If Venice could be known for its glamour, Milan should be known for its canals. Yes the canals that made it a popular portcity holds no attraction now. Alternatives modes of transport being available waterways are no more an attraction.
Regional leaders see the great city could be made an industrial and financial hub if the canal networks are repaired to join the city with the surrounding countryside. Green is the catchword.
Urban planners are breaking their heads over refurbishing its dwindling canal embankments to transform it into a tourist destination. But that would mean an investment of hundreds of millions of euros. The canals are falling apart, vegetation is sprouting from the concrete walls and if neglected further the city would become an open sewer.
VIA: IHT
