"Calcutta can’t afford to languish in its present state of urban decay. It must strive to regain lost prestige and mend its global image, because it still has the potential to become one of the greatest cities of the world."
Fervent words from Paolo Ceccarelli, the Unesco chair in urban and regional planning for local sustainable development, and the president of the International Laboratory of Architecture and Urban Design, who fell head-over-heels in love with this much-maligned metro.
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"Calcutta can’t afford to languish in its present state of urban decay. It must strive to regain lost prestige and mend its global image, because it still has the potential to become one of the greatest cities of the world."
Fervent words from Paolo Ceccarelli, the Unesco chair in urban and regional planning for local sustainable development, and the president of the International Laboratory of Architecture and Urban Design, who fell head-over-heels in love with this much-maligned metro.