Can cities survive extreme rainfall?

Threadbare

22-12-2023 • 11 mins

Cyclone Michaung flooded Chennai and its neighbouring districts, bringing to the forefront questions of urban land use, planning, ecology and preservation of lakebeds and river basins. In this episode, host G. K. Rao tell how the "Contour line" idea of urban development provides a way out.

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