Cities are meant to be centres of innovation and job creation. But in India we are staring at an urban apocalypse if we continue the way we are with collapsing infrastructure and weak leadership. Rajaji, Bose, Patel, Nehru, Rajendra Prasad. What did they have in common? They all cut their teeth as city leaders before becoming political titans. Post-independence we have allowed our cities to sink into neglect. The 74th Amendment, the JNNURM (Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission), AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation) and now the Smart Cities programme have barely made a dent.
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