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ICRIER's Programon Capacity Building and Knowledge Dissemination on Urbanisation in India

(Supported by: Capacity Building for Urban Development Unit, Ministry of Urban Development)

focus on Land Based Financing Options in Indian Cities

September 18, 2014

In partnership with CEPT University

Venue: Hotel Regenta
Ahmedabad

Programme
 

Registration and Tea

Welcome and Introduction to Issues in Land Based Financing
Dr Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Project Leader & Chairperson, ICRIER

Session I: Land Based Financing in Gujarat
Chair
: Dr. Bimal Patel, President, CEPT University

Introduction by Chair
 

Presentation of the Ahmedabad Revised Development Plan 2021:
Provisions related to land  management and its impact on land based financing

Mr. H. N. Thakkar, Deputy Town Planner, Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority 
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Land based financing mechanisms adopted for large scale urban, projects (Case of Sabarmati River front Development and Bus Rapid Transit System)

 Dr. Vatsal Patel, Chief Town Planner,  Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation

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Discussants:

Dr. Ravikant Joshi, Urban Finance & Management Specialist, Advisor to CRISIL

Mr. Anand Sahasranaman, Executive Director, IFMR
Interactive Discussion
Comments by Chair

Lunch

Session II: Case studies of Mumbai and Hyderabad

Chair: Dr. P.K. Mohanty,Former Chief Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh

Introduction by Chair

Land based financing in Mumbai and Hyderabad

Mr. V. K. Phatak, Former Principal Chief, Town and Country Planning Division, Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority

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Discussants:

Prof. Abhay Pethe, Department of Economics, University of Mumbai

Mr. B. P. Reddy, Urban Planning Consultant, Andhra Pradesh Urban Finance and Infrastructure Development, Corporation Limited

 
Interactive Discussion
Comments by Chair

The Way Forward

Vote of Thanks

High Tea