BEING BRUTALIST TOWARDS BHOPAL

Greedy realtors, politicos with personal stakes, greasy babus team up to deface a beautiful, planned city

- By Rahul Noronha

HOW DOES A government ruin one of India’s most scenic and planned state capitals? Simply by looking the other way when building norms are trashed. Bhopal—known for its undulating hills, wide roads and tree-lined avenues—has been lately gasping for breath. A cabal of greedy businessmen and politicians, supported by an allegedly corrupt bureaucracy, has allowed one of the most beautiful parts of the city to be ravaged through rampant violations of the master plan.