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Infrastructure

The state of roads, public buildings and other physical infrastructure in the city, public infrastructure projects, budgets and maintenance plans that impact the daily lives of citizens.

An illustration of a rooftab solar panel in urvan India.
Infrastructure

Indian cities need policy reforms and more to achieve rooftop solar targets

May 10, 2022 Jugal Ramnani

In cities, an increasing number of citizens and RWAs want to understand the end to end process of installing rooftop solar panels. Here’s a DIY guide to follow.

Cycling in Delhi--satnam singh
Infrastructure

No rights, no dignity, no safety for Delhi cyclists, only the “tyranny of motorists”

April 20, 2022 Sri Krishna

Delhi has done nothing to support cyclists, despite a sizeable population of workers in the city cycling to work every day.

Representational image of an electric vehicle charging station
Infrastructure

What the Delhi government guide says about setting up residential electric vehicle charging

March 29, 2022 Utkarsha Srivastava

The guidebook highlights the importance of setting up electric vehicle charging stations in residential societies and how to go about it in a planned way.

General image of a drone
Infrastructure

Explainer: National security concerns dominate Draft Drone Rules 2021

July 30, 2021 Utkarsha Srivastava

Drones have tremendous potential for important applications in areas like mapping, agriculture, logistics, healthcare and others. Here’s what the Draft Drone Rules 2021 say about their use.

public toilets covid risk
Infrastructure

Why the COVID surge calls for immediate attention to public toilets in our cities

April 26, 2021 Kolla Krishna Madhavi

Several studies have highlighted why public toilets could be a hotbed of COVID spread. How should these toilets be maintained, to keep our cities not only ‘swachh’, but also healthy?

Infrastructure

Closure of Srinagar’s precarious lifeline leaves citizens without essentials

January 23, 2021 Abid Bashir Wani

No vegetables, no mutton, no LPG. Closure till March of the only surface link connecting the valley with rest of India has hit food supply and livelihoods.

Infrastructure

Hyderabad pavements tell you why a third of its accident victims are pedestrians

November 19, 2020 Kolla Krishna Madhavi

In most places, hawkers and shops have taken over the footpaths; besides, different departments dig them up for installing electric poles, transmission lines and transformers.

Delhi slum clusters face monsoon brunt
Infrastructure

People-centric approach critical for solving India’s housing woes

October 30, 2020 Parul Agarwala, Swati Singh Sambyal and Pooja Varma

PMAY and Clean India Mission have built strong foundations for sustainable, inclusive housing but community engagement is crucial, say experts from UN-Habitat on the occasion of World Cities Day.

Infrastructure

Shimla’s old tunnels are crying for attention; planned ones in limbo

October 8, 2020 Ashwani Sharma

Maintenance of its British-era tunnels and creation of new ones could be effective solutions to mobility challenges in the hill town. But clearly, government priorities lie elsewhere.

Infrastructure

Six ways to make our cities child-friendly

September 17, 2020 Nikita Luke, Rohit Tak, Claudia Adriazola-Steil and Ariadne Samios

The pandemic has highlighted the urgent need for safe outdoor areas for children, many of whom have experienced mental and physical health issues due to restricted socialization and activity.

Infrastructure

Delhi electric vehicle policy: Ambitious targets, but is the capital ready?

August 31, 2020 Asha Ramachandran

The policy aims to make 25% of all new vehicles in Delhi electric, by the next four years. But it has no answers to some very critical questions that will determine its success.

Infrastructure

Delhi fights monsoon flooding with 44-year-old drainage plan

July 30, 2020 Sri Krishna

With a 1976 drainage master plan and multiple agencies managing them at loggerheads, Delhi shows how not to manage the yearly monsoon mayhem.

Infrastructure

Why homeless families living under Kolkata flyover don’t want to go anywhere, come COVID or cyclone!

July 10, 2020 Puja Bhattacharjee/PARI

Living on the streets with all its dangers and risks has made people like Sabita fearless about pandemics and cyclones. Few inclemencies match the storms they have battled for survival.

The wide footpaths of the pedestrian plaza in T Nagar Chennai
Infrastructure

Urban Affairs ministry cites Chennai-Pune examples to push for pedestrian-only markets

June 11, 2020 News Desk

The advisory issued by MoHUA calls for at least three car-free market places in million plus cities, and at least one in others.

Infrastructure

Bus-turned-wifi spot; Parking lots-turned-testing centres: How COVID-hit cities are using transport infrastructure

May 29, 2020 Ruchi Agarwal

Around the world, cities are adapting and reusing transport infrastructure to deal with the COVID-19 crisis. What can we learn from them?

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