PUNE RESILIENT PUNE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PRELIMINARY RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT Pune, one of the most progressive cities in India, has played a significant role in Pune, one of the most progressive cities in Maharashtra and India, has witnessed pioneering urban planning in India. It is known for its active citizen participation significant rapid growth over the last decade. Pune City envisions becoming in the city’s growth. The city has transformed over the years, from an education one of the most liveable cities in India by solving core infrastructure issues in hub to an auto industries hub and now an IT hub. This has resulted in in- a “future-proof” manner, and by making neighborhoods clean, green, beautiful migration, increase in population and expansion of city limits. In the future, the and liveable. city is expected to expand further with addition of 23 surrounding villages and will probably become the largest city of Maharashtra in terms of size. The character of the city transformed over the decades with its economic, demographic and social development. The ‘Oxford of the East’, ‘Cultural Capital Like other Indian cities, Pune faces many challenges such as uncontrolled of Maharashtra’, ‘Auto Hub’, ‘IT hub’ and now ‘Smart City’ has the potential to growth, continuous migration, pressure on urban environment and institutional become ‘Model Resilient City’ of India. complexity etc. The city administration tries to resolve these issues with the use of technology, capital works, internal resources and organization’s internal To achieve this, it is important to integrate and mainstream the Resilience capabilities. Sustainability and resilience are two key concepts that need to be building into city services, plans and initiatives. Thus, the partnership with built in for holistic development. The 100 Resilient Cities Network is supporting 100 Resilient Cities (100RC), pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation, has MUKTA TILAK Pune city in building resilience. SAURABH RAO, IAS happened at an opportune time. In this partnership, Pune Municipal Corporation Hon. Mayor of Pune Pune Municipal Commissioner (PMC) has showed its commitment by appointing Chief Resilience Officer (CRO) It is an honor for Pune city to become part of the global 100 cities under 100 and setting up CRO’s office to steer the strategy formulation process. Resilient Cities (100RC), pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation, selected through a stringent process and filtering numerous applications received from Fundamental to 100RC’s philosophy on resilience is preparing cities for disasters cities worldwide. This is one more step for Pune city to become a global city but also, working with different socio-economic groups and a wide range of and an opportunity to guide other Indian cities to follow its footsteps. stakeholders to prepare for economic, social, and physical stresses and shocks. Now we have completed the Preliminary Resilience Assessment (PRA) Report The resilience strategy process should focus on three key areas considering the and are moving ahead to Phase 2 of Strategy formulation. The scale and depth current pattern of development and the future growth of the city. These three of stakeholder engagement that has gone into the PRA is very enriching. areas are - need for improvement in urban mobility, focus on urban environment including water body management and preservation of biodiversity; and The key Discovery Areas identified under PRA are a clear reflection of the identify ways to improve employment opportunities and skills especially in the challenges ahead of the city and the need for future strategies to drive aligned informal sector. The informal sector plays a very important role in the city’s actions and reforms. The CRO’s office has got excellent support from the PMC, overall economy and will be given access to various services in an affordable other government agencies and local ecosystem including civic agencies, NGOs, manner. individual experts and educational/ research organisations during the PRA stage. This has helped in coming out with a comprehensive and detailed PRA Citizen involvement is very crucial in the resilience building process in these document. areas. The strategy should emphasize on citizen engagement and developing Information Education and Communication strategy to effectively implement In Phase 2, the CRO’s team will deep dive into three Discovery Areas through various actions. This will help in achieving the city’s vision of citizen involved extensive consultations with various stakeholders and assessment of the city’s and supported resilient growth. needs. PMC will ensure its full support to the CRO’s team in Phase 2. Pune is slowly becoming a global hub by attracting and collaborating with many international agencies including foundations, donor agencies and industry bodies and thus bringing in the best know-how to the city and facilitating them to set up pilot projects. The Resilience Strategy will not only guide Pune city in streamlining and strengthening its plans and actions but also help in strengthening its position as a global hub. Pune has potential to become a Lighthouse City in resilience building in India and can encourage other cities to follow it. i RESILIENT PUNE ii The pace of urbanization in India is picking up. By 2030, India’s urban population Physical, economic and social challenges have become an integral part of is expected to increase from 31% to 40% and its contribution to India’s GDP is urbanization. Cities are grappling with shocks such as flooding, droughts among expected to increase from 61% to 75%. However, the quality of urbanization others, and stresses like traffic chaos, water shortage, pollution of water bodies in India has immense challenges, including inadequate water and sanitation etc. The 100 Resilient Cities (100RC), pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation facilities, lack of access to affordable housing and the share of public transit identifies these shocks and stresses as critical challenges and aims to make being less than 30 percent. Therefore, building urban resilience is critical if cities cities more resilient. The 100RC will provide support to 100 select cities across are to survive, adapt and grow to meet these challenges of the future. the world, including Pune, to develop a holistic Resilience Strategy that reflects each city’s distinct needs. Further, the 100RC platform will provide opportunity 100 Resilient Cities (100RC) and its network strive to develop tangible solutions for Pune to connect with its global peers to share knowledge and best practices. and inspire other cities to join urban resilience movement. The partnership of four Indian cities - Pune, Chennai, Surat and Jaipur with 100RC, aims not only to Pune has a unique position in Maharashtra due to its cultural heritage, help individual cities become more resilient but will facilitate the building of a educational progress and industrial development. Availability of skilled work global practice of resilience among governments, NGOs, the private sector, and force, entrepreneurship and abundance of water sources are major drivers for individual citizens. the development of the city. Pune city is known for its development focused KUNAL KUMAR, IAS MAHESH HARHARE initiatives and reform-oriented approach to serve citizens better. Joint Secretary, MoHUA, GOI As a former Municipal Commissioner of Pune and a member of the prestigious Pune Chief Resilience Officer (CRO) 100RC City Leaders Global City Leader Advisory Committee of the 100RC, I see a lot of opportunities However, increasing population, rapid peri urban growth and the expansion Advisory Committee & for Pune to have inputs and guidance from city leaders who have hands-on of city limits are creating complex challenges. There is no single solution Former Pune Municipal experience dealing with issues that impact cities. to address these growing issues. There is a need for strengthening the Commissioner sustainability concept and building resilience aspects in policies, plans and This is a unique opportunity for Pune to become a Model City in building actions. Therefore, the Resilience Strategy process, supported by 100RC, will resilience, which can further guide other progressive Indian cities to leapfrog be an important activity for Pune city to do self-examination of its plans and from conventional planning and embrace resilience concept holistically. Pune assimilate the resilience concept. city, committed to its citizen centric agenda of sustainable development, has formulated various policies and plans. I believe these actions will The resilience building is a continuous process and needs people involvement. comprehensively address city needs, while bringing more diversity and The Preliminary Resilience Assessment (PRA) work which was carried out in enhancing opportunities for citizens with the resilience concept built into it. Phase 1, involved extensive consultations with different experts and scanned through various plans and programs of the city. The Phase 2 work of strategy Pune should aspire to become a city where every citizen is aware of and feels preparation will try to achieve this through promotion of people engagement ownership of the resilience efforts the city is undertaking. I am impressed by the plans and actions. The strategy does not involve merely adaptive measures, but level of engagement that the city has traditionally had with its citizens. Officials/ also transformative actions, for both short term and long term. Political