SUSTAINABLE CITIES PROGRAMME in MAHARASHTRA, INDIA Aurangabad, Jalna,Latur, Virar,Panvel, Yavatmal, Ashta, Rahuri, Warora, Ratnagri
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STRATEGIES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE CITIES PROGRAMME IN MAHARASHTRA, INDIA Aurangabad, Jalna,Latur, Virar, Panvel, Yavatmal, Ashta, Rahuri, Warora,Ratnagri Government of Maharashtra All India Institute of Local Self-Government Supported by UN-Habitat Established in 1926, the All India Institute of Local Self Government (AIILSG), India is a premier autonomous research and training institution in India. The institute was recognized as an educational institution by Government of Maharashtra in the year 1971. The Institute offers several regular training courses in urban development management and municipal administration, which are recognized by the Government of India and several state governments in India. AIILSG has its own Regional Centers at Akola, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Belgaum, Bhubaneshwar, Cochin, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kalyan, Kolhapur, Lucknow, Nagpur, Nashik, New Delhi, New Mumbai, Panaji, Pune, Rajkot, Surat, Thiruvanthapuram, Vadodara, and Vishakhapatanam. Since 1998, the AIILSG is working as an Anchor Institution for Urban Management Programme (UMP) of UN- HABITAT in South Asia. The AIILSG is also anchoring the Sustainable Cities Programme (SCP) of UN-HABITAT in the State of Maharashtra, since 2003 which concentrates on poverty-environment intersection and stakeholders’ participation. The AIILSG works in close collaboration with several international organizations, viz, UN-HABITAT, UNDP, UNICEF, US-AID, WHO, GTZ, FES, Ford Foundation, CIDA, Cities Alliance, and it has close work ties with several international networks such as CLGF (U.K), IULA, IULA-ASPAC, ICLEI, CITYNET, LOGOTRI and also with Department of Education, Training, and Employment, South Australia. The AIILSG successfully hosted two World Mayors’ Conferences in 1998 and 2005 in close collaboration and support from Government of India. The AIILSG has been active in capacity building for senior urban officials and elected members from China, Ethopia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Nepal, Srilanka, South Africa, Thailand, and several African countries. As a premier urban institution, it aims at expanding its assistance in some of these countries in the near future to assist their process of urbanization. In the year 1968, the Government of India established the Regional Centre for Urban & Environmental Studies (RCUES) at AIILSG, Mumbai to undertake urban policy research, technical advisory services, and building work capabilities of senior and middle level municipal officials, and elected members from the States of Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and UT’s of Diu, Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli. The RCUES is fully supported by the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. In the year 1991, the RCUES was recognized by the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India as a National Training Institute (NTI) to undertake capacity building of project functionary, municipal officials, and municipal elected members under the earlier urban poverty alleviation programme-UBSP. The Ministry of Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation, Government of India and UNDP has set up the “National Resource Centre on Urban Poverty (NRCUP) which is jointly handled by RCUES, AIILSG Mumbai and YASHADA, Pune. The AIILSG, Mumbai also houses the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Cell backed by the Government of Maharashtra for capacity building of municipal bodies and provide technical advisory services since 2002.. The Mumbai Transformation Support Unit (MTSU), has been set up in AIILSG Mumbai to provide technical support to the project on “Transformation of Mumbai into World Class City” which is a project by Cities Alliance, World Bank, Govt.of Maharashtra and AIILSG. The AIILSG has established a strong network of partners with several research and training institutions and NGOs and it has strategic alliances with premier training and academic institutions such as YASHADA, Pune, ASCI Hyderabad, NEERI Mumbai, VJTI Mumbai, and KILA, Kerala, R. Ruia College, Mumbai to name only a few. ******** All India Institute of Local Self-Government Sustainable Development Strategies Sustainable Development Strategies For Ten Cities of Maharashtra SCP Panvel, Virar Aurangabad, Jalna, Latur, Ratnagiri,Yavatmal, Ashta, Rahuri, Warora All India Institute of Local Self-Government Sthanikraj Bhavan, C. D. Barfiwala Road, Andheri (W), Mumbai 400 058, (India) Tel.Nos.91-22-26206716/26571713/22642993/26573796 Fax : 91-22-22626889/26572115/26573973 Email: [email protected] / [email protected] Sustainable Cities Programme in Maharashtra - II UN-HABITAT-GOM-AIILSG All India Institute of Local Self-Government Sustainable Development Strategies Acknowledgement We acknowledge the support of the Government of Maharashtra, UN-HABITAT and the Regional Centre for Urban Environmental Studies, AIILSG in the implementation of the Sustainable Cities Programme in Maharashtra. We specially express gratitude to Shri Nanasaheb Patil, Dr. Jairaj Phatak, Shri Ramanand Tiwari, Shri B.C. Khatua, Shri Sunil Soni and Shri T.C. Benjamin all Principal Secretaries of the Government of Maharashtra for their able guidance and administrative support in the identification of the SCP agenda and the implementation of the programme. The project unit of the SCP also expresses their sincere gratitude to Dr. Jatin Modi, President, AIILSG,Shri R.S. Chavan, Director General, AIILSG and Dr. (Mrs.) Sneha Palnitkar, Director, AIILSG for their support during the last 3 years. We sincerely acknowledge the support given by the President, Chief Officers and the team of SCP cities and the Municipal Commissioner of Aurangabad in organizing Environmental and Management Process, which led to the documents presented here. We also acknowledge with gratitude the support given by Dr. Rakesh Kumar, Scientist & Head, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) and Shri S.G. Kale, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in providing technical inputs for environmental management strategy. Ajit Kumar Jain Sr. Advisor SCP Sustainable Cities Programme in Maharashtra - II UN-HABITAT-GOM-AIILSG All India Institute of Local Self-Government Sustainable Development Strategies Project Team 1. Shri Ajit Kumar Jain ...............................................Sr. Advisor 2.Smt. Sulakshana Mahajan ....................................Consultant 3.Shri Jitendra Lonkar .............................................Program Consultant 4.Mrs. Prachi Merchant .............................................Consultant 5.Mrs. Jayshree Deshpande .....................................Consultant 6.Shri S.S. Bhagwat ..................................................Consultant 7.Mrs. Uma Padhye ...................................................Capacity Building Expert, Coordinator 8.Mrs. Deepa Chatterjee ..........................................Administrative Assistant SCP Sustainable Cities Programme in Maharashtra - II UN-HABITAT-GOM-AIILSG All India Institute of Local Self-Government Sustainable Development Strategies List of Abbreviations AIILSG All India Institute of Local Self Government APMC Agriculture Produce Market Committee BUS Basic Urban Services CO Chief Officer EMP Environmental Management Plan EPs Environment Profiles ESR Elevated Storage Reservoir GLSR Ground Level Service Reservoir GoM Government of Maharashtra GSI Geological Survey of India GSDA Ground water Survey and Development Agency IMD Indian Meteorological Department LPCD Litres Per Capita Per Day MJP Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran (Water Supply and Sewerage Board) MLD Million Litres Per Day MPCB Maharashtra Pollution Control Board MPN Most Probable Number MoU` Memorandum of Understanding PWD Public Works Department SCP Sustainable Cities Programme SOI Survey of India STP Sewerage Treatment Plant SWOT Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats UA Urban Agglomeration UN-Habitat United Nations Human Settlements Programme UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNEP United Nations Environment Programme AMC Ashta Municipal Council JMC Jalna Municipal Council ZP Zilla Parishad (District Council) SCP Sustainable Cities Programme in Maharashtra - II UN-HABITAT-GOM-AIILSG All India Institute of Local Self-Government Sustainable Development Strategies Table of Contents Acknowledgement Project Team List of Abbreviations Executive Summary ............................................................6 Chapter - 1 .........................................................................12 Introduction to SCP and EPM Process Chapter - 2...........................................................................26 Environmental Profiles of SCP Cities Chapter - 3 ..........................................................................29 Brief Description Of SCP Cities Chapter - 4..........................................................................39 SCP Toolkit And Development Environment Matrix Chapter - 5...........................................................................45 Salient Findings and Analysis of Development Issues In SCP Cities Chapter - 6 ..........................................................................65 Outcome Of EPM Process In SCP Cities Chapter - 7..........................................................................72 Observations And Learnings Annexure - 1........................................................................74 SCP Sustainable Cities Programme in Maharashtra - II UN-HABITAT-GOM-AIILSG All India Institute of Local Self-Government Sustainable Development Strategies Executive Summary Approach of SCP Sustainable Cities