tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9564708.post112292625311797214..comments2024-03-07T01:41:31.621+05:30Comments on Green channel: Communication 101Rahul Bhatiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341722591215480211noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9564708.post-1123007874086832672005-08-03T00:07:00.000+05:302005-08-03T00:07:00.000+05:30Thanks Arzan,checked it out. Who is responsible fo...Thanks Arzan,<BR/><BR/>checked it out. Who is responsible for ensuring the drains are clean? And even if they are clean, does that ensure that water will drain into the sea quickly? Asking because responsibility seems to be murky around here.Rahul Bhatiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11341722591215480211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9564708.post-1122994898696894342005-08-02T20:31:00.001+05:302005-08-02T20:31:00.001+05:30Here is the URLhttp://www.wadias.in/site/arzan/blo...Here is the URL<BR/>http://www.wadias.in/site/arzan/blog/archives/2005/07/disaster_manage.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9564708.post-1122994868103799252005-08-02T20:31:00.000+05:302005-08-02T20:31:00.000+05:30nice post. Check out my views on a similar theme h...nice post. <BR/><BR/>Check out my views on a similar theme <A HERF="http://www.wadias.in/site/arzan/blog/archives/2005/07/disaster_manage.html">here</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9564708.post-1122931774536201402005-08-02T02:59:00.000+05:302005-08-02T02:59:00.000+05:30I meant to write this in the second last line: His...I meant to write this in the second last line: <I>His rule was simple: create good infrastructure, and the money will come; and then there's no reason to interfere with what businesses are doing unless its absolutely necessary.</I>Rahul Bhatiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11341722591215480211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9564708.post-1122931117419781842005-08-02T02:48:00.000+05:302005-08-02T02:48:00.000+05:30How can we privatise the daily running of the cit...How can we privatise the daily running of the cities unless the government decides to keep its own role small, where it sticks to basic governance? Though I don't see a change in the way government operates anytime soon, sustained pressure by the citizens groups and affected parties could prompt a few changes, but nothing as radical as I'd like. There is a mindset so fixed that replacing the mayor or municipal commissioner will only be a cosmetic move.<BR/><BR/>Privatisataion is the way to go. I give you an example of Dubai, which knew it had limited oil resources - they are due to run out in 2010 - so the sheikh created a strong infrastructure, which helped build a second city in the desert (everything behind the trade center along the highway, for all who know Dubai) when businesses decided to move there. His rule was simple: create a good infrastructure, and the money will come. Bombay could do with this kind of thinking, but my guess is it won't happen for a while.Rahul Bhatiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11341722591215480211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9564708.post-1122929770977971262005-08-02T02:26:00.000+05:302005-08-02T02:26:00.000+05:30So is the govt now waiting for a plague to get on ...So is the govt now waiting for a plague to get on with its work? Perhaps we need a new mayor or municipal commissioner like Rao. There is a distinct lack of sense of responsibility among our politicians and the bureaucracy. The bureacracy cant be fired and the politicians know that even if the lose the next election ( which is so far away that by then all this will be forgotten anyways), they will come back and win the one after. And so the same cycle continues. Maybe its time to privatise the day-to-day running of the cities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com