Tuesday, May 5, 2009
The namma Bangalore debate
All the hullabaloo about the metro , cutting trees i think it can very well perpetuate into the next decade . The people who planned the metro would have definitely been more than welcome for suggestions during the planning than during the execution , i pray . As for the defiant protesters , we all know how badly our city needs the " Namma metro " . So i think we should all take progressive steps towards development . Besides , I think little of their signature campaigns , it won't even scratch the surface . What they could do , is start planting samplings in other area's where there won't be a metro . I believe by the time the metro is completed(Given our govt's record if completing projects) we can still have the same number of trees in Bangalore . Also the metro is aimed at bringing down pollution In the city. ( As a whole the carbon footprint will remain more or less the same , i guess) The metro as of now is aimed the garden city a little more greener . Try and supplement it .
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1)Its not just about cutting trees,the proposal currently involves commercial development of the Lakshman Rao parks to pay for metro construction costs.
2)Lawfully,the government is supposed to take a public poll before implementation of such projects,which it didnt do.
3)Bangalore roads are simply not wide enough for this sort of construction.The initial proposal apparently has other feasible alternatives which would save the parks,trees,houses etc.
4)The protests may not make a dent,but it beats sitting by and watching the city go to hell.Parks are very essential in any urban context and to do away with the them under the pretext of "decongestion" and "greater good" is utter stupidity.
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