Today I witnessed a complete break down of Pune's infrastucture. The area in and around Hinjewadi IT Park, today saw one of the worst traffic jams I have heard of. Constricted roads were chok-a-block full of cars honking their horns in a flutile gesture of trying to get ahead of others. Slow moving trucks were only helping in worsening the situation. The jam overflowed onto the Kothrud/Chandni Chowk to Wakad stretch of the expressway, blocking the expressway for people going to and from Pune and Mumbai.
This is but a small example of how the times-to-come are going to be for us. India's infrastucture is seen breaking down each day, with no respite anywhere. Roads are not wide enough anywhere to sustain the traffic they have to bear each day. the present roads are damaged beyond repair, and yet no effort is being made to hasten the process of building new roads where they are desperately required.
IT park Phase I, II, and III, the pride of Pune's development, has bought with it lakhs of individuals vying for a place in the industry. But how about the infrastucture? Is it capable of bearing the weight of the ever-increasing number of vehicles?
The once green and cool, holiday makers paradise, the sanctury of peace for retired folk, Pune, recorded temperature levels of 41 Degree+ C. The surmounting levels of pollution have bought with them extreme temperatures. Nature seems to have lost its battle for survival in Pune and is now letting man overtake and build his concrete jungles everywhere. Pune has eaten the hills, in and around its no-longer-existant boundaries, and has grown like a fast spreading parasite, eating into its suroundings and destroying whatever comes in its path. Trees and plants seem to have become extinct comodities.
...To be continued. Please feel free to add in your thoughts.
Finally, with the rains soaking the city, Pune has become green again. :) ... But the endless expanses of concrete jungle are fast eating up the green areas in and around the city, leaving gashes across hills and tier after tier of concrete structures slowly spreading their arms around the city.
3 comments:
Indeed, Pune infrastructure (be it road, water, electricity) is tearing apart. It simply cannot keep up the pace with rising demand, increased vehicular population -- "another Bangalore in the making". A road patch as small as 100 mtrs long takes more than a quarter to complete -- "God save the city" - a city once known for its climate, greenery and culture, is a living hell....
Unbelievable, This is a scary picture you guys are drawing. I thought Pune was the place to be from what I was hearing. Now I am thinking, Is Pune going to be a nightmare or it has become one already.
Atleast the summers aren't that exciting at all. Its really hot these days, and on top of that Hinjewadi traffic is pathetic.. Just waitin for June, when monsoon will hit the city, would give some solace for the soul.
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