This presentation was given by VNIT Nagpur for "Anusandhaana" - XV Annual NOSPlan Convention

1. XV Annual NOSPlan Annual Convention
SAFE CITIES - 2013

2. Nagpur also known as Orange
City and is the largest city in
central India and the winter
capital
of
the
state
of Maharashtra.
It is a fast growing metropolis and
is the third most populous city in
Maharashtra after Mumbai and
Pune, and also one of the
country's most industrialized
cities.
NAGPUR: A CITY WITH UNIQUE
STRENGTHS AND IMMENSE
POTENTIAL

3. 
Nucleus at eastern part –
initial settlements, less
difficulty to travel to work
places

Industrial rev: textile and
residential grew to
western. With railway line in
western developed more

City growth later more
towards west though no
barriers in the other side.

4. Growth rate
0.50
0.40
0.30
0.20
Growth rate
0.10
0.00
1961-71
1971-81
1981-91
Year
Population
Growth
rate
% to state
urban
population
Sex
ratio
Death/ 1000
population
Birth/
1000
populatio
n
1961
643659
-
5.76
884
-
-
1971
866076
.34
5.12
899
9.75
34.30
1981
1,219461
.41
5.54
915
7.59
24.38
1991
1,624752
.33
-
918
-
-

6. 600 p/ hec
Slum as options
Low rise devt in
existing
Site and service
scheme
Residential reservation of surplus from Urban
land ceiling act
Institutional responsibility
Density, F.S.I
Site and service
scheme
Prefabricated
material to societies
Standard design
Multistoried public
housing schemes for
EWS and slums
Acquiring lands (805
hec) for residential
purpose till 2011

8. Consuming min
area
Commercial
strip zoning
Weekly markets
Industrial land
uses
Parking areas
Accident safety
-Minimum area
-Retain certain
industries
Urban renewalnew roads, road
junctions

10. Separation of
vulnerable
No
mechanized
vehicles zone
Segregation of
traffic
Good
movements
Mass
transportation
system
Rail commuter
ways
New roads, widening of roads, connecting missing
links

11. Hill tops & hill
slopes
No
development
zone
Regularization
of
encroachments
Thermal station
buffers
Milchcattle
colonies

12. Crime safety
Fire safety:
1/1lakh
Institutional
safety