A western-style sense of civic order imposes a kind of monolithic homogeneity on cities and their dwellers in terms of houses, shops, offices, street patterns, etc. Organically-evolved cities, as many in India are, have far more variety in terms of houses, shops, offices and streets--so an order in and respect for the physical environs can and should evolve from within. It need not be along the lines of cities in the West. The very idea of civic order in the modern sense came only with the rise of municipal corporations to manage fast-growing towns. But they arrived long after these towns had established a certain rhythm in the way they grew: in an organic fashion, as daily needs dictated, without futuristic planning of any sort. Development Plans that plan growth with the future in mind are of fairly recent vintage--and most of them remain on paper, with little hope of being fully implemented, though debates about them are numerous and never-ending! Bureaucracy, self-serving government largesse and lethargy are diseases that are hard to treat, let alone cure. Without the support of urban residents, and their initiative, no civic order worth the name will come about. That seems to be a foregone conclusion. The city fathers will forever be found wanting. Stimulus from without and fruitful partnerships might be the only salvation in the long run.