Heat action plans must include smaller towns

Opinion | Policy Circle

India’s heat-health plans overlook Nagar Panchayats: towns shifting from rural to urban, with rising heat exposure but limited capacity, data and health infrastructure. In our Policy Circle opinion piece, Armaan Choudhary and Dr. Shilpa Ravi examine this governance “grey area” and recommend a differentiated approach to heat-health management in India’s in-between towns.