Money Won't Fix Flooded Cities

Many Indian cities will be flooded every year, or lurch from one environmental crisis to another, unless people become integral to our urban planning, says Tikender Singh Panwar, former deputy mayor of Shimla, in an interview with NewsClick.

Many Indian cities will be flooded every year, or lurch from one environmental crisis to another, unless people become integral to our urban planning, says Tikender Singh Panwar, former deputy mayor of Shimla, in an interview with NewsClick. He says Himachal Pradesh needs a Commission of Inquiry to resolve the crisis caused by rapid urbanisation, over-construction and neglect of people's demands.