The uncontrolled and destructive urbanisation has badly impacted the health of all rivers. Large scale damming, the concretisation of river channels, real estate development on the flood plains and dumping of wastewater have altered the very nature of the rivers and has endangered their mere...
– Debapriya Chanda and Nishant [This article was originally published in The Bastion] The exclusionary model of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation—one of India’s pioneering metro rails—is being replicated in the planning of metro projects in tier two cities like Patna. This one-size-fits-all approach to...
A POOR REPLICA Archana Singh and Rajendra Ravi (An edited version of this article was published in Down To Earth magazine in July 2021) After much delay, the Bihar government is finally pushing ahead with its 20.5- km expressway project, being built along the banks...