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Growing Smart : An Urgent Need in Urban India
- 1. Growing Smart: An Urgent Need in Urban India Prof. M. V. Rajeev Gowda Member of Parliament and Resurgent India Trust
- 2. Kempe Gowda’s Bengaluru: The Original Smart City http://guruprasad.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/road_watchtower.jpg
- 3. An Organised Economic Hub http://namesake-expert.blogspot.in/2014/08/building-bangalore-in-hands-of-kempe.html
- 4. • Doddapete was for large businesses (Dodda means large in Kannada) and Chikkapete was for smaller businesses (Chikka means small). • For rice traders, there was Akkipete. Ragipete for ragi traders. Balepete for bangle traders, Ganigarapete for oil traders, Nagarthapete for Gold traders, Gollarpete for cowherds & cattle traders, Kurubarapete for sheep traders, Thigalarapete for farmers of Tigala community Upparapete for salt traders, Aralepete (now Cottonpete) for cotton traders, Kumbarapete for pot traders and many more such petes. (These petes still exist even today.) http://namesake-expert.blogspot.in/2014/08/building-bangalore-in-hands-of-kempe.html
- 5. • In order to supply water for domestic & irrigational purposes, Kempe Gowda built several water tanks & reservoirs around the fortified city. • Dharmambudi & Kempambudhi tanks were built for domestic purposes while Sampangi tank was for irrigation. • Apart from these, there were several lakes in and around Bangalore as the following map of 18th century depicts. http://namesake-expert.blogspot.in/2014/08/building-bangalore-in-hands-of-kempe.html
- 6. http://namesake-expert.blogspot.in/2014/08/building-bangalore-in-hands-of-kempe.html Kempe Gowda’s mother’s advice to him: Keregalam Kattu, Marangalam Nettu = Build tanks (lakes) Plant trees
- 7. Can you identify this temple? It’s famous for the sun lighting up the idol on Makara Sankranti
- 8. • The Gavi Gangadhareshwar Temple is considered to be an astronomical wonder. Scientists have recently discovered the significance of pillars and monolithic discs of the Temple which are actually in perfect alignment with Sun & Moon and published their findings in a research paper: This suggests that Kempe Gowda was not just a chieftain & town-planner interested in making Bangalore a business hub, but had an interest in science (astronomy) as well http://namesake-expert.blogspot.in/2014/08/building-bangalore-in-hands-of-kempe.html
- 9. Appropriate that this city hosts the Indian Institute of Science http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J7kXdH5_JrE/VQPFQechpuI/AAAAAAAAD_o/mQsaH8hQwXw/s1600/Picture1.jpg
- 11. Bangalore : 1992 1992 3.4 million 3.4 million
- 12. Bangalore : 2001 1992 2001 3.4 million 5.7 million 5.7 million
- 13. Bangalore : 2009 1992 2001 2009 3.4 million 5.7 million 8.5 million 8.5 million
- 14. Growth is faster than the city’s planners and ecosystems can cope with • Example: Bangalore’s Water Bodies • They are irrigation tanks, i.e., man-made rainwater harvesting structures rather than natural lakes • Water flows from one to another through overflow canals (rajakaluves) • Ultimately joining rivers and the sea
- 16. Leads to disruption & destruction of fragile ecosystems, including lakes/tanks, green cover. Tanks & lakes are also polluted with sewage and garbage, or filled in for construction of urban structures Ecological damage since lakes/ tanks: • Support a fragile ecosystem, and pollution disrupts/ destroys the various life forms • Help recharge the ground water table , which has been declining in urban areas due to over-extraction) • Provide surface water for a variety of uses including nature recreational sites within cities.) Improper use of tanks and encroachment:
- 17. Bangalore’s lakes get easily converted LAKE CURRENT USE Sampangi Tank Kanteerava Stadium Dharmambudhi Tank Kempe Gowda Bus Stand Challaghatta Tank KGA Golf Course Koramangala Tank Koramangala Indoor Stadium Akkithimmanahalli Tank Hockey Stadium
- 18. Floods, in a city 920 m/3000 ft above sea level? https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kVGHpzM18jU/VCWkI89_owI/AAAAAAAASC8/gD7ZPECp9yQ/s1600/blore%2Bfloods.jpg
- 19. Remedial Measures • Government: • Lake Development Authority • Citizen Groups: • Active involvement in restoring and rejuvenating water bodies
- 20. Citizen action to save tanks
- 21. From Garden City to Garbage City http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/01244/21BGGARBAGE_1244035g.jpg
- 23. What failed? • BBMP’s waste management system • Can we identify the flaws, e.g., wrong practices, counterproductive incentives? • Can these be fixed? • What are the other angles we need to pay attention to? (Garbage mafia?) • Are we all the problem? • Do we behave right? (segregate at source, etc.) • How do we change people’s behavior?
- 24. http://bangalore.citizenmatters.in/uploads/picture/image/8645/pic_article_LokSattaDumpingSaaku.jpg
- 26. Citizen initiatives whose actions speak louder than words: The Ugly Indian
- 29. The Ugly Indians inspire us to make our actions match our words
- 30. Essentials Of Sociology, 3rd Edition Copyright © 2011 W.W. Norton & Company Or else? Do we want to become like this?
- 31. Think before you answer • No, to pollution & masks • Yes, to the bicycling part • What’s happening in Bangalore city on the cycling front? • Can we contribute ideas, information, on how to improve the situation? • Map pathways after talking to cyclists?
- 32. How Urban is India? https://www.theigc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Arindam-Jana.pdf
- 39. At What Cost?
- 40. We have to prevent and pre-empt problems! • Proactive Planning • Inclusivity • Environmental Sensitivity • Resilience to Climate Change • Empowered Governance • Citizen Engagement
- 41. We are at the forefront of policy advocacy for suburban rail for Bengaluru
- 42. Utilise existing rail infrastructure … works both ways