Imagining a greener urban future in India
1 year, 11 months ago

Imagining a greener urban future in India

Hindustan Times  

Standing roughly 250 km north of Delhi at the foothills of the Shivalik ranges, Chandigarh is independent India’s first planned city. Unlike other cities — many are built without forethought or planning to check haphazard growth — Chandigarh is marked by uniform low-rise buildings and interconnected sectors with parks, schools, shopping areas, and walkways. Equally important are the court’s comments about the sorry state of India’s other cities, and its observations on what the urban policy focus of governments should be. The top court also noted that although legislatures had enacted laws to ensure the planned development of cities and urban areas, enforcement was poor and violations rampant.

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