Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Mumbai VS Bangalore

Hello everyone,

Let me introduce ,

This blog is quoted so as to express the impression a person have as he spends around one year in Bangalore and afterwards joins Mumbai . I have been in Mumbai since this 17th. This blog is a personal observation.


The main difference you feel when you change from Bangalore is the Climate.It was humid here.
Second is the pollution level which is very very low.
Third will be the Transportation {Bus/Train} and the Roads.
Fourth is the amount of Traffic and congestion {Human traffic }
Fifth is the Flooded spots, Potholes
Sixth is the Culture of Mumbai
Seventh are the Slums
Eight VadaPaav
Ninth Socitey Culture
And more to be added

Climate
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Bangalore has a very very cool climate .There is some degradation in recent years.But still the warmth is maintained.

Mumbai has a dry climate, when I reached here. Then it was almost unbearable at first.But some hours later body got adjusted to that.Now when rains started.It was like there is no end to that.That is good . But the problem is the authorities over here had not learned a lesson even after continous floods and waterlogging.


Pollution Levels
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Bangalore >> The pollution levels in Bangalore are alarming. And the colossal effect of this can be seen when you make a halt during traffic. The vehicle used over there have no cross check.Even it is a 100 year old vehicle also , it is allowed to run.Some times the emissions made by the vehicle[Especially by Autos] are so huge, that they cloud the paths.

Mumbai >> Now when you steps into the Mumbai region, you will be amazed. The reason, a road where there is no smoke and even the other side is visible to you. The steps taken by Government should be appreciated. The efforts to convert vehicles to CNG, there by making it fuel efficient, cheaper, emission free is very very great.


Transportation
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Bangalore >> The transportation mode over here is only bus.Still it manages to get people to offices. There are also traffic blocks. But rain never causes an extra delay in those.

Mumbai >> Trains can be told as the nerves or the veins of Mumbai .They are doing an excellent work.But still the need is not meet.The trains frequency should be increased or the train lanes should be increased to meet the demand. Another problem is the change over of trains in different stations to reach destination.This may be done ,so as to maintain a high availability of trains.

The bus service over here is hopeless.There is no time. If bus arrive then also vehicle some times never stops for those who are waiting for long time.If at all they stop during peak hours ,they will be stopping far away from stop ,so that no one can get into it.The best side is when people standing out , requests the conductor to open the door , even if there are seats, he
wont open up. The speed of the buses are very slow.



Traffic
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Bangalore >> Some routes of bangalore are congested and are having traffic blocks. But still there seems to be a momentum .

Mumbai >> The interesting part is the human traffic. Here human are also the users of all the footpath, road etc. It is very very huge.Bangalore doesnot have this much. Then the traffic blocks , here it can last for 2hrs without a single switching on of engine.The block when rain samshes Mumbai is very very bad. Still the traffic police tries to get it allright. The best part is the accident rates and chances are much much less compared to Bangalore. And also everyone seems to obey the rules with responsibility.



Flooded Spots , Potholes
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Bangalore >>Bangalore the soil and the roads are not that much effected by rain. Reason I think is a better and planned design of roads. There are areas with spots all flooded, but very minimal.

Mumbai >> Mumbai, the roads constructed over here are like, one rain, one big hole. But there are good roads also. A little care from the administration can resolve this issue in a matter of time. More over, i hope the public department, would have used all alternative methods to construct roads. The roads i have seen are, cemented, usual, bricks [various type], combination of both. Still they donot know which one to be used. I hope they should propel the economy by a better road.

Culture
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Bangalore >> There is no culture in Bangalore. It doesnot mean that all people are cultureless. I want to point out that, you wont feel that the city belongs to a particular culture. There is nothing common among the people, houses, buildings etc. I want to specify the landscape.More over the trees, which had great stories to tell, are often chopped down at Bangalore.

Mumbai >>After around a one hour journey, you will recognise the soul of Mumbai.The dressing style, the food, the buildings, the language. You smell Mumbai in everything. This culture holds Mumbai together, united. But Bangalore, on the other hand doesnot have peoples unity in diversity culture. All will be having a seperate unity. But the inner circles of Bangalore are very very good.


Slums
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Bangalore
There are minimal area of slum.
Mumbai
House of asias largest slum and more slums are ading up