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[FalconSlayers]

Govt gets 26 proposals from 21 states for new cities

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Govt gets 26 proposals from 21 states for new cities | India News - Times of India

India News: NEW DELHI: The government has received 26 proposals from 21 states to develop new cities to meet the demand for urban expansion in the country, the ho.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

 

[Dr_Deep]

This is how street level infra should be built which is missing in Indian cities. This was built when Sri Lanka was a $4000 or something GDP Per capita upper-middle income country. Nothing difficult in replicating these. In such methods, wide roads, pavements and cleanliness can be maintained.

Else in Indian method, footpaths are made-up of concrete blocks, with greenery seperating the road and footpath. Nobody maintains the greenery and the garden becomes a source of dust which accumulates on the streets and the fragile footpaths break apart easily giving war-torn aesthetics to our urban areas.

Well in Colombo they also maintain an army of sweepers to clean the roadside and dust.. Also an educated population also does matter, Kerala with a higher educated population has similar cleanliness than rest of India.

 

[Physx32]

This is how street level infra should be built which is missing in Indian cities. This was built when Sri Lanka was a $4000 or something GDP Per capita upper-middle income country. Nothing difficult in replicating these. In such methods, wide roads, pavements and cleanliness can be maintained.

Else in Indian method, footpaths are made-up of concrete blocks, with greenery seperating the road and footpath. Nobody maintains the greenery and the garden becomes a source of dust which accumulates on the streets and the fragile footpaths break apart easily giving war-torn aesthetics to our urban areas.

Indian cities need to use trucks fitted with pressure washers to clean the main wide roads and portable pressure washers for narrow streets. This needs to be done frequently to keep our cities clean and dust free. Govt also needs to fine the building developers who dump sand/stones on the streets and make it dusty.

For metro cities, govt should start imposing fines for littering. Then we can extend this to other cities and towns.

 

[Haldilal]

Ya'll Nibbiars The superstructure of WDFC’s Bridge No 122 consisting of 6 x 76.2 m span over the Ulhas river in Maharashtra's Thane district has been completed.

 

[FalconSlayers]

GIFT City expansion masterplan on the outskirts of Gandhinagar.

 

[karn]

Well in Colombo they also maintain an army of sweepers to clean the roadside and dust.. Also an educated population also does matter, Kerala with a higher educated population has similar cleanliness than rest of India.

Disagree .. The cleanliness in Kerela is definitely higher than that of rest of India.. But then again rest of India is a loose term . Sikkim Indore etc have high cleanliness as well.

 

[karn]

GIFT City expansion masterplan on the outskirts of Gandhinagar.
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It's good that an expansion of a city is being done in a planned manner. But looking at videos out of GIFT it seems that a lot more development needs to happen there before they think of expansion. Some random IT parks in Blore Hyderbad have more office floorspace than GIFT right now.

 

[FalconSlayers]

It's good that an expansion of a city is being done in a planned manner. But looking at videos out of GIFT it seems that a lot more development needs to happen there before they think of expansion. Some random IT parks in Blore Hyderbad have more office floorspace than GIFT right now.

Bangalore has more Grade-A office space than Singapore, is it anywhere close to it? GIFT is a Central Business District being built from scratch and is still performing great compared to established tech-hubs. Many projects are under construction and is filling up faster than last decade.

 

[Concard]

Bangalore has more Grade-A office space than Singapore, is it anywhere close to it? GIFT is a Central Business District being built from scratch and is still performing great compared to established tech-hubs. Many projects are under construction and is filling up faster than last decade.

I am pretty sure Gujarat's Dholera and GIFT city will be filled to the bream by 2040. Why you may ask? Gujarat is already business friendly state coupled with access to sea through Mundra port. The upcoming Jamnagar green complex by Reliance and Vedanta semiconductor fab will give a huge boost to both Dholera and GIFT. Gujarat should now enact policies for electronics manufacturing. Let them focus on Hardware where as South focuses on Software. In addition throw in the manufacturing of machine tools for industries. Mumbai is already saturated. The next growth Engine will definitely be in Dholera and GIFT.

 

[FalconSlayers]

I am pretty sure Gujarat's Dholera and GIFT city will be filled to the bream by 2040. Why you may ask? Gujarat is already business friendly state coupled with access to sea through Mundra port. The upcoming Jamnagar green complex by Reliance and Vedanta semiconductor fab will give a huge boost to both Dholera and GIFT. Gujarat should now enact policies for electronics manufacturing. Let them focus on Hardware where as South focuses on Software. In addition throw in the manufacturing of machine tools for industries. Mumbai is already saturated. The next growth Engine will definitely be in Dholera and GIFT.

Mumbai's growth will transfer to Navi Mumbai and Thane like Delhi's growth got transferred to Gurugram and Noida.

GIFT has seen a boom in new project launches in past 18 months, won't be surprised by the end of this decade we'll have more than a dozen new operational commercial buildings and dozens under construction.

 

[SKC]

It's good that an expansion of a city is being done in a planned manner. But looking at videos out of GIFT it seems that a lot more development needs to happen there before they think of expansion. Some random IT parks in Blore Hyderbad have more office floorspace than GIFT right now.

There has been a sudden opening of many new business in GIFT and in next 4-5 years many new buildings will get finished.
It along with Dholera needs 1-2 decades to fully grow into independent cities.

 

[Haldilal]

Ya'll Nibbiars The Mumbai to have world’s largest Double Decker Electric bus fleet. BEST Mumbai aims to have 1000 AC Electric Double Decker buses by 2025. London has 450 Electric Double Decker buses.

 

[FalconSlayers]

New Ayodhya Smart City
Greenfield project to transform the temple town of Ayodhya into a modern religious tourism hotspot, the Uttar Pradesh government is set to launch a mega 1,400 acres ‘New Ayodhya’ project in the next two months, a senior official said.

Uttar Pradesh govt set to launch 'New Ayodhya' project in the next 2 months

Recently, the Yogi Cabinet had cleared a slew of infra and development projects worth Rs 465 crore for Ayodhya

www.business-standard.com

 

[sameer3694]

This is how street level infra should be built which is missing in Indian cities. This was built when Sri Lanka was a $4000 or something GDP Per capita upper-middle income country. Nothing difficult in replicating these. In such methods, wide roads, pavements and cleanliness can be maintained.

Else in Indian method, footpaths are made-up of concrete blocks, with greenery seperating the road and footpath. Nobody maintains the greenery and the garden becomes a source of dust which accumulates on the streets and the fragile footpaths break apart easily giving war-torn aesthetics to our urban areas.

Even basic urban planning is seriously lacking in India. I recently visited Cambodia which on a per capita basis is poorer than India but has a much better urban infrastructure.

Another good example is Philippines. Their GDP per capita is more or less the same as India and their cities(like Manila) are far more denser per sq km than any Indian city(including Mumbai/Delhi) but still look a lot better.

Many improvements can be made
First, as you said all the edges of the roads need to be paved, either make a proper footpath or grow some low maintenance grass/ ornamental trees that will hold the soil/dust in place. IMO, this alone will dramatically improve the aesthetics and reduce pollution.

Second, all the open sewers/nalas at road edges need to be covered period.

Third, all the stray dogs, cats and monkeys need to be dealt with. Sterilizing is too expensive, put them up for adoption, if they cant be adopted then they just need to be put down humanely. Some solution needs to be thought about cows too.

Lastly, garbage collection and disposal needs to be improved. Indore is a good example of this. No reason why Mumbai and Delhi cant do it with much bigger budgets.

Local municipalities are the biggest dens of corruption. The need to be held accountable, no other way out.

 

[Concard]

New Ayodhya Smart City
Greenfield project to transform the temple town of Ayodhya into a modern religious tourism hotspot, the Uttar Pradesh government is set to launch a mega 1,400 acres ‘New Ayodhya’ project in the next two months, a senior official said.

Uttar Pradesh govt set to launch 'New Ayodhya' project in the next 2 months

Recently, the Yogi Cabinet had cleared a slew of infra and development projects worth Rs 465 crore for Ayodhya

www.business-standard.com

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If Yogi really transforms UP then BJP will have solid reputation as development oriented party. Right now Gujarat is the only state they can claim they have truly transformed. However, their haters will always claim Gujarat was always developed because of it's enterprising people and simply mock their achievements. Transforming a huge and chaotic state like UP will have a bearing on neighboring states like Bihar, MP, Jharkhand and even Delhi. It will take something like 15 years to see a tangible change in UP since it a big state with huge population. However, the speed at which Yogi is going I won't be surprised if real changes are seen sooner than expected. Agra metro, Noida airport, Ayodhya city, religious tourism, express ways the only missing piece is blue collar jobs like in the area of textiles, toy manufacturing etc. I hope Yogi goes full speed on it.

 

[Haldilal]

Ya'll Nibbiars The Construction of the Integrated passenger terminal building Phase 1, has begun for the D. B. Patil International Airport, Navi Mumbai. The first phase is expected to begin operations by end 2024.

 

[Haldilal]

Ya'll Nibbiars The package 2 Tata of Mumbai trans harbour, The Top class engineering, and nothing left to chance.

 

[AK047]

Aarey metro update

 

[Atavistic]

If Yogi really transforms UP then BJP will have solid reputation as development oriented party. Right now Gujarat is the only state they can claim they have truly transformed. However, their haters will always claim Gujarat was always developed because of it's enterprising people and simply mock their achievements. Transforming a huge and chaotic state like UP will have a bearing on neighboring states like Bihar, MP, Jharkhand and even Delhi. It will take something like 15 years to see a tangible change in UP since it a big state with huge population. However, the speed at which Yogi is going I won't be surprised if real changes are seen sooner than expected. Agra metro, Noida airport, Ayodhya city, religious tourism, express ways the only missing piece is blue collar jobs like in the area of textiles, toy manufacturing etc. I hope Yogi goes full speed on it.

Gujarat was already getting transformed under Chimanbhai Patel due to his pro corporate pro trade policy. Modi just benefitted from his legacy. Even the Adani ports, Reliance refinery, Sardar sarovar dam, power plants are the brainchild of Chimanbhai and are contributing towards Gujarat economy to a great extent today.

 

[Haldilal]