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July 8th, 2011
Bangalore Needs New Tools for Infrastructure Development

Imagining Infrastructures, a workshop showcasing new tools and approaches for inclusive policy-making, was held in the city on Thursday. It was organised by Next Generation Infrastructure Lab (NGIL), a division of Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP), a policy research organisation. Given the scale of urbanisation, the country needs new models to tackle urban problems, said Dr A Ravindra, advisor to the chief minister, Karnataka, on urban affairs. But our town planning departments functioned as though they were still in the 19th century, he said. Read More