Mumbai Vs New Orleans
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Got this from an Email very interesting, but don't know whether its true.
Inches of rain in new orleans due to Hurricane Katrina 18
Inches of rain in mumbai (July 27th).... 37.1
Population of new orleans... 484,674
Population of mumbai.... 12,622,500
Deaths in new orleans within 48 hours of Katrina...100
Deaths in mumbai within 48hours of rain.. 37.
Number of people to be evacuated in new orleans...entire city..woh ho
Number of people evacuated in mumbai...10,000
Cases of shooting and violence in new orleans...Countless
Cases of shooting and violence in mumbai.. NONE
Time taken for US army to reach new orleans...48hours
Time taken for Indian army and navy to reach mumbai...12hours
Status 48hours later...new orleans is still waiting for relief, army and electricty Status 48hours later..mumbai is back on its feet and business is as usual
USA...world's most developed nation
India...third world country..
oops...did i get the last fact wrong???
Well Done Mumbaikars (Indians)
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That is why India is now the shining star in the South Asia; largest pool of IT talents who had ventured successfully into forming Googles, Yahoo & Infosys etc. In addition, there are also big established industrial players like Tata group & Hindistan Aerospace. Strong banking finacial sector as well.
Dun forget there is a cery sizable of Indian IT professionals behind the success of the American Silicon Valley. These Indian professionals formed the backbone of the vital R&D teams in big IT players like Microsoft, Cisco & Sun Computers. The fresh Indian talents also filled the seats of the top Ivy League universities in states. Just look at Nasa, Boeing and even Bank of America, you will be surpise to find many important job functions are filled by Indian nationalities.
India has the every potential and capability to become the next emerging power in the East. Her huge middle income group, most benefited from the IT boom in India, is cash rich and ready to spend on quality goods and services. This market is still untapped and has the potential to grow.
But some of the out dated laws and political factors are stillholding back the India development. We will definitely see more changes when the fresh pool of young and talented Indian politicans, with international exposures, emerge into the Indian gov cabinet. India is also banking heavily on her huge pool og IT talents to fuel her industrial amibition in 21st century. -
This artical is wrong.... perhaps writtein by indian.Originally posted by ndsef:Got this from an Email very interesting, but don't know whether its true.
Inches of rain in new orleans due to Hurricane Katrina 18
Inches of rain in mumbai (July 27th).... 37.1
Population of new orleans... 484,674
Population of mumbai.... 12,622,500
Deaths in new orleans within 48 hours of Katrina...100
Deaths in mumbai within 48hours of rain.. 37.
Number of people to be evacuated in new orleans...entire city..woh ho
Number of people evacuated in mumbai...10,000
Cases of shooting and violence in new orleans...Countless
Cases of shooting and violence in mumbai.. NONE
Time taken for US army to reach new orleans...48hours
Time taken for Indian army and navy to reach mumbai...12hours
Status 48hours later...new orleans is still waiting for relief, army and electricty Status 48hours later..mumbai is back on its feet and business is as usual
USA...world's most developed nation
India...third world country..
oops...did i get the last fact wrong???
Well Done Mumbaikars (Indians)
My company Mumbai Servers were shutdown for many many days.
mind you... katrina is hurricane and mumbai is just heavy rain. Saving job is US is difficult as everyone has gun shootout everywhere. If you are a soldier will you risk get killed by ur own ppl or kill your own countryman who open fires? -
You have to also consider the possibility of Mumbai's readiness for a disaster:
For years they have suffered from seasonal rain, which traditionally floods their area, after months of the scorching sun. The psychological readiness for the pending disaster, along with the infrastructure support, is probably pivotal to the fast recovery to that city. -
Orleans is below sea level. its so badly affected because the levees broke. mumbai only had a heavy rain only.
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If India is so great, why are they so poor? Have you seen the slums in Mumbai?
The article at the top is pure rubbish! -
Yup which is why I said... Don't know whether its true a not.
Anyway, there was another article by an American in ST I think 2 weeks ago, he was saying that the response time if the same incident happened in Singapore would have been better than the Americans. Then again, I think its unfair statement due to the smaller geographical area. -
Its the mayor that is at fault. He did not take heed of the warnings and he did not execute the evacuation plans that was long laid out for such situations.