Friday, August 04, 2006

Mumbai Metro: Need to rethink!

Can someone please tell me why is the Mumbai Metro being run from Andheri to Chamber?

Population density, population concentration, daily figures of railway commuters etc will point out blaringly that Mumbai Metro ought to run right underneath the current western suburban line! Why? The answers' simple, where is the rush at Andheri? This suburb is a vastly populated one, but not by the residential types, its' either office employees or service providers to those. Now compare this to the unsatiable demand for a "decent" transportation for western suburbs beyond Goregaon, its' rocking! The InOrbit mall, the zillions of multiplexes in suburbs between Goregaon and Dahisar are a clear sign of where the money is currently residing.

Why is Anil Ambani so keen on making a fool out of himself? I mean isnt there a bottom to where this guy wants to reach? He's already been shown the door from the very thing that is "Ambani", his' funds are not even worth the money people paid him, and now he's obsessed with building a Giant White Elephant, or atleast has won to contract to build one. Wake up buddy, no one's gonna ride your metro, if you want customers' you gotta meet the market.

I can bet my life, if a Metro runs parallel to the Western Suburban line, and then they go with the current plan as the second phase, crossing in at Andheri junction, it would be a serious reduction of the messy jams suburbs are facing.

Wake up officials, its time we give a serious second thought to the whole construction!


PS: Chembur is a densely polluted, or sparely aerated suburb, hence it's popularly also known as "Chamber"