I can’t believe I stumbled upon an article on Mumbai which says that the financial capital of...
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I can’t believe I stumbled upon an article on Mumbai which says that the financial capital of India, our very own sexy Mumbai, is rated as the 7th filthiest city in the WORLD.
I mean, can you believe if someone told you that offhand?? I wouldn’t. But it’s right there… you can check the article yourself: http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080043169
I’m at awe when they say that the heart of Indian film industry, the place where some of the best Bollywood movies have been directed… where places like Malabar Hills, Valkeshwar, Church Gate and the likes are much cleaner. I mean, rating a city for mere cleanliness is not the way to go about. The people need to be educated; they need to be fed with the basics (awareness), without which it’s simply not fair to rate the place unfit or dirty or ‘filthy’ as they say! What about the growing number of tourists that this place receives. Do they just leave because they can’t stand the city anymore, cos it’s so filthy that they just want to run away? There are so many foreigners who throng this place. The colonies, the beaches, the posh localities are far more cleaner than what they say! I’m more than sure that there are hundreds of other places in this world which need a check before just putting down a random list and claiming that their study is right!
Educate the poor first, let there be awareness, and then let’s talk about the place which is of lesser importance when compared to the people living there. To do all that, the governing body needs a major check first! 
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helio :)
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hi
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yes, you're right!! that's what i say at the end... the governing body first needs a check, and then comes everything! but truly... dont you think its each person's responsibility to keep their surroundings and neighbourhood clean?? i think thats the very first step...
anyway thanks for visiting n penning your thoughts pal... :)
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It is a great pity that Mumbai is the financial capital of India - yet it has been rated as filthy; but thats based on some facts.
I agree that people should be educated so that they have more awareness about cleanliness. However , that is not the only solution. A greater role should be played by the government in terms of healthcare , housing and other amenities.
Aftab
http://www.indiademocracy.org
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hey pf!
its true... we are helpless... but are we really?? the point is its easy to blame the countrymen and the government and hold them responsible... but it actually is! well, i jus hope there's a way out of all this... hopefully someday sooner than later, we'll have the same forbes guys telling us that mumbai is afterall a cleaner greener city!!
thanks for visiting and leaving your wonderful comment...
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Hey psychedelic,
Unfortunately, them guys at Forbes aren't kidding! The city of Slumbai stinks...and how!
It's eyesores all the way...them shanties...garbage...people defecating 'everywhere'...the list is endless...
It's just not the poor! The rich...the middle class...everybody has to be educated...about civic sense!
I am a Mumbaikar...and it pains moi heart...but yes...the city of dreams has chronic halitosis...
Help needed ASAP
Always
PF
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yea reffy babe...educate till it sinks deep into your skin. no other go!
thanks for the visit girl :)
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yup achi...
we accept our flaws and are making every possible move to make it better... others, i guess, have to wait until then!
keep coming back! gud to see ya around pal :)
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haha.... listen forbesmumbai!! did you hear what avinashjee jus said??? wow.. i sure am surprised to know that bit avijee... to me our country is improving in every quarter... it takes time... and am sure there will be one day when we WILL see a great india atter all!!
thank you soooo much for your inputs... loved it! :)
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Yeahh!! Psyche
You are very correct in what you said in the last...
Agree with ya..and BTW who cares for who says wat...All the tourists keep coming down there carrying guide books in their hands..and praising the city...
After all wat matters is we love our Mumbai ....thats important...
Sorry the 'OTHERS' who write that ratting article don't see through their glasses....
cheers
Achi
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