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Gautam Kirtane
Background:
Indias population is growing rapidly There is a large movement of people from Rural to Urban areas There is also an increasing movement of people from smaller to larger cities Quality of Life (QoL) is perceived as sharply deteriorating in all cities and varies unjustifiably with income
Despite this, cities continue to attract more migrants both in the formal and informal sectors due to disproportionate concentration of wealth in very small geographies
Housing
Employment
Water supply & sanitation Food Security Power Supply Healthcare Education Pollution control Open spaces
Okay..So?
Retrofitting is riddled with problems in existing megacities like Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, New Dehli, Bangalore and other oversaturated metropolises. There is an increased cost and recurring delays in completion of all large infrastructure projects Overall the QoL keeps going down despite augmented and new infrastructure. Its always a game of catch-up. Many projects by the time of completion itself are falling short of requirement. And we are practically paying an equivalent cost for the construction of multiple new cities just to hold our business together in existing megacities
Retrofitting our existing large cities will not address the needs of the country 50 and 100 years down the line and somebody better start doing that really soon.
Mumbai Pune & Nashik checks all the boxes for One habitat approach
Maharashtra is the most urbanized state (by population)
Mumbai Metropolitan Region= 20,748,395 Pune Metropolitan Region= 5049968 Nashik Urban Agglomeration -population of 1,629,769 This Mumbai-Pune Nashik Belt is probably one of the most populated areas in the world (needs verification) and will become the largest urban agglomeration if this city habitat becomes a reality There has already been a keen interest in connecting these three cities via High Speed Rail and Expressways which is one of the pillars of establishing the new city(ies)
New Multiple Mode Transport Corridor Area of Proposed India Habitat Current Rail Network Current Road Network Delhi Freight Corridor
It will effectively connect all these cities with each other in a fraction of the existing time taken to reach there.
Many of them will become suburbs of the habitat Tremendous improvement in quality of life for the middle class and large employment and networking opportunities for all Completely new transport corridors not involving existing corridors.
habitat Profile
Area: 1,000 2,000 km2 Population: 15,000,000- 50,000,000
20 Minutes from Mumbai, Pune & Nashik to habitat Centre (@ 250 km/h by High Speed Rail)
80 km from Mumbai Pune and Nashik to habitat Centre by road/ regular rail
55 62 km from habitat Limits (depending on radius) by road/ regular rail In a sparsely populated area west of Junnar - ease of land acquisition
The city must be planned in a manner that attracts business and industry, regionally, nationally and internationally.
Quality infrastructure, MIS based, transparent governance and available manpower must be the best in the country and provide a distinct advantage to users in order to promote and encourage active migration for green business and industry
It must offer the highest quality of life at par with international standards so as to actively encourage migration of a young workforce as well
Costs can be recovered from sale of finished land and from rentals
Road transport can reach in 1 hour which is still a better option for many who travel over 4 hours to get to and from work each day.
Sustainable food sourcing involving PAP farmers Robust pollution free public transport Green energy Only green industries Lowest per capita carbon foot print Low per capita water footprint and 24X7 water supply Maximum recycling of water Maximum decentralized waste management Low waste disposal per capita Low energy consumption per capita Indias largest airport One of the best cities in the world?
Ballpark Costs
HSR @ Rs. 100 Crore per km = 25,000 Cr 6 lane expressway (@ of construction of Yamuna Expressway) = 20,000 Cr
Land acquitsion @ Rs. 5,00,000 per acre for 2000 km2 =Rs. 25,000 Cr
Internal Infrastructure Roads, Power, Water, Sewage, other Utilities, Government Buildings etc. = Rs. 80,000 Cr. Total = 1,50,000 Cr. (US $ 25 Billion)
Thank You
Gautam Kirtane Research Fellow Observer Research Foundation Mumbai kirtaneg@gmail.com