For Sangam Vihar’s Harijan Basti, Water Delivery Remains A Pipe Dream
Authored by Vibhuti Gour
In the run-up to the 2020 Delhi Assembly polls on February 8th, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has guaranteed 24/7 piped...
Reimagining Public Spaces for the Urban Poor Post COVID-19
For the poor and socially marginalized groups already living on the edge in India's cities, the pandemic has dealt a severe blow, isolating them physically, socially and economically. Access to public spaces can transform the lives they lead.
A Port Expansion is the Latest Threat to the Ennore-Pulicat Wetlands
No Chennai resident can possibly forget the floods of 2015. The horrors of this natural disaster that impacted more than 30 lakh families, and...
Land of Trouble
Written by Vaishnavi Rathore
Photographed by Sumit K. Yadav
We were riding in an auto at around 8.30 am. In a journey of about 20 minutes,...
Jheel Ke Kinaare: Crisis in the City of Lakes (Part II)
Filmed by Kartikeya Saxena
Last month, we looked at one part of Udaipur's troubled water scenario; how Udaipur is burdened by the ever-increasing number of...
In Pedestrian-Heavy Patna, Crores are Being Invested in Road and Metro Projects Instead
There has been a phenomenal growth in the number of metro rail projects across Indian cities in the last decade, despite hard evidence that...
Shrinking Commons Amidst Delhi’s Unplanned Urbanisation
Ram Kumar Roja, 76 years of age, is standing on a ground, bordered by a few trees and a wall. This one acre piece...
Monsoon Mayhem: No Rehabilitation for Evicted Residents of Himachal’s Chetru
Photographs by Yogesh Upadhyay
Come June, the monsoon ventures into the subcontinent and India welcomes it with open arms. But for Najuki and her husband,...
Damaged, Desolate & Dirty: What Rehabilitation Looks Like for Khori’s Residents
Rehabilitation for those citizens evicted from Khori Gaon still remains a distant dream.
Are Residential Welfare Associations the Missing Key in Urban Governance Models?
There are a few characteristics becoming increasingly common across Indian cities. A deluge of a couple of hours can end up flooding a city....
