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Gurgaon to get 62 inter-city luxury buses. Where are the roads?

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Gurgaon might be part of the Delhi NCR region but it has no form of public transportation.

Rickshaws are hard to find. And they can only take you to a smaller distance.

Auto Rickshaws are non-existing. And if you manage to catch one, it would either be a multi-passenger carrying pain or it would cost you a bomb.

The Haryana government has announced that the city of Gurgaon would ‘soon’ get 62 inter-city luxury buses.

This would be in addition to 200 city buses.

Sounds like a good plan.

The problem is… where are the roads? Where are the bus stops? The city is jam packed with traffic during rush hours. The city is a mess even during the non-office hours. Where are these buses going to ride? Over pedestrians? Or over two wheeler riders?

Looks like Gurgaon is all set to get its own Killerline Express.

National Disaster Management Authority to help Gurgaon!

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Haryana government is finally awake. They are now going to take help of the National Disaster Management Authority to launch a Disaster Preparedness and Resilience Initiative Pilot project.

Gurgaon Deputy Commissioner and chairman of the District Disaster Management Authority Rajendra Kataria spoke about this project: “We have prepared a plan keeping in mind the fast pace at which Gurgaon is developing. Our aim is to handle all sorts of crises, man-made or natural, by reducing the reaction time of the various bodies involved”.

They are also considering upgrading the fire brigade infrastructure in the city which is much needed looking at the growing population of the city.

In addition, the city administration is also planning to train manpower to deal with accidents and terrorist activities.

However, everything mentioned here and much more is just under planning stage right now. Nothing has been done! ;)

Gurgaon to get modern bus stands?

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Public transport system in Gurgaon is as good as non-existing.

Buses catering to local traffic are a rare species.

Bus stands? There aren’t any we believe.

The Haryana government has now announced that they are going to construct 20 passengers friendly ultra modern bus stands in the State.

That’s right 20 bus stands for the entire state. What a relief!

As per reports in the media, Gurgaon would get three of them:

Sector 29
Rajiv Chowk
Main Bus stand

Leisure Valley Park in Gurgaon is in a state of mess!

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Leisure Valley Park is one of the very few green spots Gurgaon has. It used to be very well maintained and was a pleasure to visit.

We went there today for a walk and found it to be in a state of total disaster.

Here are few images I have in store for you…

Leisure Valley Park

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Heavy fine for using plastic bags in Gurgaon!

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Situation is becoming hopeless now. Haryana government has now implemented a blanket ban on plastic bags in Gurgaon along with Faridabad and Panchkula.

The government had previously banned bags of less than 30 micron thickness and 8×12 inch size.

The ban is now expanded. And the fines are heavy.

The ruling states that the manufacturer of infringing bags can be fined up to Rs. 50,000.

Shopkeepers offering them can be fined up to Rs. 5000.

People who are found littering them around can also be fined as much as Rs. 500.

The problem is that people who go out shopping have few alternatives. Government has failed to provide easy affordable alternative. They excel at implementing bans and fines. Why not create an industry offering cheap alternative packaging material and promote them before implementing a ban on the plastic bags just like that?