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Report of the committee on slum statistics/census - Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation

This report by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India, is the outcome of the deliberations conducted by the committee on slum statistics/census constituted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation in the context of the realisation that there continues to be a considerable lack of information and paucity of data on not only the living conditions of the slum populations, but also on the magnitude and the dispersion of the slum population.Read More

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Decentralised treatment and recycling of domestic wastewater - An integrated approach to water management - A pilot project - CPCB (2008)

This report by the Central Pollution and Control Board (CPCB) describes the various intervention measures chosen to reduce the ecological footprint of the Sangamam housing project at Auroville. These measures include water harvesting, recycling and waste management. 

Auroville is located in Tamil Nadu, south India, about 12 kms north of  Pondicherry and 150 kms south of Chennai/Madras, adjacent to the Coromandel Coast. Auroville’s development is closely related to that of the surrounding villages. There are 13 such villages in the immediate vicinity of Auroville, and altogether 126 villages in the wider bioregion of 825 sq.kms. Read More

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Pondicherry, TN, India
Latitude: 11.930965, Longitude: 79.785182

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Regional plan for Goa - Interim report by the task force - Government of Goa (2008)

This interim report is an outcome of the initiative undertaken by the Government of Goa to prepare a broad based Regional Plan for Goa for the prospective horizon year 2021 AD. The Government of Goa notified a Task Force to develop this plan, which comprised of members of the government, architects, conservationists, and members of the Chambers of Commerce.Read More

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Integrated Low Cost Sanitation Scheme - Revised guidelines by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (2008)

The document presents the 2008 guidelines of the Integrated Low Cost Sanitation Scheme by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation. The objective of the scheme is to convert or construct low cost sanitation units through sanitary two pit pour flush latrines with superstructures and appropriate variations to suit local conditions (area specific latrines) and construct new latrines where economically weaker sections household have no latrines and follow the in-human practice of defecating in the open in urban areas. This would improve overall sanitation in the towns.

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Stemming the tide - Relief, reconstruction and development in coastal Andhra Pradesh – A report by Aga Khan Development Network

coverThe report presents the outcomes of the three-year Andhra Pradesh Relief to Development project of the Aga Khan Development Network whose aim was to improve the capacity of target communities to better manage in times of disaster.

To set in motion a process that would sustain a short-term project, the Aga Khan Development Network drew on guiding principles developed from its experiences of projects in disaster reconstruction and more comprehensive development programs: high-quality community-based interventions, working on multiple fronts, and fostering linkages with strong institutional partners.

At the core of the project’s disaster management and mitigation strategy was the creation of empowered and highly motivated community-based organizations; their participation was critical in shaping and implementing initiatives that would best serve the needs of the vulnerable, particularly women and children.

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Avanigadda, AP, India
Latitude: 16.021197, Longitude: 80.918009

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Housing and urban policy in India - Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (2010)

This document provides information on the evolution of the Housing and Urban Policy in India since the 1950s, which was the beginning of urbanisation and migration of people from rural to urban areas. Urbanisation was then perceived negatively as a drain of resources to feed the population from cities and the contribution of cities in the economic development of the country was not appreciated.

The document describes how the policy evolved from the First Plan in (1951-1956) to the Eighth Plan in (1992-97), which for the first time explicitly recognised the role and importance of urban sector for the national economy.Read More

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The Orissa Municipal Corporation (amendment) act - Housing and Urban Development Department (Government of Orissa) (2008)

This document describes the Orissa Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act and includes:Read More

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The Karnataka town and country planning act - Ministry of Environment and Forests (Government of Karnataka) (1961)

he document includes the details of the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961 and includes:
Short title, extent and commencement
Definitions of the terms in the Act
Appointment of Director of Town Planning
State Town-Planning Board
Local planning areas and planning authorities
Present land use
Outline development plan
Comprehensive development plan
Town planning schemes
Town planning officer and his duties
Disputed ownership, preliminary schemes and final scheme and its sanction and enforcement
Finance, accounts and audit
Land acquisition
Offences and penalties, rules and bye-laws

This document includes the details of the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961 and includes:Read More

  • Short title, extent and commencement
  • Definitions of the terms in the Act
  • Appointment of director of town planning
  • State town-planning board
  • Local planning areas and planning authorities
  • Present land use
  • Outline development plan
  • Comprehensive development plan
  • Town planning schemes
  • Town planning officer and his duties
  • Disputed ownership, preliminary schemes and final scheme and its sanction and enforcement
  • Finance, accounts and audit
  • Land acquisition
  • Offences and penalties, rules and bye-laws
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Rajasthan urban housing and habitat policy and guidelines for action plan - Urban Development and Housing Department (Government of Rajasthan) (2006)

The  mission of the Rajasthan Urban Housing and Habitat Policy (RUHHP - 06) is:

  • To provide shelter to all the sections of the population
  • To ensure sustainable development of human settlements
  • To ensure a better quality of life for the population
  • To adopt a multisectoral approach and involve and use the potential of all levels of stakeholders.

The RUHHP-06 is broadly in consonance with latest National  Housing and Habitat Policy-2005 (Ist draft has been issued). The document goes on to highlight the present urban and  rural situation in Rajasthan, the increasing population density in the urban areas because of migration of people from rural to urban areas and the housing issues arising because of this increased density of population in urban areas.Read More

The policy thus focuses on balanced development, promotion of in situ-urbanisation, vertical construction and the use of sustainable development models.

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National Urban Housing and Habitat Policy - Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation (2007)

The policy document by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation outlines the current housing situation in India in the context of urbanisation, the large influx of population from the rural areas to urban areas in the metropolitan cities in India, the urgent need for provision of housing and basic services to the population in the urban areas and promotion of sustainable habitats in the country.Read More

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