EP-332 | Floods, Traffic, Garbage: Why Indian Cities Are Collapsing | Suhel Seth & Omesh Saigal
Description
Suhel Seth is a brand guru, author, columnist, and television pundit who can speak without pause on almost any topic. Omesh Saigal is an IITian who joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1964. He has served at every level of governance, from Block Development Officer to Chief Secretary of Delhi and Secretary in the Central Government.
In this episode of the ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash, the guests discuss the real reasons behind the crumbling infrastructure in Indian cities. Floods, traffic, garbage, and pollution have become the new normal. India’s crown jewels, Delhi, Gurugram, Bengaluru, and Mumbai, face these issues year after year.
What needs to change? And how do images of waterlogged roads and piles of garbage harm the 'Brand India' image?
00:00 – Introduction
01:00 – Urban Apathy
08:16 – Lack of Urban Planning
16:17 – Bureaucracy & Urban Planning Gaps
20:44 – Media Coverage of Urban Issues
22:18 – Tech Impact on City Planning
25:19 – Infrastructure Gap in Metro Cities
26:49 – Bangalore’s Traffic Problem
30:20 – Environmental Damage in Hill Stations
33:44 – Influx of Migrants into Cities
35:54 – Community Action on Urban Problems
40:42 – Stray Dog Attacks
47:03 – Problem with RWAs
48:35 – Who’s Accountable for Urban Decay?
51:43 – Rahul & Trump’s Economy Jab
58:50 – New Wave of Emigration
1:02:47 – Stray Dog Care and Colony Policies
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