Sohna Road to be widened? Green belt to go

Yesterday the PWD Engineer came to our area and laid the markers for widening Sohna road. Going by the markers, the road is to be widened on both sides by 2 lanes each. Apart from this, fresh service lanes will be created on both sides. Thus, the existing 6 lane Sohna road could become a …

Ugly urban sprawl in Gurgaon

This is the view from the upper floors of one of Gurgaon's many highrises. This is in no way a unique view. Such shopping arcades, office complexes and malls dot all cities and major towns in the country. I counted about a hundred split AC units dotting this roof. Almost every unit in this complex …

Where to buy fresh fish in Gurgaon?

This is in continuation of my earlier posts on where to buy stuff economically in Gurgaon and the best namkeen bhujiya shop in gurgaon. The hunt for fresh fish has taken me far and wide, with out sustainable results. I have been to the Ghazipur Mandi (too far away),  CR Park (limited south Indian varieties), …

A Pariah Kite comes visiting

Look who came visiting us today. We found this Kite (Pariah Kite, as WildlifeSOS identified it in a tweet) sitting on our balcony today morning! It was too foggy for a February morning. Visibility was nearly zero in many places in Gurgaon, but our place was better off, though it was not sunny. Since I …

Hailstorm in Gurgaon and Delhi today: some pictures

As the temperatures plunged this winter, many Delhiites were seen openly praying fro snow. Well, they got their prayers answered after a fashion in the early hours of today, when a largish hailstorm struck the area. It was about to strike three in the morning, when I was woken up by loud clattering noises. It …