Chapora To Lavasa

Lavasa - A Work in Progress

Post by Pradeep | Pune | May 11, 2009

A mere mortal can think of building a house, a greater man can think of building a township, but only a mythical being can make a world class city rise from nothing, put in world class infrastructure, change the course of water and air, grow trees out of nothing, and connect it by road and air to the world. Like god, his presence is felt everywhere, but nowhere is he seen. He has created a world class road that runs from chandni chowk, for more than 40 plus kilometres to the 690 mtr hillstation. He has built a dam to hold the waters in his city, and prevent it from flowing elsewhere. A magic technological wand is being waved to forest the mountains in a few years. Unlike other indian cities, buildings are spacious and aesthetic, with ample space and lots of forest cover. But there are questions. Can a culture of grace, and grandeur which evolved over centuries be replicated in a few years? Can the European architectural style withstand the Indian climes? Surely, a construction of this magnitude has caused thousands of trees to be uprooted and animals to be displaced. Is this eco friendly? What has happened to the original inhabitants? Will the vision last even when the visionary is gone? Only time will tell. But for now, it seems that Lavasa is an idea whose time is coming. When done, we will have Europe near Pune. With world class hotels, colleges, companies, and a modern city with old world charm, it will be a city that few can resist.

The Simplicity of Mother Nature

Post by Avinash | Mumbai | Dec 14, 2011

Avoid going on Holidays & Friday to Sundays. You wont get proper attention from the Hotels nor will you get proper accomodation and meals. During this time, there is heavy influx of tourists from the nearby areas creating too much rush there ans all the resources of this place are utilised to its MAX. for a MAX price but Least Value.