RESEARCH
MODEL BYE LAWS AND ZONE MATRIX
FORMULAE FOR THE FUTURE
Ar. Manuj oarshan
As mentioned in previous articles, we continue in street but shameful egos. Pity, Is the so called
SHARMA
strive of creating a Perfect Citymatrix. japan is already engineering department left in any position to define
creating sky city similar~ followed by Malaysia, Hong Plinth Level in the field as confident(ial)~ as they
Kong, etc... bonding in search of absolute truth. approve it on papers?
NASA is working towards evolving the probabilistic
sprawl of existing US cities by Imagery. In history, Roads are not designed as per transport need and
Cities like Lutyen's Delhi, Le Corbusier's Chandigarh pedestro vehicular conflicts occur. Speed limits should
and Raja )aisingh's Jaipur still rhythm in our lives. take care of the inter city commuters. Levels of roads
are not consistent and are raised time-to-time
History is not a subject to learn but real essence is to
experience the pain and tyranny of our nation and generating business. More civic problems are welcome
humanity before evolution of real technology. from professionals and citizens.
For us now is the time to create perfect fuel efficient Rain Water Harvesting is shown for formality even in
vehicle roads, resource efficient habitations for our
impermeable areas with no effort to pool water. No
country. We ought to rebuild our nation suffering in ana~sis is proved whether all this water would
hands of outdated bylaws, defunct legal system, accumulate above impervious layers thereby reducing
bureaucracy, corruption, and ways of working. If we the bearing capacity of the buildable soils. Can
don't act. these articles and impressions would fade engineering department anticipate this sinking factor
away and left as a memory page. along with safety factor in survey result determining
the bearing capacity of soils? Oh Plinth level would
IS HEALTHAND URBAN PATTERN remain the same because every action has an eQual
ACHIEVED?
and opposite reaction-says Newton. Wow!
Due to political jugglery, government buildings,
private buildings, often clog many a green lungs in If violations can occur in the Lutyen's Delhi, what is
town. Many such public buildings violate the bylaws. wrong in citizens making violations?
Bylawsare often revised in tune to local politicians.
Mere~, planting the trees on areas meant for roads Public Health and Sanitary departments are meant to
and services is insufficient.
improve the health of the citizens. Are they doing
anything for the weak, old and the disabled? Even
The method of evolution of today's bylaws is very sewer in the congested drains gets blocked in absence
interesting. Setbacks instead of evolving as limits of expandable channel systems. No documentation Aeri al vi ew
emerged as particular lines to govern neighbors to
get air and light without obstruction. But today's
Town Plannersignored winter sun and wind direction.
Moreover there are violations disabling that very
purpose. After Corbusier's advent. courtyard system
wasdiscouraged even in hot and dry climates, as the
areaalmost e@als zoning lines enclosures including
allowable rear cantilevered projections.
The term \"setback\" is literal~ a verb instead of noun.
Road levels and security factors keep on rising enabling
owners either to sanction building plans showing
higher Plinth Levels and Boundary Wall Heights losing
overall building height or to make their houses at
higher level and pay penalty. Setbacks lines approve
front projections at levels, which are different in sites
because the newer owners keep on raising the levels
leading to ug~ street scape with no respect to the
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