True to Mahindra Lifespace Developers Limited (MLDL) work culture, and their obsession with flouting one deadline after another, the deadline of making the waterbody operational is dead again. Is it not an indirect admission that they can never deliver which they promise? Is Mahindra Life space developers limited in the business to fleece the customers and build up on the balance sheet ?
At the first instance they fleeced one set of home buyers in buildings- VERVIAN and VERONICA by showing the plans depicting the greenery, then suddenly some nerd in MLDL thought - Nope! blue water body in the glossy brochures will be more appealing for next set of home buyers for their new buildings- ASPEN and ANGELICA . So, quickly new set of brochures printed and dug up the mother of all khaddas right in our midst.
Ground reality is that since January 2010 when Mahindra Lifespace Developers Limited sent across the circular with digitally enhanced images of operational waterbody and waterfall area, declaring it ready, it has never been ready in true sense. It was always dirty, full of muck and been the breeding ground of mosquitoes and no one in MLDL having a clue about how to keep it clean and operational. Since then it has always been in such a sorry state that look, feel and atrocious fishy smell around the water body is no less than what one is subjected to when at Bhaucha Dhakka (Ferry wharf) in Mazgaon Mumbai.
Is this the Spanish design of water body?
Is this the Spanish standard of maintaining the water body?
In which part of Spain, have MLDL bosses and Hafeez contractor seen this kind of water body which has no parallel anywhere else in the world except right here in Bhaucha Dhakka at Mazagaon? We don't want any more (maz)gaon in Goregaon. One gaon is enough!
Where is that Bhau, who conceptualised it ? Where is that bhau who erected it and where is that bhau who is now shouldering the job of operationalizing it? Let all the three Bhaus come here in our midst and show us from which of the four cardinal points, this water body concept is trying to replicate the Spanish architectural glory?
Forget about Spanish architectural glory, is it even looking any shade closer to the shade of blue painted in advertising brochures.
Since the last meeting with Mahindra Lifespace Developers Limited on 13th June 2010, the job of cleaning of water body was taken back from international cleaning experts KNIGHT-FRANK and was handed over to another set of local experts. Since then one obese expert was pretending to supervise while constantly chatting on his phone and the other so-called expert has been vacuuming the bottom of the water body. After more than 20 days of expertise, experts decided to drain off the water (and also the money), then got down to Indian style of mopping and scrubbing.
Our bai , who neither appears international nor calls herself an expert, definitely doesn't take 20 days to clean our house and does better job than both KNIGHT-FRANK and "experts" put together.
By the way, lets not let go the three Bhaus off the hook.
How can Mahindra & Mahindra Corporate group turn a blind eye to such kind of talented Bhaus being nurtured in Mahindra Lifespace Developers Limited? On the other hand, Mr Anand Mahindra tweets that he is busy distributing Mahindra Scholarship. I hope after enjoying the scholarship, those talents also don't turn out to be same blokes as we are currently struggling with in Mahindra Lifespace Developers Limited. This is the time, Mr Mahindra, to take a break from that kabutarbaaji(tweeting), and taking to task these errant bhaus and cronies of Mahindra Lifespace Developers Limited.
Once again - We don't want Bhaucha Dhakka inside the premises of Mahindra Eminente!!
Dear Anil and Madhumita,
ReplyDeleteVery well said - this and all the other points you have made.
I would jog our memories to the last meeting we had with the MLDL team. After much frustration vented by the residents (justified because it was bred over months and months of MLDL's abject failure with the waterbody - It has never worked in all its eight months of existence!), after debate, and consternation Mr. Kharkhanis - just about stopped short of thumping his chest - declared that the waterbody would be up and running in 15 days flat - that the team had the monster in control finally.
It's been well over a month and a half since that meeting, and Mr. Kharkhanis has proved as effective as his word. The waterbody is still dysfunctional, its gone worse! And Mr. Karkhanis is as silent as the dry gaping holes of the gargoyles.
For all the flourish and conviction that these blokes advertise, they must also realize that this abject apathy is unacceptable in today's day and age. This is a classified premium property, and it must be backed with accountability for the money they have siphoned off the believing customers. What world are these guys working in? Gone are the days when builders were beyond reproach. This is no anarchy - this the age when customer is the king.
The waterbody typifies a developer who is probably the last dinosaur of his ilk. He belongs to the museum.
It infuriates me when I see all the troubles of living here in exchange for hard-earned money. We come to a brand and pay the price it commands only so that we do not have to take this s**t.
What were these guys thinking when they built this great ode to architectural disasters?
Where is the brand when it has to answer for all the claims it made?
Do these people spend any time at all when the complaints come in? Or are they just too busy approving the layouts and deciding the font sizes of yet another misleading brochure.
They should be in the printing business then. They must vacate the construction line; leave it for the Lodhas, the Rahejas and the Oberoi's. and spare themselves further public humiliation.
I will point out to the health hazards due to the waterbody in a subsequent mail.
Till then, thanks for adding timber to the collective voice of the residents (or should I say, hostages) of Mahindra Eminente.
Regards,
Rajesh Sonawne
(A/201, Vervian, Mahindra Eminente)