But Mr Paes has promised to transform the city's infrastructure, and the government says all of the Olympic venues will be finished a year before the Games start.
Bhatia, who grew up in Bangalore, points to the city's fraying infrastructure and traffic logjams.
Once Katrina's winds died down, New Orleans' chief technology officer, Greg Meffert, surveyed the damage to the city's IT infrastructure.
Ultimately, updating the City's digital infrastructure for the 21st century sets the foundation for innovation that will continue to move us forward.
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Friday's statement could also be reassuring to global businesses who have helped turn Chongqing into a manufacturing hub in recent years and have been relying on the city's massive infrastructure improvements.
He said all aspects of the city's bid from infrastructure to political support had been "truly impressive".
"The goal of the Reinvent Payphones Design Challenge is to collaboratively engage designers, urban planners and technologists in imagining an innovative future for the City's public communications infrastructure, and we have been humbled by the phenomenal talent and creativity of the initiative's participants, " said Chief Digital Officer Haot.
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All the time and money being plowed into updating Atlanta's infrastructure proves that the city is "growing up, " Gravel says.
Beijing Enterprises, which is involved in everything from transportation infrastructure to the city's McDonald's franchise, is on most analysts' wish list, but its shares are already sky high.
Complaints about expensive housing are common, and so are gripes about infrastructure, particularly the city's congested roads.
Later, the government money is likely to help rebuild two schools and the city's hospital, along with other public infrastructure damaged by the tornado.
This is a major step in the City's overall strategy to modernize its digital infrastructure to increase transparency and foster data-driven innovation, both internally and through civic partnerships.
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The current construction boom and work on the city's sewers and other parts of its infrastructure have evicted many of the rodents from their traditional abodes, pushing them on to the streets.
The city's population is growing rapidly and there is limited infrastructure to handle this boom.
Despite the mountainous surrounds, South America's fourth-largest city is predominantly flat and the cycling infrastructure is excellent.
They pointed out - under the bid slogan Discover Tomorrow - the advantages of the city's strong economy, low crime rate and extensive transport infrastructure.
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Last Tuesday Mumbai received more than 65cm (26in) of rain - the heaviest recorded in India's history, causing havoc in a city known for its inadequate infrastructure.
With its ability to takeoff and land from a short runway, the jetpod's inventors believe the options to build a supporting infrastructure in the city center are endless.
"The city's debt load has increased substantially over the past decade resulting from an aggressive infrastructure and economic development expansion plan, " the ratings firm said.
David Begg, a transport academic, who is convener of the city's transport committee, has well-advanced plans for an ambitious public-transport infrastructure programme.
As the region's population goes on growing, several plans for improving its infrastructure have emerged, ranging from a central-area project developed by the city's planners to a more ambitious regional scheme that comes from a group called Metropolis 2020.
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