You must Sign In to post a response.
  • Category: Miscellaneous

    Are metropolitan cities like Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore sustainable in the long run?

    Recently, I read about the Bangalore water crisis and how authorities are requesting people to use disposable plates to eat in order to save water. In Bangalore there is so much scarcity of water that people are forced to do such things. In the same way Delhi in summers deals with water scarcity and people sometimes have to spend many days without having a shower. It is sad to see that big cities that provide employment to a large population are struggling with basic necessities like clean water.

    I don't know where these metropolitan cities are going but the future doesn't look good for them. You can't live without water and if these issues persist people will be forced to leave these big cities. Employment is important but not at the cost of basic necessities. What's your opinion about this crisis? Although India is blessed with monsoons every year to fulfill water needs, still there should be a way to tackle this situation otherwise it is going to become worse in future. India is mainly an agricultural economy and it all depends on water.
  • #777334
    The main issue is the migration of people from villages and small towns to cities. This is basically due to not availability of earning ways in villages and towns. All industries and employment opportunities are coming only in the cities. This is mainly due to the reachability and infrastructure. If any foreigner wants to come and start his industry he will look for places where the infrastructure is good and he can reach the place easily.
    Commuting is a big problem in Bangalore. It is more severe than the water problem. My son and my brother are staying in Bangalore. They don't have any water problems and they are getting sufficient water. But traffic is so heavy and they lost a lot of time in committing.
    The only solution for these problems is to develop satellite cities around metros and make people live there. There should be more airports and roads should be good so that travelling will become easy and people never mind creating opportunities in remote places also, I think.

    drrao
    always confident

  • #777336
    Metropolitan cities are becoming bigger and bigger and due to space constraints crowding is happening everywhere. When number of people increase then infrastructure starts to crumble and it becomes difficult for the municipal or local administration to manage the show. The solution lies in decongesting the cities and moving out of some Govt offices as well as companies to outskirts or nearby town. But problem is that everyone wants to be in the metro and changes the company if forced to go to smaller towns. For example very few doctors want to go to small towns. They prefer to work in a congested nursing home in the metro.
    Until and unless we decongest the metros it will not be possible to give basic amenities.

    Knowledge is power.

  • #777348

    Consumption-ism, consumerism and wastage are the main reasons for many problems of present-day life. This creates the multiplication effect and becomes alarming in the case of metros because of large scale population.

    Water sources are the first victims of this. Due to large quantities needed the storage depletes fast. Added to this the erstwhile sources like lakes, ponds and wells are filled up with wastes, sludge and choking debris which result in water stagnation and gradual deterioration and drying up. Due to the reduction in greenland, green forests and due to warming up of the climate, the rains are either less or erratic. This causes a shortage of water in catchments and also does not recharge the underground water table as needed.
    Very soon the same condition is going to befall all the metros and cities one by one.

    People have to practice conservation, recycling etc. Water wastage has become huge because of the commonality of water closets where for every pull/press of flush, tens of liters of water goes to drains. If some remedy is found for this huge amount water can be saved and can overcome water shortage. The next water wastage comes from the washing machines. It is the modern lifestyle of sheer wastage not minding conservation and recycling that is the cause of water shortage.

  • #777368
    Considering the lifestyles of the people living in Delhi, Bangalore and Bombay at the parent time, it is not that enjoyable due to heavy traffic on the roads causing inordinate delays in reaching the duty - spots. This is applicable in all major cities but the cities as mentioned by the author are more problematic due to the dense traffic and congestion.
    For a newcomer interested to continue his job, occupation is the second problem though in Bangalore the rent might be cheaper than the remaining two cities.
    There is the depletion of water - level in some pockets of Bangalore due to a surge in the population. More or less in the upcoming time, water could be a threatening problem for the inhabitants of these cities and we need to devise ways to tackle the same.


  • Sign In to post your comments