Saif Blog

The best bus services in Mumbai are a boon to the city. The city could not have been better than the 2 pillars of transportation the railways and the Best bus.

They have a varied history to it and have retained thier look and services over the years.

The reason i write about the Best bus services as i read a lot of negative publicity and falk being received by this service. It is by no way close in comparision to the blueline buses of Delhi which are called the killer buses. Read more

We all talk about the problems we mumbaikar’s face. Here is my attempt to come up with solutions to the problems then just listing problems and you are free to put up your ideas / comments. Lets built a good city for all. Maybe if we have someone from the bureaucracy listening, we can see some change too.

We the citizens of India are always basking in the past glory of our ancestors and our rich history. We are doing strong financially and economically but fail where we are looking for better services from the public sector namely the government. The current coalition government of Congress and NCP is doing quite good and hope the people support them in their endeavor.

There are lots to be done and each one has to start by doing their bit. It could be like doing selfless community service. By this I do not mean giving alms to the beggar as it just kills the drive for them to earn a living of dignity. We should build the system of enterprise.

As far as the traffic congestion is concerned, I take it as the topic for discussion for today. Lets look at the example of Calcutta. They have banned hand pulled Rickshaws. It came under a lot of flak but finally the government decision prevailed and for reasons than not it was a good decision. It has taken off the slow moving vehicles that were a roadblock in the movement of fast moving vehicles.

Comparing this with the scenario of Mumbai we are no less different. If we consider ourselves the financial capital then we have to do away with slow moving vehicles, man and animal pulled vehicles for transportation. There are a no of handcarts that ply in Mumbai and they add more to the traffic and congestion rather than ease of life. They will allow faster movement of big vehicles, they shall not hinder in occupying parking hazardously or traversing the lanes in the wrong direction.

We can also bring about pneumatic vehicles which if required can replace hand pulled carts. They will be faster, easier to manage, maneuver. We are also just increasing our dependence on just plain vehicles for movement of goods. We could also look at removing the animal pulled carts. The animals don’t deserve this inhuman treatment and their services could be used best elsewhere. We could still keep the old-fashioned horse carts as they add to nostalgia of the old ways or a leisure ride.

I am sure, banning of handcarts and animal pulled carts will bring a lot of respite to our woes.

Lets look forward to a better Mumbai!!