By Vishnu Saini
NOIDA’s top ten achievements
1. Noida is greener, cleaner and well planned than other new / planned cities of India.
2. Noida has evolved as IT sector and has created lots of jobs in IT sector.
3. Noida has residential Sectors of all kinds, depending upon your choice. There are sectors with bungalows, lots of parks and tree lined roads like Chandigarh and high rises like Gurgaon.
4. Most roads are wide and tree lined with less traffic jams than most Indian cities.
5. Noida is close to Delhi, which offers many places to visit nearby.
6. 24 hour power supply in Most part of Noida
7. There is no water problem in the city. Though water is salty in new sectors, it is expected to improve soon.
8. Noida is helping industries to grow, and generating employement
9. Noida is becoming hub of good private institution. It houses few top schools of India.
10. Noida has Great Malls & movie halls and a good cosmopolitan ambience
NOIDA’s top ten challenges
1. Migrant population and managing the sustainability
2. Developing facility with pace as the population is increasing
3. Coordination between various authorities
4. Lack of interconnectivity between Public Transportation
5. Unplanned growth of clusters of housing societies
6. Less Sports facilities
7. International recognition for investments
8. Pollution mitigation
9. Stray Animals and veterinary facilities
10. Safety and Surveillance
Author Profile
A civil Engineering Graduate from BITS Pilani, with over 23 years of experience, working on Major infrastructure projects in India, Ireland, Netherlands and US, Vishnu has worked with many City corporations and authorities on many urban planning projects in India and Abroad.
Vishnu has been the brain behind making Noida cycle friendly city.
Vishnu keeps on advising on many social, traffic, administrative issues.
