Connectography.

Connectography (see the link below)  in his book on connecting megacities or 2 to 3 big cities into into one cluster, Parag Khanna appears to be predicting that which many of us keep on talking about always.
People migrating from Pune to Mumbai or doing up down everyday has been a phenomenon for more than 50 years now. Hyderabad and Secunderabad are no more called twin cities. Bangalore to Chennai is much faster than moving around in Bengaluru city itself. Similar movements can be observed in many parts of our country as well, so the model appears not so distant probability.
Providing good infra and facilities is what Parag appears to be more concerned about, in light of impending possibility. However to me, the urban planning or the lack of it in all major cities, poor infra and worsening water, pollution and power scenarios seem to be more crucial measures that need be fulfilled at an alarming rate.
No doubt laying down plans of Superfast trains between Mumbai and Ahmedabad are grand and would boost the commerce between the two zones yet one needs to analyse the complexities that might emerge out of it.
Apart from the widening Socio economic divide that will hit common man , in a country like India, the administration, revenue handling, security, keeping watch on migration of people would be a tricky affair if such clusters are formed.
When you visit cities like Indore, Pune, Kolkata, Lucknow, Jaipur, Allahabad, Delhi that have been culturally very profound historically, many citizens would vouch on different type of population coming from other parts of the country as the main reason of distructing the original culture of these cities. With the formation of these cluster cities, we may see a 360 degree diversification altogether. Are we mentally ready yet or do we not care about it at all ?
Does Khanna's Connectivity address these questions ? More importantly would the Government be keen to address such questions ?
~Dr. Swati Nalawade~
Brand & Markets Observer.

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