August 23, 2005

Bombay First - McKinsey Report on Mumbai

Post-flood, there's been a sharp increase in the news coverage and expert articles on Mumbai. There have been several suggestions from various people. Among all the articles, opinion pieces, discussions and arguments that have filled the media, one report that has been hotly debated in the Bombay First - McKinsey Report on Mumbai.

From the corporate visionaries that see Mumbai as an image of glowing far eastern cities such as Singapore or Shanghai, sometimes with scant regard for the environment and the temperament of Mumbai, to traditional or new socialists blind in opposition to any suggestion of reform, everyone has expressed an opinion on the report.

Thus, the link above. My views and comment on the McKinsey report in a few days.
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Anonymous said...

I think a transformation is indeed feasible along and lines of singapore (and in fact is long overdue). however given that nearly 50% of the population is poor and stays illegally, we first need to shift this 50% on the outskirts of the city (low income housing), and then invite an additional 50% tax paying population. the benefit of this strategy is obviously that the ones who are moved to the outskirts can get employment in the city and thus raise their living standards. it helps both the rich and the poor.

once this population shift happens, architectural developments can be undertaken to enable a transformation like singapore (high rise and u get the point).

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