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Reimagining the urban future
Hindustan Times Amritsar
|July 24, 2025
A World Bank report outlines the challenges ahead as India’s urban population is set to double by 2050
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The past few monsoons have revealed the disquieting inadequacy of urban planning and infrastructure in India. This season, the cities in the National Capital Region, for instance, are struggling to function after intense rainfall, thanks to clogged drains and construction that disregards topography.
In summer, many cities report heat deaths and crippling water shortages. Against this backdrop, the findings of the World Bank’s
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