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CITY RESILIENCE STUDY CITY RESILIENCE STUDY CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SURAT CITY CONTENTS Approach and List of Partners 2 Preface from Surat Municipality 3 Preface by Shell and Veolia 4 Executive Summary 5 Introduction to City Resilience Study 7 Surat City Characteristics 8 Challenges 11 Opportunities 24 Conclusions and Next Steps 59 CITY RESILIENCE STUDY APPROACH AND LIST OF PARTNERS PREFACE FROM SURAT MUNICIPALITY This study has been co-created together with key stakeholders and municipal leaders in Surat. The approach to this study has been to sees the future, a set of meetings was held with Surat city has embarked on a mission to take I am sure the city of Surat, its enlightened citizenry 3 engage and collaborate, with the objective key stakeholders in the city such as the Surat pre-emptive adaptation measures to mitigate and stakeholders will be able to offset the adverse of understanding the infrastructure challenges Municipal Corporation (SMC), the South Gujarat the impacts of processes associated with climate impacts of climate change on energy through and opportunities the city faces as a result of Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI), change and variability at the city level. The convergence of approach and synergies of action. urbanisation and identifying innovative and TARU, local business leaders and Torrent Power. process of building resilience to the impacts of Surat has already displayed its inherent resilience credible solutions. To understand how Surat climate change is being spearheaded by the by overcoming the scourge of plague to become Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) with support the cleanest city in India as also by recovering from WE ARE GRATEFUL TO ALL OUR PARTNERS IN THIS STUDY, ESPECIALLY: from various stakeholders. This document ‘City the the worst flood in a century. I am confident that Resilience Study : Challenges and Opportunities Surat and its citizens will once again chart a new PARTNER FUNCTION/AFFILIATION for Surat City’ helps to focus attention on the key course and set an example by achieving the ability Mr Milind Torawane IAS, Surat Municipal Commissioner, Surat issues associated with energy and infrastructure to remain Energy Resilient in the face of processes sectors of the city. of climate change for other cities to emulate. Mr Jatin Shah City Engineer, Surat Municipal Corporation and Managing Trustee, Surat Climate Change Trust, SCCT As Commissioner for the SMC I am pleased that This study has been a successful shared experience Mr Kamlesh Yagnik Past President, Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and the City Resilience Study has identified a range and has provided relevant learning on resilience Industry, SGCCI of energy and infrastructure issues and believe it and energy issues to city stakeholders. It has can help to stimulate concerted efforts to tackle promoted Resilience literacy, learning and sharing Mr GK Bhatt President, TARU Leading Edge Pvt Ltd them through focused measures with support from of knowledge on urban climate change resilience. Mr Mahesh Rajasekar Director, TARU Leading Edge Pvt Ltd Shell, Veolia, The Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Surat’s Textile Industry. I take this opportunity to acknowledge the support Mr Girish Luthra Textile Expert, Luthra Dying and Printing Ltd and guidance of various departments of Surat Mr Mehul Patel Senior Associate, TARU Leading Edge Pvt Ltd In today’s world the phenomenon of rapid Municipal Corporation, other organisations and urbanization and issues of pollution, availability individual experts in contributing to the preparation of resources, infrastructure development and of this document. AND WE ARE ALSO GRATEFUL TO THESE INSTITUTIONS FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION: economic growth opportunities are constantly under review. Urban centers are also centers of Surat Municipal Corporation innovation, creativity and culture, as well as focal Surat Climate Change Trust points for government, finance, business, services and corporate headquarters and thereby growth The Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry engines for the national economy. Sarvajanik College of Engineering and Technology, Surat Shell and Veolia have a strong interest in city The Energy and Resource Institute, New Delhi development and are investigating new ways to develop and maintain sustainable infrastructure. It is gratifying to note that all stakeholders involved in this study actively and passionately contributed to the process to ensure that the document becomes a live and vibrant strategy which is owned and acted MILIND TORAWANE upon by all through a convergence of approach IAS Commissioner, Surat Municipal Corporation and action. CITY RESILIENCE STUDY PREFACE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY BY SHELL AND VEOLIA Royal Dutch Shell is one of the largest and most water management systems, transport, etc.). Today, about half of the world’s 7 billion 3. Reducing water consumption through the diversified international investors in India’s The work in this report reflects the significance inhabitants live in cities. This will approach implementation of effective water recycling 5 energy sector. Shell businesses in India span Shell and Veolia place on working with local about three-quarters by 2050 as the urban measures, particularly in the industrial sectors. retail transport fuels, lubricants, aviation fuels, communities to help tackle their challenges, population grows from 3.6 to 6.3 billion. Shell technology development and gas and power particularly in fast-growing cities like Surat. and Veolia estimate that by 2040, almost 80% 4. Developing further waste to energy solutions through our Hazira LNG Joint Venture, close to of global energy will be consumed in cities. by increasing the use of biogas in power the city of Surat. It has been an honour to work with the Similar to the global trend, India is observing the production. Surat municipality, including the Municipal rapid growth of its urban population. The latest 5. Expanding efficient transport systems using Veolia designs and deploys circular economy Commissioner, Mr Torawane, and his team, in census showed that the urban population of India cleaner fuels that could leverage micro-grid solutions for water, waste and energy management developing this study, which was a genuinely increased from 286 million in 2001 to 377 million infrastructure. to improve efficiency for cities, industry and interactive and collaborative approach to in 2011. Surat, located in Gujarat state in North citizens (96 Million people supplied with water, identifying key infrastructure resilience issues and West of India, is one of the fastest-growing cities 6. Using green infrastructure systems that 529 heating and cooling networks managed, 655 ways to tackle them. We also appreciate the strong in the world, experiencing rapid industrialisation complement the existing flood management waste-processing facilities operated). As a world engagement and support we have received from and migration. solutions for the River Tapi. leader in environmental services, Veolia works with a wide range of local stakeholders, including both municipalities and industrials. Veolia is deeply the South Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Shell and Veolia worked together during 7. Building on and further developing the committed to helping Indian Cities optimize their Industry, the government of Gujarat and business 2014/2015 to provide a series of focused excellent management and governance environmental public services. In Nagpur and in leaders in the city. solutions to key challenges and opportunities systems that Surat already is respected for. Delhi, Veolia provides safe and potable water to for Surat. The study has been co-created with a The issues and ideas in this report are very much more than 4 million people. range of stakeholders using a three-step process As such these solutions belong to Surat. a joint effort and we have learnt much from the to Understand, Identify and Collaborate. This Individually, each solution has potential. In this collaborative study, Veolia and Shell provide achievements and aspirations of the people report reflects the output from the collaborative However, the real value to Surat is in their an assessment of the key infrastructure challenges of Surat. We hope that this study provides a work and aims to give the city authorities a set of integrated implementation. The proposed and potential solutions regarding sustainability modest contribution to the considerations of the options to improve the resilience, liveability and solutions are achievable, but much needs for Surat local stakeholders (air quality, resilient municipality as it works to ensure a positive and economic potential of the city. These solutions are to be done to further assess detailed energy infrastructure and providing, waste and sustainable future for the city. the result of discussion and feedback from many engineering feasibility, commercial viability people associated with living working in, (investor funding, project economics), local administering and guiding the city. and federal regulatory support, environmental fit and to ensure community support. We hope The opportunities include: that the results of this study will help to build the roadmap for Surat. 1. Implementing a Combined Heat and Power system in the textile clusters to provide clean, efficient and affordable power and heat to this key area of the Surat economy. 2. Putting in place a resilient, green clean power micro-grid that complements the existing grid. YASMINE