Himanshu Dube

Social housing could provide a measure of social protection to millions of low-income households.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency can emerge as a growth centre of northern India. 

What it needs is less political interference, and a professional, decentralised organisation and management.

Government policy needs to guarantee public toilets every 1km of road length. It also needs to guarantee a composting pit.

Waterlogging remains a prime but not the only cause.

Traffic from neighbouring states further compounds the problem on the city’s roads.