Just Like That: The collapse beneath our feet

India's urban infrastructure is failing systemically, not episodically, affecting metropolitan, Tier-II, and Tier-III cities.

Frequent problems include roads caving in, waterlogging, potholes within months of laying, garbage accumulation, sewage overflow, and erratic water and electricity supply.

The World Bank estimates India needs hundreds of billions of dollars over coming decades to keep pace with urbanization, but fund shortages are only part of the cause.

India has the resources to build expressways, airports, railway stations, and bridges but fails to maintain basic urban services due to governance issues.

Responsibility is fragmented across municipal corporations, development authorities, state governments, and other bodies, making accountability disappear in the bureaucratic maze.