Smart Cities require Smart Urban Planners!
Good Quality as well as in Adequate Numbers
I am an IIT-Kgp mechanical engineer with 30 years' experience in business and 24 years in the social sector. Brief details about our Think Tank & Foundation are attached. I have completed 15 joint ventures with 15 different countries during the last 53 years and have travelled extensively to many countries and all the continents, but mostly to Germany and Japan.
Our book Transforming INDIA gives details of our National Agenda for India. It is published in 12 Indian languages including Hindi. English edition available from www.amazon.in
Sir, India has about 5,000 Urban Planners while it needs nearly 300,000 in view of the Urbanization which has taken place during the last 3 decades and what is going to happen in the next 3 decades.
I was informed that Mumbai with a population of nearly 25 million has 15 Urban Planners. Singapore with 5 million population has more than 100 urban planners with a few hundred on call. My brother's company in Houston, USA has 15 Urban planners in his office and 150 on call.
Today Urban planning is the first step to Smart Cities. Today Urban Planners are specialized too. Drinking water, electricity, Sewage, garbage, schools, hospitals, parks, commercial areas, residential areas, airports, railways, road transport, waterways, etc. It's not a one-man-show.
Sir, if India is planning for 100 Smart Cities kindly consider setting up 100 or more centers to teach Urban Planning. IIT Kharagpur, which is 65 years old has all the capability to set up, run and train at these centers, using technology and blended learning. They have special departments for Urban Planning & Urban Infrastructure. I am pleased to connect you to the Director, Prof. P.P. Chakraborty. In my last visit to IIT, I met all the concerned departments as well as the Director. They look forward of working with your Government. Speed is the Key.
While population is growing at 1.6% per year; slums are growing at 8% per year; all due to lack of relevant Urban Planning. All the 9000 municipalities have slums!
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Lastly, I wish to inform you that for sustainable development with low pollution we need Metro Railways for public transport and not more flyovers and roads. I have been travelling to Germany since the last 50 years and Japan since the last 40 years. Berlin (population 6 million) has nearly 400 metro and regional railway stations; Tokyo (population 35 million) has nearly 966 metro and regional railway stations. In both cities the air is clean and there are hardly any traffic jams.
We also need bicycle and pedestrian paths for 80% of the population.
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--The best solution to the problem of traffic is Self sustain road management which is totally lacking in Indian specially the youngsters.Government should improve and strengthened the functioning of public transport system.Private transport system should be used as a last option.Use of official vehicles as well as security vehicles by the government officials should be minimized/pooledDr Gursharan Singh KainthDirectorGuru Arjan Dev Institute of Development Studies14-Preet Avenue, Majitha RoadPO Naushera, Amritsar 143008M No 91- 9914703461
Tel. No 91-183-2426045website: www.idsasr.org__I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives.I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.~Abraham Lincoln_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Guru Arjan Dev Institute of Development Studies Society is registered in India/Punjab/Amritsar under Societies Registration Act XXI of 1856 vide No 77 of 2009-2010, The registered office is at 14-Preet Avenue, Majitha Road, PO Naushera, Amritsar 143008(India).On Tuesday, May 3, 2016 10:39 AM, "'S. Chandrasekar' via Management Teachers Consortium, Global" <join_mtc@googlegroups.com> wrote:
SUGGESTIONS:1. Construct steel or concrete over-bridge near every school on the main roads2. Bus bay in each bus stop3. Minimum distance between two bus stops should be 300 meters4. No bus stops in the corner of Roads5. Autos not to stop near the bus bays6. No bus stops without shelters7. No bus stop should be opposite of each side of the road.8. No over taking of buses in the bus bay.9. Buses should not stop other than in the Bus bay.10. Cars should not be sold unless they have parking place in the house/flat.11. Road dividers near the circles and signals12. No horn between 9.00 p.m. to 9.00 a.m.13. Four & two wheeler Parking for shopping complex/malls/super markets should be made compulsory.14. No schools on the main roads.15. Distance between two schools should be 250 meters in the city.16. Parents who come to schools to pick up their ward should be allowed inside the school campus and not to be picked up on the roads.17. Parents who do not wear helmets should be warned by the school management.S.ChandrasekarB-School & Corporate TrainerSubasri Nivas, 13 & 14R R Meadows Apartments RoadUttarahalli, Bengaluru 560 061M:9844511954/080-26390335
From: Prof. Bholanath Dutta <bnath.dutta@gmail.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, 3 May 2016 10:03 AM
Subject: [MTC Global] [Brain Storming] Traffic problems in Indian city
--I would like to hear your opinion on solution for traffic problems in India.. What are some best solutions you can think of to improve traffic on Indian streets? Odd-Even strategy in Delhi is a success story.We can send the report to Government after we a have good discussion on the subject.Best Regards.EDUCATE, EMPOWER, ELEVATEProf. Bholanath DuttaFounder & PresidentMTC Global: An Apex Global Advisory Bodyin Management Education, ISO 9001: 2008Partner: UN Global Compact I UN Academic ImpactCell: +91 96323 18178 / +91 9964660759
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