April 2013 UDRI Annual to Report March 2014 UDRI Annual Report URBAN [TypeDESIGN text] RESEARCH INSTITUTE April 2013 to March 2014 Contents Foreword ...................................................................................................................................................... 4 Publications .................................................................................................................................................. 6 1. Marathi Mumbai Reader 14 ....................................................................................... 6 2. The Champalimaud Centre for the unknown & other Works .................................. 10 3. Housing & Urbanisation ............................................................................................ 12 4. Stock Inventory and Sales ......................................................................................... 14 5. Research Resource Centre …………………………………………………………………………………..15 Public Forum ............................................................................................................................................... 14 1. National Streets for Performing Arts ........................... Error! Bookmark not defined. 2. Planning for Mumbai; Workshop 2012 .................................................................... 17 3. Masters Studio of KRVIA: .......................................................................................... 19 4. Condolence Meeting for Mr. Arvind Adarkar ........................................................... 20 5. Sandhya Sawant Memorial Lecture Series ............................................................... 21 6. Charles Correa Gold Medal 2013 Competition ......................................................... 22 7. Marathi Mumbai Reader 14 Launch ......................................................................... 23 8. Inauguration of the Charles Correa Archives: .......................................................... 24 Reinventing Dharavi International Competition ....................................................................................... 26 Deco Gothic Nomination ............................................................................................................................ 30 Charles Correa Archives ................................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined. My Dream Colaba Project……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………32 FORT Manangement Plan .......................................................................................................................... 38 1. Implementation ........................................................................................................ 38 2. Transportation Think Tank. ....................................................................................... 38 3. Ballard Estate Courtyards ......................................................................................... 39 4. Meetings taken place for the Ballard Estate Courtyards .......................................... 39 5. Pedestrianisation of Streets...................................................................................... 43 Information and Communication Infrastructure ...................................................................................... 44 Geographical Information Systems ........................................................................................................... 68 1. The Initiative: ............................................................................................................ 68 2. What is GIS? .............................................................................................................. 68 Page 2 of 186 UDRI Annual Report URBAN [TypeDESIGN text] RESEARCH INSTITUTE April 2013 to March 2014 3. Objective ................................................................................................................... 68 4. Biond Database ........................................................................................................ 69 5. Software purchased from ESRI ................................................................................. 69 6. ArcView ..................................................................................................................... 69 a Key Features: ............................................................................................................ 69 7. Stakeholder’s Meetings: ........................................................................................... 70 8. Minutes of the Meeting: ........................................................................................... 70 9. Project Time Line ...................................................................................................... 72 10. The Data Procured on QGIS ...................................................................................... 73 DP 24 SEVEN Project ................................................................................................................................... 78 1. Comments of the ELU published by the MCGM ....................................................... 79 2. Stakeholder Group Meetings .................................................................................... 79 3. Preparatory Study Analysis ..................................................................................... 102 4. Workshops with the MCGM officials and the Stakeholders ................................... 102 5. Meetings with MCGM executive and legislative wing ............................................ 102 6. Education Outreach Campaigns (Salaam Bombay) ................................................ 116 7. Meetings with MCGM officials ............................................................................... 119 8. Workshops with MCGM officials and Key Stakeholders ........................................ 119 UDRI Advocacy and Letters ...................................................................................................................... 169 RTI’s Filed .................................................................................................................................................. 169 Heritage Listing Notification ................................................................................................................... 173 Mumbai Development Plan 2014-34, Letters and Responses ................................................................ 173 Mumbai 7 Islands Facts Myths Solutions ................................................................................................ 175 Staff Augmentation and Resignations .................................................................................................... 176 Funding ..................................................................................................................................................... 178 Meetings for Fundraising ......................................................................................................................... 179 Financials 2012-13 .................................................................................................................................... 181 Research and Resource Centre .................................................................................................................. 14 ANNEXURES ANNEXURE 1 UDRI ADVOCACY AND LETTERS ANNEXURE 2 DEVELOPMENT PLAN LETTERS ANNEXURE 3 ARTICLES AND NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS ANNEXURE 4 UDRI RESEARCH AND RESOURCE CENTER CATALOGUE ANNEXURE 5 DISTRIBUTION OF MUMBAI READER 13 AND MARATHI MUMBAI READER 12 Page 3 of 186 UDRI Annual Report URBAN [TypeDESIGN text] RESEARCH INSTITUTE April 2013 to March 2014 Data from SKB FOREWORD We are pleased to release our Annual Report for the year from April 2012 - March 2013. The UDRI has continued to work relentlessly towards making Mumbai an open, efficient and inclusive city. Given below, in brief, are some of the key achievements of the UDRI. Existing Land Use plan (ELU) – In an historic first for Greater Mumbai, the MCGM threw open the Existing Land Use plan to the people of the city for their inputs. This was in large measure due to a sustained campaign by the UDRI and city stakeholders involving personal meetings with the MCGM and with one another, letters and media engagement. Through a series of reports and public meetings, the UDRI highlighted critical lapses in the ELU drawn up by the MCGM, details of which are in this Report. The ELU is THE key component for a holistic revision of the Greater Mumbai Development Plan 2014 – 2034. Development Plan (DP) – The UDRI is working actively to ensure that the DP process is transparent and comprehensive. We have filed a number of Right To Information applications to obtain crucial documents related to the Plan. The UDRI has also prepared training materials for Corporators, which has been disseminated to them through network of stakeholders. Further advocacy efforts include training sessions with community based organizations and capacity building meetings with MCGM officials. The UDRI has assembled 12 groups of stakeholders covering the key areas to be addressed by the DP. We are in dialogue on these issues with about 250 NGOs and citizens’ associations in Mumbai. Social Media Presence – To ensure greater participation in the DP 2014, the UDRI scaled up its presence on the social media. Through Facebook and our