No. 7 x 1 RNI - DELENG/2004/12724 January - March 2010
Chairman Editorial Board: Aniyan Mathew Editor and Secretary Publications: Dr. Ashok Kumar
58th NATIONAL TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNERS’ CONGRESS: IN THIS ISSUE INCLUSIVE PLANNING FOR EMPOWERING THE URBAN POOR 58th NTCP Congress 1 Extraordinary General Meeting 12 The 58th National Town and Country inaugural address stated that the International Conferences 13 Planners’ Congress was organized venue of the 58th National Congress and Workshops during 4th – 6th January 2010 at at Nagpur has unique political, social National Seminars and Workshops 14 Hotel Tuli International, Nagpur on the and religious importance, and is also Know your Former Presidents 16 theme - ‘Inclusive Planning for centrally located in the heart of the Empowering the Urban Poor’ with sub- country. Earlier Nagpur was the capital attracted to Nagpur including large themes on (i) Access to Shelter, of the Central Provinces and Berar projects like MIHAN, International Cargo Livelihood Opportunities and State and presently is the second Hub, etc. As per a report by the United Infrastructure (ii) Institutional capital of the Maharashtra. All the Nations Organization, Nagpur is the Mechanisms and Planning Processes (iii) distances in the country in all directions second fastest growing city in Asia and Mobilization of Resources for the Poor are measured from Nagpur city from is also included in the top ten cities of (iv) Slum Rehabilitation and Zero Mile. Besides this unique India. Dr. Raut further added that he Redevelopment Initiatives. geographical feature, Nagpur also has is very happy to note that the 58th Dr. Nitin Raut, Hon’ble Minister, distinct flora and fauna. Due to all these National Congress is being held for the Government of Maharashtra in his aspects major industries and offices are first time in Nagpur. On the theme of the Congress, Dr. Nitin Raut noted that it is a fact that the urban poor can not afford to pay ever increasing price of a pucca house. The urban poor can not even think of buying land near to their work place due to high market prices. They therefore settle on marginal lands near their work places. But in these areas, there is severe lack of amenities such as potable water supplies, sanitation services and garbage management system. This makes the urban poor live in unsanitary conditions. Dr. Nitin Raut emphasized that growth of slums is the manifestation of the inability of the state Dr. Nitin Raut, Hon’ble Minister, Government of Maharashtra, lighting the Inaugural Lamp. Present are Dr. S.N. Pathan, Vice-Chancellor, Nagpur University; Shri D.S. Meshram, to provide affordable land and shelter President; and Shri Pradeep Kapoor, Secretary General; (on his left); and Prof. Vijay to the urban poor, and also a failure of Kapse, Chairman, MRC (Nagpur); and Shri Aniyan Mathew, Vice-President (on his right) government machinery to regulate
ITPI Newsletter, Number 7 x 1 1 January - March 2010 ‘Inclusive Planning for Empowering the Urban Poor’ because enablement of the urban poor is vital to securing the housing and habitat rights of the urban poor.
Hon’ble Minister also called on town and country planners to recognize the significant contribution being made by the urban poor to economic development of our cities. He thus argued that provision of services to people particularly those who are marginalized and vulnerable becomes critical. They are the ones who need social and economic empowerment. Dr. Nitin Raut, Hon’ble Minister, Government of Maharashtra, delivering the inaugural address Therefore, they need to be included in the mainstream of development by urban resources in such a way that the construction and transport sectors, providing them access to shelter, poor could get equitable access to land yet the estimated housing shortage of employment and basic infrastructure and shelter. 24.7 million for 67.4 million households especially in view of the fact that 50 which is also 99 percent of housing percent of India’s population is likely to Tracing the historical background, Dr. shortage related to economically live in urban areas by 2041. What is Raut narrated a story from the British weaker sections and lower income required is holistic approach for era. He pointed out that during those groups remains unmet. According to obtaining social equity, sustainable days separate shelter arrangements the Technical Group set up for the development through involvement of were generally made for household Eleventh Five Year Plan, the total all stakeholders including the urban servants and employees. But in a housing requirement including backlog poor, marginalized and vulnerable democratic India while planning areas is 26.53 million units for 75.01 million sections of the society. Keeping in view and colonies, such arrangements are households. The task is colossal and the current practices, emerging trends generally not made due to which the therefore the National Urban Housing and institutional frameworks and urban poor who migrate for livelihood and Habitat Policy – 2007 appropriately mechanisms, inclusive urban planning purposes from rural areas to urban aims at accelerating the pace of policies will have to be urgently framed areas have no option but to reside in development of housing and related and implemented by tilting the balance squatters and slums. At the end of infrastructure, creating adequate of such policies in favor of urban poor. Tenth Five Year Plan housing shortage housing stock both on rental and is estimated to be 24.7 million most of ownership basis with special emphasis Considering the growth potential of which pertains to low income groups on improving the affordability of the Nagpur especially with the arrival of and economically weaker sections of MIHAN and International Cargo Hub, our society. He maintained that in our vulnerable and economically weaker these pull factors will attract more and country urban areas are also sections of our society. more skilled and unskilled manpower characterized by severe shortage of In this direction the National Urban resulting in increased requirement of basic services like potable water, well Housing and Habitat Policy – 2007 aims housing and related infrastructure for laid out drainage systems, sewerage networks, electricity, roads and at encouraging state governments, all but particularly for the urban poor. appropriate solid waste disposal urban local bodies, and development Therefore, Hon’ble Minister called on systems, etc. authorities to update their master the planners to engage themselves in plans, zonal development plans and the planning and development of Here it would be pertinent to note that also to adequately provide for housing Nagpur by adopting the latest housing sector has contributed 4.5 and basic services for the urban poor, technologies and innovative planning percent to India’s Gross Domestic besides promoting balanced urban – practices being followed in other parts Product in 2003 – 2004. Contribution rural development by following regional of the country. He also underlined and of housing to the GDP in urban areas planning approach. In this direction Dr. brought into focus the objectives of was 3.13 percent. It is significant to Nitin Raut was happy to note that the the National Urban Housing and Habitat note that about 16 percent of the discussions and deliberations of the Policy – 2007 ‘affordable housing for Indian workforce is engaged in National Congress would focus on all including urban poor and vulnerable
ITPI Newsletter, Number 7 x 1 2 January - March 2010 colorful souvenir was also released by Dr. Nitin Raut, Hon’ble Minister, Government of Maharashtra.
Dr. Raut also presented the Medallion to Shri D.S. Meshram, President, ITPI for his contribution and services to planning profession / education and institute.
Dr. S.N. Pathan, Vice-Chancellor of Rasthrasant Tukdoji Maharaj, Nagpur University, and Guest of Honor at the Congress, in his address stated that 25 percent of the people who constitute urban poor live in squatters and slum Dr. Nitin Raut, Hon’ble Minister, Government of Maharashtra, releasing the colourful souvenir. areas of our towns and cities. He said Present on the dias are Dr. S.N. Pathan, Vice-Chancellor, Nagpur University; Shri Pradeep that slumification of our cities would Kapoor, Secretary General; (on his right) and Shri D.S. Meshram, President; Shri Aniyan increase further as more than 50 Mathew, Vice-President; and Prof. Vijay Kapse, Chairman, MRC (Nagpur); (on his left) percent population of the country sections of the society’ and invited the when India is keen to decentralize would be living in urban areas by 2041. planning community to give workable urban planning processes through Therefore, he emphasized that there and implementable suggestions so that 73rd and 74th Constitution is a need of balanced development of those could be made guiding principles Amendment Acts, which in fact has urban and rural areas. At the same time for developers and policy makers. brought the people to the center of he issued caution that due to planning. The concern of urban poor population explosion, shortage of Dr. Nitin Raut also mentioned that in particularly informal sector workers and potable water will be further acute our country, slum dwellers have street vendors further require because it is already in short supply. In distinct set of problems – personal as attention with reference to access to addition scarcity of water will further well as social. To resolve many of those shelter and infrastructure so that the aggravate the situation due to problems, the onus lies on planning same gets incorporated in spatial excessive use of water in urban areas, community. They must therefore development plans. Hon’ble Minister which ultimately will result in non- address the issues and problems being also desired to receive the availability of water for agricultural faced by squatter and slum dwellers recommendations of the 58th National purposes. Besides, as more and more through the instrument of master Town and Country Planners’ Congress land is brought under urban use, plans. He also lamented problems of for consideration of the Government shortage of land for agricultural slum dwellers and urban poor are of Maharashtra. On this occasion a purposes will become more scare in the deliberated in air conditioned chambers in Mumbai and Delhi instead of discussing them in the mist of slum dwellers so that their priorities, problems and concerns are better understood and resolved through planning interventions.
As urban planning provides spatial dimension to economic and social development, it is necessary that it becomes more inclusive, localized, participatory and pro-poor. Dr. Raut contended that inclusive development implies access to all for jobs, shelter, services and social infrastructure. Therefore, urban poor must be invited Inaugural session in progress. Present on the Dias are Shri D.S. Meshram, President; Dr. to participate in planning and Nitin Raut, Hon’ble Minister, Government of Maharashtra; Dr. S.N. Pathan, Vice-Chancellor, development processes, specifically Nagpur University; and Shri Pradeep Kapoor, Secretary General; (from right to left)
ITPI Newsletter, Number 7 x 1 3 January - March 2010 Placing a firm focus on the theme of the Congress, Shri D.S. Meshram, President ITPI, said that in India there are 80.7 million persons living below the poverty line in urban areas who have generally migrated from rural areas and small towns for the want of gainful employment in industries, constr- uction, trade, commerce, transpor- tation and other services. The magnitude of migratory influx is such that in spite of cities being engines of growth and centers of economic activities, they are unable to meet the basic needs of the urban poor. As a Shri D.S. Meshram, President ITPI addressing the Congress during the Inaugural Session. result, the urban poor have limited access to employment opportunities, times to come. He was also of the The Congress is cosponsored by shelter, health care, education, and opinion that there is a need to define Government of Maharashtra in recreation. A majority of the poor and limit city boundaries in case we collaboration with Town Planning and continue to live in slums and squatters desire not to experience shortage of Valuation Department, Government of having inadequate basic services and food. He also lamented that our cities Maharashtra; Mumbai Metropolitan insecure land tenures. Their contrib- are becoming jungles of concrete, steel Region Development Authority; City ution to economic development of the and cement due to which vegetation and Industrial Development city and provision of services to its is just vanishing from the cityscape. Corporation; Maharashtra Industrial people is significant, but they are Therefore, he suggested that we should Development Corporation; Maha- marginalized and vulnerable and need provide green belts around cities on rashtra Housing and Area social and economic empowerment. the pattern of garden cities and also Development Authority; Nagpur make it compulsory to prepare Municipal Corporation; Nagpur Empowerment could be realized only Arboriculture Plans along with Master Improvement Trust; Delhi Devel- when the urban poor begin to feel that Plans for all towns and cities. opment Authority; and the Emaar they not only have stake in the city MGF. Welcoming Dr. Nitin Raut, Hon’ble but are allowed to participate in decision Minister, Government of Maharashtra Providing a historical backdrop, Shri making processes, and are capable of to the National Town and Country D.S. Meshram, President ITPI, further bringing about desired changes in the Planners’ Congress, Shri D.S. Meshram, added that the Institute of Town delivery systems resulting in access to President ITPI stated that the Congress Planners, India was started with a small housing and critical infrastructure on in essence provides important forum group of 15 town and country planners their own by having sufficient influence to promote understanding on critical in 1951. He was happy to note that on the decisions of government planning subjects, and ensures the ITPI has now grown to more than agencies. continual debate on current issues. 3,500 town and country planners. The This is the time when experiences chief objective of the ITPI is to promote Current relevance of inclusive planning gained by professionals, educationists and inculcate awareness and could be assessed by the fact that and researchers are shared with a view understanding of the subject of urban various ministries of the Government to keeping planning practices and and regional planning, and its relevance of India are actively engaged in framing education revitalized with the latest and application in the ever changing policies for the uplift of the urban poor. theories, techniques and technologies. scenario of our towns, cities, and The Institute of Town Planners, India regions, in addition to the hopes that by organizing the Fifty Shri D.S. Meshram, President ITPI, advancement of study in town Eighth National Town and Country noted that both central and state planning, civic design and kindred Planners’ Congress on the theme of governments have extended their subjects. The ITPI has its headquarters ‘Inclusive Urban Planning for liberal support for organization of the at New Delhi followed by 21 Regional Empowering the Poor’, the Institute Congress. The main sponsor for the Chapters in the state capitals and three would make significant and distinctive Congress is the Ministry of Urban Centers in Udaipur, Pune and contribution to the ongoing efforts of Development, Government of India. Visakhapatnam. nation building.
ITPI Newsletter, Number 7 x 1 4 January - March 2010 contended that resources are scarce in all developing countries to a certain extent, but there are some countries, which are better able to redistribute, whatever resources are available, amongst their people. In India we have remained less successful in eliminating galloping inequalities resulting in very poor access of the poor to livelihood opportunities and critical infrastructure. Three situations emerge when policy makers and planners confront the question of lack of resources including developed land. First common Audience during the 58th National Town and Country Planners Congress held at Hotel response is to seek help of the private Tuli Internation, Nagpur. sector because it is efficient in delivering infrastructure and shelter. Second and In the present planning process, urban income groups move from villages to more recent response is to delegate poor are generally invited at the cities, this Congress has a specific focus the responsibility to the third sector for implementation stage. But what is on the urban poor who remain certain social services. Third response required is to involve them not only at excluded as far as meeting of their basic is to leave the poor to fend for implementation stage but also at plan needs are concerned. themselves. Shri Meshram said that all preparation and enforcement stages. these responses are inadequate, and Government and urban local bodies Planning function is delivered by the therefore need to be revisited if we are need to recognize the fact that urban public and private organizations and at really interested in empowering the poor remain one of the major times by forging partnerships between urban poor. stakeholders in urban planning and the two forms of agencies. Nowadays non-governmental organizations have development processes. They are Quite a number of good practices for been roped in for managing the cities capable of determining their own slum rehabilitation and redevelopment and rural areas. Public, private and the development needs and giving are available in country. Maharashtra third sector i.e. NGOs and CBOs all practical and better solutions to is one of the leading states in this have distinct organizational structures, problems than what are emerging from respect. Initiatives like Dharavi ideologies, responsibilities and they all the current practices. Therefore, the Redevelopment Project at Mumbai pursue different policy processes to urban poor are required to be invited and others at Pune, Nagpur and other achieve their objectives and values. to participate in planning and Strong institutional mechanisms and places need dissemination for their development processes. efficient urban governance is the replication by other states so that planning efforts, strategies, and norms According to the National Urban backbone of planning, plan making and plan implementation. Institutional are inclusive and their implementation Housing and Habitat Policy, 2007 is efficient and user friendly. When nearly all housing shortage pertains to mechanisms for planning in the country are currently being reformed. Progress India is at a juncture of decentralized the urban poor. Situation is no different in terms of establishment of new urban planning process, new avenues for rural housing where most of institutions like MPCs and DPCs for the of financial resource generation and housing shortage is experienced by devolution of planning function to high levels of technical capability are the rural landless laborers and families elected local representatives as per needed. This has positive implications below poverty line. Access to housing 74th constitution amendment is very for introduction of pro-poor new urban and infrastructure are intimately related slow and require urgent initiatives to planning and development strategies. to access to livelihood opportunities hasten this process. In order to address this scenario there because employment opportunities is a need to effectuate inclusive and certainly affect how far a family is Whenever one advocates for access participatory processes of urban successful in having access to housing to shelter, livelihood opportunities and planning and development. and critical infrastructure. Location of critical infrastructure for the urban livelihood opportunities is greatly poor, policy makers and town planners Shri D.S. Meshram further stated that significant because it would determine respond by saying that there is he has tried to briefly touch upon some to what extent people move from extreme lack of resources in the public of the important issues, which of villages to cities. Although people of all sector. However, Shri Meshram course would require detailed
ITPI Newsletter, Number 7 x 1 5 January - March 2010 from dignitaries including Shrimati Pratibha Devi Singh Patil, Hon’ble President of India; Shri Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Hon’ble Vice-President of India; Shri S. Jaipal Reddy, Hon’ble Minister of Urban Development, Government of India; Kumari Selja, Hon’ble Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India; Shrimati Sheila Dikshit, Hon’ble Chief Minister of National Capital Territory of Delhi; Shri Ashok Chavan, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra; Shri Chhagan Bhujbal, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra; Shri Anil Mrs. Archanatai Dehankar, Hon’ble Mayor, Nagpur Municipal Corporation, Nagpur inaugurating the Exhibition Deshkmukh, Hon’ble Minister for Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection, Government of Maharashtra; Shri J.P. Dange, IAS, Chief Secretary, Government of Maharashtra; Shri T.C. Benjamin, IAS, Principal Secretary, Urban Devel- opment, Government of Maharashtra; and various other prominent persons.
During the Inaugural Session a brief presentation on ‘Nagpur Retrospect’ was given by Mrs. Suneeta Aloni, ADTP, Nagpur Improvement Trust. While the welcome address was given by Shri Pradeep Kapoor, Secretary General, Mrs. Suneeta Aloni, ADTP, NIT, Nagpur explaining the projects to Mrs. Archanatai Dehankar, ITPI and a vote of thanks was given Hon’ble Mayor, Nagpur Municipal Corporation, Nagpur by Prof. Vijay Kapse, Chairman, MRC (Nagpur).
On the Occasion of the 58th National Town and Country Planners’ Congress an exhibition on the theme - ‘Inclusive Planning and Development’ was also organized to provide an opportunity to various stakeholders to showcase their projects and success stories which was inaugurated by Shrimati Archanatai Dehankar, Hon’ble Mayor, Nagpur Municipal Corporation, Nagpur.
Plennary Session on ‘Inclusive Planning for Empowering the Urban Poor’ in Progress. Shri The Plenary Session on ‘Inclusive J.B. Kshirsagar, Chief Planner, TCPO making the Presentation as a Key Speaker. Planning for Empowering the Urban examination. He requested all key the same could be communicated to Poor’ was chaired by Shri D.S. paper presenters, delegates and the concerned agencies for their Meshram, former Chief Planner, TCPO rapporteurs of each session to consideration and adoption. and President, ITPI. In this session conduct focused discussions and bring presentations were made by Shri J.B. out specific recommendations clearly Shri Aniyan Mathew, Vice President, Kshirsagar, Chief Planner, TCPO; Shri defining the agenda for action so that ITPI read out the messages received B.C. Datta, former Chief Regional
ITPI Newsletter, Number 7 x 1 6 January - March 2010 presentations were made by the key speakers namely Shri P.M. Apte, Planning Consultant, Mumbai; Dr. S.P. Bansal, Additional Commissioner (Planning), DDA, New Delhi; Prof. Dr. Ashok Kumar, Head, Physical Planning, SPA, New Delhi; Dr. S. Chattopadhyay, Director, Institute of Technology and Marine Engineering, West Bengal; Prof. Alok Ranjan, Department of Architecture, Malviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur; and Prof. Kavas Kapadia, Dean of Studies, SPA, New Technical Session – I, on ‘Access to Shelter, Livelihood Opportunities and Infrastructure’ in progress. Prof. Ashok Kumar, Head of Department, Physical Planning, SPA, New Delhi Delhi. Shri Sunil Mehra, Senior Town is making the Presentation as a Key Speaker. Planner, Municipal Corporation Delhi and Prof. C.S. Sabnani, VNIT, Nagpur were the rapporteurs.
Technical Session – II, on ‘Institutional Mechanism and Planning Process’ was chaired by Shri A.R. Patharkar, former Director, Town Planning, Government of Maharashtra and Past President ITPI. The Key Speakers in this session included Shri M.L. Chotani, Director, Association of Municipalities and Development Authorities, New Delhi; Prof. Shivanandswami, Associate Dean, Technical Session – II, on ‘Institutional Mechanism and Planning Process’ is in progress. CEPT University, Ahmedabad; Prof. Prof. Sarup Singh, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amrtisar is making the Presentation as a Sarup Singh, Guru Nanak Dev Key Speaker. University, Amritsar; (iv) Prof. P.M. Raval, Department of Town Planning, College of Engineering, Pune; Dr. K.R. Thooyavan, former Chief Town Planner, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, Chennai; and Dr. V.S. Adane, VNIT, Nagpur. Shri P.K. Behera, Joint Director, DDA, New Delhi and Prof. S.U. Sahasrabudhe were the rapporteurs.
Technical Session – III, on ‘Mobilization of Resources for the Poor’ was chaired Technical Session – III, on ‘ Mobilization of Resources for the Poor’ in progress. Prof. Souvanik by Shri V. Satyanarayan, former Chief Roy, Director School of Ecology, Infrastructure and Human Settlement Management, BES University, Shibpur, West Bengal is making the Presentation as a Key Speaker. Town Planner, Government of Andhra Pradesh and Past President, ITPI. The Planner, National Capital Region VNIT, Nagpur were the rapporteurs for key presentations were made by Dr. Planning Board, New Delhi; Shri B.N. this Session. S.K. Kulshrestha, Founder, Editor SDR, Singh, former Director, Association of New Delhi; Dr. K.K. Pandey, Center of Municipalities and Development Technical Session – I, on ‘Access to Urban Studies, IIPA, New Delhi; Shri Authorities, New Delhi; and Shri. T.K. Shelter, Livelihood Opportunities and N.N. Som, Professor, HUDCO Chair, Mitra, former Director General, Kolkata Infrastructure’ was chaired by Shri J.P. ATI, Kolkata; Prof. Utpal Sharma, Metropolitan Development Authority. Bhargav, former Chief Town Planner, Director, School of Planning, CEPT Shri S.B. Khodankar, Joint Director, Government of Uttar Pradesh and Past University, Ahmedabad; Prof. Souvanik DDA New Delhi and Prof. V.K. Bakde, President, ITPI. In this session Roy, Director School of Ecology,
ITPI Newsletter, Number 7 x 1 7 January - March 2010 and unauthorized growth of slums due to in –migration of the rural migrants to the larger urban areas creating slum conditions with unsatisfactory hygienic and inadequate infrastructure like water supply sanitation and solid waste collection and disposal. He, therefore, advocated that there is a need of Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas (PURA) as advocated by former President of India Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Technical Session – IV on ‘Slum Rehabilitation and Redevelopment Initiatives’ in progress. Kalam. In simple terms it envisages Shri. S.D. Landge, Director, Town Planning and Valuation, Government of Maharashtra, “Integrated investment in rural Pune is making the Presentation as a Key Speaker. infrastructure through Bharat Nirman Program to unlock the growth potential of rural India”. The main idea is to redevelop small towns and villages into social and economical hubs with high density growth. This would ultimately ensure urbanization of rural areas.
Liberalized Economics policies of the Government of India in the past two decades have already started showing some positives effects. In one of the Technical Session – IV on ‘Slum Rehabilitation and Redevelopment Initiatives’ in progress. study it was observed that if India Ms. Swati Meshram, Associate Planner, The Mellegren Planning Group, Florida USA is could achieve sustained 8% growth making the Presentation as a Key Speaker. trajectory for the next 25 year then it is likely that GDP will be $20 Trillion from Infrastructure and Human Settlement Shri Sunil Mehra, Senior Town Planner, current $7 Trillion besides 150 million Management, BES University, Shibpur, Municipal Corporation, New Delhi; Prof. additional jobs will be created and if on West Bengal; and Shri Uttam K. Roy, S.A. Deshpande, former Head, the other hand the economic growth Professor, ATS, West Bengal. Dr. Department of Architecture, VNIT, is minimal and population growth is Sandeep Raut, Associate Planner, Nagpur; and Prof. P. Mamtha Raj, BMS unabated then there would be near TCPO, New Delhi and Shri Anil Hore, College of Engineering, Bangalore. Shri anarchy in terms of huge number of Consulting Planner, Nagpur were the R. Srinivas, Associate Planner, TCPO, have-nots. rapporteurs. New Delhi and Mrs. Suneeta Aloni, ADTP, He has also underlined yet another NIT Nagpur were the rapporteurs. Technical Session – IV on ‘Slum issue that to ensure better social Rehabilitation and Redevelopment Dr. Gokhale, while delivering the integration through inclusive planning, Initiatives’ was chaired by Dr. A.N. Valedictory address mentioned that, World Summit for Social Development Sachithanandan, former Director, during the Golden Era, India was held in Copenhagen in 1995 made School of Architecture and Planning, three simple statements that is considered to be the hub of Anna University, Chennai and Past everyone has equal rights, everyone knowledge, wisdom, stability and President, ITPI. In this session can grow with access to service and economic prosperity. However, due to presentations were made by the key everyone productively contribute to unabated population growth the speakers namely Shri. S.D. Landge, their full potential. This essentially is Director, Town Planning and Valuation, unemployment in the rural area got empowering the society which in Government of Maharashtra, Pune; shifted to urban areas creating strong broader terms means developing and Ms. Swati Meshram, Associate Planner, rural urban divide. However, he internalizing social and life skills and The Mellegren Planning Group, Florida recommended that there is a need to social interests. USA; Shri G.R. Diwan, former Joint achieve, the rural-urban continuum. Director, Town Planning and Valuation, Yet another issue he flagged was about During the Valedictory Session held on Government of Maharashtra, Pune; vulnerable conditions of urban habitat 5th January 2010, the National Best
ITPI Newsletter, Number 7 x 1 8 January - March 2010 said that even the best plans will remain poor policy documents if the interests of the urban poor do not get reflected.
Earlier in this session Shri Aniyan Mathew, Vice-President, ITPI read out the recommendations adopted by the Congress. A vote of thanks was given by Shri Pradeep Kapoor, Secretary General, ITPI and welcome address was given by Prof. Vijay Kapse, Chairman, MRC Nagpur.
After detailed discussions and deliberations for two days and participation of more than 350 National Best Thesis Award – popularly known as Prof. V.N. Parasad Best Thesis Award - Gold Medal being awarded to Ms. Priyanka Kataria, SPA New Delhi by Dr. S. S. Gokhale, participants, the following main Director Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur. recommendations emerged from the 58th NTCP Congress:
Inclusive Planning for Empowering the Urban Poor • Primary causes and issues pertaining to urban poverty are: - massive urbanization; - mass migration of people from rural to urban areas due to push factors; - lack of job opportunities in the urban formal sector; - lack of access to shelter and basic services to the urban poor; and National Best Thesis Award – popularly known as Prof. V.N. Parasad Best Thesis Award - - exclusion of the urban poor Commendation Certificate being awarded to Ms. Sarika Waghmare from VNIT by Dr. S. from the mainstream of S. Gokhale, Director Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur. planning and development Thesis Award – popularly known as Nagpur for the thesis on ‘Emerging processes. Prof. V.N. Prasad Best Thesis Award Sprawl Verses New Cities as Anti Sprawl • Government and urban local carrying citation and Gold Medal and - Case in Nagpur’ by Dr. S. S. Gokhale, bodies need to recognize that cash prize of Rs.5,000 was awarded Director Visvesvaraya National Institute urban poor are one of the major to Ms. Priyanka Kataria from SPA New of Technology, Nagpur. stakeholders in urban planning Delhi for her thesis on ‘Planning for an and development. Therefore, Integrated Logistic Hub in the NCR Shri D.S. Meshram, President, ITPI in they need to be not only included Region’ and commendation certificates his concluding remarks during the but also actively empowered by and cash prize of Rs.3,000 each were Valedictory Session again emphasized promoting their involvement in awarded to Shri Shaikh Ali Ahmed from that planning processes must be made plan preparation, implementation IDS Mysore for his thesis on ‘Planning inclusive representing critical interests and enforcement levels. for Conservation of Heritage Areas in of the urban poor. He pointed out that • Planning should be localized, Old-Goa’; and to Ms. Aninderbir Kaur we prepare development plans and ask participatory, and pro-poor as this Grewal from GNDU, Amritsar for her people to fall in line and become part would facilitate empowerment of thesis on ‘Hosing for Urban-Poor – of the plan. We must invert this the marginalized and vulnerable Case study of Amritsar City’; and (iii) process by bringing the urban poor in sections of the society. Ms. Sarika Waghmare from VNIT, the centre of planning processes. He Empowerment of the urban poor
ITPI Newsletter, Number 7 x 1 9 January - March 2010 will enhance the overall redistribution of land and housing - In the larger projects like productivity of the cities. in favor of the urban poor. MIHAN Cargo hub, SEZ, etc; • Empowerment is multidimensional • All centrally or state sponsored adequate provision for process encompassing different schemes of urban development housing for service population people, their social structures and must address the critical needs of (both formal and informal) be social identifies, which need to be the urban poor. made otherwise they settle on established and classified for • Provision for pro-poor planning fringe areas, and marginal decision making in respect of should be made integral in all town lands of the near by town or on the abutting areas of these planning and fund allocation. planning acts, development projects creating slums and Inclusion with accountability and authority acts and municipal acts. responsibility should be unplanned / unauthorised encouraged by making the Access to Shelter, Livelihood developments. concerned agencies accountable Opportunities and Infrastructure - Commending government for their planning and develo- initiatives such as Rajiv Avas • Access to livelihood opportunities pment actions particularly when Yojana, it was recommended for the urban poor needs to be addressing planning issues related that the Scheme should improved through measures like to the urban poor. immediately be made opera- sustained infrastructure support to • Uncontrolled urbanization taking tional. informal sector, encouragement of place in the country needs to be - Low cost building materials small enterprises, provision of home channelized to reduce immigration and efficient housing designs based income generating activities, to larger urban areas, which are should be evolved to create and by creating opportunities for becoming unmanageable. It would affordable housing for the self employment. be pertinent to generate job urban poor without compr- • To improve access to shelter, the opportunities in rural areas and omising on minimum following measures are small urban areas for poor so that standards. recommended: the people are not tempted to • There should be greater equity migrate to large urban areas in - Development plans of towns and inclusiveness in the provision search of job opportunities. should adequately and of urban infrastructure including effectively address the housing safe drinking water, sanitation, and • Recognizing the fact that rural requirements of all urban solid waste management. Access urban migration replaces rural poor; to schools, health care and poverty with urban poverty, there recreation should also be ensured has to be a major shift in thinking - Town Planning Schemes and to improve quality of life of the about urbanization without urban Land Pooling and Plot urban poor. growth by providing good Reconstitution methods infrastructure for people to reach should be applied for making Institutional Mechanism and their work places in towns and serviced land available for Planning Process cities while they still continue to live urban poor housing; • In the ‘bottom up’ planning approach in villages. - Development authorities, involving the community, the role of • Detailed socio-economic and housing boards, SEZ planner should not be limited to just physical surveys of areas where authorities must ensure that facilitating a consensus building urban poor reside should be 10 percent to 15 percent of exercise but to aid in formulating a undertaken to work out strategies plots or flats are earmarked for larger vision based on the needs of for their improvement and service personnel. the community. This type of planning upgradation. - Whenever land for larger should focus on finding the middle • In order to integrate slums and projects like knowledge cities, ground between ‘bottom up’ and ‘top informal settlements into the urban IT parks, SEZ, MIHAN, Cargo down’ planning process. fabric and to achieve the objective Hub, etc; are being acquired • Capacity building of State Housing of cities without slums or “Slum adequate provision not only Boards and Slum Area Boards Free Cities”, major modifications for re-settlement of displaced should be enhanced by adopting pertaining to norms, standards land owners be made but land innovative approaches of resource and planning regulations should be less labour force also be mobilization, and by ensuring made in master plans to ensure adequately re-settled. transparent and effective
ITPI Newsletter, Number 7 x 1 10 January - March 2010 administration and project builder fails to construct stipulated a house or plot need to be assured management practices. houses or provide a stipulated so that the owner could use • Local level institutions dealing with percentage of land area for EWS ownership document as a legal housing and habitat sector need housing. This fund should be used tender for raising resources for to be facilitated through effective to provide guarantees to financial housing and other economic intermediation by a separate state institutions for extending loans for activities. level institution to provide them urban poor housing; seed capital • Provision of shelter should be seen guidance, technical support and to ULBs; and support to MFIs as as economic proposition by private advisory services. security to housing microfinance players to make adequate land for • Suitable mechanisms such as low system. EWS housing and consciously interest rate bearing housing loans • TOR for Central Finance provide for informal sector should be devised to increase Commission should have special activities. By using FAR and TDR access of the urban poor to mention of funds for the urban as a resource and by promoting institutional finance. This may poor. formation of cooperative societies include combination of loan and • Potential of transfer of of slum and squatter clusters, the subsidy on private sector projects development rights should be fully private sector and slum residents in which case, allocation of DUs used to provide suitable housing can be engaged in resettlement should be done by the public to the urban poor, but proper and self help upgradation sector as proposed and practiced safeguards should be taken to programmes. For this, an incentive in Nagpur. avoid misuse of the transfer of FAR (up to 50) may be allowed and • Specific, realistic and implementable development rights. 10 percent of FAR may be provisions for catering to the needs • Microfinance institutions should be permitted for commercial activity, of urban poor need to be made promoted for better access to which could be sold in the market specifically in town planning acts, housing loans for the urban poor. to make the whole scheme self- development authority acts and In this connection, promotion of financing. Relaxation in setbacks municipal acts. community structures at and density should be made • Each state government should grassroots level is also essential. available for such schemes. In this evolve policies on private sector way, planning regulations can act and joint sector participation • Financial management reforms at municipal level should be as a catalyst for providing access highlighting legal support; to housing and services to incentives and inducements; roles introduced to enable the urban poor to raise more funds through economically weaker sections and and responsibilities of various slum dwellers. stakeholders in such joint their own sources. • Provisions of Slum (Improvement ventures; and support to • Fiscal decentralization needs to be and Clearance) Act 1956 are microfinance institutions for pro- ensured to have higher allocation proving to be impediment for poor micro-financing. of central and state revenues for inclusive planning of cities and taking up slum improvement • Integrated database being towns in terms of shelter, services schemes in notified slum areas. generated under the NUIS Scheme and livelihood opportunities. Therefore certain provisions in the may be used as the starting point Act need re-examination and re- for development of spatial data Slum Rehabilitation and visiting. base across all classes of Redevelopment Initiatives • Identification of informal areas and settlements. • Two pronged attack including explicit norms for the same is Mobilization of Resources for the rehabilitation of existing slums by required to be included in master Poor intense use of urban land, and by plans rather than ignoring them • Shelter fund should be created by providing pro-poor housing and leaving it to chance. each state where 1 percent of the through land reservations in new • As government’s focus is on state annual budget should be sub-divisions need to be pursued. “Creating Slum Free Cities” in the contributed for the urban poor. It • Potential of self help and next five years, the Congress may also have contributions from incremental housing for in-situ recommends that TCPO and ITPI private developers as per Madhya development of slums should also should play an active role in Pradesh Model which requires a be used wherever feasible. providing technical inputs for developer to pay at the prescribed • In order to protect the interests of implementing guidelines for Slum rate an amount to this fund if the the urban poor, tenure rights over Free Cities.
ITPI Newsletter, Number 7 x 1 11 January - March 2010 emerged that there was lack of EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING consensus among members on the issue of basic qualifications. In the meeting some members were of the opinion that currently prescribed basic qualifications include Bachelor of Architecture, Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) and postgraduate degrees in Geography, Economics and Sociology should continue to ensure spatial quality of planning education and practice. While other members argued that basic qualifications for admission to postgraduate programs in town and country planning should be The Extra Ordinary General Meeting is in progress. Prof. Utpal Sharma, Director, School of opened up to other disciplines. As the Planning, CEPT University, Ahmdabad expressing his view point. Present on the Dias are discussions were inconclusive, it was Prof. Najamuddin, IIT Roorkee; Shri Pradeep Kapoor, Secretary General; Shri D.S. decided that the views of all Corporate Meshram, President; and Shri Aniyan Mathew, Vice-President. (Left to right) Members of ITPI should be obtained The Extraordinary General Meeting of qualifications for admission to by writing individual letters and also by Institute of Town Planners, India was postgraduate programs in town and placing information in the ITPI also organized on this occasion, mainly country planning along with some Newsletter. Other issues slated for disc- to discuss - widening the basic other issues. During deliberations it ussion were defered for want of time.
Basic Qualifications for Post Graduation in Town and Country Planning: ITPI Solicits Views of the Corporate Members In the Extra Ordinary Meeting of ITPI held on 5th January, 2010 at Hotel Tuli International, Nagpur, the basic qualifications for Post Graduation in Town and Country Planning were discussed in which 126 members participated. The members who expressed their views were Prof. Ashok Kumar, SPA, New Delhi; Prof. Ashwani Luthra, GNDU, Amritsar; Shri R. Srinivas, TCPO, New Delhi; Shri R.V. Bapat, former Director Town Planning, Government of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal; Shri Monis Khan, TCPO, New Delhi; Prof. Uttpal Sharma, Director, CEPT, University, Ahmdabad; Shri Pradeep Kapoor, Deputy Town Planner, Government of Rajasthan; Prof. Shivananadswami, Associate Dean, CEPT University, Ahmdabad; Shri. S.D. Landge, Director, Town Planning and Valuation, Government of Maharashtra; Shri Uttam K. Roy, Professor, ATS, West Bengal; Shri M.L. Chotani, Director, AMDA, New Delhi; Shri R.P. Sachan, Town Planner, Town Planning Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow; Shri Rajesh Chandra Shukla, NCRPB, New Delhi; Shri Harnam Singh Azad, Senior Town Planner, Town Planning Department, Government of Rajasthan; Prof. Alok Ranjan, MNIT, Rajasthan; Shri Naresh Kumar Dhiran, Town and Country Planner, TCPO, New Delhi. It was however, observed that some of the members were of the opinion that the basic qualifications which currently prescribed are – B.Arch; B.E (Civil); Masters in Geography / Economics / Sociology should not be changed because it would amount to dilution of the Town and Country Planning Education. While some of the members were of the opinion that due to opening up of economy, liberalization of industrial policy and globalization trends the basic qualifications prescribed at present for post graduation in town and country planning education needs to be extended to other disciplines. It was therefore resolved that ITPI would address a letter to all the corporate members of ITPI and obtain there views and also place the information in ITPI Newsletter. Accordingly, your views are solicited on the following: 1. Do you agree that the existing qualifications prescribed for admission to post graduation in town planning programmes should be changed? : Yes / No 2. If yes, indicate which other subjects should be included in addition to the present subjects. 3. If no, give reasons in support of your opinion. 4. The qualifications for Associateship Examination of ITPI also includes Post Diploma in Town and Country Planning of SV. Government Polytechnic, MP Board of Technical Education, Bhopal and Central Polytechnic, Department of Technical Education Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai. These qualification should be continued or not? : Yes / No (Kindly give reasons)
ITPI Newsletter, Number 7 x 1 12 January - March 2010 growth is more static in many INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS developed countries, immigration and Map India 2010 • Geospatial for Surface Transport changing social demographics are Map India 2010, the 13th Annual - Geospatial for Rail and Road having a massive impact on countries International Conference and Exhibition Transportation such as the US and UK. People are on Geospatial Information Technology living longer, divorce rates have been - Geospatial for Coastal Shipping and Applications is being organized rising for several decades, the average and Inland Water Transport from 19th – 21st January 2010 at number of people in households has Epicentre, Gurgaon by GIS • Geospatial for Urban Development dropped, and the number of single- Development in association with the - Geospatial for Urban Planning people households has risen. In the UK, Planning Commission. and Development for example, this results in the need - Geospatial for Urban for 200,000 new homes every year for Map India 2010 is based on a visionary Infrastructure Management the next ten years in order to cope theme – ‘Defining Geospatial Vision For • Geospatial for Electricity with demand. Where can these new India’. Attempt is to assimilate the homes be built? developments within the domain and - Geospatial for Electricity Generation and Transmission steer the future direction that Whilst these envisaged new cities have geospatial technologies can provide to - Geospatial for Distribution and an important role to play in the future, the various vertical in the country. R-APDRP in themselves they are not the solution. The technical programme of the For further information please contact The rural to urban migration is centered conference will include Plenary Map India 2010 Secretariat on existing cities, many of which are Sessions, Symposia, Seminars, Panel GIS Development Pvt. Ltd. struggling with the consequential Discussions, Round Tables, Technical A - 145, Sector - 63 Noida (U.P.) population explosion and the impact Sessions and much more that will India - 201 301 on existing infrastructure and patterns throw light on the board themes and Email :[email protected] of life. Host city for the conference – sectors that hold the key to furthering Website: www.mapindia.org Mumbai – is a poignant example of the innovative use of geospatial pressures many cities in developing technologies in order to ensure CTBUH 2010: Remaking countries face. planned development of the country. Sustainable Cities in the Vertical Age Thus the real situation that countries Plenary Sessions: CTBUH 2010 is organizing a World such as India and China face – as well • Technology Trends Conference on Remaking Sustainable as large parts of the developed world • Connecting Geospatial Comm- Cities in the Vertical Age on 3rd – 5th – is not necessarily how to create new unities February 2010 at Renaissance Hotel sustainable cities where the urban slate Round Tables: and Convention Centre, Mumbai. is wiped clean, but how to remake • Public-Private Partnership existing cities in a sustainable way. Rapid urbanization of developing • Capacity Building countries such as India and China over This conference will debate these urban • National Geospatial Policy the past decade have resulted in almost and policy issues, while also considering • Evolving Standards and Code of 200,000 people migrating from rural what role tall buildings and increased Conduct to urban regions somewhere on the urban density will play. Symposia: planet every day (United Nations • Climate Change and Disaster statistics). This translates into the need For further information please contact Management for the world to accommodate the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban equivalent of a new city of one million - Geospatial Technologies in Habitat people every week. How can our Climate Change Studies Illinois Institute of Technology existing – or new – urban centers - GIS in Disaster Management S.R. Crown Hall, 3360, accommodate this growth? - Panel Discussion: Technology South State Street, Chicago, IL, 60616 Framework for Climate Change This is not a scenario that is unique to Email : [email protected] and Disaster Management the developing world. Whilst population Website: www.ctbuh2010-india.com
ITPI Newsletter, Number 7 x 1 13 January - March 2010 Renovative Urban Design: A New The 2010 International Conference on The conference is soliciting state-of- Approach to Street Planning and Good Governance and Human Rights the-art research papers on various Design (CGGHR 2010) will be held from 26th - areas of interest including: 29th February 2010 in Singapore. The • Abuses and Derogations to A Joint Seminar is being organized by objective of CGGHR 2010 is to provide Human Rights; University College London and Osaka a platform for researchers, engineers, • Accountability and Transparency; University on ‘Renovative Urban academicians as well as industrial • Constitutions, Good Governance Design: A New Approach to Street professionals from all over the world and Corruption; Planning and Design’ during 9th to present their research results and • Corruption and Development; February, 2010 development activities in Good • Good Governance and Human Governance and Human Rights. This Security; Heretofore, motor vehicles have been conference provides opportunities for • Promoting Transparency and given priority on road usage in Japan. the delegates to exchange new ideas Combat Corruption; and However, in Europe and America, • Promoting Good Governance and and application experiences face to beginning with the advent of the first Fighting Corruption face, to establish business or research Oil Shock in the 1970’s, road space was relations and to find global partners for For further information please contact re-examined with the view of giving future collaboration. Email :[email protected] more priority to pedestrians, bicycle riders, and public transport systems. NATIONAL SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS Now, in the age of concern for the environment, new movement is taking Inclusive Urban Governance: dialogues, exchange and place. That is, in recent years, in South Challenges and Opportunities communications. Korea, Taiwan, and other Asian National Round Table of Civil Society countries, the ability of people to move The following Round Tables are Organizations: Inclusive Urban proposed for discussion: about within a city is being giving Governance: Challenges and greater weight in urban planning. Opportunities. The Roundtable is • Round Table 1: Deepening scheduled to be held from 28th to 29th In this seminar, Prof. Peter Jones from devolution of funds, functions and January 2010 at PRIA, New Delhi. University College London and Prof. functionaries to urban local governance institutions Michiyasu Odani from Kobe University, This National Round Table is in response who are well-known in this field and are to many informal deliberations with a • Round Table 2: Institutionalizing specialists in Transportation Urban variety of Civil Society Organizations citizen participation and social accountability in urban local Planning would be sharing their views working on the issues of urban governance institutions on new approaches to the use of road governance in India where they • Round Table 3: Realizing citizens’ space in developing strategies, plans expressed the need for coming rights to basic urban services with and designs for urban planning that together. special emphasis on urban poor puts people ahead of motor vehicles. The specific objectives of the National • Round Table 4: Planning spaces for For further information please contact Round Table are: informal city and addressing urban poverty Department of Civil Engineering • To brainstorm various ways in Email : [email protected] which urban governance policies, For further information please contact programs and institutions could be The 2010 International PRIA, 42 Tughlakabad Institutional influenced from citizens’ Area, New Delhi -110062 Conference on Good Governance perspectives; Email :[email protected] and Human Rights (CGGHR 2010) • To discuss ways to up scale and Website: www.pria.org CGGHR is an annual International mainstream civil society Seminar on Sustainable Lifelines: Conference on Good Governance and innovations addressing urban Transportation Planning and Human Rights sponsored by Social governance related issues and Management Science and Humanities Society of problems; IACSIT, Economics and Business • To create institutional platforms of Changing travel needs have changed Society, IACSIT and others. urban stakeholders for regular the transport technologies from road
ITPI Newsletter, Number 7 x 1 14 January - March 2010 to rail in at least bigger areas but still Continued from Page 16 Design of police station with staff the transport requirements of the accommodation for bachelors and people are not fully met. Consequently, Chandigarh; Needle Factory for Croz families at Daryaganj; and Preliminary they have to resort to personal means Backert and Saboo; and number of design of police headquarters, of transportation. Unprecedented bank buildings in Sector 17 in Parliament Street, New Delhi. increase in personal automobiles has Chandigarh. Shri Suri Joined Messers lead to congestion and frequent jams, Robert Atkinson and Partners, Shri Suri joined the School of Planning parking problems, energy and Chartered Architects in London as and Architecture, New Delhi in October environmental issues, unsafe traffic Architect in August 1961 and worked 1970, as Assistant Professor and was scene, etc. Due to deficient public on the design of 26 storey complex posted in what was then known as the transport facilities in towns and cities on Horsphery Road, London for local Department of Urban and Regional the travel needs of the urbanites are government; Offices at Victoria Street Planning. He taught planning catered by intermediate public London; and redevelopment of standards to postgraduate students. transport system. Ad-hoc planning Woolwich Barracks for the Ministry of In private practice, as partner of and management of traffic and Defense, Great Britain. He worked with Messrs Designers and Planners Bureau, transportation aspects has added to this firm till May 1963. From May 1963 Shri Suri worked from 1972 to 1979 the woes of transport scenario of urban to February 1967, Shri Suri worked as and designed Mauryalok, a sixteen- areas. Senior Architect with Messers Tripe and storied office – cum – shopping Wakeham, Chartered Architects, complex in Patna for the Patna With an intention to strive for London on the design and supervision Regional Development Authority. He sustainable urban transport by taking of Beer Bottling Plant and Warehouse prepared a redevelopment plan of an account of different planning and for Mann Crossman and Paulin Limited Sadar Hospital at Bhagalpur and management issues and concerns, at White Chapel, London. Medical College Complex along with Guru Ramdas School of Planning, Guru Food and Drug Testing Laboratory for Nanak Dev University, Amritsar in On his return from England in 1967, the Department of Health, collaboration with Punjab Regional he was appointed as Town Planner Government of Bihar. Chapter, ITPI, Chandigarh is organizing (Pool Officer) and attached with Delhi National Seminar on Sustainable Master Plan Division of Town and He was consultant to a number of Lifelines: Transportation Planning and Country Planning Organization, cooperative house building societies Management on 12th – 13th March, Government of India, New Delhi. He for the development of land for 2010. worked on the Zonal Development plotted development as well as for Plans in Delhi. He also designed the New group housing; and designed and The sub-themes of the seminar are: Fruit and Vegetable Market at Azadpur, supervised a number of schools, bank buildings, commercial offices as well as • Transportation: Problems and Delhi. industrial buildings. He was consultant issues; In February 1968, he joined the Delhi to the Punjab and Sind Bank, Bank of • Land use and Transport Development Authority as Associate India, Indian Overseas Bank, Jammu integration; Town Planner and worked on land use and Kashmir Bank and State Bank of • Inter-Modal Transport Systems; applications, development and India. • Public Transport System; redevelopment projects; preliminary He worked as consultant to the • Traffic Safety and Environment; surveys and planning for the wholesale Department of Irrigation and the • Intelligent Transport Systems; fruits and vegetables market in Delhi Electricity Board, Jabalpur for • Urban Transport Strategies; for 22 areas; flatted factory complexes Department of Housing for the staff. • Urban Transport Management; for Motia Khan area, Thomson Road Till recently, he was the Chairman of and area as well as for Rohtak Road area Urban Systems India Private Limited • Urban Transport Policies. of Delhi; Planning of the truck terminals established in 1992, the firm specializes at Rohtak Road, G.T. Road, Azadpur, For further information please contact Chandrawal and Mathura Road; in architecture and planning projects. He is still continually involved in Guru Ramdas School of Planning Planning and design of central professional planning activities. Guru Nanak Dev University, slaughter house (automatic) in an area of 100 acres on Rohtak Road, Delhi; Amritsar, Punjab Profile prepared by Shri Abdul Qaiyum, Former Email :[email protected] Design of 23 storey office building for Town and Country Planner, TCPO, New Delhi, [email protected] the Delhi Development Authority; based on information available in the ITPI.
ITPI Newsletter, Number 7 x 1 15 January - March 2010 KNOW YOUR FORMER PRESIDENTS In Pune Seminar he made the crucial point that each settlement should have Committee, Government of India, New a spatial development plan, integrated Delhi from 1991-1993 and 1995- with the wider regional plan. The 1996; Chairman of Town and Country recom-mendation of the Seminar sent Planning Advisory Board, Government for immediate inclusion in the Eighth of Madhya Pradesh from 1991-1994. Five Year Plan then being prepared by Shri H.R. Suri worked with various the Planning Commission in order to government and private organizations make adequate provisions for regional and won various prizes. He won the and settlement development plans. first prize for design of the stadium at Muzaffarpur (MRDA) and the second The Goa Seminar highlighted the HANWANT RAI SURI prize in all India Competition for economic importance of Indian waters Department Building for Madhya to the country as a treasure of mineral Shri Hanwant Rai Suri, Chairman of Pradesh Government (Secretariat); wealth and that of beaches with Delhi Regional Chapter and Vice – and was commissioned for Design of aesthetic and environmental value. It President of the Institute of Town Vidhan Sabha Building for Bihar was recommended, inter alia, that the Planners, India for two years (1989- Legislative Assembly. Coastal Zone Management Plans 1991) and President of the Institute should become integral part of the for four years (1991-1993) and 1995- Shri Suri was born on 27th July 1933. regional plan of the specific geographic 1997) is a well known architect, town He passed his Matriculation priority urban region. planner and urban designer. Shri Suri Examination in 1949 from Sain Das also served as the Chairman of Town A.S. Higher Secondary School, The New Delhi Seminar was held at a Planning Examination Board of ITPI for Jalandhar and was placed in the first time when elected panchayats and three years (1991-1993 and 1995- division. He did his B.A. (Honors) in urban local bodies were striking deep 1996). He was nominated by the ITPI Mathematics in 1955 from the Punjab at roots and the Constitution Council as a representative of the University; Bachelor of Architecture Amendments (73rd and 74th) were Institute of Town Planners, India for (Honors) in 1959 from the Indian made. The ITPI as Shri Suri informed, the Jury of the Committee constituted Institute of Technology, Kharagpur examined the provisions of the two for the Prime Minister’s National Award and Postgraduate Diploma in Town amendments and prepared a for Excellence in Urban Planning and Planning in 1967 from the University comprehensive report on the subject. Design in 1996. Shri Suri served the College, London. Shri Suri is a Fellow In Thiruvananthapuram Seminar Shri General Council as well as the Executive Member of the Indian Institute of Suri pleaded that all state capitals Council of the School of Planning and Architects (FIIA) and Fellow Member of should be treated as “Special Cities” Architecture, New Delhi from 1991 to the Institute of Town Planners, India receiving special funds for their 1996) and the All India Council of (FITP). development; and metro-capital Technical Education or AICTE in regions should form the basis for policy various capacities. He was a member As President of the Institute of Town deliberations for effective planning and of the Advisory Board (Architecture Planners, India, Shri Suri obtained the development of state capitals. and Town Planning ) of AICTE from distinctive honor of organizing four 1990 to 1994), member of All India Town and Country Planning Seminars After completing his Bachelor of Board of Studies in Architecture and at Pune (January 1991-1992) on Architecture in 1959, Shri Suri started Town Planning of AICTE in 1990-1991, “Settlements Planning: Concepts and his professional career and joined member of the Central Task Force of System”; at Goa (February 1993) on Messrs Chowdhury and Gulzar Singh, the AICTE for post graduate Proposals “Development and Management of an architecture and planning firm in Engineering Technology, Coastal Area; at new Delhi (January – located in Delhi in July 1959 and Architecture and Town Planning; February 1996) on “Planning for Rural worked their on Nangal Fertilizer Plant member of National Expert Development; and at Thiruvana- at Nangal; Anti-Biotic Factory Complex Committee for Revision of Salary nthapuram (December 1996) on for Dumex Private Limited at Scales of Technical Institutions of “Planning and Development of State AICTE, member of Central Vista Capitals”. Continued on Page 15
Published and Printed by Shri Pradeep Kapoor, Secretary General, ITPI on behalf of Institute of Town Planners, India, and Printed Rs. 100/- at Allied Traders, 455, Patparganj Industrial Estate, Delhi - 110 092, Telephone - 42141455-56, and Published from 4-A, Ring Road Per Annum I.P. Estate, New Delhi - 110 002, Telephone : 23702452 - 57. Edited by Dr. Ashok Kumar, Secretary (Publication), ITPI
ITPI Newsletter, Number 7 x 1 16 January - March 2010