India's Silicon Valley no more

By Editor on 03 Jun 2011 Category:Amenities, Governance, Health

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In recent news we learnt that, the City of Bangalore might soon lose its tag as the I.T Capital of India, mainly due to its crumbling infrastructure and unresolved civic issues. Might this work for or against our already extremely populated city?Find out what our readers had to say! 

 

I believe Bangalore needs to seriously look into this issue. From a competitive perspective and a city competency perspective IT is what drives Bangalore in present day India. It’s known as the Silicon Valley of India, and if we lose this to a competing city, it won’t matter how nice the weather is here, the businesses will always choose a city with better infrastructure, which in turn increases their efficiency and ultimately contributes to their bottom line. I wish the Metro in Bangalore would have rather connected the centre of the city with the outer IT parks and places like Electronic city. That would have positively impacted our Infrastructure and made the city more appealing by reducing traffic during the peak hours.
- Aditya Bandi
 
Before we judge whether losing our status as the I.T Capital a good or bad thing for our city, we need to be clear about what we envision our city to be in the near future. Do we want it to be known as one among the best cities in the world, especially so for IT or a city forever known as a "developing" city.
As far as I see it, it will be disappointing to see Bangalore lose its present growth momentum, which is mainly due to IT. Some of my friends might feel it will ease the burden on the city's infrastructure but the point is we haven’t made proper use of resources to build enough infrastructure. There are many cites which manage themselves better despite having comparable or greater population. 
Instead of pondering whether this loss of our tag of being an ‘IT capital’ will work for the city, we have to build a city that is ready to welcome more people into it.
- Sudeep Surendra
 
I am happy that Bangalore will not be called the IT capital of India anymore. I don’t want the city to comprise of only ‘techies’ but to be city that boasts a wide variety of people and talents. It is a little disappointing to know that the reason for this is due to crumbling infrastructure and unresolved civic issues. Hopefully in the future the city will attract a large migration of people from various backgrounds that would help enhance the city’s culture and cosmopolitan status by planning for more public spaces, better transportation services and infrastructure. 
- Thejesh G.N
 
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