THINK SHANGHAI THINK THANE...
One thing is sure...Whoever thought of such noble idea for being displayed on as large a hoarding as possible,..is not a Thaneite.For an average Thaneite is just not in the state of noticing and reacting to such advertisements(ya i am an exception).Another hoarding says.."SOON THE PEOPLE OF THANE WILL LOOK DIFFERENT.BEAUTIFULLY DIFFERENT."
HOW DIFFERENT? Read further to know..
There's a lot happening in Thane.There is a fly-over coming up from Station to Talawpali.Of this everyone must be aware,since plans were in place looong time ago and now the work has already started.So the junta is supposed to take busses to different routes,a compulsory Thane darshan-which means the bus will halt at all possible stops before you find yourself in the Eastern side of Thane railway station!!
Ask a working or daily-commuting Thaneite today what his biggest overhead expense...?I can bet on it that 6/10 people will say TRAVEL.Which brings me back to a question i had asked a few days ago in my blog "Thane without autos".
Can you imagine Thane without autos?It was easy for a few to say YES then.But Thane at this day already feels lacking in auto nos.If you are standing near auto stand at 8:30 PM and waiting for a rik to come...you are just fooling around with your time...Go uptill Alok...even further and chances are that you still dont find a rik-wala wanting to oblige you in exchange for meter fares.(Though there are manyy autos in this area..no one wants to drive it seems)
If you are smart enough you will ask for "share" seat kaa bhaav...to which he will reply "Bees rupya"(as on 30th May 2007)..who knows??their prices will shoot up like Infosys share prices overnight!
Or better still walk upto Talawpali lake and find a ghoda-gaadi!They are still cheaper i hope!!And what about these legendry Thane kaa HORSE-carts?Where will they go when flyway curves down at Talawpali...or will they still be there?
Only time will unfold these mystries,for i no longer believe that we have some anything like "CITY PLANNER"...to take care of these nitty-gritties of development.
Thane is developing at fast rate no doubt.But most of it is at the expense of its people.For living in a city where you cant even afford to find yourself the basic means of transport(read it busses or riks)..can be at times frustrating.More of so in monsoon...be prepared for paying auto wala anywhere between 20-50 per seat,or am i underestimating their union power?
5 comments:
actly if u leave out travellin issues, thane is quite a good city...thane west doesnt have residential areas near the station...thats a gr8 problem...look at those who live in thane east...they have no tension...(except for powercuts)...
so we can hope that the flyover is made and our travellin woos are over soon....INSHALLA
Your Title reads - Thaki shanghai, Thaki Thane! :P which I dont think, is what was intended.
Thaki?...it has a sarcastic connotation.
Dont talk abt travelling yaar!
Initially I used to crib a lot. but then i noticed, it makes no difference. So when u cant fight it just accept it. and i really dont think our travelling woes will ever change coz dats wat we are hopping for the last so many years and it has not happened til date.
Dont talk abt travelling yaar!
Initially I used to crib a lot. but then i noticed, it makes no difference. So when u cant fight it, just accept it. and i really dont think our travelling woes will ever change coz dats wat we are hoping for the last so many years and it has not happened til date.
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