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PROJECT DESCRIPTION

To develop a Decision support system for

measuring of urban livability at local area level

taking people’s perception and expert’s opinion.

TASKS INVOLVED

Studied various parameters involved in

Urban livability

Designed an indicator system by assigning

weightage- area specific

Calculated Liveability Index at ward level

and visualized potentials involved in

Landuse Planning by integrating physical

and socio-economic information (GIS

Spatial Analyst tool combined with weighing

and sequential techniques)

Used public participation as a tool to

improve Urban Liveability through Spatial

Planning process

Decision Support System to measure Urban Liveability

Liveability can be best tested at the

neighbourhood level because

neighbourhood is a geographically

localized community located within a

larger city or suburb. The area where

residents are drawn and held together

by the common and beneficial

interests

LOCATION MAP

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Liveability Parameters

Overall Liveability- Pradhikaran Light, VentilationHousing qualityVehicles dominateNo of People on RoadParking SpaceRoad QualityModes of TransportAccess to transitWalkabilityServicesFrequency of UseAccessQualityNoise pollutionReasonFrequencyCrime RateAccess to policeSafety on streetSafety in public spacesParticipationSocial StabilitySocio-eco differences

LIG Colony

Amenities

Amenities

Built Environment

Sector 25- Pradhikaran

1- Poor 2- Fair 3-Average 4-Good 5-Excellent

This analysis will help the planners and decision makers to improve liveability of

residential areas by giving due consideration to the liveability performance as perceived by

the inhabitants.

The utility of the analysis is to understand: how successful liveability performance is

perceived by professionals and how the identified indicators of liveability were judged by

inhabitants.

Road Layout to enhance walkability

Prepared using ArcScene

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PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Site suitability analysis for locating probable

future developments considering the eco-

sensitivity aspect in Taluka Maval, Maharashtra

AREA PROFILE

Taluka Maval, Pune District, Maharashtra

Western Ghats (World Heritage Site by

UNESCO and a hotspot for biodiversity)

forms part of the Taluka

TASKS INVOLVED

Base Map preparation

Prepared buffer zone maps along forests,

abiding by the rules for eco-sensitivity of

Western Ghats and URDPFI Guidelines by

Government of India.

Prepared Maps for region’s topography,

contours, hillshade considering the elevation

and terrain

Conducted site suitability analysis

considering various urban development and

physical features

Verified the results of suitability by overlaying

the final map on Google Earth

PROCESS

Site Suitability Assessment Using GIS: Case Study of Taluka

Maval (Maharashtra, India)

Pune District

Maval Taluka

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The GIS based weighted overlay tool is scientific, very simple and flexible which can be

used to analyse the potential sites for urban development.

This model can also assist various planners and authorities to formulate suitable plan for

balanced development of the region.

OVERLAY ON GOOGLE EARTH

FACTORS TAKEN INTO

CONSIDERATION TO ASSESS MOST

SUITABLE SITE FOR DEVELOPMENT

Urban Development

1. Existing Land Use/Land Cover

2. Proximity to Road

3. Accessibility

4. Proximity to city urban built-up land

Physical Features

1. Topography

2. Slope

3. Ground Water table

4. Water Reservoirs

5. Buffer along forest areas

Weightage given to physical parameters,

by comparing each parameter with respect

to the other parameter.

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PROPOSED LANDUSE

1. Alternative to the DP Road proposal- Minimum number of properties will be

damaged and will provide increased accessibility.

2. Multi-storey Parking- Capacity 250 four wheelers and 196 Two wheelers to reduce on

road parking.

3. Cluster Approach

4. Infrastructure Proposals

PROPOSED MIXED LANDUSE

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

In the current scenario the core

areas of the city are facing

congestion problems and there is

pressure on the infrastructure,

services and public amenities.

Urban renewal would be the

suggestion for the arising

problems. The goal of the project

is to transform the vibrant but

congested core area into a livable

built environment with new

infrastructure and civic

amenities.

TASKS INVOLVED

Studied basic causes of urban

decay in study area of

Narayan Peth.

Analysed change in land use

pattern of Narayan Peth area

over last few decades.

Listed influential factors that

affect planned development.

Drafted comprehensive

policies for physical planning

in study area.

Urban Renewal: Narayan Peth Pune

EXISTING LANDUSE

BUILDING DENSITY; NARAYAN PETH

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32%

2%

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5%1%

11%2%

23%

18%

3% 2%

Residential

Commercial

Industrial

Public, Semi-Public

Public Utility

Transportation & Communication

Gardens & Play grounds

Agriculture,Plantation,Orchids

Vacant & barren lands

Water Bodies

Forest

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Development of a small town Sawantwadi as ‘a city which acts as a growth node for the district with good employment opportunities and tourist destinations which will help strengthen the economic base’

AREA PROFILE

Sawantwadi is a taluka (a unit of administration) in the Sindhudurg district in the Indian state of Maharashtra

Population – 23,851 (2011 census)

Sawantwadi is an important administrative and tourist center

It has a municipal council, which is a local civic body.

TASKS INVOLVED

Prepared Landuse map, analyzed

landuse trends, conducted analysis

of socio economic data, traffic and

transportation challenges.

Gave proposals based on analysis and observations for landuse, housing, traffic and infrastructure.

Development Plan Preparation: Sawantwadi, Sindhudurga,

Maharashtra

The town has to be developed to function simultaneously as a hub for trade and commerce and a tourist destination. The town will act as a growth node for the region in the future. The main goals are:

Strengthen the economic base of the town

Develop the town to be multi – functional in the fields of tourism, heritage, industry, healthcare and education

Create a better transportation network

GOALS

EXISTING

LANDUSE

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Protecting Flora & Fauna

Employment Generation

Eco- Tourism

Environment Protection

People Participation

Sawantwadi is an interesting Tourist Circuit. It is the entry point from famous tourist place Goa.

Tourism has an employment generating opportunity in eco-tourism and special purpose tourism.

Public and Tourist Bridge’s Central Place from where, A Panoramic view of the Lake and Glimpses of Sawantwadi City can be seen.

OBJECTIVES OF NARENDRA HILL SANCTUARY PROPOSAL

MOTI LAKE BEAUTIFICATION PROPOSAL TOURISM

Sawantwadi is an important centre of trade and commerce.

Main objective of the proposal is to remove the encroachment on shops.

MARKET PROPOSAL

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43%

2%1%

28%

3%11%

3% 1%

6%2%

Residential

Commercial

Industrial

Agriculture

Open Space

Public Semi- Public

Water Bodies

Public Utility

Transportation

Forest

The basic concept of Town Planning Scheme is pooling together all the land under different ownerships and redistributing it in a properly reconstituted form after deducting the land required or the open spaces, social infrastructure, services, housing for the economically weaker section and road network.

62%15%

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Town Planning Scheme

PROPOSED LANDUSE PLAN- SAWANTWADI

Prominent growth is seen in the residential and public-semi-public areas.

The peripheral area has been given solely to agriculture.

Percentage of transportation and roads has been increased to 6% as road widening is proposed.

Vacant lands have been included in public-semi-public areas, changing the percentage to 11%.

Commercial activities such as designated markets have been proposed for an integration of activities.

Housing for dis-housed, Town Planning schemes have been proposed and carried forward from the earlier development plan which crater Future Residential Needs

Water bodies have been preserved the way they are and have been proposed for maintenance.

PROPOSALS

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Regional Plan Preparation: Pune Metropolitan Regional Plan

Maharashtra

Study & analysis of old PMR

Data at village level

Workforce, population density, healthy, education

Other parameters

Overlapping of zones

Delineation of the region

PROCESS OF DELINEATION PROJECT DESCRIPTION Preparation of Metropolitan regional plan promotes sustainable and regulated development of the region with help of efficient resource management and to strengthen the economy of the region in decentralized manner along with protection of different interest groups.

TASKS INVOLVED

Area Delineation and demarcation of policy zones within the region.

Prepared plan to have decentralized and balanced development of the region.

Proposals to provide better connectivity to the region and adopt innovative methods of resource mobilization, facilitate, and attract private investment in desired direction.

Proposals to minimize adverse environmental impact that may occur in the process of economic growth.

Tourism circuit development and proposals for conservation of heritage in the region.

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1•Delineation of Study Area

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•Determining the factors, aims and objectives contributing to the planning exercise.

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•Determining indicators for calculating Land Suitability

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•Ranking Indicators based on benchmarks, preferences and guidelines.

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•Assigning weightage to indicators based on aims and objectives of planning exercise

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•Preparation and overlapping of Multiple indicator maps

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•Analysing composite map and using results in planning exercise

CONCEPT PLAN

PROPOSED LAND UTILIZATION

Pune is one the fast growing metropolitan centre with the thrust in Information Technology, Automobile/ Service Industries.

Hence the concept is moving around industrial development and decentralization of activities.

For economic development, intra-regional and inter regional connectivity plays main role.

While Pune is well connected with Mumbai it is proposed to improve connectivity to other growth centre.

Regional Connectivity

Industrial Development

PILLARS FOR DEVELOPMENT

POLICY ZONES

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• Expressway connecting new international airport and existing Airport

• Main state highway connecting Daund and Shirur

• Rapid Rail Transit System • Up Gradation of State Highways • Bullet Train Pune To Mumbai • Train Connectivity from Pune to

Nashik

An Environmental Cell should be established in PMRDA to have overall responsibility for strategic environmental planning for PMR

No Development Zones

OTHER PARAMETERS

Agriculture

Industrial Development

Social infrastructure

Physical Infrastructure

Resource Mobilization

Tourism

Proposed Sanctuary

Transportation Proposals

Settlement Hierarchy Proposals

• Development of a well-knit regional settlement system

• Development of small and medium towns • Up gradation from Gram Panchyat to

Municipal Council for regulated development. (Settlements having population above 1,00,000)

• Development Control Regulations • Rural development • Limit Residential Development

Environment Proposals

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Transportation Planning: Pune, Maharashtra

PROJECT DESCRIPTION Preparation of Area Circulation Plan for the following locality to improve the mobility and pedestrian movement

TASKS INVOLVED

Traffic Volume Analysis

Pedestrian facility Analysis

Parking facility Analysis

Origin Destination survey

Junction improvement

Preparation of Area Circulation Plan

STUDY AREA

Navipeth Sadashiv peth Erandwane

Area covered: 0.97 sq. km.

Perimeter: 4.175 km.

The study area lies along the banks of the river Mutha which divides it into 2 parts.

Site boundary is defined by the roads: Shastri road,

Mhatre bridge, Karve road and Sambhaji bridge.

EXISTING SITE CHARACTER

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These types of roads give preference to carpooling users to promote carpooling thus helping reduce traffic and all the problems that come with it such as air and noise pollution and provide better efficiency and usage of the road.

Short term parking on the road coming from less than 1 km area will reduce as people will prefer walking or cycling rather than parking in a parking lot far away.

Assuming that 20% of these people use the HOV road by carpooling it will reduce the no. of cars on the street by 95.

Provision of a continuous cycle track and footpath coupled with parking restrictions will further promote people to walk and cycle.

Changes due to parking restriction will automatically increase 1 lane on the road thus reducing the congestion problem on the road.

PROPOSAL

BENEFITS

HOV- High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes

PROPOSED SITE CHARACTER

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PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Study and analysis of old Wai town by identifying

the current land use, infrastructure,

transportation, building typology and various

other aspects.

TASKS INVOLVED

Conducted survey and prepared a Base Map

Prepared traffic and transportation map of the town.

Conducted study and analysis of housing condition and typology.

Area Appreciation Plan: Wai, Maharashtra

Peshwa and Maratha style of architecture are

the most prominent ones, with the influence of

Rajput and Mughal style.

Houses depict similar pattern, style of

architecture, same material.

EXISTING LANDUSE

BUILDING TYPOLOGY

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Urban areas are becoming larger and older, so more and more

renewal of urban fabric has to take place

Constant expansion of urban areas into agricultural hinterland, while large

quantities of urban land and buildings are abandoned and left dilapidated

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Urban Renewal: Phule Wada Pune

TASKS INVOLVED

• Proposals to improve built environment replacing old, run-down, or under-utilized urban areas with new developments, provided with adequate transport and community facilities.

• Proposals to achieve better utilization of dilapidated urban areas to meet development needs.

• Proposals to promote rehabilitation and preservation of buildings, and improvement of places of local, architectural, cultural, or historical interest.

Have a planned development with facade control regulation-mud facade, height restriction, and cluster development)

Improve visibility of the Wada by cluster development with 4 floors.

Commercial and Residential development with good accessibility and regular road width

RECOMMENDATIONS

LANDUSE

AFFECTED PROPERTIES

Properties identified for Cluster

Development

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Local Area Planning: Mapusa, Bardez, Goa

EXISTING LANDUSE MAP

ROAD INVENTORY

MAP

INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS

PROPOSED TOWN

PLANNING SCHEME

RING ROAD PROPOSAL

PROJECT DESCRIPTION Study of various aspects of Mapusa and proposals for LAP in order to have infrastructural development, heritage conservation, smooth traffic movement etc

STUDY AREA

Mapusa is a town in North Goa. It is situated 13 km north to Panji (Capital of Goa).

Mapusa is Goa’s third largest town and capital of Northern Bardez.

TASKS INVOLVED

Comparison of Local Area Planning in Indian and foreign context.

Identification of problems at local level through public participation.

Plan for the Local Area by using various approaches of planning viz- Accessibility approach, Participatory Approach.

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PROJECT DETAILS

Decision Support System to measure Urban Liveability

Final Year Thesis Project, College of Engineering, Pune

Guide- Dr. Pratap Raval

Duration- Ongoing, Submission on 15th May

Site Suitability Assessment Using GIS: Case Study of Taluka Maval

(Maharashtra, India)

Internship at Maharashtra Remote Sensing Applications Centre, Pune

Mentor-Dr. Sanjay Patil (Resources Scientist and Head)

Duration-2 months (May-July 2015)

Urban Renewal: Narayan Peth Pune

Presented at 62nd ITPI (Institute of Town Planners India) Congress held in Pune

Date: January 2014

Development Plan Preparation: Sawantwadi, Sindhudurga, Maharashtra

3rd Year Planning and Design Lab

Studio Guide- Dr. Raval, Dr. Bharadwaj, Prof. Deshpande

Duration-3 months (January 2015)

Regional Plan Preparation: Pune Metropolitan Regional Plan Maharashtra

4th Year Planning and Design Lab

Studio Guide- Dr. Raval, Prof. R Shukla

Duration-3 months (September 2015)

Transportation Planning: Pune, Maharashtra

2nd Year Planning and Design Lab

Studio Guide- Dr. Raval, Prof. N Verma, Prof. Petkar

Duration-3 months (2014)

Area Appreciation Plan: Wai, Maharashtra

1st Year Planning and Design Lab

Studio Guide- Dr. Raval, Dr. Y Keskar, Prof. Khobragade

Duration-3 months (January 2013)

Urban Renewal: Phule Wada Pune

Urban Renewal Studio

Studio Guide: Prof. P Gosh

Duration-2 months 2015

Local Area Planning, Mapusa, Bardez, Goa

Urban Renewal Studio

Studio Guide: Dr. Raval, Dr. Bharadwaj, Prof. Deshpande

Duration-3 months 2014