The miserable conditions on most of our construction sites along with the exploitation of labour throughout the country continues unabated because of lack of government intervention and control.

The small number of industrial training institutes and craft training centres that already exist need to be upgraded, and the whole issue of skill-based training of informal workers needs to be re-evaluated.

The state must allocate necessary funds in order to implement its most important commitments in all parts of the country.

Both in urban and rural areas, there are many issues that will need to be addressed.

The coming together of five different transport systems will involve the movement of large numbers of commuters passing through this hub, with an average footfall of over 3.5 lakh by 2031.

Despite the fact that the pandemic has pushed many more into poverty in India, both Amitabh Kant and Sanjeev Sanyal of the NITI Aayog present an illusion that India is poised for economic prosperity, ignoring the real challenges at hand.

Development administration is a specialised job. At present, bureaucrats are transferred from one department to another with little attention to whether they have knowledge of agriculture or industries.

Despite public protest, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pushing for a hugely expensive project based on out-dated office and administrative concepts

The return of migrant workers from cities to their home states during the COVID-19 lockdown once again highlighted the need for the large scale development of India’s small towns and rural areas.

The council must prepare professionals in the industry for gainful employment whilst tackling the infrastructural requirements of rural India.

Without trained architects, urban and rural development will be unruly and disorganised. So why has the Council of Architecture failed to understand the value of its own profession?

The money required to revamp the heritage area could be used to control the pandemic. It also remains to be seen how workplaces will function in the post-COVID world.

Both projects, at East Kidwai Nagar and New Netaji Nagar, have deviated from Delhi Master Plan provisions.

It would appear that government agencies feel free to brazenly re-interpret Delhi Master Plan's regulations to suit their convenience.