India Developing, but still a long way to go

[anant_s]

still eagerly awaiting your DFC thread

Ah well i started a thread and tagged both you and @Roybot .
Not sure why no notification reached you.
anyway here it is
Indian Railways Freight Transportation: Past, Present & Future
Things are going slow but i don't want to post anything that is not authenticated.
Hope to post some more this weekend.

LONGEST BRIDGE ON EASTERN DFC: Construction of the longest bridge on Eastern DFC is on full swing. The 3.1 km long Sone Bridge is being built across River Sone between Sonnagar and Delhri-on-Sone stations. This is an important part of 126 km. long Mughalsarai-Sonnagar section of Eastern DFC.

That bridge is complete now with OHE (traction masts) already erected

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[anyrandom]

Westerners seem to be stuck in the "slumdog millionaire" image of India. Delhi has some of the world class infra in the world. No doubt it has also has its fine share of problems but its not that bad. And it's improving a lot because of high investments in the NCR area.

But for westerners, they like viewing India only through their lenses. I found this video:

Creates an image as if Delhi is some shitty 19th century hellhole with no proper roads and all...

@Abingdonboy

 

[Abingdonboy]

Westerners seem to be stuck in the "slumdog millionaire" image of India. Delhi has some of the world class infra in the world. No doubt it has also has its fine share of problems but its not that bad. And it's improving a lot because of high investments in the NCR area.

But for westerners, they like viewing India only through their lenses. I found this video:

Creates an image as if Delhi is some shitty 19th century hellhole with no proper roads and all...

@Abingdonboy

It's sad but this is how the West still views India. This is how humans are though, we cling to our beliefs/views despite all evidence to the contrary.

It will take a very long time for this perception to change. Perhaps in 30 years.

 

[cloud_9]

Westerners seem to be stuck in the "slumdog millionaire" image of India. Delhi has some of the world class infra in the world. No doubt it has also has its fine share of problems but its not that bad. And it's improving a lot because of high investments in the NCR area.

But for westerners, they like viewing India only through their lenses. I found this video:

Creates an image as if Delhi is some shitty 19th century hellhole with no proper roads and all...

It's sad but this is how the West still views India. This is how humans are though, we cling to our beliefs/views despite all evidence to the contrary.

It will take a very long time for this perception to change. Perhaps in 30 years.

Isn't this the real India ?

 

[Ryuzaki]

Driving on newly opened Parama flyover in Kolkata(by studdmaster from SSC)

West Bengal's longest flyover

 

[anyrandom]

Isn't this the real India ?

What is the real India according to you?
India is a developing country so it has aspects of both the world. You get world class infra and some hellish places too. But that's pretty much the story of any newly industrialized country.
I come from an average tier-3 city in India and it's still not as bad as DELHI is shown in that video. My city has some cranky places with some areas being dysfunctional but most of it is quite pleasant and livable. And it's just a normal north Indian town!
But in the video, Delhi , one of the best of Indian city is shown as Mogadishu. I don't think that is how India is, let alone Delhi which is one of the best place infra wise India has to offer. So yeah, I would say they got Delhi wrong in a big way.

It's all the perception game. China still has some very bat shiiit dirty places which would put any country to shame but the world views China as it is full of only Shanghai's and Beijing's. China has won in the perception game primarily because the west views it as an economic powerhouse whereas they see India through american and european pop literature which shows India as full of conflicts waiting to be rescued and civilized by outsiders(read: Slumdog Millionaire movie, Max muller, etc)

Someone on twitter very aptly put it that West views India as three C's. Caste,Cow and Curry.

 

[Bombaywalla]

Noida | NCR

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[Ryuzaki]

^ nice pic.My apartment is visible in that pic

 

[Mr.Nair]

Surat

Cc-Rahul_bhadane/skyscrapercity.com
@Viny

 

[TheGujju]

It's sad but this is how the West still views India. This is how humans are though, we cling to our beliefs/views despite all evidence to the contrary.

It will take a very long time for this perception to change. Perhaps in 30 years.

It might sound strange but I would not have it any other way. I WANT the west to remain mis/uninformed. This way they will end up underestimating us. Just like the **** army underestimates "cowardly hindus" and gets its balls cut off every time

Besides, why yearn for their approval?

 

[Sky lord]

Surat

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@Viny

This is beautiful. Looks like that Simscity game my young cousin sister used to be obsessed with.

@Bombaywalla The Noida pics -also nice, i do see some parks and open spaces but mostly seems to be high rises and developments. Is that true? Would be a shame if in the rush for profits the builders are not forced to leave lots of green space and some room for low rise residences as well, otherwise the city looks lifeless.

 

[chandlerbing]

Westerners seem to be stuck in the "slumdog millionaire" image of India. Delhi has some of the world class infra in the world. No doubt it has also has its fine share of problems but its not that bad. And it's improving a lot because of high investments in the NCR area.

But for westerners, they like viewing India only through their lenses. I found this video:

Creates an image as if Delhi is some shitty 19th century hellhole with no proper roads and all...

@Abingdonboy

I would say, in my opinion Testtube and DNews are the most biased(or stupid) channel you will ever find on youtube. There are ones who look stupid and say stupid things, and others who say stupid things looking like a smart person. These guys are the second type. Why yearn for the step by step acknowledgment? Let the world acknowledge totally, when we finish building our country completely in a decade or so.

 

[Bombaywalla]

@Bombaywalla The Noida pics -also nice, i do see some parks and open spaces but mostly seems to be high rises and developments. Is that true? Would be a shame if in the rush for profits the builders are not forced to leave lots of green space and some room for low rise residences as well, otherwise the city looks lifeless.

I only flew over Noida on the approach path to IGI airport; didn't visit the place this time around, but I'm of the opinion that there will be a lot of green spaces ('Recreational Ground' or RG, as it's known) developed by both the city authorities as well as private builders, the latter, within high rise gated complexes.

Noida | NCR

cc: Bombaywalla

 

[Bombaywalla]

New Delhi | DL

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[Bombaywalla]

Terminal 2 | CSIA | Bombay | MH

T1 | CSIA

Milan Flyover, Western Express Highway, and Western Suburban Rail Line | Bombay | MH
cc: Bombaywalla