{
  "id": 3699491,
  "title": "Bigger roads, flyovers and expressways but rain still brings cities to standstill",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/bigger-roads-flyovers-and-expressways-but-rain-still-brings-cities-to",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-27T06:00:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/india-built-bigger-roads-flyovers-and-expressways-so-why-does-rain-still-bring-its-cities-to-a-standstill/articleshow/133557867.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Indian cities face monsoon flooding despite extensive road construction projects. Heavy rainfall overwhelms drainage systems, causing widespread traffic disruptions and damage. Planned cities like Chandigarh also struggle with intense, short-duration rain events. Underlying urban systems and natural water channels have not kept pace with development. Addressing this requires improving drainage…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}