Smart Cities Need Right Policy

This article I wrote appeared in the Indian Express Editorial page. The move to build 100 smart cities is welcome.

However, we need improvement in existing infrastructure and smartness can be added later. Why cant we use existing broad-guage infrastructure  in Bangalore to provide local trains?  We need improved civic sense. Perhaps having more Modi-Students type interaction may help.

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Wake-up Call

This article I wrote appeared as a lead Editorial page article in the Daily Post on 18th September 2014. After Land of Gods last year, Land of paradise faced the flood fury this year. We are commemorating 10th anniversary of the 2004 Tsunami.
Even after 67 years of independence, it is embarrassing to see such a primitive disaster management set-up in the country.

We need concerted effort to minimise the impact of natural disasters. Both pre-disaster preparation and time-bound post-disaster re-building system should be accorded paramount importance.

It is imperative that the NDMA be strengthened with best-in-class technology and a state-of-the art weather monitoring and alerting system should be implemented.

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