Chennai in Another 2 Yrs

Chennai has become a truly metropolitan.Wired offices and working to world time have changed our perception of professionalism while huge malls and multiplexes have taught us to tuck into buckets of buttered popcorn and buy international brands.

But this is a city that believes in integration. According to census figures, Chennai has seen a rise in population from 38.4 lakh in 1991 to 43.4 in 2001. In Last 2 yrs vehicle population grew by 9.8% to 24 lakh.

If we develope following plans then chennai will be a no 1 metropolitan city.

Chennai has two rainfed rivers, the Adyar and Cooum, and the manmade Buckingham Canal — about 500 km of waterways. Approximately 120 million litres of untreated sewage are released into them every day, and the waterways that once drained the city during the monsoon are now just drains.

Having clean water flowing throughout the year would involve revamping the sewage system by building treatment plants.
Clean rivers would also solve the city’s flood problems, and recharge groundwater. About 20,000 people live along the city’s waterways and must be involved in any efforts to rejuvenate the rivers.

For the Power Work has started on two mega projects to be completed by 2010 — the 500 MW Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam and the 600 MW expansion of the North Chennai Thermal Power Plant.

City like Chennai, solar-powered technology is a good option. Clean fuel technologies such as hydrogen fuel cells could power public transport. Homes and offices can be designed to optimise use of natural light. Solar panels could be set up for lighting in public places as well, just as the Delhi.

Chennai airport handles over 75 lakh passengers a year —expected to cross 90 lakh next year. Twenty parking bays, including one for the mammoth Airbus 380, have been added as part of the ongoing modernisation plans. Equipment to reduce congestion and improve communication and safety are on the cards.
A greenfield airport is to come up in Sriperumbudur by 2016.

Chennai is the only city to have three rail networks — the suburban train, the Mass Rapid Transport System (MRTS), and the soon-to-be introduced Metro that’s a huge hit in Kolkata and Delhi.
Chennai’s MRTS and suburban railway system together carry over eight lakh passengers everyday.

15 proposed flyover and subway projects to be undertaken in the next couple of years, one has been completed while two are in progress.
Separate bicycle lanes like Paris and London might encourage more people to bike to work, saving fuel and cutting down on emissions.

Open spaces, including golf courses and playgrounds, cover 14% of New York City. The Chennai Corporation maintains about 230 parks but ornamental palms, flowering shrubs, fountains and lush lawns aren’t the only things a park needs. Indigenous species of trees such as the Indian laburnum or the Flame of the Forest would attract wildlife, bringing the natural world closer to the harried city-dweller.

policemen in helicopters patrolling the city with special commandos to drop down into riots and calm crowds.

Instead of constructing houses, it should facilitate development of satellite cities. Chennai needs five such cities with rail and express-highway connectivity.
First-time buyers should be given soft loans through a mix of government grants and mortgages.To uplift slum dwellers, the government should give sops to private builders who rehabilitate them.

Mission to upgrade its drains and desilt its rivers to carry flood water. Currently, Chennai has two drainage projects underway at Ambattur and Avadi, but more needs to be done. Prevention also involves maintaining wetlands and water bodies, which are the city’s natural water retention areas.