Today's experience - NH 47 drive

Its just around 20 km from Neyyatinkara to Trivandrum (via NH 47); today, it took me more than a hour and a half by car. Awesome speed, I must say; I really enjoyed the drive in the widest highway of our country! :(

We have got great wonderful visionaries as our leaders! Thank God. They are never convinced of the need for larger & wider highways. #frustrated! #goingmad! Great people, I must say!

http://www.keralatips.org/2010/04/20/national-highway-nh-47-disaster-in-kerala/
http://www.scorpiogenius.com/2010/04/kerala-nh-development-back-to-bullock.html
http://tvmrising.blogspot.com/2010/05/yourspeak-on-highway-widening-issue.html

Hundreds die every year in highway accidents here in Kerala; but why hasnt anything changed? The ones who are really responsible for this state of affairs - what would open their eyes? #angry! #whysucharottensystem? #sad! #howtohelpimprove?

The toll, if levied, would still be less than the money I had spent on the petrol I had wasted today (during the traffic and for changing gears at a dozen times every minute) :(  Wonder how much KSRTC would be losing every year running on such high ways! Would not business sprout in every district of the state if you can reach an airport or a sea port within hours? Is it that nobody understands that we need better highways for development!

Dreaming of a day when it would take only just 6 or 8 hours to drive from Trivandrum to Kasargod... Such connectivity would obviously make the entire state well connected, and open up the entire state for doing all sorts of business anywhere in the state without really having to worry whether you have an airport or a sea port nearby. No worries, its is there very near to your business!

People displacement & relocation is a challenge, I understand. But the solution is not to have smaller highways; the solution must take care of people concerns but not at the cost of future development. Would it not be possible for Government to get the land from people, take up space for highways & build multi storeyed apartments for the same people in the remaining space? There can also be floors earmarked for commercial purposes, which the Government can sell or lease to private business organisations. This money can as well be used for funding the apartments! #wonderwhynot! #wishwehadgreatleaders! There should be some way out; but please not this! 30m highways! Please do not!!!

Gudnite!