Delhi Metro...Looking Good

Its looking good...

Line Scheduled time of opening Total Length

Line 1 - Dilshad Garden Extension June 2008 25.15

Line 2 - Jahangirpuri Extension Jan 2009

Line 2 - Gurgaon Extension Jan 2010 44.65

Line 2 - Qutub Minar Extension Jul 2010

Line 3 - Noida Sec21 Extension Jul 2009

Line 3 - Dwarka Sector 21 Extension Dec 2009 53.43

New Lines:

Line 4 - Yamuna Bank-Anand Vihar ISBT Sept 2009 8.74

Line 5 - Inderlok-Mundka June 2010 18.46

Line 6 - Central Secretariat-Badarpur border Sept 2010 20.04

Airport Express line Aug 2010 22.40

(IGI Airport - New Delhi Railway Station)

Total = 192.87 kms

Boy...little is now left uncovered....

Tourism

I had written an article quite some time back on the growth potential of Indian tourism - http://suvidblog.blogspot.com/2007/08/why-indias-tourism-traffic-will-plateau.html. And then came across another piece today - http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News-By-Industry/Holiday-traffic-expected-to-fall-30/articleshow/4363913.cms. And am saddened that tourism's luck has finally run out. Would agree that most of it could also be driven by 26/11 and the global recession (Stay-cation guys!) but there was always minimal headroom for tourism to grow in India and dont see the growth of yester years repeated moving on...

Welcome to 2009 - I see a good year...

Well good for India really...and thank the elections for this. Its the year when the black economy returns to become white...All the accumulations in the hands of politicians and parties get handed out across the country to the poorest of the poor - Direct cash in the hands of the people - The most efficient PDS scheme in the world!! And this money then would stand invested, consumed and saved....Yippee!!! All companies focusing on rural would stand to gain. Aint the dance of democracy interesting?