Thursday, February 24, 2011

Pune ... Introspection

Bangalore is better in terms of traffic discipline.
Pune people are senseless drivers. Number of accidents are more here.
Below things are getting on to my nerves whenever I'm going out.


  • Nobody here bother to wear a helmet.
  • U turn can be taken at any intersection.
  • Anyone can barge into road from anywhere without even seeing who is driving in front.
  • Honking horns is very common here. Even two wheelers have truck horns. No sound control.
  • Driving in opposite direction is very common practice. Why take long route???
  • Lane?? What is it? We Puneites have never heard of something like that.


Apart from this all the property rates have skyrocketed in all major IT areas like Magarpatta City and Hinjewadi. 1 BHK for 10 K rent. Six years before I wasn't even earning that much per month.

Pune people still look at Outsider IT people with disguise and talk about them not so nicely. For them the reasons for all the dearness is IT. Come on.. you have to accept the truth. Upto some extent Bangalorians have accepted this fact.

& most serious and severe problem is DUST and Pollution in Pune.
Since the time I came here, Im suffering from this Dust problem.Wherever you go in these developing areas  you find not so good roads and all dust getting mixed with pollution and getting sucked into your lungs/eyes and hair. Dryness of skin and hair is major problem as well. It took 10/15 days to fight with this problem. The best solution I got is to wear helmet (which is anyway I follow compulsorily ) and apply a cream from Himalaya products. One problem was sorted out... Also less dust goes to your lungs if your helmet is On. But still I'm falling pray to this throat infections and dry cough originating from dust allergies. That is precisely the reason why I have taken leave today and sitting idly and writing this blog.
The Dust and pollution is unbearable. I must have to wear that pollution mask, drink hot water and wear warm clothes in that stubborn office AC.

Some thoughts are still boiling but not to the temperature to spill out of brain and fall on this blog. So keep watching.

P.S. After all the negatives, the only good thing about Pune is attached in Pic, which can make anyone outsider Jealous :))

Ciao...

Spl Misal Pav, Vada Pav, Mix Bhajji 

1 comment:

JBA said...

last pic is very alluring...