Crookbond Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 The politicians put use to the funds they received from residents' date=' and created efficient rubbish collection system and street cleaning framework.[/quote'] Contentious claim - needs to be well documented and made publicly available including independent audits of these processes. Till then, there is valid skepticism on this claim.
jairamesh Posted April 14, 2013 Author Posted April 14, 2013 Contentious claim - needs to be well documented and made publicly available including independent audits of these processes. Till then' date=' there is valid skepticism on this claim.[/quote'] Decent read on the succes of Surat: http://www.economist.com/node/21563412 An excerpt from the article:
jairamesh Posted April 14, 2013 Author Posted April 14, 2013 I see' date=' some more evidences would be good.[/quote'] Best to visit I guess and see the system in action.
hhunaeh Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 So Indians need a plague to be scared into caring for their cities. Looking at the garbage problems bangalore is facing, it might not be long before one more city is forced to follow surat's fate.
dial_100 Posted April 15, 2013 Posted April 15, 2013 I am sure Surat has made lot of progress. I heard it from many people.
Tenduism Posted April 15, 2013 Posted April 15, 2013 I am Surti!!, I have visited other indian cities as well, These reports are true. In past 10-15 yrs, the way city has transformed, its remarkable. Economy has also played a big role into it.Probably Surat is the only city in india, where the chances of new business to succeed is bright.Textile and Diamond industries have created high paying thousands of job. There is a huge demand for educated and skilled worker.So i guess where people are financially well off, they can focus on other thing. I dont think Surat can be best city in india if its economy is not so vibrating!!
Sidhoni Posted April 15, 2013 Posted April 15, 2013 Greenest city : Surat? :fail: Visit Bhopal :proud:
nikred Posted April 15, 2013 Posted April 15, 2013 Greenest city : Surat? :fail: Visit Bhopal :proud: Better still. Visit any village in Coastal Andhra. :giggle:
anotherhawkeye Posted April 15, 2013 Posted April 15, 2013 Two cities from Gujarat in top 5 - an indicator of the success of Modi's policies?
Crookbond Posted April 15, 2013 Posted April 15, 2013 Two cities from Gujarat in top 5 - an indicator of the success of Modi's policies? Mumbai and Pune are there too. Would you credit Maharashtra government for it?
Sidhoni Posted April 16, 2013 Posted April 16, 2013 Better still. Visit any village in Coastal Andhra. :giggle: Talking about cities here.
ravishingravi Posted April 16, 2013 Posted April 16, 2013 Mumbai and Pune are there too. Would you credit Maharashtra government for it? So Surat and Ahmedabad were at same level as Mumbai and Pune 10-15 years back. How desperate are thing getting :haha:
Crookbond Posted April 16, 2013 Posted April 16, 2013 So Surat and Ahmedabad were at same level as Mumbai and Pune 10-15 years back. How desperate are thing getting :haha: I think you lost the point which I was making. The implication was 2 Gujarat cities in Top 5 which shows a reflection of government policies. Therefore, I said what I said - to expose the flaw in the argument. FYI - at some point of time Pune would have been similar to Surat in terms of the "level" you are talking about. So, you can credit the government which made the change.
Sachin=GOD Posted April 16, 2013 Posted April 16, 2013 Kanpur included in the survey while Lucknow is not. Survey :fail:
kubrickian Posted April 16, 2013 Posted April 16, 2013 Surat and Ahmedabad are better in greenery than Bangalore ? Not sure what these guys are smoking. Bangalore is even called a garden city ffs. And why is Chandigarh not part of the survey ?
Clarke Posted April 16, 2013 Posted April 16, 2013 Mumbai and Pune are there too. Would you credit Maharashtra government for it? Without question. If are are going to blame govt for their incompetence, its only logical to give them their due when necessary. Where would India be without govt initiated SEZs for instance ?
Crookbond Posted April 16, 2013 Posted April 16, 2013 Without question. If are are going to blame govt for their incompetence' date=' its only logical to give them their due when necessary. Where would India be without govt initiated SEZs for instance ?[/quote'] I am fine with what you say Clarke just that it doesn't happen both ways.
Mariyam Posted April 17, 2013 Posted April 17, 2013 I see' date=' some more [i']evidences would be good. I don't think that would be possible, as there is no such thing.
Mariyam Posted April 17, 2013 Posted April 17, 2013 For all those of you who are singing praises to Surat, have you even been there? It maybe the best city to live in according to some survey done by study group which was hitherto unheard of. But the fact of the matter is that there is absolutely nothing to do in Surat. A positive for Surat is that it has a good mix of people. It is fairly cosmopolitan. You've got a substantial number of Punjabis, Marwaris, Bohris, Memons, Khojas, Baghdadi Jews, Marathis and ofcourse Gujaratis staying there. All adding their own unique flavour to the city. Excerpts from a post of mine from some years ago, relevant to the topic I wasn't joking. Surat is seriously boring. I mean its got good infra structure and all that and people are pretty well off so that way its a decent place to live if you are a Surti. But for an outsider there is nothing to do. I even asked a few locals what's the specialty about Surat. Things to do, tourist sites,stuff to eat, nightlife, cuisine, exhibitions etc. And they all said in unison that there is nothing to do there. NOTHING. The only 'tourist' attraction there is Dandi which is some 75 kms away and after driving for 2 hours on a semi macadamized road you'll reach a beach with a plinth that commemorates Mahatma Gandhi's breaking of the salt law. THAT IS IT. Sorry for the harsh reality check, Laloo.
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