Tag: Urban Administration
Who is Benefitting in Indore District from Expensive Water Piped from...
This is Part Two of a series on the Narmada Water Project in Madhya Pradesh. Read Part One: What Makes Indore’s Narmada Water Project...
Life in Traffic, Not Fantastic: Why Are Bengaluru’s Roads So Bad?
The poor condition of Bengaluru's roads are well-documented and have been groaned about since time immemorial. Roads are laid in the city only to be dug up again, leaving commuters stuck in traffic for hours on end. But why are Bengaluru's roads so bad? Who is responsible for them? And why is this such a persistent problem?
Finding Delhi’s “Encroachers”: The Lal Dora Investigation
Aside from low-income "encroachers" of common land, there are much larger players in Delhi who must also share the blame of worsening Delhi’s land scarcity.
Can Land Consolidation Prevent Encroachment and Evictions in Delhi’s Lal Dora...
In the absence of the implementation of land consolidation laws, at lease 40 of Delhi's lal dora villages could face evictions for 'encroachment'.
Stories from Beggar’s Home: How the Bombay Prevention of Begging Act...
To address the issue of begging in India justly, a new government vocabulary and responsibility surrounding destitution needs to be developed.
Unravelling Pune’s COVID-19 Migrant Crisis: History Speaks
As Pune’s boundaries become more fluid, ‘Puneris’—a historically nuanced descriptor that includes migrant groups—are diversifying too.
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...
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....
All Park and No Play
Written by Vaishnavi Rathore | This article is the first instalment of Vaishnavi’s series ‘Ecology and the City’, which explores how complications in urban...
