Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: Both projects then were declared ` dead ' in the second half of 2004 , when Mumbai 's government decided `` not to waste money on car fumes while there are more serious issues '' , and the Hyderabad location was converted to an IT park for technology companies .
Simplified: Both projects then were declared ` dead ' when Mumbai 's government decided `` not to waste money on car fumes while there are more serious issues '' .