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Cities Built to Fail | India News
Cities like Gurugram are caught in a deadly cycle: scorching heat in summer and catastrophic flooding in monsoons—both made worse by decades of reckless urban sprawl. Concrete replaces permeable soil, green spaces vanish, and natural drainage is buried, turning weather events into disasters. The human toll? Lost wages, health crises, and daily chaos often ignored by official reports. While laws exist to prepare for disasters, implementation lags badly—with missing urban disaster authorities and a shortage of planners. The fix? Embed resilience into every city decision: use climate maps…
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