by
K.Venkatachalam, President, Chennai Civil Engineers Association (CHCEA)
The
citizens of India have tuned themselves to bear and tolerate any price hike,
let it be on single tea of the early morning or petrol / diesel in the dark
midnight.
Swallowing
all these and without realizing the evil of this
monster,
they were able to lead normal & peaceful life. No one seems to be bothered.
If at all, when their angst peaks they hold a token fast for a day and then
forget the whole episode.
Nobody,
either the public or the government, seems to worry about that unless otherwise
the situation is close to death like Koodankulam and warrants a crusade.
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K.Venkatachalam, President,
CHCEA
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We know
you would be surprised at this point being highlighted here. But realize an era
when your dream home is going to remain a dream only is not far away.
Let us
discuss the situation we are in. Home buyers can be classified into three
categories – low income group, upper income group and middle class. While there
is no need to mention about upper class, the
government
may take care of lower strata. But the situation of the
middle
class is not the same as the other two.
Five year
before, a middle class human-being was identified with savings. But the trends
have changed totally, that too, with the status of the current set of youth
having seen a strategic jump with the globalization and IT growth.
As income
grew with this trend, their attitude towards
life has
also changed. Many of them have been extravagantly spending on parties and
luxuries like vehicles. As a result, their savings have halved.
Adding to
the woes is the inflation eating into the meager savings of the youth towards
their dream home. It is a pity that the government provides housing for the
poor for whom buying gold is a dream while even the housing is going to be a
dream like gold for poor.
About the
author..!
Mr.
K.Venkatachalam, President,
Chennai
Civil Engineers Association (CHCEA)
105,
Brindhavanam Nagar Main Road, Valasaravakkam, Chennai - 600 087
Ofiice:
044 - 3201 7979
Email:
president@checea.com,chennaicivilengineers@gmail.com
Web site:
www.checea.com
