Pijush Singha

14/09/2025

The lens of a photographer always sees perspectives which common people often miss.

04/09/2025

🌧🚦 Why Our Metros Flood & Choke Every Year: The Foundation We Ignored

Every monsoon feels like déjà vu.

Mumbai drowns.
Bangalore freezes in gridlock.
Delhi gasps in chaos.
Chennai turns into a water park nobody asked for.

And every year, we act surprised.
As if floods and traffic jams in Indian metros are some “natural disaster” and not the result of our own choices.

The truth is: we went wrong in our foundations.

1. We copied, but never adapted

When India started building metros and flyovers, we were obsessed with looking like “Singapore” and “Dubai.”
• Glass facades.
• Fancy stations.
• Shiny inauguration ceremonies.

But we forgot one thing—geography matters.
Our cities sit on marshlands, lakes, rivers, and floodplains. Instead of respecting nature, we buried it under concrete.

Now, every rain is just nature reminding us: “You built on my space, now I’ll take it back.”

2. Speed over substance

We celebrated ribbon cuttings more than drainage planning.
Politicians wanted to show quick wins—long metro lines, multiple flyovers, overnight roadworks.

But did anyone ask:
• Where will the rainwater go?
• How will sewage mix with stormwater?
• Will our roads survive more than one monsoon?

The answer is written every time commuters sit in knee-deep water on a so-called “world-class” metro road.

3. Patchwork planning = permanent chaos

Let’s be honest—urban planning in India isn’t planning. It’s firefighting.
• Flyover here.
• Metro there.
• Expansion without integration.

Every new flyover just creates two new bottlenecks at the entry and exit points.
We didn’t design masterplans—we just built shortcuts.

And now, we’re trapped in a maze of our own making.

4. Infrastructure as decoration, not solution

Metros were sold to us as the magic pill to cure traffic. But here’s what happened:
• Metro stations with malls, but no last-mile connectivity.
• Trains, but no parking spaces for bikes/cars.
• Fancy elevators, but broken drainage at the entrance.

So traffic didn’t reduce. It just shifted from one road to another.

We forgot that infrastructure isn’t about glamour—it’s about resilience.

5. The real foundation we ignored: Nature

Cities aren’t just about buildings, roads, and metros.
They are living organisms.

They need lungs (trees), veins (drainage), and a heart (lakes/rivers).
But we ripped them apart:
• Cut down green cover.
• Killed water bodies.
• Blocked natural drainage.

Now, one heavy rain is enough to paralyze a metro city built with crores of rupees.

So where do we go from here?

The solution isn’t just “more metros.”
It’s better foundations.

✅ Respect geography while building.
✅ Integrate transport, don’t just add lines.
✅ Plan 50 years ahead, not 5 years until the next election.
✅ Invest in maintenance, not just inaugurations.

Because no matter how many kilometers of metro we build—if one rain can bring it all to a halt—then we’ve built speed on broken ground.

✍️ My Takeaway

Every time I sit stuck in traffic during rains, I don’t blame the rain.
I blame our obsession with copying the world while ignoring our own basics.

And until we stop worshipping concrete speed and start respecting natural foundations,
our metros will remain fast trains running through broken cities.

29/08/2025

The world will always judge you from their selfish lens, do good anyways.

Still remain humble to them, be honest with your communication and always ensure to add value.

Thats all matters.

28/08/2025

Thank you entire team.. you all are my family , my strength and everything..
This made me so emotional ❣️ DreamwithNeeraj DreamwithNeeraj Show

Today I received this amazing surprise from the team and my family of Soccial Symphony.
It made me very emotional while watching the video I travelled back in time when we Neeraj and Me thought of starting this together and since then it's been a roller coaster journey.

For the world it might be a generic reel but for me its a memory, hardships, sweat, pain, achievement and many more that both Me and Neeraj went through since 2023 when we discovered each other.

Many of you know me ..
Many don't..
Pata hai kya..
Life ko lead karna aur life ko Jeena dono alag baat hai .
Aur aksar hum sirf pehle wale pe atak ke reh jate hain..
But I have dared to dream , dared to take that extra step and dared to remain flexible no matter what it takes.. and this video also showcases how it's important to build the right relationship and how when you are surrounded by the right set of people you start performing extraordinary.

And I am blessed to always have such people around me. This goes to my team and to all who have helped me to become the better version of me.

26/08/2025

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24/08/2025

While we run to build wealth in our life..
It's also important to acknowledge the contribution of relationships that we have or that we should focus on building and maintaining.

What's the point of life otherwise.. Agree?

24/08/2025

Skill development is not a choice anymore it's a mandate.
Do you agree?

02/08/2025

Aaj ka din dosto ke naam - Happy Friendship Day 👬👬👫

28/07/2025

We all have one life, and to live it fullest is imp. But it's imp to live responsibly as well.

06/03/2025

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