Rakesh Patkar

Tech Geek. Gadget Freak. Movie Buff. Beer Enthusiast . . . . Allergic to Stupidity!

[Rakesh Patkar @ChuggersDelight]

Proper physical exercise increases your chances for health and, proper mental exercise increases your chances for wealth.

[Rakesh Patkar @ChuggersDelight]

@Airport_FRA such a big Frankfurt airport and yet the Passport Control here takes more than 90 mins. Please @bpol_air_fra increase your staff. It is so inconvenient for passengers to stand and wait in such huge queues.

[Rakesh Patkar @ChuggersDelight]

A Gym that closes itself on a Sunday should not really be in the Gym Business.

[Rakesh Patkar @ChuggersDelight]

Whoever designed and approved this speed breakers deserve a Bharat Ratna award.

[Fundamental Investor ™ 🇮🇳 @FI_InvestIndia]

Dear Nitin Gadkari ji,

When we ask you to provide Pure Unleaded Petrol as an option in the Bunks across Bharat apart from E20, it is only because 95% of vehicles are not built for E20. You know that. We know that. For the same price, we need Pure Option.

Let me clarify on behalf of all.

- We don't get paid for posting this, infact we post this so that you can rethink and take action.
- We are not part of any petroleum lobby, just plain tax paying citizens of Bharat.
- You have still not instructed Vehicle Insurance companies to put a clause saying that they will accept all claims when E20 is being filled in all vehicles. Pls do so at the earliest.
- The Non E20 (maybe E10 or E0) price should be same so that customers can fill what suits their vehicles.
- Please ask Ministry of Petroleum to be more accomodating & respectful of Citizens needs.
- Please take responsibility for this sir. It affects more than 95% of Bharat Vehicles.

We have a lot of respect for you @nitin_gadkari ji. You are one of the most sensible in the team,

Please do not call us a lobby and reduce your status sir. Tagging our PM @narendramodi ji as well.

As always, I am sure you will introspect and take necessary action.

On behalf of all Indians who still own Non E20 Vehicles,
#FI

[Rakesh Patkar @ChuggersDelight]

@nitin_gadkari Saheb, NH48 ka kuch kijiye. Very horrible condition of the roads. 3 hr journey turning into 8 hrs journey. Very terrible & unfortunate situation. 🙏

[Rakesh Patkar @ChuggersDelight]

He said the same thing 2 years ago!

[NDTV @ndtv]

"Indian Roads Will Be Similar To That Of America In 2 Years": Minister Nitin Gadkari https://t.co/UTVodCJEuX

[Rakesh Patkar @ChuggersDelight]

The real flex in your life is your health and not your wealth.

[India in México @IndEmbMexico]

🇮🇳🇲🇽 Strengthening India-Mexico Trade Ties!

The Embassy of India, in association with @Plexconcil, @IndMexCouncil & @ANIPAC_AC , successfully hosted a Buyers-Sellers Meet for the plastics industry. A platform for fostering B2B collaborations & expanding trade opportunities.

📽️ Watch the recap video: 👇🏼

@makeinindia #IndiaMexico #PlasticsIndustry #MakeInIndia

[Rakesh Patkar @ChuggersDelight]

Number plate mounted on a spare tyre. Genius? 😄

[Rakesh Patkar @ChuggersDelight]

The EV Revolution: OLA's Vision for the Future | TechSparks 2024 | YourS... https://t.co/IG3OgdDlal

[Akshat Shrivastava @Akshat_World]

India is a "let's see" economy.

(1) Let's build a big statute and see, if it generates jobs
- It didn't.

(2) Let's increase LTCG on equities from 10% to 12.5% and see if it increases tax collections
- It didn't.

(3) Let's ban our 1000Rs note. And, see if it curbs black money
- It didn't.

Problem is when you run such experiments with a big economy, it can create far lasting affects.

Other economies have a plan, we have "let's see".

[Rakesh Patkar @ChuggersDelight]

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[Rakesh Patkar @ChuggersDelight]

Our Govt. seriously needs to rethink on improving tourism in the country. The number of jobs, and the tourism economy that we can create with our rich culture and historical sights is immense.

[Ravisutanjani @Ravisutanjani]

🚨 Foreign Tourists in 10 Months of 2024

• Thailand - 29.08 Million
• Vietnam - 14.1 Million

• India - 4.7 Million (Till July)

Shameful That India Couldn’t Build One World Class Spot for Tourism Like Phuket or Hanoi

[Ramanuj Mukherjee @law_ninja]

Tourism in Goa is down in dumps

Foreign tourists have abandoned the state already. Look at 2019 v 2023 numbers. Russians and Brits who used to visit annually have opted for Sri Lanka instead.

Indian tourists still visiting, but soon likely to ditch it as word spreads about exploitation of tourists while there are so many cheaper comparable locations abroad

[Rakesh Patkar @ChuggersDelight]

Agreed completely!. NH48 was in really good condition before this concretizing work started. Now it’s such a mess that it takes forever to travel between Surat & Mumbai, with numerous roadwork blockades everywhere. 4 hrs of travel distance has now changed to 8+ hrs!

[Rahul Srinivas @whizkidd]

These are Google SteetView pictures of the NH48 from 2023. While not worldclass, this entire section was in excellent shape. Traffic jams occurred only when there was an accident, or something untoward happened. Ask any NH48 traveler who will vouch for the excellent quality of this highway for the past 7,8 years.

There were some patches that had potholes, but they were quicky repaired and even the patchwork was of great quality.

Then some babus @NHAI_Official (who has perhaps never travelled this route) said let's dig up this excellent road and concretize the entire surface. And let's do that before an alternate route in the form of the Mumbai Delhi Expressway is ready. I have no idea what @nitin_gadkari and the people advising him @officeofng told him. But this road never needed this level of repairs.

The result of this decision utter chaos.

Different sections of the Talasari - Virar - Vasai sections of the NH48 have been in a perennial traffic jam ever since this work started. It gets worse during the monsoons. And the situation is likely to continue for the next year. Today, if someone from Palghar, Boisar and Dahanu want to go to the airport, visit Mumbai for emergencies, no one has any idea when they would reach.

What is even worse?

The "new" road that will be ready after this process ends will be worse in surface quality and grip than the road it replaces. The completed sections of the new cemented NH48 is uneven and travelling on it is not smooth at all.

NHAI and Gadkiri ji should introspect what they have done with the NH48, and correct this massive mess which is their own doing. They should have consulted with daily travelers and people who actually use the NH48, rather than relying on local politicians and stakeholders who may have vested interests in getting this excellent road "repaired".

I will go to the extent of saying that the concretization work should be stopped and the entire surface be turned into an asphalt road again. The section is effed up already, and given that the work will take another year anyway, just restore it to its old glory. Take another year to do it but just bring the asphalt surface back.

[Rahul Srinivas @whizkidd]

Hey, @nitin_gadkari @MORTHIndia @NHAI_Official can you explain why you used my toll/tax money to destroy this perfectly good asphalt road (NH-48) that was just fine in 2023, and turn it into dust infested mess in 2024?

These are before/after pictures of the same place.

[Akshat Shrivastava @Akshat_World]

Don't let the builders of new India fool you into buying sub-standard products in the name of nationalism.

You are not supposed to be a guinea pig. And, fund other people's experiments.

You pay a price.
You expect a value.
It is that simple!

If there is a mismatch, the firm is supposed to correct it.

Become logical, reward merit, expect merit.
That is how you will get better things in life.

Don't believe idiotic narratives like: don't diss on people, who are building for India.

Such brainless commentary is making people of India dumb.

[Rakesh Patkar @ChuggersDelight]

Exit with style! Spotted this creative fire exit sign in a cafe today! #FireSafety

[Rakesh Patkar @ChuggersDelight]

Karnataka Police sleeping like always! Divisive Politics is the biggest threat to India.

[Open Letter @openletteryt]

It's not Kannada pride, it's hindi hatred. Seeds of brazen divisiveness being sown for cheap political benefits.

Some parties want to break the nation based on region and caste.

https://t.co/TdCXOV71G3

[Rakesh Patkar @ChuggersDelight]

We are seriously doomed. WTH were they thinking!