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How prepared are we to receive the Nano? Our roads need to be upgraded to accommodate more cars; our traffic signaling system needs to be upgraded to better regulate the traffic. Taxes collected should be spent for the purpose intended.

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Sun, Jan 27, 2008 13:06:52 IST

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IT IS good to get cost-effective and environment-friendly cars like the Tata’s miniature revolution Nano. Now various income groups in India have great options that suit their purse. From the high-end M. Benz E Class to BMWs and Maruti SXs to Mitsubishis and Mahindras to the low-end Tata Nano, Indian car consumers have several options at their disposal.

It is even better to see small families moving around, proudly negotiating their dream drives. Economy is on the surge, employment opportunities are on the rise, more people from lower strata of the society are becoming upwardly mobile, at times without even knowing about it. Indian society is in for a transformation - in the way people are going to move around.

As a corporate social commitment Tatas have done an excellent job by developing a car in tune with the common man’s purse. It is exciting to realise that our streets and thoroughfares are going to be dotted with Nano cars. But the thing that keeps us all concerned is this: how prepared are our roads and transport office networks to meet the increasing pressure the new breed of cars will place on our roads.

Are our roads spacious enough to accommodate additional volumes of automobiles of any type?

Are the governments investing in transport infrastructure in accordance with the increase in automobile density?

Are roads going to be two-wheeler-free and Nano-full?

Are our road transport offices well equipped to meet the rising office automation requirements?

How many new roads, bridges, flyovers, ring roads and highways are on the cards?

Will there be enough supply of fuel for all these automobiles in the coming years?

What is the government doing to ensure that pedestrians and ordinary road users are safe on the road?

Will the government spend the tax it collects from automobile owners for the development of transport infrastructure?

Is the modus operandi of issue of driving license going to remain the same when more Nano-like four wheelers are introduced?

Are traffic signals, traffic maintenance manpower, medicare for accident victims and other facilities going to be upgraded by August when the Nano hits the road?

Are we doing anything to meet the environmental problems this unprecedented growth in car population will give rise to?

Will traffic offences be dealt with the same way we have been dealing with them down the ages?

If things are not going to change, the much-acclaimed Nano and its variants from other carmakers would do us more harm than good. If these Nano cars are to keep us moving comfortably and cost-effectively in the days to come, we will have to modify the transport infrastructure. Else, the new Nano will detain us longer at traffic junctions, street corners and even thoroughfares. We need Nano and so do we need a national consensus on road and road-related infrastructure.

We cannot expect car manufactures to provide roads too along with every new model they roll out periodically. Roads are the veins of growth; speed is the need of the hour. If these two have to meet, we have to make regular upgradation of transport and road infrastructure.

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	I am sure this car will never be success story but TATA efforts are highly appreciable and remarkable across the globe ie $2500 car !!!!.We in india projecting high infrastructure growth but it will realize if our govt start looking at providing.Govt income is on rise along with deficit and if infrastructure not improve than NANO will be looking fatal failure in terms of sales.Even in delhi traffic is mess like other metro and in national capital we are facing such turmoils than how can we expect improvemnts in infrastructure across india?
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	I am suer this car will never be success story but TATA efforts are highly appreciable and remarkable across the globe ie $2500 car !!!!.We in india projecting high infrastructure growth but it will realize if our govt start looking at providing.Govtincome is on rise along with deficit and if infrastructure not improve than NANO will be looking fatal failure in terms of sales.Even in delhi traffic is mess like other metro and in natinal capital we are facing such turmaoils than how can we expect improvemnts in infrastructure across india?
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	I am sure roads and more roads are going to follow Nano.It is time, Ministry of Traffic Dept. should plan moving outheavy vehicles like buses, trucks from the normal everydayroute and separate roads should be built exclusiely forbuses, trucks and other loaded big commercial vehicles.Two way traffic should now pave way for one way route.It is time experts from international field should be requestedto conduct a deep study on the existing and recommendations forfuture scenario. Their views should be tried and implemented.It is also time a thorough study should be done on parking lotsand like in developed countries, multistorey parking lots shouldcome up in big cities and tier I, II and III towns. More andmore petrol / gasoline pumps should come in. Lastly, only perfect experts can suggest what could be done. Bottlenecks likeacquiring space could be sorted out in the best of national interest.
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