Saturday, September 15, 2007

INDIA: A CROWDED SUBCONTINENT

A VISIT TO MUMBAI, BANGLORE, CHENNAI WILL GIVE YOU A GOOD FEEL FOR THE GROWING POPULATION OF MAJOR INDIAN CITIES. THEY ARE CROWDED, NOISY AND THE ROADS CLOGGED WITH TRAFFIC. IT IS HARD TO CROSS ROADS IN BANGALORE, EVEN ON ROADS THAT ARE NOT MAIN STREETS. SO EVERY DAY , THERE ARE HUMANS DYING IN BANGALORE TRYING TO CROSS A ROAD.

HOW ABOUT MORE TRAFFIC LIGHTS, HELPING PEOPLE CROSS AND FOR A BETTER TRAFFIC FLOW.

MORE IMPORTANTLY HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL A CITY HOLD, IS IT INFINITE?. HOW BIG CAN THEY GROW. HOW MAY CARS (TRAFFIC) CAN A CITY HANDLE. IS THERE NO LIMIT. HAS A LIMIT BEEN REACHED IN THESE INDIAN CITIES.

HOW BIG CAN THE INDIAN POPULATION GET TO 1.25 BILLION, 1.5 BILLION, 2 BILLION. IN INDIA TODAY, ONE RARELY FINDS PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGES ABOUT LIMITING FAMILY UNLIKE IN THE PAST. WHY IS POPULATION CONTROL A PRIORITY IN CHINA BUT NOT IN INDIA.

A BULGING POPULATION IN INDIA , COULD BE ITS BIGGEST PROBLEM.