Wade wants a Tank !!

I love driving. There is nothing in this world which can stop me from enjoying driving except the horrible horrible roads in this city.

It's not because its difficult to drive a car on these roads, it is because I can apathise with my car. I can understand the conditions under which it is asked to ferry people around.

Before taking her out of the car-park, I always say this to my car :- " Listen its a war out there. Anything can happen, you may not return, but I will always love you "

It is a very shameful thing that the PWD is not able to maintain even the roads of this city.

The road laying process (tar roads) has a set of rules, technical stuff which has to followed precisely for the road to stand the duration it is supposed to. But due to the rampant sub-contracting going on in the PWD, these rules are hardly followed.

To a common man, it appears to be some sort of a cartel, where in the sub-contractor is given a contract for 5 years, and the choice to rebuild the same road as many times as he wants.
So obviously he cares a damn about the road. His priority is to set new precedents in building the road in the worst possible manner and in the process earn for his next 5-6 generations.

Plus there is no co-ordination between the various departments of the BMC. One department lays down a new road, immediately the other digs it up for some wire-laying. It requires just an iota of common sense to prioritise these tasks, but NO. The BMC is dumb to the core and intends to maintain its status quo.

Tips on how to identify a careless sub-contracter(The nemesis of the common people).

1 : Look out for dog foot prints on the fresh lay-out (this is classic isn't it. This phenomenon is also visible on fresh laid concrete.)

2: Look out for tread marks of some prick who was so impatient that he couldn't wait for the tar to dry.

3: The newly laid road is taller than the nearest ground floor flat (they just keep them piling on and on don't they ?)

4: The sewer covers are not visible, even if they are you can only see the make not the circumference of the lid.

5: Tufts of plastic bags and garbage visible through the fresh laid road.

and so on........

Well officially the western express highway ceases to exist. It was on the verge of total annihilation, 26th of July just gave it a nudge and it fell over the edge. It's that horrible.

The eastern express highway is fighting a losing battle.

Many of the pot-holes on the railway over-bridge near Powai have reached their maximum depth. For a top-view of the passing trains underneath kindly stand near one of the craters.

Saki-naka:: Can't comment. Haven't been able to muster up enough courage to go near it.

If you want to travel without an off-road, jungle experience the point of origin and destination should be located on a concrete stretch of road.


I am planning on buying a Hummer.... No wait an Arjuna tank sounds better.