4. General Meaning……
Infrastructure is basic physical and organizational structures
needed for the operation of a society or enterprise, or the
services and facilities necessary for an economy to function.
It can be generally defined as the set of interconnected
structural elements that provide framework supporting an entire
structure of development.
It is an important term for judging a country or region's
development.
5. For convince….
Hard infrastructure
Energy infrastructure
Water management
infrastructure
Communications
infrastructure
Solid waste management
Earth monitoring and
measurement networks
Soft infrastructure
Governance infrastructure
Economic infrastructure
Social infrastructure
Cultural, sports and recreational
infrastructure
We had divided in this article the basic infrastructure in two parts:
6. The Urban infrastructure problems in
India
Urban residence
Business premises
Power
Water
Sewerage
Urban transport
Airports & Seaports
Railways
Roads & Bridges
Tourism infrastructure
Solid waste management
Projects in SEZ
Health care
Entertainment & Communications
8. In 2001, 286 million persons living in urban areas of India.
Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India, the urban population in India
next 25 years is 1 expected to grow 38%
become 534 million in 2026 .
Census of 2011, 11.2 million Of the total slum population of the country is in
Maharashtra followed by Andhra Pradesh 5.2, Uttar Pradesh 4.4 and West Bengal
4.1 million.
The need for up-gradation and development of urban infrastructure and urban
services cannot be overstated.
The present levels of urban infrastructure are grossly inadequate to meet the
demand of the existing urban population.
9. That rapid urbanization will add nearly 900 million people to Indian cities.
City capacity will need to grow nearly 400% in less than 50 years.
The inexorable demographic surge in urban India is fueled by the growing
disparity between rural and urban per capita income.
From near parity in 1950, the RATIO OF URBAN TO RURAL PER CAPITA INCOME
In 1990's is 4:1
On June 2010 is 9:1
By 2025, nearly half a billion Indians will need new urban homes.
There is a tremendous pressure on civic infrastructure systems like water
supply, sewerage and drainage, solid waste management, etc.
10. The non-revenue water that includes physical and revenue losses, accounts for 40-60
percent of total water supply.
About 30 to 50 percent households do not have sewerage connections and less than 20
percent of total waste water is treated.
Solid waste systems are severely stressed. The state of services reflects the deterioration in
the quality of city environments.
As per 54th round of National Sample Survey:
70% of urban households are being served by tap
21% by Tube well or hand pump.
66% of urban households reported having their principal source of water within their
premises
32% had it within 0.2 Km
11. As per the 54th round of NSS:
26% of households had no latrines.
35% were using septic tank.
22% were using sewerage system.
Sewerage connections varied from 48% to 70%.
1,15,000 MT of Municipal Solid Waste is generated daily in the country.
Per capita waste generation in cities varies between 1.5 kg per day and it is
increasing by 13% per annum.
To fill the gap in available infrastructure, there is a daunting shortfall in available funds
for improving and maintaining basic urban infrastructure.
The traditional paradigm for financing urban infrastructure consisted of internal
accruals of local bodies and loans and grants from the State Government.
12. This was augmented by directed credit from institutions such as HUDCO
and LIC linked to State Government guarantees and by bilateral and
multilateral assistance was also available.
While the conception and implementation of projects under JNNURM
has led to significant capacity augmentation and efficiency gains
particularly in respect of urban transport, the JNNURM project has
highlighted several issues and challenges.
Global experience, particularly in the US, suggests that the capital
markets can have an important role in financing urban infrastructure.
In India, for a variety of reasons elaborated elsewhere in the report, the
contribution of the capital market to urban infrastructure has been
miniscule.
19. Presence of Multiple Authorities
Having Overlapping Jurisdictions
Implementation of the relevant project,
Depending on the city
Of the municipality
The urban town
Country planning department
A development authority
State Government public works department
State government irrigation department
City police
City fire department and
The State Government (the levy of a user fee by the municipality may required).
At times the same service may have multiple authorities having jurisdiction over it, for
example the supply of water may be governed by the municipal corporation
20. Lack of Integrated Approach
The same road could, at different times within a short span of time, be
excavated upon by telephone utility providers, city gas distribution
providers, sewerage utility, water supply utility, public transport corporation
and electricity utility as a result of which stretches of city roads may not be
available for large section of time continuously.
21. Lack of Capacity in Urban Bodies to develop
and implement PPP based projects
To cite an example, the Nanded Municipality in Maharashtra had an annual
budget of approximately Rs 30 crores against which the capital expenditure
per annum was approximately Rs 8 crore.
Nanded Municipality implemented urban infrastructure projects of Rs 500
crores over a 3-4 years period. This was possible on account of the
handholding and capacity building assistance provided by IL&FS.
23. Introducing……
We felt that while a serious effort is required to improve the urban infrastructure
it is important that a vision be developed for our cities.
The vision should emerge out of public debates on the matter.
KIND OF CITY THEY WOULD LIKE TO LIVE IN
Focus on better quality of life and improved liveability.
The hundreds of small settlements becoming minor cities
need to be addressed with care as they are going to be the
large cities of tomorrow
24. Infrastructure development should precede land development
and not the other way round as is being seen across the country.
The creation of JNNURM has brought about some improvement in
the urban infrastructure in the country.
It may be considered that a similar "Mission on Urban Planning", is
established so that an efficient delivery.
All urban infrastructure improvements should be environmentally
sustainable and contextual.
25. Division of recommendations
Our recommendations of are divided into two broad
categories:
Measures that can be implemented in the short term, and
Measures that require a greater time horizon
29. Provide for Creation of Regional Self
Sustaining Infrastructure Funds
For example, in the year 2008, the total funds that were available under the
CWSRF was US$ 5 billion that comprised of the following: US$ 1.2 billion of
Federal Capital Grants;
US$ 0.3 billion as equivalent State Government Contribution to the Federal
Grant;
US$ 1.8 billion were raised from leveraged bonds;
US$ 1.3 billion were received from repayment of loan principal;
US$ 0.5 billion were obtained from interest earnings. The number of loans
given in 2008 was 2,030 at an interest rate of 2.2% (against the prevailing
market interest rate of 4.6%).
30. Monetization of Land and Land
Based Revenues
Most state municipal laws already provide an adequate legal basis for
imposition of land based revenues such as development charges,
betterment levies, improvement charges, cess, and other levies linked to
benefits that land owners or land developers derive from
implementation of planning schemes. However, such levies when levied
generally go into the fund of the relevant authority and are, at times, not
used optimally.
31. Cont…
i. Land Acquisition
ii. Land Readjustment & Pooling
42. In Delhi there exist exclusive zones for the rulers, away from natives which is an
outdated concept for modern India.
Vast areas of the city have sub-optimal and inappropriate usage. Development
in the city is lopsided and needs to be rationalised to accommodate the needs
and aspirations of the rapidly growing number of Delhi's citizens.
There is no space for essential social infrastructure, despite very large land area.
Even where land is available, the "created shortage" has driven prices so high
that social-need projects cannot be viable.
50% of Lutyens Bungalows Zone (LBZ) would be enough to provide 3,500 acres of
new parks, sporting and recreation areas for citizens of Delhi without impacting
quality of life of residents, or character, or environment of LBZ.
43. Though difficult to quantify, for every VIP user of a Lutyens bungalow, 10
others conduct petty business or trade.
Heritage lies in the Lutyens layout, and in signature structures and not in
barracks and bungalows.
Disfiguring of the real treasures in Lutyens Delhi - Baroda House by the
Railways, Patiala House by the District Court, Bikaner House by Rajasthan
Govt. and many others is difficult to justify.
If "chabutras" built in 1912 can be demolished in Chandni Chowk, more
recent disfiguring can certainly be corrected.
44. Other Un“use”-less Places
Delhi needs an urgent re-think about area optimization. The real missuse of LBZ is
done by the Government itself:
It is difficult to understand why the Pusa Institute needs to conduct agriculture
research on hundreds of acres in the heart of Delhi?
No reason why the Railways keep over a hundred acres in State Entry Road, next to
Connaught Place for virtually zero utility?
Why the Air Force is keeping an exclusive golf course and club in 200 acres next to
PM's house?
Why a defunct Safdarjung airport should not be a place for Delhi's citizens?
No reason why the seldom used National Stadium, last used optimally in 1951, should
occupy pride of place in Lutyens Delhi, when the same was not originally planned?
Why World War 2 barracks should occupy prime Delhi?
In view of the above, a land use audit is necessary to release the prime
locations for social /public use such as hospitality developments,
health services, exposition developments etc….
45. Master Plan Delhi 2021
There exist huge potential for creating space for social infrastructure in Delhi.
MPD 2021 calls for 100 acres city parks for every 1 million population which is
grossly inadequate.
It is suggested to have at least 500 acres which will have the effect of creating
more than 10,000 acres of city parks by the year 2021.
The State has to rethink its social spaces
As London has over 2,000 acres of parks in the city centre which is 55% of the area.
Singapore which has area has 15,000 acres of parks and 35 golf courses, for only
4.5 million citizens.
Delhi needs to be very careful in its planning of "complete needs" for citizens
and visitors, and not lock up huge prime land resources for the exclusive use
of the very few.
46. Most new residential, office, retail, recreational, and industrial developments
have happened outside Delhi.
An exclusionary shift of fresh economic activity outside Delhi could, if
unchecked, transfer its core economic catalysts to Gurgaon, Noida and others
and it is worth to consider that what Delhi will have in 2021.
Delhi has the space to be much more, but it must make over, must build new
while preserving the worthwhile old.
Moreover, land being the vital factor for development, the land acquisition
procedure must be made less cumbersome to meet the demand.
A dispensation of the DMRC type from the Parliament for land acquisition /
optimization would be ideal.
