Walking & Cycling is the future of sustainable city commute COVID-19 pandemic has crippled the mass public transit systems of megacities all around the world. …

By end of Jan, the whole world knew about the virus and that it could transmit human to human and by Jan 23rd Wuhan, a city of 11 million locked down. By the end of Jan, there were several hundred cases around 7 countries including one in India. When social…

Recently, the government approved a plan to connect Gachbowli Road/Old Mumbai Highway to Nallagandla Main road by constructing a 120 ft wide main road. …

In continuation to the discussion I started in my previous blog about why Hyderabad Airport Metro Express seems unnecessary in Phase 2, I did more design thinking on how we can address the connectivity to the airport for short to medium term, till we absolutely need a high capacity and…

Hyderabad airport metro express is being planned between Riadurg and Shamshabad in Phase 2. The alignment of the proposed airport metro route between Raidurg and Airport via ORR is questionable for the reasons below. Note: The colors used in the map are wrong, but I just took it from a…

I apologize that, even though I had thought of writing about this a year ago, I didn’t then. I reserved my opinion till today just because I thought someone more knowledgeable than me would eventually figure it out. I’m pretty confident that the talented, passionate and super dedicated scientists at…

HappiCities Development Model is the perfect solution to the complex real world problems faced by Andhra Pradesh & Telangana. Andhra Pradesh: The future of Amaravati that is stuck in a complex web of land politics and law. …

India faces life threatening challenges of water crisis in the next few years. Several studies and reports indicate the impending water crisis throughout the country, mainly in urban agglomeration areas and mega cities. …

Ah that’s an interesting thought isn’t it? That Project HappiCities is considered to be a “Moonshot” on Earth, but it could just be a natural way of life on Moon and Mars. See the irony? :-) HappiCities has several challenges and hurdles to cross before it becomes a reality on…