The Maruti works just fine at $6000 dollars and the Reva also. We have no such options.
I have lived in a metro city all my life. And I can assure you that car is a necessity here in India. and a small car does not work out. because a lot of families still live together. so if you have enough money, you would end up buying a big enough MUV or multiple cars to accommodate all the people in the family. my dad could not afford a car. we lived without one for most of our lives. but we had four cars at one point of time. because they all were needed. now we have three. and all of these three are 'needed'. public transport just does not work out because of the messy last mile connectivity. public transport is a mess due to excessive population. ever tried traveling in a bus in mumbai or delhi? ever tried dealing with an autorickshaw wala? you would feel the need to own a personal transport.
metro is perhaps the only saving grace in delhi. but it is already suffering due to excessive loads on the busy routes. the government is working on infrastructure that fails to handle the load of current population levels. in 10 years time... it is going to be messier.
tata nano has been hailed as the car for the common man. sadly... we do not have the roads to accomodate too many Nanos on our roads. but no one is stopping tata from selling it and no one is stopping the common man for buying it. reality is... using public transport is often a necessity because you cannot afford a personal vehicle.
i still remember that day when i was stuck in a state owned bus on a 20 KM journey which took 2.5 hours because of the traffic. it was at the peak of summers. i told myself that day... no matter what i have to do... i have to get myself a bike so that i never have to end up in a similar situation again. i can think about traveling around in a metro... but state government owned buses? no thanks. and i am from a typical middle class family.
you have the population, manpower, and necessary density for every home in every major city to be connected by fiber.
we also have poverty, illiteracy, corruption... broadband is not a necessity when you do not have access to clean drinking water or even food.
the fact remains... india is surviving with all the insanities it has. i am not sure a typical american can do the same if he is put in our situation. 🙂
I have lived in a metro city all my life. And I can assure you that car is a necessity here in India. and a small car does not work out. because a lot of families still live together. so if you have enough money, you would end up buying a big enough MUV or multiple cars to accommodate all the people in the family. my dad could not afford a car. we lived without one for most of our lives. but we had four cars at one point of time. because they all were needed. now we have three. and all of these three are 'needed'. public transport just does not work out because of the messy last mile connectivity. public transport is a mess due to excessive population. ever tried traveling in a bus in mumbai or delhi? ever tried dealing with an autorickshaw wala? you would feel the need to own a personal transport.
metro is perhaps the only saving grace in delhi. but it is already suffering due to excessive loads on the busy routes. the government is working on infrastructure that fails to handle the load of current population levels. in 10 years time... it is going to be messier.
tata nano has been hailed as the car for the common man. sadly... we do not have the roads to accomodate too many Nanos on our roads. but no one is stopping tata from selling it and no one is stopping the common man for buying it. reality is... using public transport is often a necessity because you cannot afford a personal vehicle.
i still remember that day when i was stuck in a state owned bus on a 20 KM journey which took 2.5 hours because of the traffic. it was at the peak of summers. i told myself that day... no matter what i have to do... i have to get myself a bike so that i never have to end up in a similar situation again. i can think about traveling around in a metro... but state government owned buses? no thanks. and i am from a typical middle class family.
you have the population, manpower, and necessary density for every home in every major city to be connected by fiber.
we also have poverty, illiteracy, corruption... broadband is not a necessity when you do not have access to clean drinking water or even food.
the fact remains... india is surviving with all the insanities it has. i am not sure a typical american can do the same if he is put in our situation. 🙂