Ok, I've actually been back here since February 6th but just haven't had time to write. So I'll add a few entries for this trip and will add some photos as soon as I get home. Yes, I forgot the cable to download my pictures.
First off, I am always surprised to see what changes have taken place here in Hyderabad during my time at home. These truly are the boom times for this city, so there appears to be constant construction and demolition.
One major project that has been moving along at a snails pace is the construction of a series of what they call "flyovers" and we'd call overpasses. The roads here are seriously congested and there is only so much road widening that can happen in a built out area. So they're simply going up and adding expressways to pull cars out of the congested intersections. Noble goal, but the execution seems lacking. I'm also not so sure I trust the way they're pouring the concrete supports - literally with buckets, one at a time.
One thing that hasn't changed: traffic. From the moment you exit the airport, the horns start. And the commute to the office can take upwards of 60 minutes. Kind of makes me homesick for the traffic of LA. And the traffic isn't going to get any better. It seems the one manufacturing sector India is intent on overdeveloping is the automobile. With the rising buying power of the middle class, auto sales are growing at huge rates. So it's making the traffic worse - as cars replace 2 wheelers - and making the threat of pollution (in an already polluted place) even bigger.
And for you hardcore enviros, how come India is exempt from most of the Kyoto agreements?
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