Benjamin Mathews John is Project Associate at theNational Institute of Urban Affairs in Delhi. He has been part of a number of large urban planning projects, including the draft RMP 2031 for Bengaluru.
Illegal developments and citizens’ unwillingness to relinquish land have snowballed into the lack of road networks in Bengaluru. And thus, the city’s traffic mess remains perennially unsolved. What could be the solution now?
A recent INTACH study showed that almost 45% of Bengaluru’s heritage buildings have been lost to development. So what can be done to preserve our colonial inheritance?
