1. 1. Pawar Public School Chandivali
2. 2. OUR REGION: POWAI Powai, located in the heart of northern Mumbai, is one of the fastest growing suburbs of Mumbai. It has every facility imaginable for any young individual.
3. 3. GROUP MEMBERS
4. 4. HOW EXPENSIVE ARE THE FACILITIES AND ARE THEY AFFORDABLE? There are no facilities as such that are free to be used in our region Powai. There are clubs in and around our area which require an annual fee to be paid to use the facilities throughout the year without paying anything extra. The recreational game centers and alleys are charged for, depending on our usage. But there are gardens which can be used free of cost. Since our region is a very posh and rich area, the prices of the facilities do not affect the peoples usage, but if talked about in general, then they do burn a hole in ones pocket. The prices range from Rs.200 (approx. 2.583 Euros) to Rs.2000 ( approx. 25.83 Euros)
5. 5. ARE ANY FACILITIES USED BY OUR CLASSMATES AND HOW OFTEN ARE THEY USED? Yes, after conducting a general survey we found out that most of our classmates used these facilities on a weekly basis. Most of the facilities used were the local club houses and football grounds.
6. 6. ARE THERE ENOUGH FACILITIES IN OUR REGION FOR ALL AGE GROUPS? Yes, theres everything from Government run schools, affordable hospitals, places of worship, free-to-use gardens to expensive- to- use paintball alleys, high-end hospitals, private schools and go-cart race tracks, there is a wide variety of facilities available for all age groups in Powai. Theres everything a young person( within the age of 6-22 yrs) would want as a facility and use in their day-to-day lives. All the facilities are almost at a walking distance from most of the residential complexes and are also user friendly.
7. 7. ARE THESE FACILITIES MISUSED? No, the facilities are not misused mostly because the crowd in our area is well familiar with expensive and delicate but useable equipment. Therefore breakages and damages to the facilities rarely occur. However there have been cases of robberies reported causing damage to the facilities and affecting us indirectly.
8. 8. To conduct the survey, the interviewer of our group had interviewed quite a few young people from various backgrounds and the managers of some facilities. Some excerpts from those interviews of the following people follow this slide: 1. A regular gym user / enthusiast. 2. The manager of Forest Club, a reputed local club.
9. 9. INTERVIEWS (we were unable to get any videos of our interviews as we didnt get the required permissions for it) Here are some excerpts from the interviews conducted by us- Name- Shreyas Khan Age-19 years Residence- Avlon Location of interview- Golds gym Q. Do you enjoy and utilize all the available facilities in our area? A. yes.
10. 10. Q. What are the various facilities you utilize? A. I enjoy using the Hakone game center with my friends at least once a week. I also have my evening coffee at the local Starbucks and then enjoy my evening swim at the forest club. Then I come here to Golds Gym for my daily workout. Q. Are you satisfied with the services and staff of the facilities? A. Yes, but there is a lack of value for money. Also the staff is either under qualified or overqualified for that particular job. I am yet to find the perfect staff person, majorly lower down in the employee hierarchy!
11. 11. Manager- Forest Club Location- Olympia Q. Hows business and hows everything going? A. Everythings going as usual but the number of people enrolling for our membership to try out new facilities is increasing. There are more and more people coming on a daily basis. Its booming!!! Q. Why are the prices so high and still increasing? A. Well we are helpless! We understand that we have drastically increased our membership prices but its logical. We need to take inflation, salary of the staff, land/property prices and updating of the equipment and functions into consideration. ..(contd.)
12. 12. ..(contd.) We need money for all of these. And as the number of people increase, we need to increase our capacity accordingly. We also need to keep in mind the various overheads. Hence, you need to bear with us!
13. 13. IS OUR REGION A NICE PLACE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE? Yes, definitely Powai is a nice place for the younger generation. All the facilities necessary to satisfy the needs of people encompassing all budgets and all classes are present within a stones throw from our houses. The facilities function throughout the year with rare holidays as is recommended by the local government. They are well maintained and user friendly enough for a 6 year old to use them by himself!