Experts weigh in on whether Mumbai deserves the amount of rainfall that it gets. BMC promises better preparednes. Yet Mumbaikars continue to face hardship.
Mumbai is the world’s 2nd most congested city, making it lose its sheen as India’s financial capital. State govt’s plans to expand it have gone nowhere.
The narrations linked to ‘Ghazwa-e-Hind’ sit far outside authenticated Hadith literature, yet modern amplification has turned a weak report into a slogan with political afterlife.
Once acquired by IAF, the medium transport aircraft (MTA) will replace both AN-32s and IL-76s, it is learnt. The idea behind the revamp is to meet modern operational needs.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
While primary responsibility for maintenance, repair and ultimate reconstruction of these ageing structures must remain that of the concerned agency – Railways, PWD, etc – in the interests of the safety of Bombay’s citizens, the BMC could take moral responsibility to play something more than a coordinating role. It has the financial resources and the technical manpower to underwrite the safety of these bridges. 2. The Chief Engineer ( Bridges ) of the BMC is now compiling a list of bridges in the city. The British, who left India seventy years ago, have a complete inventory and are thoughtful enough to keep advising the Indian authorities to take remedial measures. Bahut tehzeeb wale log thay, not a coincidence that the sun never set on their empire …
While primary responsibility for maintenance, repair and ultimate reconstruction of these ageing structures must remain that of the concerned agency – Railways, PWD, etc – in the interests of the safety of Bombay’s citizens, the BMC could take moral responsibility to play something more than a coordinating role. It has the financial resources and the technical manpower to underwrite the safety of these bridges. 2. The Chief Engineer ( Bridges ) of the BMC is now compiling a list of bridges in the city. The British, who left India seventy years ago, have a complete inventory and are thoughtful enough to keep advising the Indian authorities to take remedial measures. Bahut tehzeeb wale log thay, not a coincidence that the sun never set on their empire …