4/1/2011 SLUM FREE CITY PLAN FOR GWALIOR CITY GMC PREPARED BY GWALIOR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION Revised Draft Final Report – Volume I – Report and Appendices May 2013 With Technical Support from Mehta and Associates, Indore Urban Planners April 1, SLUM FREE CITY PLAN FOR GWALIOR CITY Revised Draft Final Report 2011 PREPARED BY Volume I – Report and Appendices GWALIOR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION Preface Urban India is undergoing a transition in terms of physical form, demographic profile and socio‐economic diversity. The important role of cities in national economic process and their global linkages demand more attention for their development, than being hitherto given. Cities are expected to perform efficiently in keeping with emerging demands for employment, commerce, trade, industry and other services. Cities have to attract investments for improving their efficiencies by way of up to date infrastructure, improved governance and affordable housing/living with modern amenities. Urban renewal of Indian cities has been initiated to achieve the objectives. According to census of India, the urban population in the country as 2011 was 377 million. This constituted 31.16% of the total population of 1210 millions. The net addition of population in urban areas during the decade 2001‐2011 was about 91 million The slum census, 2001 in towns with more than 50,000 population, numbering 607, reported 40.606 million slum dwellers which amounted to 22.76% of the population living in those 607 towns/cities. This implies, nearly one out of every four persons reside in slums in our cities & towns. Slums generally lack basic infrastructure, housing, social amenities and this has implications on health and productivity of the people living in such areas. This also has serious implications for future generatuion of people residing in such areas. “Socially slum is a way of life, a special character which has its own set of norms and values reflected in poor sanitation, health values, health practices, deviant behavior and social isolation.” (Planning Commission) Slums and Squatters, as observed by the Working Group on Slums and Squatters which submitted its report to the Planning Commission in May 1998, are known by different names in different cities — katras or juggi jhompri in Delhi, jhompadpatti or chawls in Mumbai, basti in Calcutta, cheris in Chennai and keris in Bangalore. “[But their basic characteristics remain the same i.e. dilapidated and infirm housing structures, acute overcrowding, faulty alignment of streets, poor ventilation, inadequate lighting, paucity of drinking water, water‐logging during rains, absence of toilet facilities and non availability of basic physical and social services]. Slums and Squatters form about 23% of population of Gwalior. Though staying in such informal settlements they contribute significantly to the economic, social, political and cultural characteristics of the city. These settlements have emerged as manifestations of poverty and inequality. In spite of the pro‐poor policies of Government of Madhya Pradesh, these settlements are growing faster than population growth rate of Gwalior. Despite various policies, which have been pronounced by the central government such as VAMBAY, BSUP JNNURM and Ayodhya Basti With Technical Support from. Mehta and Associates Indore, 2 Urban Planners April 1, SLUM FREE CITY PLAN FOR GWALIOR CITY Revised Draft Final Report 2011 PREPARED BY Volume I – Report and Appendices GWALIOR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION by State Government from time to time and implemented by the local agencies, population in Slums and Squatter settlements continues to swell. City Specific Strategic Interventions to make cities Slum Free are of Significance. With the same objective Government of India has Launched Rajeev Awas Yojana (RAY) envisaging “Slum Free India” through encouraging States and Union Territories to tackle the problems in Slums in definitive Manner. The Programme envisages that each State will prepare a Slum Free State Plan of Action identifying Priority Cities Intended to be covered under RAY in First Five Years for Preparation Slum Free City Plan. It is expected to commit for a “Whole City” and “Whole Slum” Approach in preparing Slum Free City Plans. Government of Madhya Pradesh has Identified Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Ujjain and Sagar as Priority City and Initiated actions to prepare Slum Free City Plans. It is in this context the Consultancy assignment for the support in preparation of Slum Free City Plan of Gwalior has been entrusted to Mehta and Associates Indore by the Gwalior Municipal Corporation. Mehta and Associates is group of Urban Planners and Technocrats and also are one of the Consultants empanelled by Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) and Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (MoHUPA), Government of India for preparation of City Development Plans under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. This is Draft Final Report of Slum Free City Plan for Gwalior. With Technical Support from. Mehta and Associates Indore, 3 Urban Planners April 1, SLUM FREE CITY PLAN FOR GWALIOR CITY Revised Draft Final Report 2011 PREPARED BY Volume I – Report and Appendices GWALIOR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION Acknowledgement The Consulting Team Acknowledges the Support of Officers of Gwalior Municipal Corporation, Urban Administration and Development Department Government of Madhya Pradesh, MPUSP and District Administration Gwalior the Preparation of Slum Free City Plan for Gwalior. Planning Team Mehta and Associates, Indore With Technical Support from. Mehta and Associates Indore, 4 Urban Planners April 1, SLUM FREE CITY PLAN FOR GWALIOR CITY Revised Draft Final Report 2011 PREPARED BY Volume I – Report and Appendices GWALIOR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION Planning Team With Technical Support from. Mehta and Associates Indore, 5 Urban Planners April 1, SLUM FREE CITY PLAN FOR GWALIOR CITY Revised Draft Final Report 2011 PREPARED BY Volume I – Report and Appendices GWALIOR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION Table of Contents Preface ............................................................................................................................... 2 Acknowledgement ............................................................................................................. 4 Planning Team .................................................................................................................... 5 Table of Contents ............................................................................................................... 6 List of Tables..................................................................................................................... 11 List of Figures ................................................................................................................... 13 List of Appendices ............................................................................................................ 15 Abbreviations ................................................................................................................... 16 Introduction – Chapter – 1 ................................................................................................ 19 1.1 Background ........................................................................................................................ 21 1.1.1 Definition of Slum (Census, Slum Act and Dr. Pranab Sen Committee) .......... 21 1.2 Growth of Slums in Urban Areas .................................................................................... 22 1.3 Slum Development Initiatives in India ......................................................................... 22 1.3.1 National Slum Development Programme (NSDP) ............................................... 22 1.3.2 VAMBAY ...................................................................................................................... 23 1.3.3 JNNURM and IHSDP ................................................................................................... 24 1.4 Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) ................................................................................................. 24 1.4.1 Planning Methodology ............................................................................................. 25 1.5 Approach and Methodology ............................................................................................ 28 1.5.1 Preparatory Phase .................................................................................................... 28 1.5.2 Slum Free City Planning Stage ................................................................................ 32 1.6 Community Participation & Public Consultation ........................................................ 34 1.7 Structure of the Report .................................................................................................... 35 City Profile – Chapter – 2 .................................................................................................. 37 2.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 38 2.2 Historical Background ..................................................................................................... 38 2.3 Physical Growth and Regional Setting .......................................................................... 39 With Technical Support from. Mehta and Associates Indore, 6 Urban Planners April 1, SLUM FREE CITY PLAN FOR GWALIOR CITY Revised Draft