Missing benchmark in urban water governance
India is building at an unprecedented scale. Across the country, highways are expanding into economic corridors, metro systems are reshaping urban mobility, airports are multiplying, and large-scale housing and industrial projects are transforming city peripheries. Flagship programmes such as PM GatiShakti, Bharatmala Pariyojana, Smart Cities Mission, AMRUT, UDAN and PMAY are accelerating infrastructure growth and…