FLood management

New York’s Bluebelt project restored wetlands, stopped floods, and saved $300M. Can Indian cities replicate this nature-based solution?

Each year, Mumbai faces intense flooding during the monsoon. What are the underlying causes, and why do the same issues persist? This piece unpacks the combination of natural, structural, and climate-related elements contributing to the crisis, and examines possible solutions.

The Delta Plan, along with another hydraulic project– Zuiderzee Works, would go on to make one of the seven wonders of the modern world, owing to its incredible hydraulic engineering feat.