Scene 1 :
New Delhi…or Nayi Dilli … the Administrative Capital of India… A place where various important decisions are taken which decides the course of our country.. a place with lots of administrative offices - the Parliament, the Supreme Court, the Defence Headquarters etc etc …. Clean and wide roads… lots of Greenery…
Scene 2 :
Low-rise buildings which appear to be unfinished … narrow lanes that may allow only one car/ vehicle at a time ... cows roaming on the streets.. cars stopping in the middle of the road to offer the previous-day leftover food to the ‘sacred’ cows….
Scene 3 :
Modern Hi-tech Intra-city Metro-rail network …. plush shopping malls and multiplexs… High-end vehicles on roads be it Merc, Porche etc .. presumably, the country's largest market for computers (Thats what Delhi-ites tell me !!)
Delhi is a city where I have seen the three different worlds co-exist as well as complement each others perfectly… The administration, the industries and the common man … Here, we can see modern-day infrastructure facilities functioning alongwith the grandeur of ancient heritage sites such as the Qutub Minar, India Gate, Red Fort, Humayun Tomb etc etc … During our stay in Delhi, we commuted by way of hi-speed Metro-trains as well as by Man-driven cycle-rickshaws..
With what little I have seen of Delhi, I just continue to be awe-struck by the development that this city has made in the past few years…it would any day put Mumbai administrative think-tank to shame…. You can actually see development with Metro work going on in full swing at all major places…
Security concerns loom large over Delhi and hence one has to pass through multiple layers of security at various strategic points such as the Park in the centre of Connaught Place, Akshardham Temple etc. Still, the city is prone to security threats as has been seen in the recent past with bomb-hits in the said park, the crowded markets etc
After a trip to the city, one genuinely hopes that in Mumbai, the “tomorrow” mentioned in the MSRDC slogan “Please bear with us for a better tomorrow” comes very soon…
New Delhi…or Nayi Dilli … the Administrative Capital of India… A place where various important decisions are taken which decides the course of our country.. a place with lots of administrative offices - the Parliament, the Supreme Court, the Defence Headquarters etc etc …. Clean and wide roads… lots of Greenery…
Scene 2 :
Low-rise buildings which appear to be unfinished … narrow lanes that may allow only one car/ vehicle at a time ... cows roaming on the streets.. cars stopping in the middle of the road to offer the previous-day leftover food to the ‘sacred’ cows….
Scene 3 :
Modern Hi-tech Intra-city Metro-rail network …. plush shopping malls and multiplexs… High-end vehicles on roads be it Merc, Porche etc .. presumably, the country's largest market for computers (Thats what Delhi-ites tell me !!)
Delhi is a city where I have seen the three different worlds co-exist as well as complement each others perfectly… The administration, the industries and the common man … Here, we can see modern-day infrastructure facilities functioning alongwith the grandeur of ancient heritage sites such as the Qutub Minar, India Gate, Red Fort, Humayun Tomb etc etc … During our stay in Delhi, we commuted by way of hi-speed Metro-trains as well as by Man-driven cycle-rickshaws..
With what little I have seen of Delhi, I just continue to be awe-struck by the development that this city has made in the past few years…it would any day put Mumbai administrative think-tank to shame…. You can actually see development with Metro work going on in full swing at all major places…
Security concerns loom large over Delhi and hence one has to pass through multiple layers of security at various strategic points such as the Park in the centre of Connaught Place, Akshardham Temple etc. Still, the city is prone to security threats as has been seen in the recent past with bomb-hits in the said park, the crowded markets etc
After a trip to the city, one genuinely hopes that in Mumbai, the “tomorrow” mentioned in the MSRDC slogan “Please bear with us for a better tomorrow” comes very soon…
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