Policy Issues for the City Municipalities

This continuation of the cover story touches upon the policy issues that the various city municipalities are in store for. The article suggests some policy changes that the cities might do well to heed. So, can the Indian cities survive India's economic growth? The answer, as suggested by the IIR, seems to be "an unqualified yes". With proper planning and some progressive reforms, the India Infrastructure Report can be proved right and the city administrators know what is to be done to get out of this glut.. But are the city administrators desperate enough to go out and implement the recommendations? Wait and Watch!!

http://www.businessworldindia.com/may1704/coverstory02.asp

Urban India comes of age

Some of India's leading cities are going in for a major facelift by taking up highly innovative reform measures. The cover story article from the Business World highlights some of the highly innovative ideas that are being adopted by various cities to facilitate this. Bangalore and Hyderabad lead the way. Other cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Gurgaon and Pune are not too far behind either. The article also highlights the progress of other initiatives like inter-city corridors such as the ones between Mumbai-Pune, Delhi-Noida and Delhi-Gurgaon. A must-read..

http://www.businessworldindia.com/may1704/coverstory01.asp