New Year Resolutions: Let's year it...

From housing to toppling governments, a wish list for all they hope for in 2011

From housing to toppling governments, a wish list for all they hope for in 2011

Ashok Walunj
Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) Director
My New Year's resolution is to build a hotel resort around 30 minutes from Navi Mumbai. I have already started looking for a plot and will name it after my son

Wasim Jaffer
Former Test opener
I don't believe in any New Year resolution and so, I do not keep any

Ram Jethmalani
Senior Counsel and former MP
My resolution for the New Year is to topple this government at the centre, which is nothing but a government of scams. Quite a few members of the cabinet, should be put behind bars for their involvement in scams. It is high time that even decent Congressmen join the opposition

Dinesh Afzalpurkar
Chairman, BMC Heritage Committee
To ensure that our heritage regulations are enforced as strictly as possible. We have regulations but they are hardly implemented because of various factors, as the department comes under the BMC and it is a large body. I hope and trust that in the new year, the larger corporation will pay adequate attention and will continue their support to us to ensure that heritage properties in the city are preserved and regulations implemented stringently

Saina Nehwal
World No 2 women's shuttler
There is no specific target that I have set for 2011. I just want to do better than 2010. Keep winning more tournaments, stay injury-free and keep up the fitness levels. I am recovering from an injury and not really thinking of rankings now. I just want to get fully fit soon

Ratnakar Gaikwad
MMRDA Commissioner
While we are busy developing infrastructure for the city, environment protection and maintenance of the ecological balance is on our priority list. We will also undertake noise-mapping exercise

Angad Hasija
TV actor
I will celebrate New Year in Mumbai with family and friends. My New Year resolution is to take up a new TV show and repeat the success my character got in Bidaai because career is my top priority

Anand Gupta
Hon Secretary, Builders Association of India.
Our wish is to give affordable housing to Mumbai city to the common man. But for this, we would need the government's support so that we can fulfill this dream

Raj Khilnani
Additional Director General of Police (GRP)
To motivate my men to work harder. Security of the passengers is our top priority

Mihir Dhruva
CMDu00a0 Habitat Group
To stabilise real estate prices, so that the common man can afford a house, because the common man faces so many problems while buying a houseu00a0u00a0

Udita Goswami
Actress
I am in Las Vegas with friends for the New Year. I don't make any resolutions as they are meant to be broken. Live life one day at a time is the best policy

Faiz Ur Rehman
Chief Post Master General
To have a situation where I get no complaint for my service. I aim for all my departmental post offices all over Maharashtra and Goa to be fully computerised. If we succeed, we will be the first in the country to do so. All daily work will be on computer by March 31, 2011

Kul Bhushan
General Manager, Central Railway
We will ensure that the trains are on time and the passengers have a safe and comfortable journey. All 9 car trains will be converted into 12 car. 6 FOBs (Foot over bridges) will be built at several stations

Shraddha Jadhav
Mayor
To provide quality health care to the common man along with the upgradation of various civic hospitals. Pothole free roads in Mumbai and solving the water shortage problem will be on our agenda.

G K Pillai
Union Home Secretary
I have no special resolutions for 2011, but have a lot of things planned for improving overall security

Rahul Asthana
Chairman, Mumbai Port Trust
I will take the year as it comes, I feel that is the best resolution

Vijender Singh
Pugilist
My New Year resolution is to not lose my cool easily and remain calm instead. I want to get rid of my short temper and be happy throughout 2011

Leander Paes
Tennis star
My resolution is to stay passionate in anything and everything I do for another year ufffdto celebrate another year of this wonderful life