I was reading William Dalrymple’s book, “The Age of the Kali.” Pages 165 to 173 are devoted to Bangalore, and I quote: “The government of Karnataka, which has proved itself adept at attracting foreign investment, soon showed itself to be wholly unable to cope with the massive expansion that it was able to generate.

The book was written in 1998. Nine years later, the morning news says, “40 percent of Bangalore are getting water once in three days.” When will we ever learn?