A Preliminary Report on Patna Riverfront In recent years, a new generation of river-related developmental projects has received a strong push from central and state governments. After dubious claims of success in riverfront development projects on the Sabarmati river, the policymakers are now ready with...
Tag: Infrastructure
Livelihoods of Worli’s Koli Community Impacted by Coastal Infra Projects Further Battered by Covid-19 Crisis
– Geetanjali Gurlhosur [Originally published in The Firstpost. Link to the original article] At Mumbai’s Worli coast, 130 motorboats go out to the sea from the Worli bateri (canal) and over 200 smaller boats from two more jetties in the vicinity. The boats belong to...
Sinking Cities: River, City and Politics of Water
People’s Resource Centre invites you to an online dialogue on the theme “Sinking Cities: River, City and Politics of water” to discuss how cities can become more responsible towards the rivers. Cities across India are threatened by an extreme water crisis. In recent years, cities...
‘सेंट्रल विस्टा’ पुनर्विकास: गणतंत्र के और भी सत्ता-केन्द्रित हो जाने का जोखिम
साल 2008 में दुनिया में आई आर्थिक मंदी के केंद्र में थीं चंद वित्तीय बैंक कम्पनियाँ। इनमें से ही एक बड़ी कम्पनी थी मेरिल लिंच। जब एक तरफ भीषण मंदी जारी ही थी तो दूसरी तरफ मेरिल लिंच के सीईओ जॉन थेन अपने ऑफिस की...