Although, I have been staying in Pune, for more then 3 years now, I still long to go back to Mumbai, my hometown. When I first came to Pune, the first thing I observed was that, it had very less traffic as compared to Mumbai, and that made me very happy.
Pune's pro's are
*. The weather is pleasant in the mornings.
*. Less crowded then Mumbai.
*. Lower real-estate prices, as compared to Mumbai.
However Pune is loosing out on its advantages. Its population is increasing, and along with that, de-forestation is increasing at an alarming rate, which has caused the average temperature to rise considerably. Its infra-structure is poor, compared to Mumbai, and it is worse then Mumbai's far-flung suburbs. Water scarcity is going to hit Pune hard in the near future, already the municipal corporation is having trouble supplying water to the growing suburbs. Upcoming area's like Kondhwa, Wiman Nagar, etc are already facing water scarcity problems, and with no good plans to augment Pune's water supply, the situation is ought to worsen.
Pune's municipal corporation needs to seriously consider these issues. The state govt also needs to look into the health of the city, since Pune is home to many IT companies.
The above holds true in some respects for most of the booming mid-size cities
of India. By mid-size I mean, those, who have a population of a few million, and
witnessed rapid growth in recent times.
Not all people endorse my view though, have a look at the below
http://skyscrapercity.com/archive/index.php/t-158205.html
It shows the positive side of pune. With more focus on the upcoming
buldings , malls and IT campuses.
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