The document discusses solutions for improving urban infrastructure and sustainability in Indian cities. It notes that India's cities will need to accommodate hundreds of millions of new residents in the coming decades, putting strain on resources. It then presents several "small steps" that could be taken to transform cities, including promoting cycling and carpooling to reduce traffic, using algae lamps that absorb carbon dioxide, redeveloping slums through cooperation with residents, and generating fuel and electricity through waste management processes like algae biofuel production and sewage gasification. The document argues that while some solutions may not provide immediate results, together these measures could sustainably develop cities through better planning and resource management over the long run.

1. Small Steps..
Big Solutions…
Future Cities : Ensuring World Class Civic
Amenities in Urban India

2. •In 20 yrs, India’s cities will have to accommodate 250 -300
million more people than they to today. That is almost
equivalent to almost 11 New Delhies.
CITIES
• Of the 1.4 billion people of the world who don’t have the
access to electricity ,300 million people are from India.ELECTRICITY
•Only 74% people of India are given piped water supply. No Indian city
have piped water 24 hrs a day 7 days a week 4-5 hrs of supply per day
is the average.
WATER
•Despite recent developments in infrastructure an estimated $1
billion investments will be required to meet the country’s
resource needs for next 5 yrs.
INFRASTUCTURE
•By 2015 India is expected to be the world’s largest producer
of carbon dioxide .POLLUTION
•India has witnessed major urbanization in recent times, with an
estimated 30 people leaving rural areas every 1 minute during
the next 20 yrs..At this rate our country will need at least 500
new cities in the next 2 decades.
URBANIZATION
It’s not a BIG STEP that does it, it’s a lot of small steps…We present a series of small steps that have the
power of transforming our cities into world class living spaces
THE URBAN EFFECT:
SUSTAINING GROWTH IN INDIA THROUGH BETTER URBAN PLANNING

3. TRANSPORT ALTERNATIVES
Should we still use cars???
• Cycles : Old is gold. The ubiquitous
cycle might be our best bet in the
future. It can be coupled with Metro
or bus systems to provide complete
transport solutions.
SHAREing in CAR-ing –
Car pooling can save money, space and
energy resources.
Its implementation has become very easy in
this age of social networking.
Something New
Modifying public transport through newer
solutions. STRADDLING BUS, a new public
transport vehicle which would allow cars and
others vehicles to pass under it.

4. CITY PLANNED INTO SECTIONS :-
Commercial area: hotels , healthcare centers ,
Educational centers , supermarkets
Residential area: societies comprising
of clubs , Parks.
PREFABRICATED HOUSING: which includes
Green roof concept( solar panels ,roof gardens ,
rainwater harvesting) underground bio filter,
Geothermal heat exchanger , storage tanks.
SMART HOUSING
WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM : SLINGSHOT
"SlingShot“ can take any "bad water" and make 1,000
liters of drinkable water per day. The machine can be
powered by a generator running on cow dung. In addition
to water, It also generates small amounts of electricity -
enough to light up a small village's energy-efficient light
bulbs. It uses a closed looped system whereby clean water
is obtained after vaporizing and condensing it while the
steam is preserved in a heat exchanger which is used
further in continuing the process.

5. SLUM REDEVELOPMENT :The approach should be to resolve
the issues at hand rather than using threats and intimidation.
A crucial step in the transformation of Indian cities would be SLUM REDEVELOPMENT via an
efficient and planned mechanism
A METHOD TO THE MADNESS
Initially a ‘property
affairs’ team tries to
build a relationship with
the slum dwellers and
understand their
paradigm
This team has people
with excellent convincing
skills like ex-insurance
agents and bank
employees.
They explain the
stakeholders the nuances of
their scheme of
development.
They also put forward the
issues of slum dwellers
Now another team
ensures that the
bureaucratic hurdles are
removed
There is no compromise
on building quality of the
housing
An alternate livelihood is
provide to them along
with basic facilities

6. MORE SOCIETY-CURRICULUM
LINKAGE :
At each graduation level (right
from kindergarten to PhD)
students are asked to be
involved in a project and
Prepare reports ,
involving the
applications
of things learnt.
MULTIMEDIA
LEARNING
FACILITIES
HELPING HAND
SCHEME- All bachelor
curricula must be changed in order to
incorporate mentorship of at least one
student at junior level and a full report to be
submitted .This must be made as
compulsory as the bachelor degree project.
GRAY HAIR-
GRAY MATTER
SCHEME: Utilizing experience of senior
citizens to educate the newbie about how
things happen at practical levels and
creating opportunities for self
dependency of senior citizens.
EDUCATION
TRADITIONAL CLASSROOMS
IP
COMMUNICATIONS
VIRTUAL
CLASSROOMS
COLLABORATIVE
LEARNING SPACES
MOBILE LEARNINGON DEMAND
VIDEO

7.  Hi
RFID TRACKING
SYSYEM-Verification
of Pickups,trash cans
and garbage trucks by
maintaining an
ELECTRONIC RECORD
through RFID tags
and Readers.
PAY AS YOU THROW-
Continuous Monitoring
of litter at
roadsides,public parks
and other civic centers
using cctv
cameras,strict patrolling
and imposing heavy
fines.
GASIFICATION-Venting
sewage gases through
undergroud pipelines
and using them to
generate
clean,sustainable and
low cost “SYNGAS” (CO
and H2) which has 50%
of natural gas and can
replace fuel.
ZERO WASTE
MANAGEMENT-
philosophy that
encourages the
redesign of resource
life cycles so that
all products are
reused.
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8. BASIC ROUTES TO ESTER PRODUCTION
FROM ALGAE OIL :
* Base catalyzed transesterification
of the oil with alcohol.
* Direct acid catalyzed esterification
of the oil with methanol.
* Conversion of oil to fatty acids, and
then to Alkyl esters with acid catalysis.
“OILGAE “ THE GREEN ANSWER TO FOSSIL FUEL ALTERNATIVE
49.2%(OILGAE)+23.7%(PETROL)+27.1%(GLYCERINE)= 0% CO2
FERMENTALG CO2-ABSORBING
ALGAE STREET LAMP.
The microalgae street lamp is
a tube-shaped tank filled with
green algae. Each street lamp
absorbs 1 ton of CO2 per year,
more than150-200 times than a tree.
Oil extraction
Protein Residue
ALGAEAlG
SUN ENERGY
EXISTING TECHNOLOGY RENEWABLE FUEL
GLYCERINE
PRODUCTS
BIODIESEL
PRODUCTION

9. FEEDBACK
Infrastructure of existing post
offices can be used to open up
a complaints center which will
maintain a record of citizen
complaints and the action taken
for their remedy.
Also through these centres we’ll
make people a part of the
development process.
CHALLENGES
Some of these measures
would not give
immediate results but
will work wonders in the
long run
Few specific points:
1. Cyclist face a whole lot of
problems in city traffic.
2. Green roofs cannot be
constructed everywhere.
3.Slum redevelopment always
becomes a political issue.

10. MONEY MATTERS
EXPENSES :
Installation of
machinery for
Gasification ,
Monitoring the system
of “Pay As You Throw”
EARNINGS:
Fines
Syngas production from
gasification
TRANSPORT
CLEANER
CITIES
SLUMS
EXPENSES :
Compensation ,Alternate
Livelihood.
Construction.
EARNINGS :
Slums occupy prime land
in cities and hence their
redevelopment would
generate capital from
property sales
EXPENSES :
Installation of Algae
Lamps , Introduction of
Straddling buses.
SAVINGS:
Cycle , Public transport
and Car-pooling would
greatly reduce the fuel
consumption

11. CONNECTING THE DOTS...
ENERGY
EFFICIENT
COST
EFFECTIVE
NON-
POLLUTING
Cycles
Car-Pooling
Zero – waste management
Algae – Streets
SlingShot water
purifier
Gasification
Straddling Bus
Pay As You Throw
"TAKE SMALL STEPS EVERYDAY...AND YOU’LL GET THERE SOMEDAY"

12. REFERENCES…
 How Omkar Cracked The Messy Business of Slum Redevelopment,
april 18 2012,Forbes India Magazine
 McDermon, Daniel (August 5, 2010). "Riding High: A Chinese
Concept for Bus Transit, New York Times
 Dean Kamean aims to clean water, generate Electricity with
Slingshot machine(April 23,2008).
 Urbanization in India :Institute for Competitiveness.
 Inspiration Green: Algae Street lamps