India is the largest country in the South Asian subcontinent and the second most populous country in the world. India has a total area of ??2.98 million square kilometers and a total population of 1.324 billion people. As a country with a large population and one of the developing countries with the fastest economic growth, why are there so few high-rise buildings in India?
Currently, the tallest building built in India is located in a prime location of Mumbai, the most economically developed city in India. World One is also the tallest residential building in the world so far. World One is 442 meters high and has 117 floors. Since it is much taller than other buildings in Mumbai, you can overlook the entire city of Mumbai from the top of the building. The total cost of World One Building is approximately US$440 million. It was designed by the architectural firm of the famous Chinese architect I.M. Pei.
World One is not only the tallest building in India, but also the tallest building in the South Asian subcontinent. India is currently in a period of rapid economic development and has surpassed France to become the sixth largest economy in the world. However, Indians are obviously not enthusiastic enough about building high-rise buildings. Why is this phenomenon happening?
India has had a long-term history in the past It is a British colony. The British have directly ruled here for more than a century. India is still a member of the Commonwealth. Due to the long-term rule by the British, Indians have very serious Westernization ideas. Not only the United Kingdom, but almost all European countries are not keen on building high-rise buildings. Under the influence of the British, India's enthusiasm for high-rise buildings has naturally decreased.
In 2012, the Shard in London, England, reached the top of the tallest building in Western Europe with a height of 309 meters, the second tallest building in Europe, second only to the 338-meter Mercury City in Moscow, and the tallest in the world in Mumbai. The building can already become the tallest building in Europe.
Constructing high-rise buildings is an important manifestation of a city’s economic strength. Building high-rise buildings requires economic support. Although India's economy has developed rapidly in the past decade and the wealthy group has grown stronger, they are more interested in building their own villas than high-rise buildings. If they have to build high-rise buildings, they will probably only be like India. The richest man Mukesh Ambani built a high-rise building to live in.
India is one of the countries with the largest gap between rich and poor in the world. The rich are keen to build single-family villas with higher privacy, but the poor will never be able to afford them in urban areas where land is precious. house. This obviously cannot provide support for real estate economic development, and it also dampens the confidence of those who want to build high-rise buildings.
At the same time, there are many reasons why India’s infrastructure is so backward. India is a federal country and local governments have a high degree of autonomy. India’s private land system has great constraints on infrastructure development, and a large amount of land is controlled by a small number of people. In the hands of people, this will greatly increase the difficulty and cost of development. These people are unwilling to provide land to the government for infrastructure construction, and the government cannot force it back. India’s infrastructure is so backward that even an international city like Mumbai In cities, there are very few public toilets.
High-rise buildings have very strict land requirements. Geology, location and height are all important, but in India, it is obviously difficult to obtain such conditions.
A few days ago, Indian Prime Minister Modi was re-elected with an overwhelming majority. During his term, the goal of building 100 million toilets for the Indian people remains unchanged. India's economy is already in a period of rapid development, but backward infrastructure is still a big problem. It's not that Indians can't build high-rise buildings, it's because India's infrastructure is rotten to the core.