Mumbai's M/East Ward, a sprawling peripheral area including Mankhurd, Govandi, Deonar, Trombay and Chembur, embodies a tale of two cities. It is a vital economic engine, home to major industrial facilities such as the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Tata Power, RCF and HPCL. At the same time, it lies on the city's fringe where its unseen have been pushed over decades, from the mountains of waste at the Deonar landfill to the marginalised communities resettled in its cramped colonies. Our study on the impact of rising urban temperatures reveals just how this deep-seated inequality is baked into the very…
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Hiranya Ganatra is an architect and urban planner with keen interest in affordable housing, mobility planning, and climate adaptation at the intersection of spatial data analysis, policy research, and digital tools. His work focuses on using GIS, and urban research to develop resilient and inclusive city planning solutions. He has contributed to urban research, spatial mapping, and policy analysis for housing and Transit Oriented Development initiatives, applying data-driven methodologies to tackle urban challenges.