Capacity Building and Knowledge Dissemination on Urbanisation in India Preparing for the Urban Challenges of the 21st Century
31st August, 2012 New Delhi
ICRIER launched the Program on Capacity Building and Knowledge Dissemination on Urbanisation in India with a conference on the theme “Preparing for the Urban Challenges of the 21st Century” at New Delhi on August 31, 2012.
The inaugural address was delivered by Shri Kamal Nath, Union Minister for Urban Development. The session was chaired by Mr. Arun Maira, Member, Planning Commission. Dr Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson ICRIER, introduced the constituent themes of this Programme. These include urban planning, transit oriented development, municipal finance, water and sanitation, governance reforms, e-governance, unlocking value of urban land and sustainable project management.
L to R:Mr. Arun Maira, Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia and Shri Kamal Nath
The next session was chaired by Dr. Sudhir Krishna, Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, It focussed on the theme of unlocking the value of urban land. Mr. Navin Mittal, Special Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, presented the case of Hyderabad’s Outer Ring Road as one of the pioneering examples of unlocking land value. Dr. P. K. Mohanty Mission Director, Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Mr. I. P. Gautam Principal Secretary, Urban Development and Housing, Gujarat shared key insights on the importance of spatial planning for sustainable urban development. The session on land use and urban transport was chaired by Mr. B. I. Singal, Director General, Institute of Urban Transport, New Delhi. In this session, the speakers, Mr. S.P.S Parihar, Principal Secretary, Urban Development, Madhya Pradesh and Professor Shivanand Swamy, CEPT, Ahmedabad discussed how urban planning should be integrated with transport and shared examples from Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat respectively.
Programme
Registration
Inaugural Session: Setting Out the Challenge
Chair:
Mr Arun Maira Member, Planning Commission
Welcome and Introduction to the Programme:
Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia Chairperson, ICRIER
Keynote Address by the Chief Guest: Shri. Kamal Nath Hon'ble Minister of Urban Development
Discussion with participants
Concluding Remarks by the Chair
Tea Break
Session II: Unlocking Land Values
Chair:
Dr. Sudhir Krishna Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development
Setting out the Theme: Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia Chairperson, ICRIER and Project Leader [Download Presentation]
Experiences from the States: Mr. Navin Mittal Special Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Andhra Pradesh [Download Presentation]
Experiences from the States: Mr. Aseem Gupta Additional Municipal CommissionerMunicipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
Discussion
Concluding remarks by the Chair
Lunch
Session III: Land Use and Urban Transport
Chair:
Mr. B. I. Singal Director General, Institute of Urban Transport, New Delhi
