My Diary – Indore
Sunday, January 10th, 2016I travelled to Indore last night. After checking in the hotel by 9:45 p.m., I went for a walk at 10:30 p.m. I found many road-side shops were fully operational even at that time. By the way, I was in area called MR10 which is new developing area.
My observations:
1. A city of 25-lakh people have a good feeling of safety and security. It is historically associated with city of Avanti during the 5 century BC and active city during Ashoka time (2nd Century BC).
2. The new infrastructure is very well planned for a city of just 25-lakh people. This planning process could have started at least 10-15 years back, because I observed the 10-lane ready highway in middle of the city. Six main lanes (3 + 3) were divided by a 10 feet of green cover plus two side lanes for separating the street traffic with a pedestrian track.
3. Every Sunday morning between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m., the local corporation body organises a public awareness programme. Along with active public, local govt. officials and leaders participate in these programmes. Today, the topic was around Pollution. I witnessed active participation from the public and I also liked the large group performing aerobics using popular Bollywood songs.
4. The intercity infrastructure is very strong. Ujjain is just 45 minutes by road, while Bhopal is the next major city with a 3-hr journey that provides lots of intercity collaboration.
5. The city is food loving with different varieties of recipes and authentic food styles (Marathi, Gujarathi, Rajasthani, etc.,) coming in from its neighbouring states.
I will travel again to Madhya Pradesh to discover more of its heritage and culture.
PS: please correct me in case of any data errors.