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CoE (UT) - Capacity Building program on Making Planning Work for Urban Development

09.11.2017

Center of Excellence in Urban Transport (CoE-UT)

Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CRDF, CEPT University in association with Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has organised a capacity building workshop for elected representatives of Pimpri-Chinchwad. The capacity building program is divided in two batches. The first batch visited Ahmedabad from 26th October to 28th October and the second batch was from 1st November to 3rd November 2017.

The first program was inaugurated at Hutheesing Visual Art Centre, CEPT University, Ahmedabad on 26th October 2017. The inauguration was done by Mrs. Shailaja More (Dy. Mayor), Mr, Sagar Gavali (Chairman – City Development Committee), Mr. Madigeri (Corporator) & Mrs. Taldekar (Chief Auditor). And the second program was inaugurated by Mr.Nitin Kalje (Mayor-PCMC), Mr. Lakshman Jagtap (MLA), Mr. Eknath Pawar (Ruling Party Leader) & Mr. Shravan Hardikar (Commissioner PCMC). Prof. H.M.S Swamy, Executive Director Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport gave an inaugural note to all delegates in the workshop.

The theme of the workshop is 'making planning work for urban development'. The program is designed to provide a new perspective of development focusing planning tools to achieve desired planning outcome and strategies for time bound implementation and resource mobilization. It would develop understanding of planning, implementation and policy support required in a holistic and comprehensive manner.

26th Oct - Day One focused on planning tools like Development Plan, Mobility Plan & Town Planning Scheme. The discussion through various presentations highlighted the need of integrated planning at each level as well as planning processes.

27th Oct - Day Two provided an insight on detail planning through Local Area Plans and discussing cases of mega urban projects such as Sabarmati River front development, Kankaria Lake development, Sardar Patel Ring Road, BRTS project and Metrorail project. The cases showcased the needs of project, planning process, challenges in implementation as well as alternate modes of funding.

28th Oct - Day Three was focused on culture and heritage and ensuring restoration of physical as well as cultural heritage of the city. The importance of city branding was also discussed which create an identity for a city and attract investments and development.

1st Nov - Day One focused on planning tools like Development Plan, Mobility Plan, Town Planning Scheme & Local Area Plan. Various presentations highlighted the need of integrated planning at each level of planning processes.

2nd Nov - Day Two provided an insight on project development discussing cases of mega urban projects such as Sabarmati River front development, Kankaria Lake development, Sardar Patel Ring Road, BRTS project and Metrorail project. An understanding will be developed towards project development, planning process, solution towards challenges in implementation as well as alternate modes of funding.

As a part of the workshop delegates also visited city identity projects such as Sabarmati Riverfront, Kankaria Lake, Kids City, Janmarg, as well as city heritage including Heritage walk, Akshardham and Gandhi Ashram.

The delegates took positive inputs from planning practices and project development from the workshop cases with an understanding that a city can perform efficiently if elected wing and administrative wing work together for benefit of citizens.

CoE (UT) - Capacity Building program on Making Planning Work for Urban Development