bush said
He said there are two aspects of rising food prices -- its effect on US citizens and the fact that there is a food scarcity in the world.
"We don't have a scarcity issue in America...We got a price issue. Our shelves aren't going empty, it's just costing more money," Bush said.
"There is scarcity in the world, and I happen to believe when we find people who can't find food we ought to help them find it," he said adding, "America is by far the most generous nation when it comes to helping the hungry."
"We're an unbelievably compassionate nation," he said.
"I think we ought to change our food policy in Africa and other developing countries...buying food directly from farmers as opposed to giving people food. I think we ought to be saying, 'Why don't we help you be able to deal with scarcity by encouraging your farmers to grow and be efficient growers? Otherwise, we're going to be in this cycle forever."

As i read the the article i knew there's nothing wrong(except bush could have avoided mentioning the name of country) in what Bush has said and the so called patriots and leftist's are going to make a lot of fuss about it.It's strange but 1st time in last 2 years(since i have started paying attention to world affairs) i have agreed with Bush.

Bush has said that due to increasing prosperity in countries like India people are consuming more food which is one of the reason for inflation in food prices.One reason for mentioning the name of India and China is that the prosperity in both the countries is increasing and both the countries have huge population.Both of this combined together lead to increasing demand and hence inflation.

One of the suggestion of the Bush is very good.If it can be implemented would give some relief at least to Chidambrem (with all the bashing he's getting for high inflation in India) .Bush suggested that instead of providing food grain to African people we can teach them how to grow food efficiently.That,if implemented successfully, would increase the production.

I believe Leftist would be using this statement from bush to oppose Nuclear deal. And BJP would also be not far behind in using the situation.

I think what bush has said applies to India also. In India also we have not got scarcity but the food is way to costly now. American citizens may afford that but in India people are very poor to afford food of this high price.Even middle class has also started feeling the pressure and next election is surely going to be faught on this issue only unless there is some scandal from some big politician.

so guys looking forward to your comments on the issue.You can comment on writing style also.Please if you read the article do comment your opinions.