Yutika Vora

Jan 8, 2025 | citizenmatters.in | Hepzi Anthony |Tarun Sharma |Yutika Vora

For Emil Vinayaraj, a resident of Jayamahal, regular commute has changed. “I have to take a different route now, avoiding Pottery Road where Namma Metro construction is happening. The situation in the area is far from livable right now for residents, as the dust and pollution is just too much,” he says.

Jan 7, 2025 | citizenmatters.in | Hepzi Anthony |Tarun Sharma |Yutika Vora |Shobana Radhakrishnan

Mumbai may not yet be Delhi but it doesn’t mean that the air we breathe in the city is healthy. Though Delhi stands out among the most polluted cities during winters with its smog and alarming levels of AQI, the toxicity of Mumbai air is considered to be higher, according to. This is because of the increasing concentration of PM2.5 from automobiles, industries, construction activities and garbage burning, all of which affect air quality.

Oct 17, 2024 | idronline.org | Tarun Sharma |Yutika Vora

Sea-level rise poses significant threats to coastal cities worldwide, including erosion, flooding, groundwater contamination, and loss of vegetation and aquatic life. In India, there are 113 cities spread across nine states that are at risk of getting submerged due to sea-level rise by 2050. Out of these, 109 are small and mid-sized coastal cities.1Some of the most vulnerable cities are located in Gujarat and Kerala, where coastal erosion is occurring at a high rate.

Jul 8, 2024 | theweek.in | Tarun Sharma |Yutika Vora

During a journey through the idyllic town of Ratnagiri in Maharashtra, we were directed by many city experts to meet an auto mechanic. He was the go-to person for everyone in the city, including the city government, for engineering issues such as the city’s water supply. He had seen the city evolve and remembered its various extensions, its water supply networks, and the various issues the city had faced in the last three decades.

Jul 4, 2024 | theweek.in | Tarun Sharma |Yutika Vora

During a journey through the idyllic town of Ratnagiri in Maharashtra, we were directed by many city experts to meet an auto mechanic. He was the go-to person for everyone in the city, including the city government, for engineering issues such as the city’s water supply. He had seen the city evolve and remembered its various extensions, its water supply networks, and the various issues the city had faced in the last three decades.