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5 Discussions in Indian Cities
Mumbai DP 2034: Can't such great cities' planning units have basics like adequate team strength and citizen participation facility during the process?
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0  | 2  | 3  | April 22, 2015 at 10:50 AM
 
Aparna Rao commented: It is such a shameful waste of public resources being witnessed presently in the context of the furore over the Development Plan for Mumbai for the next 20 years presented recently. There seems no end to the number of gaffes in it which ordinary citizens are able to find out. And, all this after 4 years of resources, money and time having been spent on it. If the city belongs to the people , the plan should be theirs too. All great cities have a facility for citizen participation in the plan process, so why not Mumbai? We Indians lap up technology and use social media more competently than any others in the world...so why can't these be used to involve citizens in planning? Is bureaucratic resistance playing up here as well?
Why are open spaces between buildings almost non-existent in Bengaluru?
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0  | 0  | 0  | January 24, 2015 at 10:15 PM
 
Vivek G commented: In my six months in Bangalore this fact has been starkly evident and consistent right from the beginning: Almost all of the contemporary buildings in Bengaluru violate the most basic bylaws. Most residential areas have hardly any offset on any side; one can easily borrow neighbour's sugar from the first floor windows. Why is the general attitude rather relaxed about this?
Speak Up, Mumbai!! Do we twiddle our thumbs and watch Kala Ghoda transform into Times Square???
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9  | 1  | 2  | September 22, 2014 at 03:12 PM
 
Roopa Sabnis Pinge commented:

The Tourism Ministry said it will support the Maharashtra Government to make Kala Ghoda a hub of heritage and culture, mostly open air, on the lines of New Yorks Times Square. The final decision on the exact location in the area will be taken keeping in mind issues such as ensuring that there is no disturbance to vehicular traffic and ensuring maximum activity.

The Ministry said that the vision is to provide popular entertainment as well as access to heritage and culture for the benefit of international tourists, domestic tourists and the people of Mumbai. Some of the features will include a 15 ft Flag of India, made of hard transparent materials and lit from within similar to the US flag in Times Square, and large neon signs!!

THE FUTURE OF DESIGN OPPOSES THIS PROPOSAL. THIS IS AN APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE OF MUMBAI AND OF INDIA TO COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT OUR EFFORT TO STOP THE EXECUTION OF THIS PROPOSAL.
Projects for Communal Harmony
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2  | 0  | 1  | August 14, 2014 at 01:49 PM
 
Roopa Sabnis Pinge commented: India is fighting a long-standing battle against communal disharmony particularly between the Hindus and the Muslims. But ask the people of both religions dwelling in a single settlement; and they are usually content in coexistence. There is underlying tension, of course; but it is more an outcome of preconditioned social understanding rather than of interpersonal hatred. The first of its kind program in Ahmedabad of upgrading the lives of the children of the settlement in Ram- Rahim Tekro through a community learning center is a concept that can and should be replicated in the numerous similar settlements across the country. As the name suggests, this settlement has several socially underprivileged people from both communities; and has two religious structures from these two communities - a Ram temple and a Dargah, standing side-by-side. Architect Hiren Patel of HPA has conceived and executed a piece of world-class architecture in seemingly inhuman surroundings; an effort that has the power to change the future of the community.
Where is the public art in Baroda?
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4  | 5  | 0  | February 10, 2014 at 06:19 PM
 
Sandhya Bordewekar-Gajjar commented: Over the last many decades, in addition to the magnificent Indo-Saracenic architectural jewels, the city of Baroda (Vadodara) also announced its leading role in the creation of Contemporary Art via the Public Art installed in its numerous traffic circles or roundabouts. But over teh last few weeks, the rhino at Genda Circle has been poached and the Abacus at Akshar Chowk (end of Old Padra RoadJ P Road) has also disappeared. The next to go is likely to be the Banyan Tree at the Fatehgunj Crossroads and the Circle of Mankind on Race Course Circle towards Ellora Park. And what is the reason for this madness, one might ask? To remove the traffic roundabouts so that traffic can flow easier! Well, if traffic must flow easier, would it not be better to have a decent bus service installed in the first place?
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