Infrastructure Development in India
Narrow, congested, wide-open potholes in the midst of the roads, crowded pedestrians and crawling hundreds and thousands of vehicles; frequent power-cuts; errant water supply; choked drains; mushrooming slums; the dilapidated roads of the countryside are the part and parcel of 21st Century India.
The most critical development issue that is looming on the horizon of India is certainly the state of affairs of infrastructure. Infrastructure in India needs serious over-haul. The emerging super-power of 21st century, the giant elephant economy of the world is, in reality, far lagging behind many nations in the field of infrastructure facilities. While the developed nations have well-laid infrastructure networks, the condition of Indian infrastructure is in real mess.
The metropolis and urban centers- the hub of socio-economic life of India- are marginally catching up with the major world-class metropolis like New York, London, etc. However, in our cities, the infrastructure development is scattered and little too expensive as well as too little for everyone to avail or afford it. The dawn of rising India is visible only in a few islands of prosperity such as cities and towns, in the midst of sea of underdevelopment, poverty and lack of opportunity all around.
The infrastructure, especially roads, energy needs & power sector, institutions of learning & research, and so on, as identified and envisaged as the ‘temple of India’s progress’ by country’s first Prime Minister, Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru, are definitely the core areas of our economy, besides of course agriculture- the life-line of India. In the context of rapidly expanding forces and mechanisms of globalization, quality infrastructure facility put the country at par vis-à-vis a myriad of nations, offer a level-playing ground and surge ahead with economic development.
The economic leap that India is making post-liberalization may come to an abrupt end and head towards doomsday, followed by socio-economic and political chaos, if the policy initiative towards equitable and balanced regional development is not implemented with right earnest and sheer commitment.
The most critical development issue that is looming on the horizon of India is certainly the state of affairs of infrastructure. Infrastructure in India needs serious over-haul. The emerging super-power of 21st century, the giant elephant economy of the world is, in reality, far lagging behind many nations in the field of infrastructure facilities. While the developed nations have well-laid infrastructure networks, the condition of Indian infrastructure is in real mess.
The metropolis and urban centers- the hub of socio-economic life of India- are marginally catching up with the major world-class metropolis like New York, London, etc. However, in our cities, the infrastructure development is scattered and little too expensive as well as too little for everyone to avail or afford it. The dawn of rising India is visible only in a few islands of prosperity such as cities and towns, in the midst of sea of underdevelopment, poverty and lack of opportunity all around.
The infrastructure, especially roads, energy needs & power sector, institutions of learning & research, and so on, as identified and envisaged as the ‘temple of India’s progress’ by country’s first Prime Minister, Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru, are definitely the core areas of our economy, besides of course agriculture- the life-line of India. In the context of rapidly expanding forces and mechanisms of globalization, quality infrastructure facility put the country at par vis-à-vis a myriad of nations, offer a level-playing ground and surge ahead with economic development.
The economic leap that India is making post-liberalization may come to an abrupt end and head towards doomsday, followed by socio-economic and political chaos, if the policy initiative towards equitable and balanced regional development is not implemented with right earnest and sheer commitment.
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