Rains in Indore

Am recently in Indore, one of the fastest growing cities in India. The city got its first real pre-monsoon shower a day back. It rained fairly hard for a couple of hours. The result? Half a foot of water on arterial roads in prime areas like New Palasia. Looked like a swimming pool. It was a huge task trying to walk in such conditions. Before making grandiose statements about turning our cities into Shanghai or tryng to build a F1 track in India, we should solve the basic problems like water, roads, drainage, transport etc. Imagine there is no direct public transport from my place in Indore to Zanjeerwala Square, an important commercial area, which is barely 2 km away. Lets get the buses moving and the drains flowing. The F1 track will take care of itself.