Urban Policy
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Every monsoon, Lahore’s drainage system fails and the city floods. Where did it go wrong?
Instead of last-minute disaster management, the city needs to invest in flood prevention.
Dawar Hameed Butt, Dawn.com
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499 Mumbai buildings are at risk of collapse, but its civic body is pouring funds into coastal road
The city slashed its fire- and disaster-management budget for two consecutive years, before raising it again.
IndiaSpend Team
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Why Maharashtra's latest plan for Mumbai coastal road is a disaster
Thursday was the last day for the public to submit objections to this deeply inegalitarian and economically unviable project that fails to address the city's transport needs.
Hussain Indorewala and Shweta Wagh
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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‘My son lost his job during demonetisation but at least it removed black money’
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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Lok Sabha polls: Ladakh MP rallies supporters after BJP drops him from candidate list
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In a slum fire outside Delhi, the frightening vision of a future smart city
India isn't creating space for the urban poor even though the government is pushing the rhetoric of 'Housing for All' along with 'Smart Cities'.
Supriya Sharma
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Mumbai's development plan envisions taller buildings but has no space for disaster management
Critics say allowing towers in some areas to be four to six times higher than currently permitted requires a much greater provision for amenities than the proposal contains.
Aarefa Johari