I Investigated Why India’s Infrastructure Is Failing! 

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When politicians eat up a majority chunk of the infrastructure project budget, then you don't have enough money to build quality infra, as a result, we have sub-par infrastructure.

City doesn’t have to look like that, a city should clean, organized, traffic should flow, storm drainage and no distractions. The most important ingredient is people with civic sense which we don’t have.

Every City Can be Nice in India but people lack civic sense. People freely urinate in open, Throw Trash in Water Bodies, Defacate on Railway Lines, Throws the Waste Unsegregated. This is a HUGE Problem in India. People blame Population but Hong Kong and Singapore have one of the highest population density in the world and yet those cities are one of the cleanest. People blame poverty but Poverty doesnt give you license to Litter around and Defacate in Open. The Attitude of Indian People must change. This civic sense should be taught in schools from a young age. Trash Segregation should be taught in Environmental Studies Subject

I mean... Indians literally INVENTED the grid pattern, urban sanitation, and high-level urban planning. The fact that we can't do it better than our ancestors 5000 years ago is appalling.

Mumbai having little bit flood at the same time this video is airing, makes the timing perfect!

Hats off to the video editor! He/she has done a remarkable job at editing this video! I'm blown

We have european level taxes while living is still equal to third world 😢.

My wife did graduation in town planning from school of planning and architecture. Its a 4 year course. She was in a small class of 30 people. 27 out of 30 are now no longer in india because there weren't enough opportunities for them. Most are in europe or US. My wife moved to IT because she didn't want to leave.

Corruption is in the blood of Indians. No political party, IAS, IPS etc can solve this problem.

why because if it costs 100 Rs to build they'll charge 500 Rs & still put low quality lobour & materials because who's there to keep a check on them? ofcourse this had to happen

CLICKBAIT! she is talking about urban planning and not so much about infrastructure. We have design and implementation challenges which are causing these issues.

In our Howrah Municipal Corporation of West Bengal, last elections were held in 2013. It's term expired in 2018. So it's next term was supposed to be held in 2018 but it wasn't in last 6 years. So just imagine - a term last for 5 years but whole 6 years void of elections. As a result it's now also void of waste management, public hygiene & sanitation services, one of nation's worst sewerage, garbage capital of East India . Illegal construction & ecological sensitivity destruction & syndicate everywhere which was even accepted by our CM!🤦 And was one of dirtiest cities of India. But we know even if elections are held nothing will change because they will be in only name- we couldn't cast our own vote but it'll be ballot rigged by booth capturings by local strongmen and goons & mafias of the state ruling party. When even formed undemocratic like rest of 100 municipalities of the state u cannot expect them to provide civic facilities. So first reforms and then fund flow is necessary or else it will go to the pockets of strongmen instead of our gully-mohallas.

India’s system is all crroupt from basic level workers to top tier officers. For instance im from a small town and town got 2cr. grant from government but all muncipal members take it a bribe and used only 20 lacs on infrastructure….20/200lacs …same on our system

First we indian need to develop civic sense

Public transportation is really important for a city as it lowers traffic. The problem is that in some cities buses look cheap and downgraded. So, only lower class ppl use them while middle class and upper middle class use vehicles leading to more air pollution as well as traffic congestion.

In varanasi also they gave free dustbins to everyone. 1 for dry waste and 2nd for wet waste. Almost all of them used those dustbins to plant some plants and throw wastes on the road. Even tho the garbage dump truck or van comes daily.

an ideal city for me is a city that is made for the people to comfortably live, the space is green and clean with proper drainage system, water harvesting system and sustainable sources of electricity generation. a city where in the citizen can simply walk or bike to places rather than using vehicles fueled by non renewable fuels and also has well developed public transport! And, is safe. (so, basically a mixture of Singapore and Germany ) (a youtube channel i'd like to recommend is " *Not Just Bikes* ")

A small suggestion: There are munipal swepers and cleaners all around our cities deployed. They must be trained and given little power and ownership of a particular area they must take care of in cleaning and beautification in a small extent. Also to get the municipality attention on the issues. They must be trained like a team leads in corporate.

We just need scapegoat.. The scapegoat is Politicans and Corruption. but We the People are equally part of it. but no ones likes to be blamed, so we collectively never blame ourselves as well.

I dont understand why none of the videos on indian cities use hyderabad in any of their case studies or examples. There are definitely a lot of things to learn from hyderabad too.

Let's hope Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh's capital, learn something from this. The masterplan is of the Grid model, and some of it is now visible in Google Maps.

I started my career in Delhi thinking there is hope when I was 22. Today I am 44, and let me tell you things have gone from bad to worse. There is zero accountability with the thousands of ppl in state and central govt, and life here is horrible. The story is same in each and every city of India. This you realise when you see how the rest of the world lives.

its crazy how most of us viewers know more than actual lawmakers. I bet that a random viewer will perform better than politicians.

THAT'S THE CONTENT WE NEED ... THANKS FOR EDUCATING US

This Infrastructure problems video is a trending contect in youtube now, but the elaborateness of your content, the brief explanation of understanding the core issues, instead of pin pointing just 'government', connecting past and all that, and the comparative details of why we lack behind from others, is very gripping to watch, and very educative. A very interesting explanation, very different approach from other vids I seen recently. Thanks.

Thanks Achina & Aevy Team! Sadly, such things are needed to be pointed out by the media. I hope your distribution reaches maximum people.

As an urban planner, I really appreciate the fact that our cities are finally becoming a topic of discussion by online creators (which I hope it trickles down in the physical world). But this topic is so vast and complex that it deserves a series of its own. While I agree with a lot of points raised in the video, I do not agree with the modernist approach that is still used as a reference by Indians. For example, it has been widely studies that treating cities like machines and separating their uses only lead to longer travel time and a car-centric development (look at northern American cities). In fact, there is something called the 3Ds of urbanism that is considered a good practice today: Density, Diversity and Design. Similarly, it is time we stop obsessing over Le Corbusier and his plan of Chandigarh. Check out how his proposals to redesign Paris were kicked off by the French! For Chandigarh, he came out of nowhere, had no idea of Indian culture and context and just imposed his plan. City planning is a continuous process that should be democratic and decentralized! In the end, I really think the key is to make urban planning a political topic. It’s crazy how our bad air, water and overall built environment is not at all discussed in our local elections.

i have a college in Mumbai and live in Navi Mumbai, there are atleast a few weeks of non functional days in my clg because of rain over my course and not many for Navi Mumbai clg of my friends

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Utopian Idea: Make a list of city problems. Public vote from their phone apps to decide priorities. Planners find solutions and list them. Use AI to allocate budget. Make bidding transparent. Visible to public. Have audit teams to overlook progress. Do we need politicians here?

Even chennai corporation wasted chennai rivers and turning them into dumpyard

Political will is the biggest hurdle. Take example of Amaravati, the city whose masterplan was build by Norman + Partners. Investment offered by World Bank. Singapore as mentor.

Central Bangalore is messed up because it was planned almost 2 decades ago. Currently there is good planning and development of infrastructure going on towards North Bangalore, Airport road. In fact there is a new and much bigger business park than Manyata opening next to KIA.

6:47 this grid pattern is followed by Gandhinagar, Gujarat and hence you will see less traffic in Gandhinagar compared to neighboring cities.

Fresh air and trees are much more important than building a modern city

I live in Bangalore and i travel just 13km to work and it takes me 2 nd half hour 😭

Well said at the end, its also about the severely lacking civic sense of indian citizens who never care about the cleanliness of public spaces. I guess lack of education and social moral values is one of the major reasons why people act like that.

Blaming people is not gonna solve the problem. Because people lack civic sense but they are not aware of that. The government should spend money on spreading public awareness about these things. Im pretty sure it will work.

I am no expert on urban design, but as someone living in Europe, I see that there are other good street patterns apart from grid. Instead, most cities have a ring pattern, which is divided into sectors where people can find their basic amenities within walking distances. This is something that I have seen only in Chandigarh, even though it has a grid pattern. Also, almost every European city I have been to has a park, waterway, or some element of nature at a walkable distance. Apart from patterns, there are a lot of other elements that are well planned and executed here, for instance, flow of traffic - one way streets which allow two way traffic only for bicycles. Or take this - Low Emission Zone (LEZ) restriction implemented in many important cities, which prohibit the entry of vehicles below a certain emission class. If those people still want to enter the city, they can either pay a fee, or park their vehicles outside the city and take public bicycles to go inside the city. These can be taken and dropped off at bike stations that are maintained by the city and paid by subscribers. Measures like this encourages the use of bicycles instead of other polluting means of transport. This is not meant as a way to beatdown Indian cities, but a call to draw inspiration and make our cities better. I understand that India faces a problem of scale, corruption, and a lot more. But if we can achieve impossible feats like sending a probe into the dark side of the moon with a budget that is a fraction of what countries spend on similar projects (and still fail), can't we solve the issues of our cities?

You actually thought Very similar to what i have in mind for years ... One of the unfortunate reasons is, even the most modern people have told me its not necessary to improve on these .. Can we do something to address this ?!

Everything about india that doesn't Suck, has left india.

For anyone who wants an even deeper understanding of these things, get in touch with an architect/landscape architect/urban designer/planner. I can speak from the perspective of an architect since I am one myself a lot of which you presented in the video, we get to learn in our college studies. There are multiple ways to approach city planning and each development has numerous layers of different types of professions and perspectives involved. There are a lot of complexities and intricacies involved which are left behind due to the rapid developments we are seeing and the partial fault of the people involved. If you delve even deeper into the topic you will find more issues to discuss and present. A good video nonetheless.

Move the municipal to private companies and have them accountable with clear goals. Fine them and ban if they not doing good job.

Fun fact: The infra projects build or under maintenance for last 10 years have been collapsing

Amazing Video ! Very well researched and presented. Thanks a lot for covering this much needed topic.

Your videos are the perfect example of how a UPSC answer should be written. Love it

Good analysis, R&D & overall case study!

Another great example of careful planning and development of an Indian city by Govt. is Gandhinagar. Great city to work and live in.👍

This video had the best content when compared to other similar videos from Mohak and others. Perfect !!

INDIA CANNOT AND NEVER WILL.

Wow nice to know ur frm namma Bengaluru! ❤❤ And you're right and on the point about our Indian cities.. I have stopped going out in peak hours.. Miss my ol Bengaluru!

forget more advanced countries like China, even smaller countries like Vietnam has enough spaces for public use. The govt' hires enough people who keep cleaning the streets. The people here in Vietnam are not that clean, but yet the city mostly looks clean and more organic (in a good way).

The main thing is Indian Muncipal Corporation has to be privatized and development funds should be monitored !!

👉🏻 We Indians don’t give a damn about how our cities look or functions. Pollution, Institutionalised Corruption, illegal settlements, rampant cutting of trees, industrial waste, adulterated rationing and food, garbage piling and failed govt. system that’s how I describe people here.

The clean neighborhood and environment act by the people of UK which also includes the new dog order and Efficient councils that have program managers, prosperity funds and community magazines for all communities regardless of what tier they are in and well managed residential areas are the key in my opinion. I take the Cubbon Park whenever I have an opportunity and honestly every road in the UK is on par with that. Also citizen driven organizations like National Trust that takes care of a large portion of green spaces is also important. The story of why National Trust was started is also very noble. The black/grey market in property market is also a mammoth issue.

The truth is each and everyone is corrupt. Even the comman man, ever the poorest of the poor is corrupt in India. When ever any person gets an opportunity to do corruption, they do it. And the irony is same person speaks against other corrupt person when in reality they themselves don't want to improve.

Fun fact: Chongqing is the sister city of Chennai

You can't criticize India :( we are perfect, and our government is owrfect. India has no problems according to BJP. We are very clean

We as a country also lack basic civic senses, even if we make good Infrastructure there are people who will destroy it or create unnecessary chaos.

please talk about Kolkata's infrastructure. I could say that we have gone through all this and developed some solutions that can help big cities. Plus I was disappointed when Kolkata wasn't included among the biggest cities in Kolkata. I know you cannot cover all the cities but I can say that KMDA and KMC has done some remarkable works.

What a cinematic experience the video was, crazy!

You guys are killing it!! Good work.

I want to tell you, that chandigarh is a well planned city , the population in that city is keep rising but never hear any issue Some city become Venice of India Moonsoon but chandigarh become such a beautiful city . Greenery is topnotch .

Bharat needs a massive RESET...

OMG your editing ❤❤❤

In Bengaluru intitaly created areas such as basavanagudi, Malleswaram, jayanagar were are in the form of grids but later on other areas were randomly without any plan it was converted into living place

This video really opened my eyes to why India’s infrastructure is struggling. The comparison with international cities like Tokyo and the insights into the deep-rooted issues in Bangalore, Mumbai, and Delhi were spot on. The lack of civic sense, rapid unplanned growth, and restrictive land use policies are major hurdles. The example of Tokyo's zoning laws and mixed-use buildings was fascinating. It's clear that our cities need better planning and regulations to manage growth effectively. The traffic problems in Bangalore and the challenges in expanding Mumbai vertically due to restrictive FSI rules were especially illuminating. The piece on Mumbai's outdated drainage system and the recurring flooding issue highlighted the urgency for infrastructural upgrades. Delhi's water crisis and pollution problems further emphasize the need for sustainable urban management. Overall, this video provided a comprehensive look into the complexities of urban planning and the unique challenges faced by Indian cities. Great job!

Gajjab editing hai yaar❤

Mark my words, India can never be like Japan, China and Russia.

Lack of Civil sense Most imp problem

don't compare India with other countries, political parties responsibilities to build us good city and infrastructure send this video to your political leader and let him decide to develop or not

Suddenly all the youtubers are making videos on India infrastructure.....woow Good job 😊😊😊

Chandigarh is also a good example of how Indian cities could be planned. It has markets in every sector, grid pattern roads, no residential house has more than 3 floors. Everyone follows traffic rules because there are speed cams and other cameras installed which captures you and challan is issued instantly if you jump zebra crossings, if you over speed or jump lights. Separate cycle tracks are there and proper infrastructure for hiring e bikes. Good public and private infrastructure. Now they have an IT park as well in both Chandigarh and Mohali so it has got everything

A lot of bureaucracy and politics or say corruption in India cannot allow these plans to be implemented effectively & sustainably.

I'm 21 and this is the first time I even heard we're supposed to have a Mayor.. that is a problem

most important china, japan build their houses according to their traditional architecture, and we Indians build our houses in Western style, take any city of China, you will see all their traditional things, culture, they maintained a perfect balance of both traditional and modern.

because everybody wants to be in IT or medicine there just aren't that many people who want to choose the civil engineering field either because of corruption or for other reasons like bad payment etc

In my recent visit to Bangalore. I took an early morning bike ride and you won’t believe the amount of garbage smell that floats through the city is shocking. There are roads but so much un organised. Lots of construction through out contributing for more pollution. The once called garden city is now a garbage city. The water crisis is another example. I don’t know when we will see a good clean and more organized Bangalore again.😢

😊 I think modern minimalist architecture with lots of space for lush green trees 🌳 is what a city should be, plus our new residential buildings are very neat and well built in south Mumbai. City should be green and clean like Paris for instance, and we can do it even if overcrowded like Mumbai if people really want so.

You read my mind I always think about Indian infra being Not so good.

background music is too loud.

This channel is underrated.❤the research.good job👍🙏

I totally like the sense of Pride for our Country's Infrastructural Developments but how to feel so proud as Bridges keeps on breaking along with other infrastructures on a regular basis. I'm an Architect by profession and a great fan of Le Corbusier but there are many issues and flaws in Chandigarh City due to extensive rigid Grid Iron Planning Pattern. But I really appreciate your efforts and research regarding this video as it actually highlights he reality of Indian Cities in present times. Great work and Keep it up...!!!

6:11 This is not a problem, and not a cause for the problem of length. Road length need not increase according to the increase in the number of vehicles. Rather, efforts which reduce private vehicles are needed.

for me, public health and safety has to be one of the top factors which makes cities "good". However, some genius dog mata thought it is a good idea to keep strays on streets (even when it is neither in the best interest of animals nor humans.)

Hyderabad removed FSI limit so as to make most of the existing infrastructure than to expand limitlessly

Separate zoning for commercial and residential doesn’t make a city more walkable. The US is a good example of this.

The real problems are with people in India. I still remember before the arrival of Nitin Gadkari in our village, people hit a strike so that they can get large amount for there land although govt is already offering 4x more than the regular price tag. In China people can't claim any property there because everything is owned by government. In Japan population is very less and there was a lot of space back during the time of there independence. I our country we already have a very dense population and most of it already own by people What happens to Dharavi redevelopment project from last 75 years.

Govt. Is not doing anything for sure 😂 1:39

You grew up in Bangalore. My fathers brother helped start a nursing school in the outer part of Bangalore many years ago and it still exists and still takes new nursing students every year.

As always ,loved the video,its research part and Achina mam❤❤

Finally, first comment 😮‍💨

The brutal consequences India faces for being the no.1 most populated country

Visit Bangalore railway station and walk to kempegowda metro station. Both are public infrastructures. Both are used by the same people. What makes the difference? Just two things mindset of people in office and courage of citizens.

Amazing topic and beautifully explained.

Its an embarrassment that a city like Delhi is our capital so dirty so underdeveloped compared to other country capital cities even islamabad looks better than delhi. It looks so poor

Wouldn’t harm to learn about how Hyderabad solved its water problem and waste management issues.

Planning a city is VERY DIFFICULT, you cannot even contruct good piping or eletrification because these things cannot change everyday

All old dams built in the past should be replaced with modern secure ones