19.8.2011Meeting I
Development Plan Livelihoods Stakeholder Group
Laws that Guide The DP
• Guided by the Maharashtra Region and Town Planning Act of 1966, commonly known as the MR&TP act
• The DP has to be revised minimum every 20 years
• The last DP part was sanctioned in the year 1994
• New DP will be enforced from 2014 and will be in force till 2034
• EOI date 26th June 2009
By Law you have only 60
days to comment on
DP!!We want to make this process as
Public Participatory as
possible!!
Existing DP
• The Development Plan (Maps and a Report on
the Development Plan)
• Development Control Regulations Commonly
referred to as the DCRs
• Reservation Document giving the various
reservations ward wise
Contents of the DP
What DP could have
• Layers of development control maps and regulations for various issues in the city
• Proper zoning and sub-division plan• Implementation Strategies for prescribed
development in the DP• Development Control Regulations for all
layers of the city fabric• Should not circumvent the development control guidelines by giving executive powers to
bureaucracy
•Area-wise implementation of the existing DP according to the MCGM is only 12%
•The current DP does only amenity provision however it has a broader implication on the nature of the development of the city
We want the city to be;
OPENThe development plan should be open providing for all classes of people
EQUITABLEprovide for equitable distribution in the allocation of resources and development
EFFICIENTdevelopment plan should make optimal use of resources
development plan should strive to make Mumbai
B, E, F(north), K(east), K(west), L, M(west), N, S, and T ward
Issues Focused on Housing, Education, Health, Water, Environment, Livelihoods, Transportation, Open Space, Energy, Governance, and Urban Form
Development Plan Ward Survey
1. Housing (20%)2. Education (15%)
3. Health (15%)4. Water (10%)
5. Environment (8%)6. Livelihood (7%)
7. Transportation (7%)8. Public Space (7%)
9. Energy (4%)10. Governance (4%)
11. Urban Form (2%)
Which of the below issues is most important to you?
livelihood
Informal Sector accounts for nearly 68% of the total employment in Mumbai
Informal Sector Integral and Undeniable part of the City, yet they have not been given a place in the development plan.
Livelihoods
The informal sector and urban povertyBy Rahul Srivastava, Kinetic city: designing for Informality in India: Rahul Mehrotra
Approximately 690 million US dollars of wealth produced by Mumbai's informal economy each year
From the Surveys
More than 60% of the population has to travel more than 5kms everyday to get to their workplaces