A project runs late. A senior member addresses the issue with: "Add more people. Finish it faster." So you do. And somehow, the project gets more delayed. This isn't bad luck. It's what happens when you schedule without understanding two ideas: crash and float. Let's fix that using one of India's proudest infrastructure stories. New Delhi Station Airport Express Line - Image Credits NDTV The Delhi Metro: A Lesson Hidden in Plain Sight One of the infrastructure projects that r

Between June and July 2024, Bihar witnessed 13 bridge collapses in 18 days. Not 13 near-misses. Not 13 structural warnings. Thirteen actual collapses - some mid-construction, some decades old, all captured on camera. The government's response was quick: 15 engineers were suspended, a contractor was blacklisted, and an investigation was ordered. And then, in 2025, the Agwani-Sultanganj bridge, already infamous for collapsing in 2022 and again in 2023, collapsed a third time. T