RAY: SLUM FREE CITY PLANNING BELGAUM RAJIV AWAS YOJANA SLUM FREE CITY PLAN OF ACTION BELGAUM DRAFT Regional Centre for Urban and Environmental Studies Osmania University, Hyderabad. Sponsored by Regional centre for UrbanMinistry and Environmental of Urban Studies Development, Govt.of India. Page 1 RAY: SLUM FREE CITY PLANNING BELGAUM Regional centre for Urban and Environmental Studies Page 2 RAY: SLUM FREE CITY PLANNING BELGAUM CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................................................ 6 LIST OF CHARTS ............................................................................................................................... 8 LIST OF MAPS ..................................................................................................................................... 9 LIST OF PICTURES .......................................................................................................................... 10 ACRONYMS ....................................................................................................................................... 12 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................. 14 PREAMBLE ........................................................................................................................................ 16 CHAPTER 1 - OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................. 17 1.1. Introduction of the City .............................................................................................................. 17 a. Belgaum City Profile ............................................................................................................... 17 b. Housing Scenario ..................................................................................................................... 22 1.2. Diagnostic Assessment of slums ................................................................................................. 23 a. Listing of slums – number, status, tenability, and tenure status ............................................... 25 b. Physical profile ........................................................................................................................ 29 c. Social Profile ............................................................................................................................ 36 d. Economic profile ...................................................................................................................... 40 e. Infrastructure ............................................................................................................................ 43 CHAPTER 2 – SLUM REHABILITATION STRATEGY ............................................................. 68 2.1. Surveys, Investigations & Consultations .................................................................................. 76 a. Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 76 b. GIS Mapping ............................................................................................................................ 77 c. MIS .......................................................................................................................................... 77 d. Stakeholder Consultation ......................................................................................................... 78 2.2. Slum Categorization ................................................................................................................... 79 a. Tenability ................................................................................................................................. 79 b. Abutting Land use .................................................................................................................... 81 c. Land Tenure Status .................................................................................................................. 81 d. Ownership of Land Status ........................................................................................................ 83 e. Density ..................................................................................................................................... 85 f. Land value ................................................................................................................................ 85 2.3. Slum Rehabilitation Framework ............................................................................................... 87 Regional centre for Urban and Environmental Studies Page 3 RAY: SLUM FREE CITY PLANNING BELGAUM a. Observations / Findings of Analysis of Existing Situation ...................................................... 87 b. Physical requirements for Housing .......................................................................................... 94 c. Physical requirements for Infrastructure .................................................................................. 96 d. Implementation Plan ................................................................................................................ 97 e. Modalities / Approach ............................................................................................................ 101 2.4. Investment Requirements ........................................................................................................ 103 a. Housing .................................................................................................................................. 103 b. Infrastructure .......................................................................................................................... 104 c. Operation & Maintenance ...................................................................................................... 106 2.5. Capacity Building...................................................................................................................... 107 a. Slum dwellers ......................................................................................................................... 107 b. Intermediaries ......................................................................................................................... 107 c. Government stakeholders ....................................................................................................... 107 CHAPTER 3 - SLUM PREVENTION STRATEGY ..................................................................... 109 3.1. Housing Stock Assessment ....................................................................................................... 110 a. Population Projections ........................................................................................................... 110 b. Household requirements ........................................................................................................ 110 c. Infrastructure requirements .................................................................................................... 111 d. Land Requirements ................................................................................................................ 111 3.2. Implementation Plan ................................................................................................................ 112 a. Options for Generating Stock ................................................................................................ 112 b. Targets & Timelines ............................................................................................................... 122 3.3. Investment requirements .......................................................................................................... 123 a. Housing .................................................................................................................................. 123 b. Infrastructure .......................................................................................................................... 123 c. Operation & Maintenance ...................................................................................................... 125 3.4. Slum Prevention Reforms ........................................................................................................ 126 3.5. Capacity Building...................................................................................................................... 127 CHAPTER 4 – ROAD MAP ............................................................................................................ 130 4.1. Touchstone Principles ............................................................................................................... 130 a. Institutional Framework ......................................................................................................... 130 b. Assessment of Implementation Options ................................................................................. 131 4.2. Financing Plan ........................................................................................................................... 131 a. Summary of Investments ....................................................................................................... 131 Regional centre for Urban and Environmental