Chennai(Madras) Road Trip

[saad_q]

@nickatnite

Beautiful city!

No contempt intended, asking just for curiosity, are there any slum areas, broken roads and heaps of garbage in Madras city?

Again, please dont feel offended, this question is asked for sake of information.

[nickatnite]

saad_q

Thank you for your comments!.A picture speaks a thousand words!!.Regarding trash et al, all major metros in India are cleaning up.And, like in Madras where a French firm is maintaining garbage collection in the city, other major metros in India are also outsourcing civic sense work to foreigners as Indians are not known for giving priority to the same!!.They speak in India of Bombay rivaling Shanghai in a few years.They are ambitious here, i must say!!.I just drove randomly around Madras clicking away merrilly and what i saw is what you see!.Going through my cd , maybe this pic of a not -so-well-maintained neighborhood will satisfy you??!!.

Regards..

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@nickatnite

Thanks.

[king_ofmasti2006]

india is a big difference from pakistani streets its so beatutiful and clean is madras

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Madras(Chennai) Central Railway station.

I could not photograph this beautiful building when i was there 'cause it was a little after the 7/11 Mumbai commuter train bombings and police were sensitive to people taking photographs!!.Also, heavy traffic in that area meant i couldn't drive by and click without some kinda vehicle buzzing by!.These photos are courtesy of a new friend i made in Madras, Fazal , a graduate of Dublin University, working in Chennai as a SAP consultant.Thanks to him for remembering that i had mentioned many a time that i couldn't take a pic of Chennai Central and thoughtfuly taking these pics and emailing them to me.I thought i will share his pics with you!!...

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The last of my Chennai (Madras) pics!. These are from my pentax camera which is much better for night shots!.I've got so many photos , you're lucky i haven't decided to post them all!!.It is hard to sit through them all and decide which to paste and not!!.But here's more of my Chennai road pics for your viewing pleasure!!.I hope.......Where are you Jaan99??....

The only other Honda Civic spotting pic....but 'he' ran away....i got his rear lights!!...

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More Marina Beach road pics......this time at night....much better than my earlier shots from my Samsung camera that i posted!!.....

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The following are road pics, of major and arterial roads in Madras.......

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I had posted two exterior pics of the Chennai City Center Mall.Now, a nightshot and interior pics.....

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Man look at the choice the Indian buggers have . Lucky ba******.