China is not a model to follow at all.

I cannot wait to drive/walk across the sea link. What a wonderful feat of engineering. India should be proud. The structure itself is monument to what Indian collective will and public monies can achive. There is no need to name it after anyone or to build any statues to anyone.

If it must be named, call it plain ol bridge number one! Hey that worked for Govinda and his film career

I like the name… Baandraa Woraallee sealink. In Marathi its Baaandraa not Bandra(not like the Ban in Band) and Waraalleee not the snappy Worli (not like whirly). Pronouncing it properly will be tribute enough.

Ever wondered why infrastructure,other development projects go so slow in India?Why China is way ahead of India? In the time frame taken to complete one Bandra-Worli sea link China managed to construct 10 such sea links. There are many reasons behind the delay in critical infrastructure projects in India.
The main reasons behind the delay are: Bureaucratic delay or red tape,
problems in land acquisition, petty regional politics.

Remember the huge opposition Tata Motors had to face in Singur for their upcoming Nano plant. The project had to be ultimately shelved and shifted to Gujarat.

Out of the 9 UMPPs (Ultra Mega Power Projects) sanctioned for the 12th five year plan (2007-2012) land has been allocated for only four UMPPs.
3 out of 9 UMPPs have been allocated for Maharashtra which could have solved the state’s power woes but the Maharashtra government has failed to allocate land even for one UMPP. Of all the infrastructure projects Maharashtra bagged the lion’s share of projects and maximum state funding. But the irony is that the Maharashtra Government has managed to complete just 1 out of 77 infrastructure projects. The Sardar Sarovar project or Narmada dam which was supposed to be completed by 1983 has still not been fully completed. Social activists like Medha patkar, Teesta Setalvad have created hindrances, road blocks in the construction of the Sardar Sarovar dam.

To expedite the process of industrialization in the country the government proposed the concept of SEZ(special economic zones). Many of the SEZs in India are stuck/on hold because of the failure of land allocation. The Maha- Mumbai SEZ of Reliance industries had to be scrapped because of the failure of land acquisition . This SEZ was modeled on the Chinese economic hub of Shanghai. The global finance tech city modeled after Hong Kong , Singapore was to come up in Mumbai. The city has failed to come up in Mumbai but fortunately enough the Global finance tech city will come up in Ahmedabad, the capital of Gujarat. The global finance tech city is expected to be ready by 2015 and will provide employment to 1 million people.

In China the government policies favour Industrialization. There is less bureaucratic delay or Red tape, Land acquisition is easy. All these factors have contributed to the rapid development of industries, infrastructure in China. The Chinese are very intelligent, innovative, systematic and methodical people. Both the USSR and China were formed on the fundamental principal of countering the Anglo-American imperialism but the Chinese have achieved what even the Soviets could not. The USSR collapsed in 1991 due to economic crisis but the Chinese economy is booming and is expected to overtake the American economy by 2025.
China’s development has given Asian countries the confidence that they can overtake western countries in terms of economic growth and development. India can learn a lot from China on how to improve its infrastructure, industries and economy. The rise of China has proved to be a bitter pill for the West and must be giving sleepless nights to the Americans,British and other western powers.

i heard strolling on the sealink is allowed. Check that out.

Dear Sharell
Just enjoy the view and have fun driving over the sealink with your husband.
I am more concerned about traffic jams more than anything else.