Before Petronas towers were built, there was no Icon or Symbol for Kuala Lumpur. It was just another capital city. With Petronas towers , Kuala Lumpur proved to the world the arrival of Malaysia as a modern nation willing and able to play its role. Same is the case with Taiwan. The completion of Taipei 101 brought positive image to Asia as a whole. Dubai with its Burj is on the verge of keeping entire world spell bound for decades to come.

These landmark, Iconic buildings bring tens of millions of tourists a year. Just to reach the observation deck and enjoy the panoramic views for a few minutes, visitors stand in the queue for hours and pay hefty amounts which, in itself is a constant stream of revenue to the developers not to mention tens, or even hundreds of millions of dollars they collect from corporations on leases and rentals year after year.

The problem with urban India, among other things, is the narrow, congested roads that were built many decades ago to cater to a much smaller population that existed then. Now with booming economy, growing paychecks, and explosive growth of high paying jobs, the automobile owning section of population is growing rapidly. Add to this the waves of people flocking from villages and small towns to seek better economic opportunities in cities. This makes the road congestion problem that much worse.