The opulent buildings and the wide open boulevards stand testimony to that grand vision. Suhash Chakravarty writes in Architecture and Politics in the Construction of New Delhi that from Calcutta, now Kolkata, the capital was to be shifted to a more congenial site. “It was maintained that ...
National Capital Region (NCR, Delhi) in India is one of the fastest-growing metropolitan cities which is facing a severe water crisis due to increasing water demand. The over-extraction of groundwater, particularly from its unconsolidated alluvial deposits makes the region prone to subsidence. In ...