// CASE STUDY : CIVIC TECH : GEOSPATIAL : 2026
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Cities approve construction on land that used to carry rainwater, and the flooding arrives years later for people who had no say in the approval.
Open the live demoThe problem
The cost of a building approval lands somewhere else, years later.
Lakes, wetlands and drainage corridors disappear under buildings and roads. The water they used to hold has to go somewhere, and it goes downstream - into streets and homes belonging to people who were never part of the approval decision. Groundwater recharge quietly falls at the same time.
My thinking
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The solution
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Execution
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Impact
TOP 4 OF 68 TEAMS AT THE PLAKSHA FINALE
Top 4
of 68 teams
68
teams competing
What I learned
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Still being written - the sections marked “Being written” are next.