Param's comments.

["Dr. Sanjeev Sabhlok" <sanjeev@sabhlokcity.com>]

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Thanks much, Param. Agree with almost all you say. SS

At 05:54 PM 9/5/00 -0400, Komaragiri, Param (Param)** CTR **"
<param@lucent.com> wrote:
>Dear Sanjeev,
>
>Your document is an excellent view of looking at Urbanisation.
>May I add the the following points which may help the concept ? Any
>mediocrity may kindly be excused.
>Govt shall ensure following guidelines for Rapid urbanisation.
>1)	Any new urban development must have underground drainage system
>which can be ensured only by law. That real estate developers shall be
>forced to maintain underground drainage or the municipalities can develop
>the same depending on resource constraints for municipalities.
>2)	It is a mammoth development project for the entire nation if only
>Govt can embark upon reconstruction of each and every town in to one with
>drainage system.If it is less feasible, at least satellite townships must
>have the system.Nowadays every growthis with out the system since it is not
>mandatory.
>3)	Roads should not be sweeped.It is a mockery we find only in India
>where with in hours the road is full of dust just because surroundings are
>not covered end to end. What is ideally required for best urban area is,
>fully covered, end-to-end pavements,or lawns, or gravel/mettle (stones),
>which will have water harvesting pots at vantage points to take care of
>ground water table, which has to be made mandatory at the stage of design of
>and sanctioning of any urban roads,premises.There we can find a Singapore in
>every town. Here I talk not just about appearance. It also involves
>tremendousemployment generation for reconstruction, cleanliness and health !
>4)	Should encourage pvt parties to acquire large tracts of land around
>urban areas for creating recreation parks
>	Of world class standards with all amenities.At the same time govt
>may chose to identify such tracts, and prohibit buying them forBuilding
>homes/real estate.This may need redefining current laws which classify
>agricultural land and urban land.
>5)	Toll roads connecting satellite townships can be envisaged.
>6)	Each city shall give out atleast five such areas with in the reach
>of 30 km radius to different competing parties for
>	Parks so that competetion can be spurred amongst them for higher and
>higher standards.
>7)	The same concept has to be spread to all towns.
>8)	Govt should enforce standards in new real estates coming in to
>development by setting up road width standards, paving standards, enforce
>certain degree of plantation in view of environment, including water
>harvesting methods in the areas instead of lamenting after decades about
>problems caused by unplanned growth.
>9)	You rightly said our planners lack the depth of knowledge . They
>need not be sent to any overseas but can be sent to our own Goodcolonies.
>One example I can site is Neyveli Lignite corpns' colony, in TamilNadu.It is
>a colony of the kind any Industrial colony of socialistic concepts built
>else where, but the model is useful as a 'Guideline' set up for private
>parties to bring up suchLocalities. The difference is, all houses will not
>be of same model as in that socialistic colony butthe amenities provided can
>be copied over. The amenities are nice , large areas for schools, swimming,
>theatres, shopping. In the absence of such planning,Sporadic shops come up
>occupying pavements, blocking traffic, making surroundings unclean etc.Or
>better examples can be any private industrial colonies/town ships. All I say
>is Govt should ensure satellite town ships should be  with such standards by
>giving ncentives to provide such facilities.
>10)	A School with such and such play place standards, place to organise
>sports etc should only be permitted.Missionary schools shall not be an
>exception for such standards.Let the private schools come up but they should
>comply with such standards.
>11)	I have seen  'Paid' utilities came up in cities like Hyderabad.
>Several Govt loans are extended to constuct personalSeptic tank toilets in
>rural areas also. There is scope for building models of western type of
>toilets which are easier to maintain.It is a mater of habbit but once
>encouraged, people will mend their methods which is for better civic
>life.Better civic utilitiesMeans better huigene and public health.Govt
>should focus on spreading modified methods of toilet construction probably
>by building model toilets at vantage points.
>12)	Commutation is the key to urbanisation. It is again the problem when
>things are unplanned.Down towns can be dedicated to pedestrian traffic and
>bycycle trycycle traffic only, where as satellite town ships can continue to
>use all sorts of transportation.
>13)	Urbanisation is good by all meens but not hafazard growth of conrete
>jungles straining all resources like water, roads. Laws should prohibit
>recklessbuildingof high rising apartments every where.In canada for example
>space is a constraint to fight snow so they have all high rising buildings.
>If one sees america, the high rising buildings of Manhattanare just a
>history which are too expensive to maintain and a hazard on resources.
>Seattles' Microsoft office buildings which are known to be not of high
>rising structures are just an example.Hense Govt should discourage high
>rising apts and encourage ground level or at the most 3 storeyed apts in any
>city/town.
>

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