Chameleon is more apt a word to describe the colour of water-body located within Mahindra Eminente complex. Only when there is no water contained within the perimeter of this concerete water- body, that it looks closer to the shade of blue in glossy brochures printed by marketing department of Mahindra Lifespaces Developer Limited (MLDL). No sooner do the Project managers tighten their belt and fill up this water-khadda with water, than it starts changing colour – light blue- dark blue- grey- dark grey- light green- dark green- brown- dark brown- black. As soon as the colour of water starts turning to grey, mosquitoes from nearby swamp get the buzz and shift their base lock, stock and barrel to water-body of Mahindra Eminente and immediately switch to breeding overdrive.
Now it seems that even Bhaucha Dhakka (Coordinates: 19°39'53"
We wonder what the project managers have learnt from last unsuccessful attempt at operationalizing the water body, when water was drained after full cycle of colour change. Somehow we tend to get the impression that management of MLDL refuses to learn from mistakes. Doing the right thing first time is a far cry.” We will do it First Time Right”- as written in their policy statement sounds so hollow and worthless.
Is it the best that the project managers of Mahindra Eminente can do with whole lot of knowledge and resources at their disposal.
Even without water whole water body looks so pathetic. Those gargoyles are supposed to be the inspiration from Merlion of Singapore. But look at the Merlion of Singapore and look at the gargoyles in Mahindra Eminente Complex. Compare the whiteness of Merlion and local gargoyles. Looks like Merlion has used FAIR & LOVELY whitening cream and our desi Gargoyle has turned, old ,wrinkled, tanned and is in dire need of “OLAY TOTAL EFFECTS- removes 7 signs of ageing”. Within 1 year Gargoyle has started ageing!!.
Look at that trajectory of water spewing out of Gargoyles- all different. Is the range of this trajectory directly proportional to the age of each gargoyle?
Looks at those pillars of Water body – pathetic looking dirty grey granite. Can’t the project engineers make out the difference and take corrective action pre-emptively rather than sitting quiet and procrastinating the decision-making.
Is the pillar looking same in the marketing booklet?
Who is this landscape designer in Singapore?
Is that the only landscape designer which Mahindra Eminente could afford in Singapore?
Who is that Bhau who approved this design?
Anybody with well focused eyes can tell this is pathetic.
Our desi designers could have done better job than this. But our desi guys from Mahindra Lifespaces Developers Limited can not manage to keep the water looking blue.
If they can not manage to keep the water blue in this water-body which is supposedly the focus and centre of whole project and must be looking at its best, then one can imagine what will happen to the water of swimming pool which is tucked in another corner of this complex within yet-to-be-ready club house.
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Today 3rd December is 3rd Consecutive day after above blogpost appeared, that water is looking clean. Surely the efforts of MLDL management need to be sincerely appreciated. We also hope that this is not a mere aberration but a fresh start in right direction, indicative of seriousness of builder - Mahindra Lifespaces Developers Limited to resolve the concerns of residents.
ReplyDeleteHowever this appreciation must not be misconstrued as an endorsement of overall aesthetic appeal of water-body downgraded by unpolished granite tiles on water-body pillar, and the look of gargoyles.