Mega Projects: Redefining Geographies

Mega infrastructure projects like flyovers, elevated roads, highways, metros, bridges, tunnels, expressways, etc, are redefining how we interact with our surroundings; in fact, Infrastructure is intrinsically linked to everyday life and is a defining feature of modern societies. Saeeduddin Faridi presents a select group of such projects that are creating intra- and intercity linkages across regions and driving socio-economic changes, while ensuring minimum disruption to the ecology.

The world has consistently witnessed the construction of newer and better infra projects, and lately projects of unprecedented size and complexity. An illustrative example is the U.S. Interstate Highway system, which today stands at over 78,513 kms. It was first introduced by U.S. President Eisenhower in 1956. Sometimes referred to as the largest public works undertaking, the project has directly impacted American lives by providing efficient access to cities across the country. Besides its direct impact on the lives of commuters it has also reshaped the geography of the regions around it. By making distances shorter it has brought places closer and reorganised the geography of the region.

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