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THE OPTION WITH THE EXPERTS, FOR GROWTH OF THE URBAN-AREAS, ARE GENERALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING FIVE WAYS:

1.Growth around the existing large cities2.Growth above the existing large cities3.Systematic growth of all the existing small cities4.Development of urban strips or nodes along the highways5.Development of satellites around the major cities HOWEVER, THE ASPIRATION OF A GENERAL INDIAN HAS ALWAYS BEEN, THAT, OUR SETTLEMENT PATTERN SHOULD BE

SUCH, THAT, ‘WE GET OUR JOB OPPORTUNITIES & INSTITUTIONS, WHERE WE LIVE’ (in the villages and the small-towns); A concept of ‘Ring roads with urban amenities, enclosing several villages within the ring’, has been discussed at several platforms in the country (The PURA concept).

IN LIGHT OF THE CONTEMPORARY REQUIREMENTS OF THE INDIANS, we have developed a viable ‘Urban Settlement Plan’ for rural India, which demands negligible conversion of the rural land into urban nodes and develops the most significant urban amenity for the Indians, AN EXTREMELY EFFICIENT ‘PUBLIC TRANSPORT NETWORK’ FOR CONNECTING EVERY VILLAGE OF THE

COUNTRY WITH ITS DEVELOPING URBAN AREAS.

THE PROJECT INVOLVES:

1.DEVELOPMENT OF NUMEROUS ‘SMALL URBAN NODES’ (very small modules with the area of a regular sector in a developed township), for industrial activity, institutional activity & agricultural support, WITH MINIMAL RESIDENTIAL AREA, amidst the existing villages, at a distance of about 5 Km. from each other

2.DEVELOPMENT OF AN EFFICIENT PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM, WITH ITS ASSOCIATED ROAD NETWORK, for connecting

these ‘Small Urban Nodes’ with each other and the existing villages (requiring about 20 minutes travel-time to commute from any node to any other node & a maximum of 60 minutes to reach anywhere from anywhere within a typical Regional-module, of about the area of Singapore)

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT SHALL RESULT IN AN ORGANIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE EXISTING VILLAGES FOR COMFORTABLE RESIDENTIAL AREAS / FARM HOUSES / HOUSING SOCIETIES ETC, WITHOUT ANY EFFORT FROM THE GOVERNMENT, ALONG THE FEEDER ROADS TO THE NEW NETWORK OF EXPRESS ROADS IN THE PROJECT

OVERVIEW

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THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE TAKEN UP SIMULTANEOUSLY IN THE ENTIRE STATE, IN THE FORM OF

‘REGIONAL MODULES’ (about 200 villages in about 600 sq. Km. Area, enclosed between the existing highways), around all the major cities of the state. The development of these well-connected ‘Regional modules’, growing away from the cities, SHALL CREATE A

CONTINUOUS WEB OF ROADS & URBAN NODES IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY, IN LESS THAN 5 YEARS.

IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT OUR RURAL POPULATION, NEEDS THE URBANIZATION MOST, BUT, the dissatisfaction within the rural population, that, ‘the benefits of a developed rural land goes, primarily, to the developers & the resellers’ , IS EXPECTED TO POSE

HURDLES IN ANY CONVENTIONAL FORM OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT; Hence, the system for development has been created, in a manner that it not only avoids any clash of interest but encourage the entire community to support the development. A SYSTEM FOR COOPERATIVE OWNERSHIP OF THE ‘SMALL URBAN NODES’, along with its network of roads & cultivating strip, has been developed in a manner that, IT NOT ONLY CREATES A DESIRABLE SITUATION FOR OUR FUTURE, IT ALSO FACILITATES FAST IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT; THE SYSTEM INVOLVES:  1.DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES, OF THE LAND OWNERS, PANCHAYATS AND THE LOCAL RESIDENTS; the system shall create a democratic ownership of some significant urban properties in future.

2.DEVELOPMENT OF ONLY 10 % OF THE TOTAL AREA OF THE REGIONAL MODULE (5 % FOR CULTIVATION & 5% FOR URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE); rest of the land shall remain with the existing owners for agriculture or private development.

3.UTILIZATION OF THE NEW URBAN NODES, PRIMARILY, FOR INDUSTRIAL/INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITIES, ALONG WITH THE UTILIZATION OF THE EXISTING VILLAGES FOR RESIDENTIAL SUPPORT; the development shall integrate the two classes of ‘GRAMIN’ & ‘SHAHRI’

4.UTILIZATION OF THE RETURNS (FINANCIAL & SOCIOLOGICAL) FROM THE DEVELOPMENT (during and after the transition of the underutilized land into the high value urban infrastructure), BY THE LOCAL POPULATION; the returns to population of the pilot ‘Regional Module’ shall encourage initiation of other ‘Regional modules’ in the country. IT IS OUR CONSIDERED OPINION, THAT, WE SHOULD NOT DEVELOP OUR URBAN AREAS & OUR VILLAGES, SEPARATELY, WITH DIFFERENT PROGRAMS & FUNDS (JNNURM v/s PURA/MNREGA/PMGSY).

OVERVIEW

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THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF ‘REGIONAL-MODULES’ SHOULD BE PREFERRED, over the natural tendency of urban development (concentrated around the existing cities & the highways), PRIMARILY DUE TO:

1.BETTER LINKAGE OF THE NEW URBAN DEVELOPMENT WITH THE ENTIRE POPULATION/LAND of the ‘Regional Module’, desirable for a uniform development of all the villages in the modules, which, in turn is desirable for development of democracy in India.

2.LOWER COST OF LIVING (Property, Transportation & Food) for most of the population, as they will continue to live in the villages and use public transport (to reach any where in the network of the ‘urban nodes’, from an interchange point in their vicinity)

3.MUCH BETTER VIABILITY FOR THE INSTITUTIONS AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE, because of their connectivity to a large population of the module, through an efficient ‘Public Transport System’.

4.HIGHER LEVEL OF SECURITY FOR THE NEW URBAN DEVELOPMENT, due to its connectivity with only the new network of secured roads & the interchanges.

5.CONVENIENCE IN AVAILABILITY OF LAND FOR DEVELOPMENT, DUE TO THE SHAPE OF THE PROPOSED NODES and flexibility in the location of these ‘Nodes’( about 5 Km distance from each other)

6.CONVENIENCE OF DEVELOPMENT, DUE TO EASY IDENTIFICATION OF THE MODULES (cell like ‘Regional Modules’), for step by step (quantum) growth, one after another, around the major cities throughout the country.

7.THE PATTERN OF DEVELOPMENT, THAT CAN MOVE FURTHER AWAY FROM THE EXISTING CITIES, AT A FASTER PACE,

DUE TO THE MODULAR DEVELOPMENT (a regional Module of about 15 urban nodes & the network for public transport system), from the first ring of Regional Modules to the next.

THE ABOVE MENTIONED URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, for the contemporary aspiration for living in the rural areas with the comfort of the large cities MAY BE GIVEN AN APPROPRIATE NAME LIKE CITYGAON OR NAGARGAON and can be expressed with slogans like, ‘CITYGAON KA KHEL - SHAHAR GAON KA MEL’

OVERVIEW

MIGRATION

ISSUE-1

THE UNPRECEDENTED WAVE OF TRANSITION, triggered by the computers, communication systems and the world politics, has already influenced a majority of its families; however, this large scale resettlement (with multiple relocations from the rural & small urban centers to large cities) IS EXPECTED TO CULMINATE IN A DECADE OR TWO, AND CONTROL OUR OPTIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT IN FUTURE

VILLAGES SLUMS

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INDIA IS GOING THROUGH A LARGE-SCALE MIGRATION FROM ITS UNDERNOURISHED RURAL

ENVIRONMENT IN THE VILLAGES, TO ITS UNHEALTHY URBAN ENVIRONMENT IN THE SLUMS.

WORK OPPORTUNITIES

THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REDUCE: a. In the villages, DUE TO MECHANIZED FARMING & collective cultivationb. In the cities, due to the expected REDUCTION IN THE DEMAND FOR INDIAN PRODUCTS & services,

due to the increasing cost of production/service in our urban areas (consequence of the increasing cost of living).

ISSUE-2

AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY

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THE WORK OPPORTUNITIES IN INDIA MAY NOT CONTINUE TO GROW FOR LONG, BOTH, IN THE VILLAGES AND THE CITIES

WARNING-1

THE ‘HIGHER COST OF LIVING’ SHALL BE CRITICAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT : a.The development of THE FAMILIES IN TRANSITION, requiring resources for all members of the family, in an urban environment with growing inflation.b.The development of THE INDIAN INDUSTRY, in the competitive world market

A GENERAL OVERSIGHT

QUALITY OF LIVINGCOST OF

LIVING

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Development of viable & sustainable growth systems for the Indian urban zones, in order to welcome transition from rural to urban India, can definitely reduce the trauma during the transition, BUT, THE URBAN LIFE, FOR OUR LARGE POPULATION, IS DEFINITELY NOT A PREFERRED OPTION in terms of both, the ‘cost of living’ & the ‘quality of living’.

WARNING-2

THE POPULATION, AFTER MIGRATION, IS EXPECTED TO POSE HIGH RESISTANCE, FOR REVERSING MIGRATION, DUE TO THE REASONS, INCLUDING:

a.THE GROWN-UP URBAN FORCES OF THE FUTURE, after the ongoing investments in the cities (the forces will discourage moves, by government/corporate agencies, encouraging emigration from the cities). b.ATTACHMENT OF THE MAJORITY POPULATION WITH AN URBAN LIFE, in future, in spite of the hardships (like our present population in the slums)

 AN IRREVERSIBLE DEVELOPMENTS

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INDIA MAY NOT GET A ‘HUMAN SETTLEMENT PATTERN’ OF ITS CHOICE (for low cost of production and high quality of living) UNLESS WE DISCOURAGE MIGRATION TO THE URBAN AREAS, IN THE COMING DECADES; in order to avoid what has already happened in the industrialized countries.

A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE OF THE URBANIZATION IN THE COMING DECADES

GOAL-1

LOW COST OF LIVING: Human settlement pattern of India should be such that the ‘cost of living’ (residence, transportation & food), for industrial and institutional workers, is COMPARABLE TO THE PRESENT COST OF LIVING FOR THE RURAL WORKERS in India; unlike for those in the cities.

RAPID & SIMULTANEOUS DEVELOPMENT OF A DESIRABLE URBAN SETTLEMENTS PATTERN IN THE ENTIRE INDIA, WITH:

RESIDENCE FOOD TRANSPORTATION

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GOAL-2

AMPLE WORK OPPORTUNITIES:Ample varieties of work opportunity should be available for all adults, WITHOUT GOING AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILIES in the villages.

WORKING AND LIVING AWAY FROM THE FAMILY

LIVING WITH THE FAMILY AND COMMUTING FOR WORK

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RAPID & SIMULTANEOUS DEVELOPMENT OF A DESIRABLE URBAN SETTLEMENTS PATTERN IN THE ENTIRE INDIA, WITH:

GOAL-3

VIABILITY OF THE INSTITUTIONS:Proper utilization/viability of its institutions (medical / educational / judicial / commercial / recreational), without compromise on the availability of options for use to its population; LIKE IN THE CITIES

AVAILABILITY OF MULTIPLE INSTITUTIONS FOR EACH FAMILIES

AVAILABILITY OF LARGE CLIENTELEFOR EACH INSTITUTION

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RAPID & SIMULTANEOUS DEVELOPMENT OF A DESIRABLE URBAN SETTLEMENTS PATTERN IN THE ENTIRE INDIA, WITH:

GOAL-4

EFFICIENCY OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE:Efficient infrastructure (public transportation for passengers & goods / security service / electricity & water supply etc.), with high level of service and accessibility for the entire area; LIKE IN THE HIGH DENSITY CONTIGUOUS URBAN AREAS/CITIES

EFFICIENCY OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORKS IN THE CONTIGUOUS URBAN AREAS

INEFFICIENCY OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORKS IN LOW DENSITY RURAL AREAS

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RAPID & SIMULTANEOUS DEVELOPMENT OF A DESIRABLE URBAN SETTLEMENTS PATTERN IN THE ENTIRE INDIA, WITH:

GOAL-5

SECURITY/SAFETYFool-proof security systems, against crime/terrorism/war, BETTER THAN THE SITUATIONS IN OUR PRESENT CITIES

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RAPID & SIMULTANEOUS DEVELOPMENT OF A DESIRABLE URBAN SETTLEMENTS PATTERN IN THE ENTIRE INDIA, WITH:

POLICY-1

THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ‘REGIONAL MODULES’, AROUND THE STATE CAPITALS AND OTHER MAJOR CITIES like Amritsar, Allahabad, Jodhpur, Bhagalpur, Jabalpur, Sambalpur, Nagpur, Vijayawada, Dharwad, Madurai, Etc., SIMULTANEOUSLY .

DELHI

PATNA JAIPUR

1. URBAN GROWTH, IN MODULES, SHOOTING AWAY FROM THE EXISTING CITIES

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A GROWTH PATTERN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WORK OPPORTUNITIES IN THE AREAS, FAR AWAY FROM THE PRESENT CITIES, ALONG WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREAS ADJOINING THE EXISTING CITIES, IMMEDIATELY

POLICY-1

ALL HAVE SIMILAR CONNECTIVITY AND OPPORTUNITIES AND ALL NEED TO BE DEVELOPED, SIMULTANEOUSLY; FIRST PHASE WITH ESSENTIAL SERVICES, INCLUDING A COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM, CAN BE INITIATED IMMEDIATELY, THROUGH LOCAL RESOURCES AND PUBLIC SCHEMES.

VAISHALI (HIGH DENSITY)

GREATER NOIDA-II (MEDIUM DENSITY)

BILASPUR(LOW DENSITY)

ABOUT 3000 ‘REGIONAL MODULES’ (cultivated or barren land between the existing highways of India, except the forests & other such geographical features), OF ABOUT TWO HUNDRED VILLAGES (1, 50,000 acres/600 Sq. km.), ENCLOSED BETWEEN THE HIGHWAYS AND RAILWAYS OF THE COUNTRY, EXIST IN THE COUNTRY.

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1. URBAN GROWTH, IN MODULES, SHOOTING AWAY FROM THE EXISTING CITIES

POLICY-2

THE COMFORT, OF LOWER PRICE LAND FOR GENERAL LIVING IN THE RURAL AREAS, SHOULD BE VIABLE IN LIEU OF A JOURNEY UP TO AN HOUR, ON A SEAMLESS PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM TO THE WORK PLACE AND THE INSTITUTIONS.

RURAL LIVING URBAN WORKINGTRAVEL, UP TO AN HOUR

2. COMFORT OF RURAL LIVING AND URBAN WORKING

THE PRESENT SITUATION (LEAVING THE FAMILIES IN THE RURAL AREAS AND WORKING IN THE URBAN AREA), CAN BE IMPROVED, SUBSTANTIALLY, BY DEVELOPING THE URBAN AREAS ALL OVER THE RURAL FABRIC.

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LOWER COST OF LIVING AS IN THE RURAL AREAS AND THE JOB OPPORTUNITIES AS IN THE URBAN AREAS

STRATEGY-1

1. URBAN DEVELOPMENT WITH FEW RESIDENCES

URBAN NODES SPREAD OVER THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS IN THE RURAL FABRIC

THERE SHOULD BE NO PRIVATE HOUSES; ONLY A FEW RENTAL UNITS AND HOSTELS, For Select Outsiders Working In The Urban Nodes, ALONG WITH SUBSTANTIAL COMMUNITY/ INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE SURROUNDING RURAL AREAS

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DUE TO THE DIFFICULTY IN LAND ACQUISITION, only a little urban development is viable and it is also desirable that the limited resources are utilized for maximum spread across the country; hence, THE DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE SMALL AND INCLUDE ONLY A LITTLE RESIDENTIAL AREA

URBAN NODES SPREAD OVER THE RURAL FABRIC

RESIDENTIAL AREAS WITH IN THE RURAL FABRIC

STRATEGY-2

SMALL URBAN NODES OF THE SIZE OF A REGULAR SECTOR OF A TOWNSHIP

SUSTAINABLE MODULES FOR ‘INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY’, ‘INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITY’ & ‘AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT’, ARE VIABLE ON ABOUT 300 ACRES LAND (about a regular sector of a developed township); PROVIDED, THEY ARE WELL CONNECTED WITH SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR MODULES AND A LARGE RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT.

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2. URBAN DEVELOPMENT WITH VERY SMALL NODES

NODES ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A SMALL HUB FOR RESIDENTIAL SUPPORT AND THREE BLADES FOR VARIOUS CATEGORY PLOTS, AS PER THE REQUIREMENT OF THE PARTICULAR CATEGORY NODE

STRATEGY-2

2. URBAN DEVELOPMENT WITH VERY SMALL NODES

TYPICAL PLANS FOR THE URBAN-NODES, IN A FAN LIKE SHAPE PROVIDES INHERENT FLEXIBILITY OF PLACEMENT BETWEEN THE EXISTING HABITATS

SECURITY WITHIN THE SMALL, NON-RESIDENTIAL URBAN AREAS CAN BE EASILY MAINTAINED with continuous surveillance of the public/semi-public areas and controlled entry to all the feeder roads to these urban areas 

UTILIZATION OF THE UNDERUTILIZED LAND

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SMALL NODES, OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE UTILIZATION OF THE UNDERUTILIZED AND CHEAP CHUNKS OF LAND, IN BETWEEN THE SETTLEMENTS, AWAY FROM THE HIGHWAYS.

STRATEGY-3

UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION OF THE ‘SMALL URBAN NODES’ CAN PROVIDE A UNIFORM DEVELOPMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL & COMMERCIAL SUPPORT FOR AN ENTIRE REGIONAL MODULE, THROUGH THE PROVISIONS IN THE HUB OF EACH SUCH NODE.

HUB FOR BASIC INSTITUTIONAL/COMMERCIAL SUPPORT AND

THE THREE BLADES FOR OTHER WORK OPPORTUNITIES

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3. SIMULTANEOUS DEVELOPMENT OF A LARGE NUMBER OF THE ‘SMALL URBAN NODES’ (AT 5 KM. DISTANCE)

UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION OF THE ‘SMALL URBAN NODES’ ALSO PROVIDES A UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION OF THE WORK OPPORTUNITY IN INDUSTRIAL/INSTITUTIONAL/AGRICULTURE-SUPPORT THROUGH THE PROVISIONS, IN THE THREE BLADES OF ALL THE NODES.

(A TYPICAL INSTITUTIONAL NODE) (A TYPICAL INDUSTRIAL NODE)

STRATEGY-3

THE FACILITIES IN THE CORE BLOCK SHOULD INCLUDE:Interchange-points for public transport servicePrimary health-care & emergency services Commercial (retail & wholesale)Hostels for 500 workers & students, with clubs & restaurants THE FACILITIES IN THE CORE SECTORS SHOULD INCLUDE:Three sectors for sports, cultural & academic areaHousing for about 150 families with associated areasThree schools for secondary educationLocal administration for security & maintenanc

 

THE CORE SECTORS OF THE INSTITUTIONAL NODES SHOULD BE LARGER, AND ACCOMMODATE A FEW LARGE INSTITUTIONS LIKE HOSPITALS AND UNIVERSITIES ALSO.

HUB OF AN INSTITUTIONAL NODE(CORE BLOCK IN THE MIDDLE & SIX SECTORS AROUND IT)

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3. SIMULTANEOUS DEVELOPMENT OF A LARGE NUMBER OF THE VERY SMALL URBAN NODES

STRATEGY-3

THE BLADES OF THE INDUSTRIAL NODES SHOULD INCLUDE:FLATS FOR SMALL WORKSHOPS & INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISESSMALL PLOTS (1000 mt2 to one acre) for construction of factories/ industries/ commercial/ training complex etc, by the lessee, as per the specific requirements of the activityFEW LARGER PLOTS (5 to 10 acre) for medium scale industries  IF REQUIRED, THE BLADES/SECTORS OF SOME NODES MAY BE USED FOR COMPLETE UTILIZATION BY ONE LARGE INDUSTRY

INDUSTRIAL NODE

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3. SIMULTANEOUS DEVELOPMENT OF A LARGE NUMBER OF THE VERY SMALL URBAN NODES

WORK OPPORTUNITIES IN A TYPICAL BLADE OF A ‘SMALL URBAN NODE’

INSTITUTIONAL NODE

THE BLADES OF THE INSTITUTIONAL NODES SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE:FLATS for small InstitutionsSMALL PLOTS (1000 mt2 to one acre) for construction of Institutions, by the lessee, as per the specific requirements of the activityFEW LARGER PLOTS (5 to 10 acre) for larger institutions like:Secondary & tertiary level health-care facilitiesDay colleges (for science/technology/social science/cultural science)Residential schools & colleges

STRATEGY-3

THE BLADES OF THE NODES FOR AGRICULTURE SUPPORT should include:FLATS FOR SMALL WORKSHOPS, INSTITUTES, STORES ETC.SMALL PLOTS (1000 mt2 to one acre) for construction of facilities, by the lessee, as per the specific requirements (open space, height, load, etc) of the activity like storage, processing, marketing etc.FEW LARGER PLOTS (5 TO 10 ACRE) FOR LARGER ENTERPRISES LIKE:AGRICULTURE MARKETS ANIMAL FARMS, HUSBANDRY & HEALTH-CAREPARKS FOR SOCIAL AND COMMERCIAL FESTIVALSVOCATIONAL & SOCIAL EDUCATION CENTERS

THE ‘CENTRAL INTERCHANGE-POINT’ FOR THE PUBLIC-TRANSPORT SYSTEM (for both, passengers & goods) should also have its blades, in order to house the OTHER CENTRAL AREAS for each Regional module, including:ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLEXCONVENTION CENTER WITH EXHIBITION SPACESSPIRITUAL CENTERS WITH BOTANICAL GARDEN

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3. SIMULTANEOUS DEVELOPMENT OF A LARGE NUMBER OF VERY SMALL URBAN NODES

STRATEGY-4

4. TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE WITH AN EFFICIENT NETWORK FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT

DEVELOPMENT OF AN EFFICIENT NETWORK FOR A VIABLE, PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM (high-speed, high-frequency system for both passengers & goods), PROVIDING EFFICIENT MOVEMENT WITHIN & AROUND THE ‘REGIONAL MODULES’ (including the existing villages, the new urban nodes & the highways), WITH ROAD LENGTH OF ABOUT 150 KILOMETER FOR EACH REGIONAL MODULE of about 600 Sq. Kilometer area

A TYPICAL REGIONAL MODULE WITH A NETWORK OF NODES & EXPRESS ROADS

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STRATEGY-4

ROADS SHALL BE USED PRIMARILY FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT HOWEVER THE PRIVATE VEHICLES SHALL ALSO USE WITH PAYMENT (FOR PARKING OR USE OF ROAD)

MAXIMUM TIME FOR MOVEMENT FROM ANY VILLAGE IN THE REGIONAL MODULE TO AN URBAN NETWORK SHALL BE HALF AN HOUR (5 KM SLOW MOVEMENT)

WITHIN THE URBAN NETWORK, ONE HAS TO TRAVEL A MAXIMUM OF 3 KM FOR AN URBAN NODE AND A MAXIMUM OF 20 KM TO REACH THE CENTRAL JUNCTION

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20 MINUTES & 20 RUPEES ARE SPENT IN COMMUTING 20 KM, ON A SEAMLESS & LIMITED-STOP, PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM

4. TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE WITH AN EFFICIENT NETWORK FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT

STRATEGY-5

5. A NETWORK OF EXPRESS ROADS, WITHOUT SERVICE ROADS

THESE NUMEROUS ROAD CROSSINGS SHALL BE MANAGED WITH TWO PHASE TRAFFIC SIGNALS, ALLOWING 5 MINUTES MOVEMENT OF THE THOROUGHFARE AND ONE MINUTE MOVEMENT FOR ALL CROSSINGS, ALTERNATELY, WITHOUT CAUSING ANY SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN THE OVERALL JOURNEY TIME, ESPECIALLY FOR THE HIGH-SPEED PUBLIC TRANSPORT BUSES.

TWO PHASE TRAFFIC SIGNALS FOR EXPRESS ROADS

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DEVELOPMENT OF A NETWORK OF EXPRESS ROADS, WITHOUT ITS ASSOCIATED SERVICE ROADS AND WITH REGULAR ROAD CROSSINGS, PRIMARILY TO AVOID DEVELOPMENT ALONG THESE EXPRESS ROADS AND ENCOURAGE UNIFORM DEVELOPMENT ALONG ALL THE EXISTING VILLAGE ROADS

CONVENTIONAL 4-PHASE TRAFFIC SIGNALS

PROPOSED, 2-PHASE, PRIORITY SIGNALS

STRATEGY-6

6. RETURNS FROM THE INFRASTRUCTURE

AGRICULTURAL RETURNS IN THE DEVELOPED/URBANIZED LAND

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RENT ON PLOTS & BUILT SPACE

PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICE (about 50 interchange points over the entire regional module and about six interchange points at the junctions with the highways)

RENT ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE ALONG THE ROADS

HIGH-VALUE AGRICULTURE PRODUCE (on land/water between the 150 km. express roads & within the urban nodes) ON THE CONTIGUOUS LAND, WITHIN THE ‘SECURED’ AND ‘WELL CONNECTED’ URBANIZED ENVIRONMENT (Continuing use of land for agriculture, till the time a demand for construction on the plots has grown within a particular node).

PROCESSING AND MARKETING OF THE HIGH VALUE PRODUCE BY THE COOPERATIVE SOCIETY

PLOTS FOR INDUSTRIAL, INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITIES & AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT, IN THE URBAN NODES

BUILT SPACE, PRIMARILY IN THE CORE BLOCK OF THE URBAN NODES (some houses, hotels & hostels, basic institutional areas and the commercial spaces around the transportation hub)

PASSENGERS’ LUXURY IN TERMS OF THE ‘CHOICE OF ENVIRONMENT’ IN THE VEHICLE (Interaction spaces, workstations, play areas, study material, market etc.)

GOODS LUXURY IN TERMS OF SERVICE THROUGHOUT THE DAY, IN REAL TIME JUST AS THE PASSENGERS Modular containers for packing unpacking at remote locations ‘Choice of vendors’ (sharing public infrastructure) in the regulated market

SERVICE LINES /HORIZONTAL SILOS, BELOW THE ROADS

WIND PUMPS, SOLAR PANELS ABOVE THE CULTIVATED AREA

WATER CHANNELS WITH ITS CULTIVATION FACILITIES

STRATEGY-7

7. COOPERATIVE OWNERSHIP OF THE ‘SMALL URBAN NODES’ ALONG WITH THE ROAD NETWORK & ITS CULTIVATING STRIP.

COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES OF THE LAND OWNERS, PANCHAYATS AND THE LOCALS.

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DEMOCRATIC OWNERSHIP OF THE URBAN LAND

DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE U.S.P. FOR RURAL INDIA, THROUGH THE FORMATION OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES FOR EACH REGIONAL MODULE IN INDIA

EACH SOCIETY SHALL HAVE 50 TO 100 PANCHAYATS , ABOUT TWO LAKH ADULT RESIDENTS AND ABOUT 5000 LAND OWNERS

ABOUT 5 % OF THE TOTAL LAND AREA (OF THE REGIONAL MODULE) FOR CULTIVATION AND 5% FOR URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE (ALONG WITH THE BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND BUILDINGS OF THE SOCIETY) SHALL BE MANAGED BY THE COOPERATIVE SOCIETY; REST SHALL REMAIN WITH THE EXISTING OWNERS FOR AGRICULTURE AND PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT.

THE DEVELOPMENT SHALL PROVIDES ALL RETURNS TO THE LOCAL POPULATION/PANCHAYATS , FOR THE TRANSITION OF THE UNDERUTILIZED FARM LAND INTO A HIGH VALUE URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE; THE SITUATION SHALL FACILITATE FAST IMPLEMENTATION.

PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ENTIRE AREA (100% OF THE URBAN NODES), ESPECIALLY DUE TO THE COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE RENTAL RESIDENTIAL UNITS & SMALL ESTABLISHMENTS, SHALL FACILITATE GOOD ‘INTERNAL SECURITY’ OF THE URBAN NODES

PLOTS FOR CONSTRUCTION & USE, ON 20 YEAR ‘RENEWABLE LEASE’, FOR INDUSTRIAL/ INSTITUTIONAL/ COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES, SHALL BE GIVEN TO THE PRIVATE/PUBLIC ENTREPRENEURS; HOWEVER:THE SELF HELP GROUPS SHALL ALSO HIRE SOME OF THE PLOTS/BUILT-SPACE; moreover, the policies should promote such ‘joint initiatives’ of the local population, with deferred payment schedule.SEVERAL SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC ORGANIZATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED TO COME FORWARD and help locals in formulating the projects.

STRATEGY-8

RETURNS TO THE ‘LAND OWNERS ‘AND THE ‘LOCAL SHARE HOLDERS’ OF THE DEVELOPMENT

RETURNS TO THE LOCAL RESIDENTS (all adults of the area included in the Regional Module)

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8. DISTRIBUTION OF THE RETURNS FROM THE DEVELOPMENT

OWNERSHIP OF LAND IS MAINTAINED (can be transferred, like shares) SOME SHARES, LIKE THOSE OF THE LAND OWNERS, can also be distributed to the local members, in lieu of money REGULAR INCOME (distributed as per the proportionate land surrendered to the society or the shares bought) , even at the time

when there are no revenues of the society, as per the higher of the two, mentioned below:• COST OF PRODUCE ON THE SURRENDERED LAND (as per the average of the top 10% of produce/unit land, in the regional

module)• 80% Of Profit On The Primary Agricultural Activities (cultivation & processing on the strips between the roads; about half of the

total developed area; although a lot more area may be under cultivation during the initial stages) And 20% Of The Profit On Agro-marketing And Other Urban Activities of the cooperative society

WORK OPPORTUNITY IN THE COOPERATIVE SOCIETY (yearly renewable contracts with, one of the seven departmental heads/executive officers (in planning, development and operation of the cooperative activities), of ones own regional module)

PARTICIPATION (as a member of the society) In The Staggered-elections of the executive council (for Audit of the executive body and extension/promotion of the executive officers)

OWNERSHIP OF MEMBERSHIP like citizenship of the Regional Module, for access to all cooperative facilities

WORK OPPORTUNITY IN THE COOPERATIVE SOCIETY PARTICIPATION (as a member of the society) In The Staggered-elections of the executive council INDIRECT RETURNS THROUGH THE IMPROVEMENT IN THE FACILITIES BY THE PANCHAYAT

(recipent of a major profit share)

STRATEGY-8

RETURNS TO THE COOPERATIVE SOCIETY OF EACH ‘REGIONAL MODULE’

8. DISTRIBUTION OF THE RETURNS FROM THE DEVELOPMENT

RETURNS TO THE PANCHAYATS OF THE AREA INCLUDED IN THE REGIONAL MODULE

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REGULAR INCOME FOR THE FUNCTIONING AND GROWTH OF THE SOCIETY, including the salaries of the Departmental heads, executing officers & staff, equal to:

20% profit on the primary agricultural activities (cultivation & processing on the strips between the roads; about half of the total developed area; although a lot more area may be under cultivation during the initial stages) of the cooperative society

20% profit (after paying the loan installments) on the remaining activities (agro marketing and the urban activities of the cooperative society)

FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE URBAN NODES & ROADS IN THE REGIONAL MODULE

OWNERSHIP OF MEMBERSHIP (as per the percentage of land it represents in the regional module) REGULAR INCOME (as per its membership), from a total 60% of the profit (after paying the loan installments

and the minimum to the ‘land owners’ of the cooperative society’) on all the urban activities of the cooperative society

PARTICIPATION IN THE DECISION MAKING for maintenance & growth

STRATEGY-9

9. DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTENANCE OF THE U. S. P. FOR INDIA, WITH APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES

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CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY

WATER MANAGEMENT

EXTENSIVE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR COLLECTION/STORAGE OF NATURAL ENERGY (SUN/WIND), all along the express roads and on the buildings in the nodes

UTILIZATION OF THE NATURAL GAS, (wherever available) OR DIESEL FOR IN-HOUSE GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY IN EACH ‘SMALL URBAN NODE’, TILL THE FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES ARE AVAILABLE

PATRONIZATION OF THE UPCOMING TECHNOLOGIES (FUEL-CELLS, LED ETC.) WITH AN ASSURANCE OF BULK CONSUMPTION (desirable for initiation of mass production and reduction in the cost of production) IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY

SOIL (well burnt with solar energy, for high compressive strength) AS BUILDING MATERIAL

TUBULAR ROADS FOR UTILIZATION AS SERVICE LINES/AQUACULTURE TUBES

WATER HARVESTING ALONG THE ROAD EMBANKMENTS (identification & creation of the water holding bodies and development of a network for the circulation in the entire regional module)

EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF WATER CHANNELS FOR WATER HARVESTING, IRRIGATION AND AQUACULTURE, ALL ALONG THE 150 KM. LONG EXPRESS ROADS AND THE PERIPHERY OF THE NODES.

LOCATION OF WIND MILLS (for extraction & pumping along the express roads) WITHIN THE ROAD SPACE, (especially for water purification and the maintenance of aquaculture)

ENERGY

PUBLIC SECTOR COMPANIES (FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGIES FOR ECONOMICAL CONSTRUCTION IN BULK)

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PUBLIC/GOVERNMENT RESOURCES

SPECIALIZED TECHNOLOGIES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW ROAD NETWORKS FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT (TO BE DEVELOPED BY THE NATIONAL/STATE ENTERPRISES WITH ASSURED MARKET, FOR 3000 REGIONAL MODULES

IN THE COUNTRY )

SOLAR-KILNS FOR MANUFACTURING PIPES, AS BUILDING BLOCKS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS & SERVICE LINES, BY UTILIZING EARTH, SUN AND MANPOWER

PMGSY FUNDS FOR PROVIDING EFFICIENT MOVEMENT WITHIN & AROUND THE ‘REGIONAL MODULES’, INCLUDING THE EXISTING VILLAGES AND THE NEW INDUSTRIAL/INSTITUTIONAL NODES, (BY ADDING NEW NETWORKS, 8 TO 10% OF THE PRESENT PMGSY ROADS)

JNNURM FUNDS FOR BULK CONSUMPTION (DESIRABLE FOR THE VIABILITY OF ANY NEW DESIGN) OF THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT VEHICLES WITH STANDARDIZED REQUIRMENTS

MNREGA MANPOWER & CHEAP LOCAL WORKERS (FOR CULTIVATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROADS & BUILDINGS)

PUBLIC FUNDS

THE INTEREST OF GENERAL PUBLIC, WITHIN THE AREA , IN THE WORK DONE BY MNREGA LABOR, SHALL WORK AS THE REQUIRED SURVEILLANCE

A ONE TIME INVESTMENT ON CCTV, FOR RESOLVING CONTROVERSIES, SHALL ENSURE PROPER MONITORING BY GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AGENCIES, ALSO.

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE IN THE U. S. P.

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NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD

STATE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS

COORDINATION & SUPPORT

AFFILIATION

COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR A LARGE-SCALE DEVELOPMENT IN CONSTRUCTION / INDUSTRIES / INSTITUTIONS / AGRICULTURE / MANAGEMENT

AUTHORITY FOR PLANNING & COORDINATION OF THE MODULES WITH STATUTORY POWERS & PUBLIC RESOURCES (MNREGA/PMGSY/JNNURM funds, along with the management/enforcement systems & technology)

FOR BULK DEVELOPMENT, IN THE STATE AND MONITORING OF THE COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES

SOCIETIES (OF THE LAND OWNERS , PANCHAYATS AND THE RESIDENTS)

WITH LOCAL RESOURCES (IN TERMS OF LAND, MANPOWER AND INVESTMENT)

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A TEAM OF EXPERTS (full-time & part-time professionals / government officers, along with the support staff)

EXPERTS WITH PROVEN SKILLS IN RESEARCH, IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION, SHALL HAVE TO BE SELECTED WITH DUE PROCESS

WITH ACTIVE SUPPORT

GOVERNMENT SCHEMES, RESOURCES OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR COMPANIES & SOCIAL/RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE IN THE U. S. P.

NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD

PRIME RESPONSIBILITY

DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY(FOR EFFICIENT UTILIZATION OF EARTH, SUN AND MANPOWER) FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, SERVICES & BUILDINGS IN THE NETWORK & THE NODES

DEVELOPMENT OF SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR INDUSTRIES, INSTITUTIONS AND AGRICULTURE

SHARING OF INFORMATION BETWEEN STATE LEVEL BOARDS AND THE CENTRAL BOARDPROVIDING A LEVEL GROUND TO THE SOCIETIES OF ALL THE STATES, IRRESPECTIVE OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THERE LOCAL BOARD.

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR A LARGE-SCALE DEVELOPMENTIN CONSTRUCTION / INDUSTRIES / INSTITUTIONS / AGRICULTURE / MANAGEMENT

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STATE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS

SIMULTANEOUS FORMULATION OF PLANS FOR ALL ‘REGIONAL MODULE’ IN EACH ‘RINGS OF MODULES’ AROUND ALL THE MAJOR CITIES OF THE STATESACCURATE DOCUMENTATION & DEMARCATION OF THE LAND HOLDINGS, WITH IDENTIFICATION OF THE UNDERUTILIZED LAND (FOR PREFERENCE DURING DEVELOPMENT) AND FIELDS WITH DISPUTED TITLES (FOR AVOIDING TAKEOVER OR FOR INITIATING SETTLEMENT)

LAYOUT PLANS WITH NETWORK & NODES FOR EACH REGIONAL MODULE (CREATING A DESIRABLE DEVELOPMENT ON THE UNDERUTILIZED LAND WITH MINIMUM DISPUTED TITLES).

REGISTRATION/AFFILIATION OF ABOUT 50 TO 200 COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES, IN A STATE

SELECTION OF THE OFFICERS FOR THE EXECUTIVE BODY

TRANSFER OF LAND TO THE SOCIETY, FOR 240 METER WIDE STRIP OF ROAD & GREEN BELT (APPROXIMATELY 150 KM LONG NETWORK), AND ABOUT 15 URBAN NODES, WITH MINIMAL DISTURBANCE TO THE EXISTING HABITATS, IN LIEU OF THE SHARES IN THE COOPERATIVE SOCIETY

DEPLOYMENT OF SUFFICIENT LABOR, UNDER MNREGA, ON PRIORITY, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, SERVICES AND BUILDING IN THE U.S.P.

DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS FOR JNNURM AND PMGSY

CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF THE REGIONAL MODULES IN ALL PARTS OF THE STATESELECTIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

ACCOUNTS AND CONTRACTS AUDIT

ASSESSMENT OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE BODY

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE IN THE U. S. P.

AUTHORITY FOR PLANNING & COORDINATION OF THE MODULES ALONG WITH THE MONITORING OF THE COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES

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COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES

LOCAL INVESTMENT

LAND OF THE LOCALS, AS THE MAJOR INVESTMENT For immediate agricultural activities and for the bank-guarantee (for construction and equipments),

INVESTMENT OF THE LOCALS , AS THE SEED CAPITALIn the form of shares/bonds

WORK FORCE For construction/agriculture and gradually for the other urban activities of the nodes

LOCAL EMPOWERMENT

PARTICIPATION IN THE ELECTION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL For monitoring the executive body

DISTRIBUTION OF ALL PROFITS Within the residents of the regional module (as per stratagy-8)

ACCESS TO THE URBAN DEVELOPMENTThrough regular interface with the express transportation system/network

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THE LAND OWNERS, PANCHAYATS AND ALL THE ADULT RESIDENTS OF THE REGIONAL MODULE

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PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE EXECUTING BODY OF THE ‘COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES’ FOR EACH ‘REGIONAL MODULE’ UNDER THE GUIDANCE/CONSENT OF THE MEMBERS (INCLUDING THE LAND OWNERS, PANCHAYATS AND LOCAL RESIDENTS), FOR PROPER FUNCTIONING OF:

i.AN ECONOMICAL AND HIGH-FREQUENCY PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM (ON THE 150 KM LONG NETWORK, FEEDING NEARLY 1000 KM LENGTH OF ROADS BY PMGSY ETC.), FOR UNIFORM CONNECTIVITY TO ALL THE VILLAGERS AND THE USERS OF THE URBAN NODES

ii.FARMING FOR HIGH-VALUE CULTIVATION ON A 200 METER WIDE STRIPS OF LAND, BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES OF THE ROADS (COVERING AN AREA OF ABOUT 7500 ACRES ALONG THE 150 KM. LENGTH) AND ALSO ON THE LAND AREA OF THE NODES TILL IT IS OCCUPIED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE

iii.SMALL HOUSES ALONG THE FARM-STRIPS (PERMANENT ALLOTMENT FOR LAND CONTRIBUTORS AND SERVICE ALLOTMENT TO ALL REGULAR WORKER OF THE COOPERATIVE SOCIETY) AND FEW RENTAL FLATS & HOSTELS, WITHIN THE HUB OF THE NODES

iv.BASIC INSTITUTIONAL FACILITIES (HEALTH, EDUCATION, COMMUNITY & RECREATION) WITHIN THE HUB OF ALL THE URBAN NODES, FOR THE REQUIREMENT OF BOTH, THE RURAL AREA & THE URBAN NODES

v.FACILITIES FOR COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE TRANSPORT HUBS, FOR LOCAL AND LONG DISTANCE CUSTOMERS

vi.SETUP FOR COLLECTIVE INSTITUTIONAL & INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES

vii.SERVICES FOR THE PLOTS FOR SPECIALIZED INDUSTRIAL & INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITIES

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE IN THE U. S. P.

EXECUTIVE BODYTHE BODY FOR PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES, WITH 9 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND SUPPORT STAFF (selected through the public service commissions)

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THE TYPICAL EXECUTIVE BODY SHOULD INCLUDE 2 CHIEFS (PLANNING & ADMINISTRATION) AND 7 DEPARTMENTAL HEADS (like government officers with three year probation through a centralized competitive exam, but, with three year term-extension & periodic-promotions through voting within the cooperative society, in light of the central reports on some objective performance parameters in the states) , DISTRIBUTED AS:a.2 OFFICERS, (1 for ‘planning & marketing’ and 1 for ‘cultivation & processing’) for the primary agriculture activitiesb.2 OFFICERS, 1for ‘planning/construction/procurement/maintenance’ of public transport system, along with the roads & service lines and 1 for ‘operation’ of the systemsc.3 OFFICERS for ‘Planning’, ‘development’ & ‘maintenance’ of human resource, buildings, horticulture etc.’ for all cooperative support/facilities in the ‘Small urban Nodes’ (one each for industrial/institutional/agriculture-support nodes) EXECUTIVE BODY SHALL ALSO:i.PROCURE INVESTMENTS IN THE PROJECT from the financial institutions

ii.BUILD ROADS WITH SPECIAL TECHNOLOGY (utilizing MNREGA labor and some specialized equipment for earth baking; to be provided by the government agencies),

iii.PROVIDE THE REQUIRED MANAGEMENT for the procurement of all material & equipment (except the specialized machines/kilns provided by the governmental agencies).

iv.DEVELOP MARKET FOR ITS HIGH-VALUE FARM PRODUCTS

v.PAY BACK RETURNS TO ITS SHAREHOLDERS

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE IN THE U. S. P.

EXECUTIVE BODYTHE BODY FOR PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES, WITH 9 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND SUPPORT STAFF (selected through the public service commissions)

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EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

PRIME RESPONSIBILITIES

a.REGULAR AUDIT OF THE ACTIVITIES BY THE COOPERATIVE SOCIETY

b.YEARLY ASSESSMENT OF THE WORK DONE BY THE EXECUTIVE BODY & THE OFFICERS

c.RECOMMENDATION FOR EXTENSION OF THE TERM/PROMOTION OF THE OFFICERS

d.ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR THE SALARIES OF THE EXECUTIVE BODY, DEVELOPMENT OF THE INSTITUTIONS, GROWTH OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE SOCIETY

THE MONITORING BODY WITHIN THE COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES

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ELECTION SYSTEM

a.50 ELECTED MEMBERS, ONE FROM EACH PANCHAYAT-AREA IN A REGIONAL MODULE

b.YEARLY ELECTION OF THE ONE THIRD MEMBERS FOR STAGGERED MODIFICATION OF THE COUNCIL

NUMBERS OF REGIONAL MODULE IN INDIA – about 3000, covering all the 640 districts

AREA OF A TYPICAL REGIONAL MODULE - 600 sq. km (1, 50, 000 acres)

APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF VILLAGES IN A REGIONAL MODULE – 200 numbersAPPROXIMATE POPULATION OF A REGIONAL MODULE - 3 lakh with 2 lakh adults 

DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF A REGIONAL MODULE: 1. Development of about 15 ‘Small Urban Nodes’ in each regional module, for ‘Industrial activities’, ‘Institutional

activities’ & ‘Agriculture support’. 2. Nodes with substantial residential support areas and minimal residential areas (hostels for 500 and flats for

150 families) 3. An efficient public transport system with its associated road network (150 Km.) for connecting all nodes and all

existing villages 

LAND AREA UTILIZATION IN A REGIONAL MODULE:1. Land requirement for roads, nodes & the agriculture strip, in each regional module: 12,000 Acres (48 km2; 8 %

of the total area of a regional module).2. Land area for the 15 ‘small urban nodes’ in each regional module: 3750 Acres (15 km2)3. Area for the road network in each regional module: 750 Acres (3 km2)4. Area available for agriculture, initially: 11,250 Acres / 45km2 (including the nodes& the agriculture strip along

the roads) 5. Area available for agriculture, after the urban development: 7,500 Acres / 30 km2 (200 meter wide agriculture

strip along the roads)  

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ECONOMICS FOR EACH REGIONAL MODULE : EXPENDITURE DURING THE INITIAL YEAR: On development of cooperative society and transfer of land for the plan: Rs. 10 CrOn cultivation & associated expenses @ Rs. 50,000 per acre/annum Rs. 60 CrReturns to the land owners, whose land is utilized for the plan Rs. 25 Cr@ Rs 20, 000/ acre /annum, for 12,000 acresCost of construction (150 km. road network) @ Rs. 2 Crore/Km. Rs. 300 CrCost of agriculture infrastructure and equipment for food processing Rs. 200 CrCost of buses for public transport (100 large & 200 small) Rs. 30 CrBank interest (on loan of Rs. 625 Crore) Rs. 60 Cr Total: Rs. 685 Cr LOAN TAKEN BY THE COOPERATIVE SOCIETY (of two lakh members) Rs 625 CrLoan amount per member Rs 31,250/- REVENUE DURING THE INITIAL YEARS (cost of produce, including marketing/processing) On 11, 250 acre land @ Rs 2 lakh per acre per annum: Rs. 225 Cr Yearly saving (225 Cr revenue minus 85 Cr expenditure & 60 Cr interest) Rs. 80 Cr UTILIZATION OF THE SAVINGS & THE SUBSIDYYearly return of the loan amount Rs. 30 CrYearly investment for the essential construction, during the initial 15 years Rs. 50 CrRevenues from property development/Government subsidy, for 15 years (for each Regional Module) Rs. 50 CrTotal investment on essential buildings in the nodes (100 Cr x 15 nodes) Rs. 1500 Cr

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SALIENT FEATURES

1. PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM 150 km. long network of express roads and a high-speed public transport system A fleet of 100 buses & 200 vans 2. SERVICE DUCTS AND STORAGE SILOS, below the 150 km. long and 20 meter wide road network 3. 150 km. long and 200 meters wide Strip Of Secured Land, For High Value Agriculture activity between the two

sides of the express roads in the Regional Modules 4. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS 42 Secondary schools (three in each of the 14 nodes) Six compounds in two institutional nodes, for small institutions with shared resources (multi-storied blocks with

flats for technical, medical, social facilities). 1000 m2 to 10 acre plots for training centers, boarding schools and day colleges (science, technology, social

science, cultural science), in the two institutional nodes Six plots for large institutions (Medical & health-care, Science & technology, Planning & design, Agriculture &

food, Veterinary-care, Social science) in the two institutional nodes 5. MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS O.P.D. & emergency service in the core block of each node 1000 m2 to 10 acre plots for small/medium centers for health-care and primary/secondary medical-care in the two

institutional nodes A large hospitals for tertiary-care, in the above medical college 6. COMMUNITY FACILITIES, INCLUDING library, theaters, auditoriums, stadium, swimming pools, clubs etc.

(one set in each of the 14 node)

ASSETS DEVELOPMENT IN EACH REGIONAL MODULE:

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7.  COMMERCIAL FACILITIES, FOR RETAIL AND WHOLESALE in the core block of all the nodes 8. RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES Hostels for 500 workers & students, with restaurants and clubs, in each of the 14 nodes Flats for 150 families, in each of the 14 nodes9. INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES 36 compounds (multi-storied blocks with flats) in six industrial nodes, for small workshops & industrial

enterprises with shared resources. Small plots (1000 mt2 to one acre) for construction of factories/industries/commercial/training complex etc, as per

the specific requirements of the activity 24 large plots (5 to 10 acre) for development of medium scale industries A complete industrial node, if required, for the activities of a large industry 10. AGRICULTURE SUPPORT 36 compounds (multi-storied blocks with flats for small workshops, institutes, stores etc.) in six nodes for

agriculture support, in each Regional Module Small plots (1000 mt2 to one acre) for construction of facilities, as per the specific requirements (open space,

height, load, etc) of the activity like storage, processing, marketing etc. Few large plots (5 to 10 acre) for enterprises like agriculture market, animal farms and parks for social &

commercial festivals. 11. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AND OTHER CENTRAL AREAS FOR EACH REGIONAL MODULE,

INCLUDING: Administrative complex Convention center with exhibition spaces Spiritual centers with botanical garden

ASSETS DEVELOPMENT IN EACH REGIONAL MODULE:

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SALIENT FEATURES

DEVELOPMENT OF THE WORK OPPORTUNITIES IN THE REGIONAL MODULES:

1.Unskilled / skilled work force for the construction of roads and buildings in the urban nodes

2.Farm labor for the cultivation on the farm strips and food processing

3.Skilled/semi-skilled manpower for the functioning of the institutional areas within the nodes

4.Semi-skilled/skilled work force for the functioning of the commercial areas

5.Skilled/semi-skilled work force for the industries in the Industrial nodes

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SALIENT FEATURES