Three short stories
1. Bengaluru inundation In the first seven days of September 2022, Bangalore Urban District of Karnataka received 171mm of rain, which is 388% more than the long term average (35mm) of the rains it receives during this period. Obviously, the city infrastructure is not prepared to manage so much water; hence some areas of the city have been inundated with rain water. The spectacle of houses, vehicles and roads under deluge has been enthusiastically celebrated in the media – mainstream, social, local, national and global. The residents also marked the occasion by riding on tractors, excavators, and boats etc. Prima facie, there is nothing unusual in this. Almost every city in the country gets inundated at every instance of excess rain. From large metropolises like Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, to major cities like Lucknow, Bhopal, Ahmedabad, Jodhpur, Gurgaon, Patna, Varanasi, Ranchi, Bhubaneswar etc. have all experienced similar situations in the past f...