Migration into Bombay

For years I've heard from many people cutting across religious, linguistic and economic barriers that migration into Bombay needs to be stopped. The fact is that in a democracy you just cannot enforce laws to stop from people coming in.

The solution lies in the development of 20-30 new cities. There are stop-gap measures that can de-congest Bombay. For starters, move the Western and Central Railway headquarters out of this city. There will be a lot of political pressure from the Hindi-belt against such a measure but since the Railway Minister doesn't seem to care either way, this is one step that can be taken.

It's encouraging to know that many mutli-nationals are choosing the Hyderabads and Bangalores to set up base in India. Let's encourage that. People follow economic opportunities. I am sure that people would prefer living in bigger homes and paying less rent and having a somewhat decent standard of living than doing the opposite in this city.