Every monsoon, India’s largest cities—Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Gurugram—grind to a halt, exposing fragile infrastructure
Indiscriminate urbanisation has erased green belts and water bodies while drains remain clogged, leaving cities defenceless against floods
Heavier, erratic rainfall and rising heat are amplifying urban flooding, making annual disruptions deadlier and costlier
Landslides in Uttarakhand and Himachal reveal the damage of unchecked construction on fragile terrain, worsening monsoon disasters
Drainage and flood-control systems are outdated, unable to cope with sharp bursts of heavy rainfall that overwhelm cities each year
Without superior monsoon-preparedness plans, India’s cities risk repeating this cycle of disruption, undermining the vision of Viksit Bharat