Comprehensive Mobility Plan for Pune - Proposed by IL&FS

Dr. asj, I am still to read comprehensively to understand some of the glaring contradictions and flaws in the plan. If I am not wrong, the conclusions you have made is that Pune doesn't need such a huge expenditure on infrastructure to offset some of the chaotic traffic scenarios. I am in total agreement with your conclusions. And this is true for all other cities and their mega projects. All these mega projects looks fantastic on paper and budget amounts. Only community who will benefit from these projects are corporate world (Construction Companies), bureaucrats and their jurisdictional political bosses. Just analyze/investigate each and every example you have sighted. Otherwise how would you explain a "Traffic Signal" on the flyover? With conviction, I believe that our present day traffic challenges can be mitigated by simple and cost effective solutions. To support my statement, take the case of the talk of HSRL for Bangalore airport. It involves few thousand crores and also the results are not be seen in coming months. May be in 3-4 years. Nobody seems to look into alternate solutions to make use of the existing road infrastructure. We all know there are alternate roads to BIAL apart from NH7. What is needed is developing these roads further and giving access to BIAL premisses from other sides (other than NH7 side) would definitely meet the connectivity requirements. It may need some arm twisting of BIAL mgmt, instead of VIP lounge and HAL open cries. If we take this little further, convincing railways to introduce commuter service on the exiting lines and stations, supplemented by last mile connectivity to the airport and the homes from nearby stations. In addition a route rationalization of BMTC service (local public transport) would solve majority of general public's connectivity complains. Isn't VV service made use of? As you had articulated many times, with driver education and awareness, strict lane discipline and good enforcement, our lot of present day traffic problems would be solved. But problem is, these solutions doesn't offer any incentive to corporate houses, business circles, bureaucrats and politicians. Bigger project, more money, more gratifications, more share and more powerful assertions. It all about More........Dil Mange more?