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THE monsoon has again shown how quickly water can overwhelm the infrastructure. Assams floods have affected lakhs of people, while flash floods and landslides in Himachal Pradeshs Chamba district have damaged houses and blocked dozens of roads. Mumbai has seen flash floods, Bengaluru weeks of persistent storms and Delhi the opposite crisis: residents queuing for tankers in 40°C heat, with irregular or contaminated water supply, even as the next spell could bring parts of the city to a standstill.