Re: discussin: Presentation on a perspective plan forDelhi

leon morenas wrote:
> Is this panel discussion set up in the same vein as the earlier one was? [ 
> http://www.niua.org/mpd/delhi_master_plan_2021.htm ]? Frankly, the 
> powerpoint presentations for public dissemination that are available at the 
> above url are insipid re-utterances that I have been hearing since my own 
> engagement with Delhi and these presentations lack the sort of critical 
> analysis especially about the politics of development in Delhi... For one, I 
> am especially interested in how the hegemony of the Master Plan is being 
> threatened by the USAID driven JNUURM?

Reiterating that the Master Plan notified on February 7 is going to 
create a mess in the city, Jagmohan said by legalising commercial 
establishments on 2,183 roads under the cover of mixed land use norms, 
the government was just adding to the chaos.

"Mixed land use should be allowed in an area as long as it is coincides 
with the original layout plan and the service plans of a colony. But the 
Master Plan legalises commercial establishments that came up due to 
abetment by the politicians. No one has bothered to check if 
infrastrucutre can actually be developed in these areas to serve the 
commercial requirements. This Plan will only lead to dishonest 
implementation,"Jagmohan said.

Dwelling on the problems that come in the way of planning, School of 
Planning and Architecture, Dean, KT Ravindran said, "The problem is not 
of multiplicity of authorities but that of each agency having different 
functions which do not coincide. Thus it is important to put in place a 
cohesive mechanism for planning and implementation of the same."

Architect and The Times of India columnist Sudhir Vohra too asserted 
that planning and governance has to converge somewhere to give Delhi a 
better future.

On the highlights of the Perspective Plan, Jagan Shah from NIUA said, 
"The Plan is an alternative Master Plan for the city which calls for a 
paradigm shift from looking at land use in isolation. Our Plan talks of 
integrated development of an area where land should be treated as a 
wholesome entity with infrastructure, facilities like transport and 
liveability accounted for."

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Delhi/Its_a_master_plan_for_chaos_Jagmohan/articleshow/1704247.cms