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RoleofUrbanArtCommission

inIndiaVIKASKUMARNIRMAL

08AR6031

DepartmentofArchitecture&RegionalPlanningIndianInstituteofTechnology,Kharagpur


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RoleofUrbanArtCommissioninIndia

PlanningLegislationandProfessionalPractice

ABSTRACT:ThisdocumentaimstotelltheroleandimportanceofUrbanArtCommissiontobesetupinIndiancitiestolookaftertheUrbanDesignprospectsofcitydevelopmentandurbanfabricit is gaining through differentprojects architectural,planning, transportation etc. TheIndiancitiesareveryrichinArchitectureHeritage,OldBuildings&Complexeswhichneedsspecialattentionandorganization to take care so that the citydoesnt lose its charm&identity. Italsohighlights thesuccessofDelhiUrbanArtCommissionandtheir initiativeswhichhadsignificant impactonoverallbeautificationofNationalCapital.Pedestrianism,TreePlantation,Gradeseparators,restorationofbuildingcomplexes,redevelopmentofOldareasof cities etchavebeen someof the remarkableachievements byDelhiUrbanArtCommission.Thedomainof isfarabove thanArcheological Surveyof India is limited toheritagemonumentswhereasUrbanArtCommission looksatoverallbuiltenvironmentofcity not only existing but also examinefutureprojectswhether they arematchingwithurbanfabric,enhancingitsaestheticqualityornot.


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CHAPTERS

1. ConservationAnoverview2.1integratedurbanconservationanditsimportanceinIndiancontext

2. TheIndiaSetup3. UrbanArtsCommissionHowthestagewassetup4. TheDelhiUrbanArtsCommission4.1DelhiUrbanArtsCommissionAct4.2FunctionalResonsibilities4.3HowtomakeitmoreEfficient

5. RecentDelhiUrbanArtCommissionInitiatives5.1 DelhiAHeritageCity5.2 PedestrianizationofKarolBagh5.3 TheRajpath/CentralVista5.4 ShajahanabadRedevelopment5.5

Zonal

Development

Plan

For

New

Delhi

5.6 TreeManagement5.7 CommonwealthGamesProjects5.8 ImaginingDelhi5.9 Roadhierarchy&ByPasses

6. Conclusion7. Bibliography


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1. CONSERVATIONANOVERVIEWConservation isa term thatearlier remarks toheritagemonuments&oldbuildingsby

PatrickGeddes

who

wrote

of

conservative

surgery

in

Indian

Planning.

The

term

conservation has only widely been used in Britain since the mid 1960s since the

introduction of 'conservation areas' under the Civil Amenities Act. Previously

preservationtermwasusedbutsemanticallyboththewordsrefersameastokeepsafe

fromharmordecay.Nevertheless, conservation seems tohavebeen rather arbitrarily

redefined for application to the built environment which allows for more changes

whereas preservation implies no more change than necessary to keep artifacts in

existence.Conservationcoversallcircumstances fromabsolute retention todemolition

sometimes partial or complete demolition is necessary for the benefit of an overall

project.

1.1integratedUrbanConservationanditsImportanceinIndianContext

Integratedconservationmeansintegratingconservationrequirementsandtownplanning

objectives.To combine the valuesand interestsof theexistinghistoric fabricwith the

general planning process at an equal status in urban context Integrated Conservation

involvesconservationandrehabilitationofhistoricbuilding&areasandproviding thenwithappropriatepublicservices induerespect tothecriteriaaccordingtowhichthese

areashavebeenbuiltinthepast.Inordertobesuccessfulinthelongtermthisshouldbe

carriedout

as

ajoint

effort

with

inhabitants

using

planning

legislation

and

norms

as

a

tool.

InIndiatraditionalcities,ancientandmedievalareknownfortheirarchitecturalheritage,

colorfulandlivelywideranginglifestyleandcultures.Haphazardgrowthofthecitiesdue

to boom in building industry has threatened this uniquewealthwith the prospect of

extinction. Indiscriminateroadwideningandclearanceschemeshaveoftencutthrough

thehistoric centrenotonlyknockingdownbuildingsof architecturalheritagebut also

exposing theoldquarters to speculative forces. In Indiawhatwe find in reality is that

conservation has been reduced to mere archeological protection of a few ancient

monuments.Partly

the

flow

can

be

associated

with

the

insufficiency

of

institutional

arrangementsand legislationas inthewest. In thissphereaneedofjudiciousor town

planning machinery is essential which is already well established in India with legal

backing,professionalmanpowerandbudgetaryallocation.


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2.THEINDIANSETUP

In India from the very beginning it has been the archeological survey of India that is

takingcare

of

conservation.

ASI

protects

almost

5.000

monuments

and

archeological

sites

ofnationalimportancewhileanother4.000arebeingprotectedbytheStateDepartment

of Archeology. It would be apparent to anyone familiar with the Indian scene that

protection isextendedtoonlyafractionoftheexactnumberofmonuments. InBritain,

for example 5.00.000monuments are listed ofwhich 30.000 are considered to be of

nationalimportance.Consideringthedepthsoftheissuetheexistinglegislativesetupin

TownPlanninghasenhancedtheprocessofconservationwiththeintroductionofUrban

Arts Commission. The most important fact is that the Ancient Monuments and

Archeological sites and remains Act of 1958 (AMASR) is clearly outdated and not in

conformity

with

contemporary

international

understanding.

The

recent

charter

of

InternationalCouncilonMonumentsandSites ([COMaS)considersmonuments in their

setting.Thiswillincludepartsoftheurbanfabricandthereforeoverlapstheactivitiesof

the Town Planning Department. The physical features of these historic areas are

integrated to the livesof thepeoplewho stilloccupy them and as the ICOMS charter

pointsouttheconsiderationfortheirconservationintroducessocioeconomicissues.The

town planner is hardly sensitive to this 'one within the other' relation between the

people and place in our historic cities but these are the legitimate concerns of

conservationists.Thus an important areaof study is theneed to coordinate andmulti

departmental

frameworks

for

action.

It

is

at

this

point

that

we

strike

at

one

of

the

prominentchords.howfartheurbanartscommissionact issuccessful inaccomplishing

thistaskandconsequentlyinmaintainingtheurbandesignqualityofourcities.


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3. URBANARTSCOMMISSIONSHOWTHESTAGEWASSETIn1968,theInstituteofTownPlannersIndiaintheirannualplanningseminaronNational

CapitalPlanning

and

Development'

held

in

Delhi

suggested

that

for

improving

the

image

of the National Capital on urban form in totality as the first step for the holistic

development of city so that development plans can be prepared in a unified and

comprehensivemannerforspecificenvironmentalareasinordertogiveadistincturban

entity to the city ofNewDelhi. Though itwas not there in the final version ofDelhi

Master Plan even before this the draft preamble of the Delhi Master Plan report

stipulated that a great capital deserves great architecture and efforts to build an

altogetherurban design quality. Itwas theNational Building Codeof India. 1970 that

speltout inclearcut terms inoneof itsclauses thatUrbanArtCommission shouldbe

established

in

all

metropolitan

cities

in

the

country

so

that

major

public

building

complexes or buildings coming up in important areas of these cities are properly

evaluated in their expected environment before they are sanctioned. The code cited

examplesofworksdonebysimilarcommissions incities likeWashington.Paris.London

etc.


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4. THEDELHIURBANARTSCOMMISSIONTheDelhiUrbanArtCommissionwassetupbyanActofParliament in1973to"advise

theGovernment of India in thematter of preserving, developing andmaintaining the

aestheticquality

of

urban

and

environmental

design

within

Delhi

and

to

provide

advice

and guidance to any local body in respect of any project of building operations or

engineeringoperationsoranydevelopmentproposalwhichaffectsorisliketoaffectthe

skyline or the aesthetic quality of the surroundings or any public amenity provided

therein.

TheareaofurbanDelhihasexpandedandithasbecomemoredenselybuiltintheyears

sincetheDUACwasconstituted.Thisgivesevengreaterrelevancetothe injunctions in

the original mandate. Ecology and heritage are more pressing concerns now, the

difficultiesof seeing the cityasawhole ina situationwhere therearemanydecision

makingbodies

is

more

evident

than

before,

and

there

is

urgent

need

to

have

avision

for

the futureof thecity'sconstituentelements. Inthe lastyear theDUACcontinuedwith

thenewdirectionwhichhadbeenbegunwhenthepresentCommissionwasappointedin

April2005 totakeaholisticviewofcitylevel issues (ranging fromstreetfurnitureto

densityandskyline)aswellastofocusonproposals forsitescriticalbecauseofsizeor

location.

In the 1970s the predominant concern was about uncontrolled highrisedevelopment.

Inthe1980sissueslinkedwithAsianGames. Inthe1990sthebuildingofDwarkaandthefreezingoftheNewDelhiBungalowarea.Thisdecade'smainconcernsareaboutfourissues

Thethreatstotheremainingoasesofopenspaces,riverlineandforest, Theneedtoimprovethequalityoflifeinhistoricprecincts, Theneedtoensurethatdilapidatedareasare'redeveloped'elegantly,and Tofindwaysinwhichtrafficnetworkscanworkefficientlybutwithahumanequality.ThesignificantinitiativeDUACtooklastyeartohighlightcitylevelissuesinanexhibition

'Imagining Delhi', has been followed up by another, equally important, of preparing

templatesto

serve

as

amodel

for

future

design

exercises.

The

major

activities

of

the

Commission ranged overmany issues. The newMetro lines and the Commonwealth

Gamesprojects,andextensionstoexistinginstitutions,wereexaminedinthecontextof

the underlying ecology and of historic neighborhoods. Agencies with overlapping

jurisdictionwere invited todiscussions fornormsabout street furniture,and (with the

cooperationoftheNCTGovernment)toidentifywaysto 'improve'Shahjahanabad. Pilot


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projects initiated by DUAC, to serve as templates, include the proposals on Khirkee

VillageandonSunheriBagh,andtheworkonaZonalDevelopmentPlanfortheNDMC.

Muchtimeandthoughthasbeengiventothepressingissuesofmodifyingandaddingto

transportcorridors.TheCommissionhostedaseminarontheMasterPlan,andameeting

of

architects

who

wished

to

discuss

the

issue

of

the

proposed

link

road

from

east

Delhi

to

theJawaharlalNehruStadium.

4.1 DelhiUrbanArtsCommissionAct

Evenaproperlyplannedanddevelopmentalguidelinesstrictlymonitoredurbangrowth

canturnintoanaestheticaltragedyifthecontrolstobeexercisedoverstreetfurniture,

hardware, hoardings, elevation of main structures, views & vistas, skyline etc. are

overlooked.Andthe initialphaseofgrowthofDelhispoke for itselfaboutthechaosof

suchatragedy.ItisbasedonthepremiseoftheaforementionedNBCrecommendations

that

the

first

of

its

kind

of

Urban

Act

Commission,

the

Delhi

Urban

Art

Commission

was

setupunder theactofparliament,namely theDelhiUrbanArtCommissionAct,1973.

Theactcame intoforcewitheffectfrom1stmay1974.Thecommissionwassetupwith

thefollowingobjectives:

1. Topromote thesequalities in theurbanenvironment toenhance thevaluesof thecommunity.

2. Tobringupandnursetheattractiveness,aestheticquality&functionalutilityofthecommunityasaplaceofliving&work.

3. To preserve the character& quality of ourmanmade heritage bymaintaining theintegrity

of

areas

having

adiscernible

character

of

area

of

special

historical

importance.

4. Tochannelizecertainpublicinvestmentintheareas.5. To prevent the upsurgence of ill designed structures, street furniture etc. and toencouragewelldesignedones.

6. Toraisethelevelofcommunityexpectationsforthequalityofitsimportance.4.2 FunctionalResponsibilities

Functional responsibilities of the commission as embodied in the Delhi Urban arts

CommissionAct,1973are:

1. To advice the Central Government in the matter of preserving, developing &maintainingtheaestheticqualityofurban&environmentaldesignofDelhi.

2. To advice and guide the local bodies in respect of any project of building andengineeringoperationoanydevelopmentproposalwhicheffectsorislikelytoaffect

theaestheticqualityofthesurroundingsofanypublicamenityprovidedtherein.


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3. Topromote&securethedevelopment,redevelopmentorbeautificationofanyareasinDelhiinrespectofanyareasinDelhiinrespectofanyproposalsothatbehalfhave

beenreceivedfromanylocalbody.

4. Toscrutinize,approve,rejectormodifyproposalsinregardof:The

development

of

district

centers,

civic

center

areas

earmarked

for

government

administrativebuildingsandforresidentialcomplexes,publicparks&gardens.

The development of areas within the jurisdiction of New Delhi municipalCommittee.

Theplans,architecturalexpressions,externalappearanceand impactonskylinesofnewbuildingsinthecenters,areas,parks,andgardensspecifiedonclausesand

includingselectionofmodelsforstatuesandfountainstherein.

5. Thedevelopment of areas in the vicinity of JamaMasjid,Red Fort,QutubMinar,Humayuns Tomb, Old Fort, Tughlaqabad and such other places of historical

importance

as

the

central

govt.

may,

by

notification

in

the

Official

Gazette

specify.

6. The conservation, preservation & beautification of monumental buildings, publicparks & public gardens including location or installation of statues & fountains

therein.

7. Theunderpasses&overpassesandregulationofstreetfurniture&hoardings.8. Any other project or layoutwhich is considered to beautifyDelhi or to add to itsculturalviabilityortoenhancethequalityofthesurroundingthereof.

These guidelines represent a workable consensus among different interests coming

within the commissions purview. These guidelines take care ofmany diverse urban

designaspects

such

as

layout

planning,

building

&

engineering

operations,

conservation,

variouselementsofurbandesign,Thecommission isnotrequiredtoscrutinizeplans&

viewsofeverybuildingprojectbutmajorcommercialcomplexes,multistoriedbuildings

whichmayaddoraffecturbandesignqualitydevelopmentarealwaysrequiredtogetthe

commissionsapprovalbeforestartingtheprocessofconstruction.

The commission consistsof teamofeminent architects, townplanners,horticluturists,

artists & environmentalists who are periodically associated with its deliberations as

advisors.Thecommissiontakesanoverallviewofthetotalurbanenvironmentandhow

everyprojectfitintothewholecityfabric.


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5.RECENTDUACINITIATIVES:5.1 DelhiAHeritageCityInsheervolumeandvarietyofhistoricalfootprints,DelhirivalsotheracknowledgedWorld

Heritagecities

like

Rome

and

Edinburgh.

But

unlike

Rome,

only

afew

of

its

historic

monumentsareinthepubliceyeandsoconstituteitspublicidentify.SomeliketheQutb

MinarandHumayunsTomb,RedFortaresoexceptionalthattheyhavealreadybeen

inscribedinUNESCOsWorldHeritageSitelist.OthersliketheJamaMasjidareinthe

populartouristscircuit,butthemajority,ofcomparablesignificance,lieintheintersticesof

themoderncity,neglectedandforgotten.Fewaretherefore,abletoappreciatetheextent

ofDelhisactualarchitecturalheritage.

ThetimeisrightnowtopromotethecommonagendaofconservingDelhisheritage,anda

strongplatformthatnowexistsinDelhicansuccessfullybetranslatedintomakingDelhia

World Heritage City. It is with this background that the proposal was initiated.


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5.2 PedestrianizationofKarolBaghKarolBagh areawhich isoneof the important commercialhubsof the capital is getting

chokedonaccountof anuncontrolled flowof traffic.There ishardly any scope for free

movement of pedestrians leave aside vehicles. As an initial step for improving

pedestrianizationof

ahigh

density

commercial

areas,

the

Commission

had

chosen

Karol

Bagh.Theissuesinvolvedinclude:

a.Toidentifytheareaneedingurgentattentionforstudyofpedestrianizationofthearea.b.Land inthevicinitythatcanbemadeavailableorgeneratedbywayofrelocatingsomefunctions.

c. Exploration of use of land below the ground or creation of basement for the use oparkingetc.

d.Services such as sewerage,water supply, drainage, electricity that needs to be eithermaintainedoraugmented.

5.3 TheRajpath/CentralVistaTheRajpath/CentralVista starts from theForecourtsofRastrapatiBhawan till the India

Gate on the EastWest axis in the heart of the Capital city. Initially this Rajpath was

designedbyEdwardLutyens'withvastopengreen spacewithdouble rowsof treesand

linearwaterbodiesbetween the rowof treesonbothsideof theRajpath.Thiswasalso

designedasaCeremonialopenspaceof2.5Km.longand700mt.widewhichiscalledas

CentralVista.

TheCapitalComplexadjoining thisvistaon the sidesdefine theboundariesof thisopen

space and provide a definite edge to the space. The space has transformed into an

importantandbusypublicspaceforalmost60yearssinceindependence.Theareaneedto

be seen as heart ofNewDelhi/ IndiaHeritagewhich is suffering frommisuse/abuse of

greenlawns,increasedvehiculartrafficparkingneedsandundesirableinterventions.


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CPWD has proposed a comprehensive conservation oriented plan for Central Vista and

detailstermsofreferenceshavebeenidentified.Theproposalneedtobeconsideredvery

carefully. Implementation policy need to be oriented speciallywith respect to security

concernedand26Januarycelebrations.

5.4 ShahjahanabadRedevelopmentThe

Third

Master

Plan

of

Delhi

(MPD

2001

2021)

has

identified

this

area

as

aConservation

Zone.ToworkontheconservationsofShahjahanabad,theDUACestablishedaTaskForce

todovetailnewinitiativeswiththeeffortsGovernmentwasalreadyconsidering.Discussions

ontheappropriatestrategytoadopthaveleadtotheestablishmentofaSpecialPurpose

Vehicle(SPV)toundertaketheurbanrenewalofShahjahanabad.

TheDUACTaskForcewillfocusonthosepartsofthecitywhicharecurrentlyoutsidethe

scopeofthevariousprojectsbeingimplementedbytheGovernment,viz.,JamaMasjid

PrecinctRenewal,ChandniChowkRenewalandtheredesignofS.P.MookerjeeMargin

frontoftheOldDelhiRailwayStation.Itwillattempttoimprovethequalityoflifeofthe

residentswho

live

in

the

kataras

and

mohallas

of

Shahjahanabad.

TheinitialfocusoftheDUACTaskForcewillbeontheareainfluencedbytheroute

connectingtheChowriBazaarandChandniChowkmetrostations.Hereitwilltryand

catalysethechangeinthemindsetoftheresidentsbroughtaboutbytheintroductionof

themetrotochangetheurbanlandscape.


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5.5 ZonalDevelopmentPlanForNewDelhiOnarequestfromthePrimeMinister'sofficein2006,theDUACpreparedaproposalto

delineatetheboundaryofthe"Lutyens'BungalowZone"andsubmittedittotheMinistryof

UrbanDevelopment

in

Feb.

2007.

The

proposal

recommended

the

delineation

of

3zones:

1. TheBungalowZone2. TheGardenCityZone3. TheHeritageCityZone

TheNDMCinNovember2006requestedtheDUACtoprepareaZonalDevelopmentPlan,

sincetheNDMCitselfdoesnothaveaTownPlanningWing(whichtheMCDdoes).The

DUACaccordinglyappointedconsultantsforthispurpose.Apreliminarypresentationwas

madebeforetheMinister,UrbanDevelopmentinJanuary2007,withthesuggestionthat

the

NDMC

be

declared

a

"Special

area"

in

the

MPD

2021,

which

was

about

to

be

notified.

Subsequently,presentationsweremadeatvariousstages,tothePMOandtothe

MonitoringCommitteeundertheChairmanshipoftheSecretary,UrbanDevelopment.

5.6 TreeManagementComprehensiveassessmentofstreettreesinNewDelhiareaisrequiredthroughCPWD,

MCD,ForestDepartment,NDMC&DMRC.Basedonthisamanagementprogrammedfor

improvementofthemajorvegetation,needstobedevelopedandimplemented.Thetime

frameshouldbe69months.Plantingofnewtreesofsubstantialsizetobeinitializedin

February2008

after

identifying

suitable

sites.

InApril2006,DUACcommissionedanexhibitionofinnovativeurbandesignconcepts

entitled,ImagingDelhi.Manyprofessionalscontributedtothisproject,whichexposedto

thepublicthevariousways,bigandsmall,thatDelhicouldbemadeabetterplacetolivein.

Oneoftheinterestingproposalstheexhibitionpresentedwasaschemetolinkthecity's

precinctsandopenspacesinacognitivesystemofnetworks.Twolinksareproposedtobe

examined:

1. ConnectingConnaughtPlacetoShahjahanabad. 2. PuranaQilatoLodiRoad.

5.7 CommonwealthGamesProjects

TheprojectsrelatedtotheensuingCommonwealthGamesscheduledforOctober,2010,

havebeenreferredtotheCommission.

ThefirstcategorycomprisesofStadiumproposalsandtheGamesVillagewhichwouldbe

thevenueoftheGames.Thesecondcategorycompriseofotherinfrastructuralprojectsfor


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enhancingandexpandingtheCityscapacitytocatertotherequirementsofthelarge

numberofvisitorstotheCityduringtheGames.

InnormalcoursetheCommissionconsidersproposalsreferredtoitonafirstcomefirst

servedbasis.However,consideringthetighttimeschedulewithinwhichthe

CommonwealthGamesprojectsarescheduledforcompletion,theCommissionscrutinized

theseprojectsonaprioritybasis,mostlydiscussingtheprojectsinthesameweekasthese

aresubmittedtotheCommission.TheprimaryconcernsoftheCommissionwere

a) Buildingsshouldbeenergyefficienttotheextentpossiblewithefficientmovementof

pedestriansaswellasvehicles

b) Conservationofexistinggreenareas,retentionofmaximumnumberofexistingtrees

andincreaseingreenspacesthroughsuitableplanningofthelayout/designofnew

buildingsandinfrastructure.

c) Overallcumulativeimpactofthebuiltformonthealreadyexitingcityscape,heritage

assetsetc.

5.8 ImaginingDelhi

TheDUACshowcasedideas,possibilitiesandproposalsinitiatedbytheTaskForcesina

majorexhibitionof(linktocatalogue)workinprogress,entitledImaginingDelhi.The

exhibitionwasorganizedthroughTVBSchoolofHabitatStudies.TheExhibitionthemes

werepresentedinawayastobeeasilyunderstoodbynonarchitectsemphasizinghowboth

smallandmoreambitiousinterventionscouldhelpmakethecityamorehumaneone. It

emergedas

almost

self

evident

that

Delhi

has

the

capacity

to

grow

out

of

its

own

DNA,

the

geneticmaterialofitsculture,society,historyandurbanfabric,andthatitnot necessaryto

emulateunsustainablemodelsdevelopedinothercountries.Delhihasitsownnatural

heritage,itsrichcollectionofbuiltform,andvibrantpopulationswithgreatentrepreneurial

skill.

The72panelsoftheExhibitionillustratedandexplainedspecificpossibilitiesconnected

with thefollowingthemes:

1. OpenSpace2. Water3. BuiltForm4. MovingaroundtheCity5. StreetsforEveryone6. BringingtheCitytogether7. ParticipationIssuesconcerningtheCapitalwerediscussedinaseriesofseminarseacheveningduringthe


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Exhibition.

1. BringingtheCityTogether2. DelhisLandscape3. TransformingtheBuiltEnvironment:CaseofCentralDelhi.4. MakingHeritageWork5. WaterforDelhi6. ThefutureofDelhisTransport7. TheotherHalfofDelhi:thecaseofEastDelhi.8. StreetsforEveryoneTheseprogramssuggestedthefeasibilityofaconstructivetripartiterelationshipbetween

professionals,governmentbodiesandcitizenstochalkoutasustainablefutureforDelhi.

5.9 Roadhierarchy&ByPasses

Connaught Place and its extension have been designated asMetropolitan City Centre

(MCC)inthemasterplanofDelhi.

TrafficinandaroundtheMCCcontinuesasanightmarerequiringinteralia,afinelytuned

implementablemanagementparticularly in termsofpooled and inplotsparking (below

and above ground). Nondestined traffic needs proper diversions fromMCC,where as

destined traffic needs the appropriate development of itsmulti nodal public transport

nodes. For diversion of thenondestined traffic the following transportmovements are

recommendedbyDUAC:

1. LinkingRajendraPrasadRoadtoShankarRoad.2. LinkRoadSouthofRingRailwayLine.3. LinkRoadbetweenKautilyaMargandKushkNallah.4. LinkRoadbetweenRingRoadandTilakBridge.


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6. CONCLUSIONThishappeneddespiteDUAC

NationalPoliceMemorial:UnderconstructioninChanakyapuri.ACPWDproject,itistobecompletedbyDecember

2004.ItwillblocktheviewofRashtrapatiBhavanfromShantiPath,asplannedby

Lutyen.

LeMeridienonJanpath:ItwasbuiltaftermorethanfourLutyensBungalowZone(LBZ)bungalowswerepulled

down.Theheightofthehotelisalsosaidtobemorethanthelimit.

PalikaKendra:TheNDMCheadquartersatJanpathwasbuiltaftertheoriginalTownHallbuildingatthe

site,acolonial

structure,

was

pulled

down.

Now

theres

another

similar

structure

next

to

it,mockingtheheightregulations.

VikasMinar:DDAofficeatITOisthetallestbuildinginDelhiandviolatesheightregulations.

All listed projects in the report and discrepancies in theworking of DUACwith above

projects emphasized the need of proper functioning with rules and regulations to be

followedbytheauthority.Thepowersgiventothecommissionmakesittodoalotmorein

carrying on maintenance of the urban design quality of any city hand in hand with

conservationactivities.

Although

apart

of

our

priceless

historical

assets

are

dying

their

own

naturaldeathduetoneglect,itisnottoolatetobeawareofourglorioushistoricalpast:

Lettingtheremnantsofwhichtogointooblivion,wearegoinganunforgettablesintothe

futuregenerations.Letusmaintaintheonlywindowstothepastintact.


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7. BIBLIOGRAPHYBooks:

ITPIReaderVolume PlanningLegislation&professionalPracticeAuthor:Prof.B.K.SenGupta,IITKharagpur

Websites:

www.duac.org cities.expressindia.com www.urbanindia.nic.in

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