Our Own Paradise ! Parsik Hill ~

Next few weeks, my blog entries will be focused on Parsik Hill, which I call 

'Navi Mumbai's, very own paradise'

The Reality ?

The Shome

                                                  I call it the SHOME (Shop + Home) At Sector 6, Kharghar

METRO

                 

                                     Every City Wants A  'M E T R O' these days

Phase One

The Six Stations  

My guess; They all look the same. 

Hope they will be planned differently according to where they are located

Utsav Chowk Station 

Work in full swing

Concern:  Metro being build on the storm water drains

                                           

 Open drains to Underground drains 

      Possibility that these get clogged with plastics and we might face flooding

Concern: Cutting Trees (Median)

                                                     A new divider for our streets
                                               

  Initially a place to park car and throw waste 

 and Now....

                                                                   

                                                  Well these are my observations and views;

                                    The official website by CIDCO ~ http://www.navimumbaimetrorail.com/

Curious Case of Skywalk

The Curious Case of the Sky-walk of Kharghar - Why was it built !

Was it Need Base or Just someone's Vision ?

In my opinion it would have been a better idea to restrict its length as a pedestrian over-bridge required to cross the highway.

  The serpent eats away view and identity of Kharghar

The only thing that catches my attention in this photograph is the Winding Road on the Hill Top

Sooner...the highway will meet the service road
The shadow space below the sky-walk will invite informal vendors and hawkers

 Couple's Seat - Place for PDA

Our public spaces can never be complete without these.....

                                        AC Patil College Corridors - A Place to See and To Be Seen

No doubt the city looks magnificent from the sky-walk;

But the sky-walk looks NOT SO MAGNIFICENT from the roadway or apartment windows

 

 Shadow Car Parks - Sky-walk serving the purpose of Trees

 Perhaps they should also start using the sky-walk!

Guess its signalling us to Stop for a while and Retrospect 

Waiting to see how the sky-walk gets used along the years and how it integrates with the upcoming Metro

Harbour Line Train Travel

The daily train-travel brings a Navi Mumbaikar closer to nature.

Foreground - Creek, Mangroves, Fields

Background - Concrete, Hills, Blue sky

Intention

The purpose of this blog is to share my experience as a resident of Navi Mumbai - via photos.

Smruti Athalye