This is such a convenience, that I don’t recall what the colours of physical Rupee notes are anymore.

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Rail networks are key drivers for migration in India: analysed using weighted bipartite networks and causal inference (difference in differences). Read more about it here:

lakes and streams. What amount of engineering marvels can fix this modification - it’s sheer absurdity to make a mistake first and then attempt to correct it in various ways.

direction and streams flow to E and W. The network was flawless, originally designed for irrigation but could be (/had been) used to efficiently keep the city from ever flooding. Where will the water go but flood, if you build hi-tech parks, and every other building on these.

Bangalore has a beautiful topography and factoring in this natural drainage, man-made streams (rajakaaluve) and lakes network was designed by the great Kempegowda. The maps taken from the 2031 Bangalore Masterplan (scrapped) show the ridge that cuts across the city in N-S

What amount of engineering marvels can fix this modification, when it’s sheer absurdity to make mistakes first and then attempt to correct it in various creative ways. Kempegowda's stream and lakes network was flawless. Even with all the tech and science, we fall short.

around the centre of the city (N-S direction) and streams flow to E and W. With rampant construction in these stream tributaries and lakes, where else will the water go but flood?.

Multiple disciplines in individuals and even in teams give best results. We need much more of this.

Dead-end roads of Bangalore visualized below. More on this in my blog:

Urban planning and even its implementation is secondary. First is political 'will'. It can make or break a city - sometimes, beyond repair.

the districts that need to be developed, specifically Bihar and West Bengal cluster.

I analysed 'prominent' districts according to migration patterns of India using network analysis. Read more about it in the link below. Bangalore is the most important hub while Delhi and Mumbai retain their importance as well. This analysis also gives .

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Architecture is for buildings, planning is for built and the cities.

Functional is what makes cities 'planned', Not Form. Form may be a side product which emerges on its own - each city unique in its own right, but it cannot be central to what constitutes 'planning'. We want affordable and livable, before looking for aesthetics.

And not regulating every single aspect of every building. There is no denying that there are glaring inadequacies in provision of infrastructure (political will, corruption, limited resources, costs etc, all add up), but 'looking good' should not be a criteria. Making cities.

I strongly disagree. Just because a view of the city 'looks good' from the top, doesn't mean it is good and neither does 'dense looking' built-up mean it is a case of bad planning. We generally plan cities for people. Where planning comes in is for provision of infrastructure,.

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