CBC BLOG TAG-2: Mogappair as the Twin City of Chennai!

There are a few twin cities in South India.

  • Cochin – Trivandrum
  • Hyderabad – Secunderabad
  • Bangalore – Mysore
  • Coimbatore – Palakkad
  • Mumbai – Pune, etc.

But,

  • Chennai – ???

That’s why I propose that Mogappair (currently a sub-urban area of Chennai where I live) be developed as a twin city of Chennai πŸ™‚

I know what you are thinking – Mogappair is such a small area – Β then how can this area be developed into a twin city, that too for Chennai?Β 

Here is my master plan/town planning for the proposed vertical Mogappair Twin city:

Mogappair-Twin-City-of-Chennai-Master-Plan

As you can see, I have proposed a vertical city over the existing Mogappair East and West areas (Ground level).

At Level 1, 30 meters above ground, there are tiny houses for people to live. This will prevent resources getting wasted due to building of large houses. If you don’t know what a tiny house is, have a look at a few here.

At Level 2, there will be wind turbines to generate power, and resorts surrounded by flowering plants for tourism. At Level 3, there will be solar panels (left) and organic terrace garden (right) to grow all veggies and herbs required for consumption in Mogappair city.

At Level 4, there will be a helipad that will offer helicopter shuttle service to Chennai airport. The red dotted lines depict the Metro train track covering the entire vertical Mogappair twin city.

At the very bottom you can see the underground rainwater storage tank/groundwater recharge, which is complimented by the rainwater storage tanks at individual levels. Water can be shifted up using solar pumps. The city floor is slightly sloped so that excess rainwater can flow down into the underground tank!

At the very top, adjacent to the helipad, there will be a large golden DI statue, in honor of the masterbrain behind the concept and design. There will be several large support structures (only three shown here) with high-speed escalators. If, inspite of this, the city falls down, then DI will not be responsible because it is the fault of the construction team – not planner πŸ˜›

So howz my IDEA? πŸ˜›

If you are wondering what all this hoopla is all about, well, it is a response to Chennai Bloggers Club (CBC) BLOG TAG-2 where a group of bloggers have come together to write on the topic – “One Aspect of Chennai I want to Change”. I know mine is off-topic, but hey, you don’t exactly expect realism in a Super Star’s movie, do you? πŸ˜€

The previous post on this topic was by Sulaiman Sait and the next post will by by Suchitra.

CBC TABLOG 2

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18 thoughts on “CBC BLOG TAG-2: Mogappair as the Twin City of Chennai!

  1. SG

    Very interesting and unique idea. I think you should send this proposal to Puratchi Thalaivi Engal Idhaya Dheivam Ammmmaaa.

    1. Rajesh K

      I can send, but administrators might become jealous of the new city rivaling Chennai. So for now it’s better kept as a secret πŸ™‚

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  2. mahesh

    Hi Rajesh,

    Do you think the soil/earth would be able to bear the weight of the futuristic cosmopolis that you have detailed above? I am reminded of the Tower of Babel mentioned in ‘The Bible’.

    An innovative post definitely and well thought out and written πŸ™‚

    Regards,
    Mahesh

    1. Rajesh K

      The technical details (of whether the soil will hold or not, etc.) are not the domain of the conceptualizer. Those can be addressed by lesser mortals like architects, civil engineers, etc. If there can be a Burj Khalifa, why not my Twin city?? πŸ˜›

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  3. Jennifer Divia

    Rajesh sounds straight out of a Sci fi movie. Even if there needs to be a twin city it shud be Annanagar! It was the best and biggest well planned residential suburb in Asia! lol

    1. Rajesh K

      If my masterplan is executed, Anna Nagar will become a sub-urban area of Mogappair! πŸ˜›

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  4. Bikram

    D.I I hope thos who have the power to plan and all are Listening and reading this ..
    very interesting

    all the best πŸ™‚

    Bikram’s

    1. Rajesh K

      Yeah, it’s an open source idea, but I hope those who have the power to plan and all are NOT reading this πŸ˜›

      Destination Infinity

  5. Jeevan

    This sounds to me like an apartment system rather city! Lol

    But today the multistoried apartments are almost a little town/city. Interesting post

    1. Rajesh K

      I think this is slightly large apartments πŸ˜›

      Destination Infinity

  6. sm

    Interesting and nice idea πŸ™‚

    1. Rajesh K

      Yes, out-of-the-box ideas are always interesting πŸ™‚

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  7. Kaushik

    Unique and interesting idea Sir. A bit out of world too πŸ˜‰ But nothing is unachievable in today’s world.

    1. Rajesh K

      I am afraid if someone has already created a city like this somewhere πŸ˜›

      Destination Infinity

  8. Avada Kedavra

    Looks like lot of research was done from your side to come up with this plan. Interesting idea πŸ™‚

    1. Rajesh K

      Nah, it’s pure imagination πŸ˜›

      Destination Infinity

  9. kismitoffeebar

    Very interesting! But why helipad? Metro and helipad both? To Chennai?
    I am intrigued by tiny houses!

    1. Rajesh K

      I wanted to have a full-fledged airport. But since twin cities generally share an airport, I just put a helipad there πŸ˜›

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