Pump it like Kolkata: What IT cities Bengaluru and Gurgaon can learn from a city that stopped sinking a decade ago

Gurgaon and Bengalurus frequent flooding reflects deeper flaws in urban planning, where natural drainage has been sacrificed for construction. Kolkatas steady improvements show that sustained investment in stormwater systems, desilting, and wetland conservation can make a big difference. Indias fast-growing cities need to treat flood control as a priority, not an afterthought.