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Sinking Cities

2023 • 1 Season • Environment

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India's cities faced the fury of floods in 2023. Thousands got displaced and roads become rivers. Farmers suffered losses and citizens felt marooned. Urbanisation is gobbling up water bodies. Wetlands have been destroyed and floodplains are encroached upon. What is the way forward to tackle extreme climate events?

Season 1

1. Dying Lakes, Drowning Cities
Episode 1 | 8min
The heavy rainfall in Bengaluru, which led to the death of a young Infosys employee in a flooded underpass, has revived the discussion around the role of water bodies in preventing such floods. Unfortunately, with rapid concretisation, water bodies are vanishing across cities.
The heavy rainfall in Bengaluru, which led to the death of a young Infosys employee in a flooded underpass, has revived the discussion around the role of water bodies in preventing such floods. Unfortunately, with rapid concretisation, water bodies are vanishing across cities.
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2. Swim or Sink
Episode 2 | 9min
July saw devastating floods in Delhi as the Yamuna waters reached the Red Fort for the first time in 45 years. Many neighbourhoods in the Capital went under. Those displaced had to be shifted to temporary shelters. Which are the biggest lessons from this deluge for India's metropolises?
July saw devastating floods in Delhi as the Yamuna waters reached the Red Fort for the first time in 45 years. Many neighbourhoods in the Capital went under. Those displaced had to be shifted to temporary shelters. Which are the biggest lessons from this deluge for India's metropolises?
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