Neelakantan moved to Bangalore from Mumbai 8 years back and now he contrasts the infrastructure development in the two cities.
In Bombay when the Shiv Sena government came to power, they built a whopping 50 odd flyovers and then some. It was a widely criticised move at that time by the press - and all sorts of allegations including kickbacks were written about. But the city got work done. The construction contracts (with its rewards and penalties system) got most of the flyovers designed before time. Subways were built under the highways and there are long stretches where vehicles can go fast without having people crossing roads. Then, the overburdened suburban railway system - Bombay is all set to get a metro rail. That government turned the tables of Bombay elections for ever.
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