New Delhi, Wednesday, January 22, 2014
08 my city TAKE A BITE IN A SUBWAY Janpath and fulfill your wish. We just hope this is the start of something bigger and we can find such stalls at other places in the market too.
Connaught Place has been redone, and though there are some bright additions such as a kiosk in a subway and a tunnel for utilities, there are some promises that remain unfulfilled
DECODING THE ‘NEW’ HEART OF THE CAPITAL Mahim Gupta
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e are located there and we didn’t need to do much more than peek outside our office and bring you a glimpse of what we see. But we decided to go out and dissect the remodeled Connaught Place, which has long claimed to be the apple of the eye for Delhiites, young and old. Jazzing up old buildings and playing up new symmetrical blocks, CP wants to stay numero uno. But beyond repairing and painting, we discovered the unconventional. Albeit, there’s some mopping up that still needs to be done.
TALE OF TWIN PARKS ALL-NEW TUNNEL FOR UTILITIES Ever seen a tunnel (above) for utilities? Well, the first-ever such channel in Asia is in CP. Home to a zillion electric, water, telephone and broadband conducting-strands, when we got inside the kilometerlong pit, we felt we were in a
o-touch zone, ready to be n electrocuted. But hey, it seemed like being in a sci-fi flick, so it was pretty cool! And don’t worry, it has a safe passage and of course, helps makes the main market look terrific and immaculate.
Yes, we all know that the Central Park (right) is muchtalked about and celebrated for its allure, but who is t aking care of its forgotten counterpart, the Palika green (left), which is quite filthy and dirty? And what happened to those grand plans of revamping the underground parking system? Hope someone’s listening.
Here’s what the young think about good ol’ CP gone new
NEERAJ RATHI,
23, web designer The best thing about Connaught Place is that it is equidistant from any part of the city. You can always have it as the meeting location when catching up with buddies. It is the melting point of the Capital.
MANJESH RANA,
30, corporate CP seems cleaner than before, but some places in the market, like the Palika Park, are still quite shabby and stinky. They are like a sore spot and should be fixed right away.
GARIMA SHARMA,
29, teacher It is the only market in the city with a million (sic) restaurants. You get all kinds of food in a variety of places here. Be it Indian, Chinese, Italian, Mexican or Lebanese, CP rocks.
HONEY GUPTA,
28, artist I just wish that the traffic is eased out in CP. Despite the Metro, not much has been done to have organised traffic. The traffic chaos does not match the beautiful setting of the market.
BHUVNESH MATHUR,
19, student CP is the king for brands. The same branded outlet would have four or five showrooms in this part of the town. And now, we also have an eatery at a subway. I wish this trend is maintained and we get different kinds of outlets in such pathways.
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