Nanded is a city with a strong religious and socio-cultural base
and a historical origin dating back over four centuries. It
evolved as a trading center and due to its religious character
continued to remain as a center of religious tourism. It is
generally evidenced, however, that the economy and quality of
living have stagnated over the last decade. The most acute
symptoms of the stagnation include closure of industries and the
textile mills, slow job growth, slum proliferation believed to
house a sizeable proportion of the city’s total population and
high cost of land and housing.
These have been accentuated in case of Nanded due to demise of
its mainstay textile industry and the relative lack of
infrastructure investments that failed to keep up with
increasing population or to allow the necessary expansion of the
urban economy into surrounding areas. These issues have been
exacerbated by the lack of integrated planning, fragmented
governance and weak fiscal systems.
The SWOT analysis
performed for Nanded is summarized below. While its key
strengths remain due to its being a regional center,
availability of adequate water, presence of an airport and
proximity to international airports, which could be leveraged to
attract investments in the industrial sector and boost trade and
commerce. The new industrial policy formulated by the Government
of Maharashtra with a special package for Marathwada region is
expected to give a fillip to the development of Nanded.
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Strengths
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An important
pilgrim destination with annual tourist flow of over 1
million
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Regional Education
and Health Care Center
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Conferred a Holy
city Status due to the presence of Sachkand Gurudwara
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Second largest
urban centers in Marathwada region of Maharashtra
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Proximity to
International Airports: viz Hyderabad and Nagpur
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Economy driven by
trade, commerce and services
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Adequate water
supply source in close proximity of the city due to river
Godavari flowing across the city
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New airport is
under development stage – likely to improve the connectivity
to the city
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Weaknesses
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Inadequate and
poor quality Infrastructure
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Lack of financial
resources due to low User Charges as well as recovery
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Imbalanced land use
due to poor infrastructure network leading to congestion in
the old city
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No public transport
system –contributing to the environment pollution due to
large no. of 2/3 wheelers
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Inadequate
Institutional capabilities
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Declining
industrial activity
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Its religious and
cultural potential has presented Nanded with opportunities for
exploiting tourism for as an economic activity. Several tourism
hotspots of religious and historical significance the city are
popular attraction centers. With proper marketing and branding,
tourism can be the major economic activity for the city.
The Gur-ta-Gaddi tercentenary celebrations as well
as the city’s nomination under the JNNURM as the eligible city
for grant assistance in the religious/heritage category presents
the city with a tremendous opportunity to develop city
infrastructure to cater to its citizens as well as pilgrims.
Substantial assistance is expected which could be utilized and
leveraged to meet the city’s long term requirements and meet its
objectives/vision.
Possible threats to the developmental process and city’s
emergence as a regional center are felt in the form of growing
neighbouring economic centers and negative investor perception.
These may be overcome with strategic policy level interventions,
some of which are already being implemented by the State
Government, under its initiative for development backward
regions, while marketing, branding and infrastructure
development are expected to overcome the investor perception.
These are summarized below
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Opportunities
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Infrastructure
Development in all sectors could be the key economic driver
in the medium term
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Proximity to three
large cities with international connectivity can transform
Nanded into a strong regional economic hub
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Strong potential to
emerge as vibrant Tourism, Educational and Health Care
Destination in the region as well as generate better
employment and entrepreneurial opportunities
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Large tracts of
undeveloped land in the newly merged region offers potential
for development of Housing, Business Districts and other
facilities.
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Access to
Assistance under JNNURM
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Access to special
assistance for Gur-ta-Gaddi Tercenennary celebrations |
Threats
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Inter-Regional
Competitions for Economic Space
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Possible
Degeneration in Socio Economic Status – Due to lack of
infrastructure facilities and promotion of economic drivers
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Prospective
degradation of environment due to Water and Air pollution
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Negative investor
perception (Private Sector) due to lack of developmental
approach
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The stakeholder meetings and planning for
development of city’s infrastructure to meet the immediate
requirement of the tercentenary celebrations in Nanded have led
to setting out a conscious effort of the Government and the
citizens in planning and defining priorities. The ensuing
discussions and consultative approach have led to the general
consensus among all on the emerging priorities. These are
summarized below
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Development of Gurudwara and its surroundings
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Development of approach roads to the Gurudwara and
leading to the ghats
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Development of riverfront area and walkways
connecting all religious sites along it
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Development/Beautification of city roads, link
roads and improvement of roads and transport infrastructure and
traffic management
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Improvement to water supply and drainage and
implementing underground drainage system in city
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Development of industries
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Development of hotels, satsang hall, yatri niwas,
camping facilities, temporary arrangements for pilgrims
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Improvement of slum areas
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Public transportation
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Development of speciality hospital and Upgradation
of government medical college and hospital
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Development of water reservoirs for ritual
bathing, ghats with bathing and sanitation areas
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Development of support systems/facilities for law
and order, traffic management, fire services and trauma
care/accident management
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Development of power supply facilities and
underground cabling network
The vision focuses on
the above and sets out priorities for meeting the short term and
long term vision of the city and its infrastructure development
programme.
To transform Nanded into a vibrant regional
economic hub, through urban renewal and infrastructure
development
The goals to achieve the vision
are:
a.
Sustainable economic development on the basis of inherent
strengths of the city through promotion of health, education,
tourism and industrial sectors – focus on local employment
opportunities
b.
Planned city growth, conservation of the core city area,
its cultural heritage and revitalizing the River Godavari as the
core functional element of the city
c.
Integrated infrastructure development with a focus on
strengthening existing systems, augmentation, equitable coverage
and sustainability
d.
Access to housing and urban basic services to the
urban poor
e.
Efficient institution that is responsive to citizen
needs. Improved capacities for day-to-day functioning,
planning, service delivery and maintenance
f.
Improved financial management – improved budgeting,
financial accounting & reporting systems and revenue enhancement
to ensure financial sustainability
Nanded Vision 2025 – A few Glimpses
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Goal:
Sustainable economic development on the basis of inherent
strengths of the city through promotion of health,
education, tourism and industrial sectors – focus on local
employment opportunities |
Due to its strategic location as a regional center over a
radial distance of about 250-300 km and availability of water,
the key drivers supporting the economic development of Nanded
are identified as:
a.
Health Sector
b.
Tourism and Entertainment sector
c.
Industrial Development – agro-economic zones
Health services are an integral
part of the essential social services required to support
economic development. On one hand the region has historically
lacked attention, due to which there has been limited
investments and development in the sector. As a result, limited
development has been witnessed in health sector through public
resources.
Privately run small hospitals
have mushroomed in Nanded, which provide little comfort to the
backward and economically weaker sections. To meet the growing
needs of the region of over 10,000 sq. km., there is a felt need
to evolve Nanded as a regional center for advanced secondary and
tertiary healthcare services. The sectoral development could be
supported by the present medical college, which could also be
upgraded to a research center for advanced studies in medical
research.
While the city is poised to grow,
this calls for emergence of health services and hospitals to
cater to the increasing requirements. Owing to easy availability
of medical professionals due to the presence of a medical
college, good connectivity by air and road/rail, and relative
inexpensiveness of treatment in comparison to Mumbai or Nagpur,
Nanded has the potential to be a preferred regional destination
for accessing secondary and tertiary health services. It could
build upon its professional strengths and connectivity to
national destinations for this purpose.
The demand for such services
needs to be strategically tapped. It is a well established fact
that investments in the sector would depend upon economics,
affordability, availability of professional resources,
access/connectivity linkages and accommodation facilities for
post-operative care. The concept of a dedicated healthcare
center could be explored within the existing framework.
The idea of promoting a regional
healthcare center in Nanded needs to be explored on priority.
The concept could focus on provision of healthcare facilities,
post-operative care and all other relevant infrastructure in a
clearly delineated geographical area. The healthcare center
could also promote related support facilities such as clinical
research centers and medical college. A demand analysis study
should be undertaken including scoping and sizing of facilities
to delineate potential for development in the short and medium
term. The availability of land for this purpose needs to be
explored immediately. The healthcare center may be developed
through an SPV route with or without participation by the
Corporation or the State Government. The Corporation’s exposure
could be to the extent of provision of land for proposed
development and sanction of all such local permissions.
The development of health sector
facilities is urgent keeping in mind the Gur-ta-Gaddi
Tercentenary celebrations as well as the gap in provisioning
with special focus on making it affordable and accessible to the
poor and economically backward sections of the society.
The medium term strategy for
education sector includes positioning Nanded as a Regional
Hub for Education. The city already houses institutions for
higher education such as the university, medical college, law
college, engineering college, management, agri sciences and
others which attracts students from the region all around Nanded.
This institutional set-up positions the city to develop
strategies around the existing strengths and provide further
opportunities in a dedicated manner for education purposes. This
will provide supply of educated staff/ workforce which would be
required to support the economic development of the city.
Area in South Nanded which
already houses the University, engineering college and the
proposed Government Medical college, has the potential to evolve
into the educational zone/sector of the city. Greater thrust and
identification of “Education Zone” in the Development Plan will
help in developing the required facilities to support
educational services. This also needs to be backed up with
hostel accommodation, which will help students from the captive
region.
In line
with the city’s vision and future developmental strategies,
thrust on education to support hotel management, hospitality &
catering industry, tourism, etc. has been proposed. There would
also be greater need to support manufacturing activities and
promote local skill sets in technological support.
Tourism and entertainment
constitute another key ingredient of Nanded’s development
strategy. Nanded has the essential features of a potential
heritage and pilgrim tourism destination, which could be
exploited. One of the key strategies is to designate in the
Development Plan for South Nanded a Special Tourism Zone and
undertake necessary concept building and strategy for attracting
investments into it.
The Gur-ta-Gaddi tercentenary
celebrations are expected to be launched globally which would
attract substantial number of national and international
tourists and Sikh devotees. This event is expected to catapult
Nanded on the international front. This opportunity could be
explored to position Nanded and market its potential which would
further enhance/support its development. Branding and marketing
are key to boost Nanded’s tourism potential.
There is a huge number of
domestic tourists traveling to Nanded either for tourism or
commercial reasons. However their stay in Nanded is limited to a
short duration focused around the existing pilgrim attractions.
One of the reasons cited is limited entertainment/tourism
hotspots that could facilitate family entertainment or leisure
tourism. This calls for concerted efforts for promotion of
entertainment areas/activities which could also boost tourism.
One of the strategies for tourism
related economic development is to evolve strategies to extend
the duration of stay of tourists by creating leisure
areas/activities, developing tourism circuits linking all places
of religious/commercial interest around Nanded, which will serve
to evolve Nanded as the center for enhancing stay and
experience.
Nanded has been recognized as a
cultural center and has been host to many socio-cultural events
such as the Natya Sammelan. This potential also needs to be
showcased.
Certain locational features
facilitate adding leisure/heritage facets to the city such as:
a.
River-based leisure activities
b.
Water sports
c.
Designated Heritage walk tracing the history of late Guru
Gobind Singh
d.
Sound & light show, musical events showcasing heritage
e.
Heritage Garden showcasing physical model, historical
development and spread of Sikhism
f.
Renewal and conservation of old city area
A. Riverfront Development
The city has about 5 km stretch
of riverfront which has significant potential to be developed
into an attractive landscaped leisure area.
The riverfront area on the left
bank of the Godavari river is interspersed with bathing ghats
and Gurudwaras. The concept of riverfront development on the
left bank could therefore feature on a riverfront heritage
walkway, improvement to bathing ghats for ritual bathing,
developing sanitation facilities, public conveniences and
relocation of burial facilities, embankment wall and
landscaping. The project could be structured with grant
assistance for developing the heritage walk connecting the
Gurudwaras, landscaping and improvement to bathing ghat as a
heritage project.
The riverfront on the right bank
in south Nanded could be developed with landscaped garden and
walkway as it has substantial amount of relatively undeveloped
land alongside the riverbank. The implementation of this
component could be phased out along with land development
component in South Nanded.
Demand analysis of this unique
project should be undertaken featuring on willingness to pay for
pay-n-use facilities for parking, leisure walk or garden to the
extent feasible. Parking facilities could be provided which
could provide some revenue for meeting the operating costs.
Advertising and limited commercial activities could also be
considered to the extent feasible for meeting the operating
costs. Implementation road map needs to be prepared which would
phase out the components and costs to the extent sustainable for
the Corporation. Innovative revenue mobilization strategies and
packaging shall be reviewed for structuring on a cost recovery
format to meet the recurring/operation and maintenance costs to
the extent feasible.
B. Other Tourism Activities
The important heritage
locations/precincts in Nanded should be renovated and dovetailed
into the itinerary Tourist routes. This should include
heritage/pilgrim tourism in and around Nanded.
Based on the inherent strength of
the rich and cultural heritage, Nanded has its own charm and
attraction which needs to be explored among tourists whether
domestic or international. The Event based or Experiencing
activities need to form part of the concept and facilities,
programs and experiencing to be developed so as to provide a
memorable experience and a snapshot of the glorious past and the
religious significance attached to its various properties. The
old city area around the Sachkhand Gurudwara should be developed
to provide experiencing events such as the Heritage Walk Tracing
the life of late Guru Gobind Singh. A proper study is however
required to fully exploit the potential of heritage tourism.
Besides the Gurudwaras, Nanded
also has other religious sites, such as the famous Renukadevi
temple at Mahur, Kaleshwar temple, Parli Vaijnath temple and
Nagnath temple which could form part of the tourism circuit in
and around Nanded.
With retention of water in
Godavari due to proposed water reservoirs, water sports could be
explored. An inland waterway project has been sanctioned for
Nanded of which terminal facilities could also be used for this
purpose. This is expected to attract local and domestic
tourists.
Amusement park at Nanded for
children will provide the much needed outlet for the younger
population. Likewise, the new facilities for entertainment such
as the multiplex, as well as retail marketing could be explored
which will give a different experience. Such facilities are
typically lacking in the city and will definitely add to the
quality of life.
Although the aforesaid measures
constitute a few projects to start with, this effort needs to be
backed with a tourism strategy that is focused/attracts the key
players to invest and enhance City’s tourism and entertainment
potential.
The increase in production from
agriculture and allied activities has undoubtedly a very
prominent role in the process of economic development. But in a
predominantly agrarian economy like that of Nanded district,
where the pressure of population on land is already very high
and is constantly increasing, the solution to the slow progress
of economic growth and living standard lies in the
diversification or major economic activity, a process which
largely depends on the rapidity of industrial development.
Nanded district, although rich in
agricultural resources, manpower and bovine population, is
industrially backward. Seventy-six per cent of its population is
directly dependent on agriculture. There is however sufficient
scope for the development of the industries in the district.
Lack of the facilities for quick and easy transport, inadequacy
of entrepreneurship and promotional capital, and the apathy of
the government in the past Nizam State regime towards this part
of the region were the factors responsible for the backwardness
of Nanded district. Besides the economic reasons" some
non-economic causes, which held up the industrial development of
this region, were the educational backwardness resulting in the
lack of technical knowledge, political insecurity, and shyness
of promotional capital.
Nanded district, as stated
previously is essentially an agricultural area producing
important, cash crops, like cotton, oilseeds and food grains,
such as, pulses, wheat and jowar. This explains the predominance
of industries, such as, ginning and pressing. extracting
vegetable oils, decorticating and dal milling, etc. Production
of groundnut and cotton seeds has helped the establishment of
the agro-industry of oil-seeds crushing.
The emergence of industrial
estate at Nanded has made a beginning in the field of light
engineering works. Gur manufacturing is also an important
industry in the district which is purely seasonal in character.
The important cottage industries in the district are weaving,
tanning, carpentry, metal works, (utensils), smithy and brick
making
The city has potential for
industrial development primarily due to its proximity to water
source such as Godavari, an airstrip and good road connectivity.
With the proposed strategy for economic development, development
of good airport and widening of highways, educational
development, the district is poised towards industrial
development.
The Industries department of the
Government of Maharashtra has been in the process of finalizing
the Industrial Location Policy, which would define scope for
industrial development. From an economic perspective, Nanded is
excellently positioned to develop an agro-processing zone and
agri-export zone. With water not being a constraint,
availability of quality power for development, Nanded is
proposed to be marketed as an attractive destination for
agro-based industrial development. Banana and citrus fruits
cultivation being prominent in the region, the local produce
marketing, branding and packaging/processing industry could be
explored.
Having its key strengths in the
cotton textile and handloom industry, this also could be
exploited in the form of a Textile park (non-polluting
manufacturing base).
The MIDC within Nanded should
formulate a new strategy for tapping industrial development in
and around Nanded. The following action points are summarized
for industrial and commercial development which would boost
economic trade and investment potential in Nanded:
a.
Delineate strategy for agro-based industrial development
b.
Identify/carve out designated area for floriculture park,
SEZ/agro-economic zone (AEZ) for promoting exports
c.
Firm up industrial location policy for Nanded
d.
Identify support facilities required from
commercial/economic perspective which would strengthen trade and
commerce from Nanded e.g. banking sector development, truck
terminal, trading markets etc.
e.
Small industries area use should be changed to mixed use
that will permit exploiting commercial potential along with
non-polluting industries base to be set up in Nanded.
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Goal:
Planned city growth, conservation of the core city area and
revitalizing the river Godavari as the core functional
element of the city |
4.2.1.
Directing City Growth
NWCMC should make a conscious
effort at controlling the city sprawl in a phased and planned
manner, adopting best practices in urban development and
planning norms. There is an opportunity in the form of
availability of large undeveloped tracts of land in south Nanded,
where development can be planned and regulated in a phased
manner. The growth management strategy should thus focus on:
a.
Controlling and guiding urban sprawl in a phased manner
applying modern principles of physical planning and growth
management
b.
Planning and providing for infrastructure, including
connectivity in line with the intended growth plan, rather than
attempting to only service already congested areas – the focus
should be on dispersing growth more evenly across the city.
c.
Applying innovative methods of using land as a resource
to finance development, like TDR, FSI banks and land pooling
mechanisms like the TP Scheme, etc.
d.
Formation of a Special Planning Authority covering NWCMC
and urban fringe areas, under provisions of the MRTP Act, 1966
to arrest indiscriminate sprawl and ensure equitable and
sustainable urban development
The historic core of the city is
unique and presents evidence of traditional living – functional
elements, building typologies and construction methods and
architecture. Over the years, most of the traditional city
fabric has been lost to rampant construction that is not in sync
with the organic built form and fabric. This has led to
degeneration of the area, imposing tremendous pressure on the
infrastructure systems in the area and deteriorating quality of
life. The focus should be on reviving and conserving the
original character of the area and reviving the functional
relationship of the area with the river. The principles for
urban renewal and conservation should focus on:
a.
Revitalizing and conserving key heritage elements,
including the river Godavari in Nannded
b.
Promotion sustainable management of the Historic Area
c.
Ensuring that the unique qualities and Conservation
Values are understood and are sustained in the future whilst
maintaining and promoting Nanded as a living and working city
which benefits from Heritage Conservation and Management
d.
Improve physical access and interpretation, encouraging
all people to enjoy and understand the Historic area
e.
Improve public awareness of and interest and involvement
in the Cultural heritage of Nanded, achieving a common local,
national and international ownership of Cultural Assets
f.
Devise an institutional and management framework for
heritage identification, development and conservation
A. Understanding peoples
perception of the historic area
Understanding the people’s
perception of their Cultural Assets is very crucial before
planning any Conservation program. Very often it is seen that
such programs are planned by Government organizations and
Conservation Specialists who have a limited view of the
scenario. Cultural Assets are eventually owned by the local
residents therefore incorporating their ideas, views, knowledge
and memories of the place, how they relate and interact with
their heritage assets would be crucial for planning any
conservation activity in the area. This approach would also
ensure ownership of the Conservation Initiatives.
B. Delineating the cultural
heritage study area
Initially it is essential to
delineate a Cultural heritage study area in the larger context
of the city through field reconnaissance for undertaking
detailed research and documentation activities. The boundaries
of the study area in the beginning would be flexible so as to
incorporate all the cultural assets. This study area after a
Comprehensive Heritage Conservation and Management Plan has been
adopted would translate into a Cultural Heritage Zone with legal
sanctity.
C. Research and documentation
of cultural heritage assets
Intensive research activity and a
detailed study of the historic area need to be undertaken before
planning any interventions in the Historic area. The study needs
to:
a.
Document and establish the cultural significance of the
historic area
b.
Prepare an inventory of Heritage structures and spaces
having Conservation values
c.
Carry out a detailed listing and grading of all potential
heritage structures and spaces
d.
Document the existing condition of the Cultural assets
and the issues concerning them
e.
Document the intangible Cultural assets like traditional
functions, lifestyles, religious beliefs, fairs and festivals,
etc.
This activity would bring to
light the exact nature of the Cultural Heritage Assets, type and
typologies existing, their geographical spread, numbers and
concentration. It would also highlight the urgent issues that
need to be addressed on an emergency basis to undertake first
aid measures for protecting the Heritage Assets under the
guidance of Conservation specialists.
D. Integrating conservation
with developmental initiatives
Till such time that a legal and
institutional framework for conservation and redevelopment is
put in place a Heritage Committee needs to be formed having
equal representation of all the stakeholders and specialists in
Urban Conservation, historians, artists, sociologists,
environmental specialists, planners, architects, local
craftsmen, artisans, local NGOs, etc for monitoring conservation
and developmental activities in the historic area.
Until a Comprehensive Heritage
Conservation and Management Plan has been prepared and adopted,
all developmental activities in the historic area need to be
scrutinized by the Heritage Committee to ensure that there is no
threat to the Cultural Assets of the Historic area.
E. Community participation:
integrating conservation with people’s life
The participation and the
involvement of all the stakeholders especially the residents is
essential to the success of the Conservation activity and should
be encouraged. Strategic partnerships need to be built through
awareness promotion campaigns, workshops and exhibitions
educating stakeholders on the history, traditional lifestyles
and cultural significance of the heritage assets needs to be
organized. Heritage Walks can be an effective means for
familiarizing the residents with their Cultural Assets. A
sensitive Heritage Signage system for the historic area can be
another way of highlighting the Cultural Assets of the historic
area.
Clean and green city campaigns
can also be undertaken by the Municipal Corporation to ensure
sanitation and hygiene in the Historic area. Local NGOs can be
roped in these activities.
These activities would instill a
sense of pride in the residents of the Historic area, make them
aware of the fact that the Cultural Heritage Assets are
substantial investments made by our previous generations and
should not be allowed to waste. Such measures will also
sensitize them to the environmental value of these resources.
F. Reviving traditional
materials, technology and skills
There is need to create a
database of traditional construction methods, materials and
skills that would be of use for undertaking specific
Conservation interventions. Capacity building and training of
local artisans in use of traditional construction technology,
skills and materials needs to be undertaken.
G. Incentives and concessions
for heritage conservation
Fiscal incentives need to be
provided to owners/occupants of heritage assets to encourage
maintenance and conservation activities. Actual interventions
need to be undertaken under the guidance of Conservation
specialists.
F. Managing heritage /
religious tourism
Religious tourism based on the
Sikh Cultural Heritage is a very important phenomenon in Nanded.
The Sachkhand Gurudwara and seven other Gurudwaras associated
with the life of Shri Guru Gobind Singh (including Naginaghat
Sahib, Bandaghat Sahib, Maltekdi Sahib, Hiraghat Sahib,
Shikharghat Sahib, Sangat Sahib and Mata Sahib Gurudwaras)
constitute the major attraction of pilgrims to Nanded city.
There exists a well established Sikh pilgrim circuit focused
around these eight Gurudwaras, having the nucleus of its
activities around the most important Gurudwara of Sachkhand Shri
Hazur Abchalnagar Sahib. Five out of eight of these Gurudwaras
are within the Municipal limits while three of them are beyond
it in the countryside. In the wake of the Gur-ta-Gaddi
Tercentenary celebrations of Shri Guru Granth Sahib and Parlok
Gaman of Shri Guru Govind Singhji a number of interventions like
upgradation of infrastructure, provision of tourist facilities,
rehabilitation works, road widening, provision of new access
points to the main Gurudwara in the city through the historic
area by the construction of new bridges, etc is being planned. A
number of activities and interventions on the Godavari
riverfront are also being planned by the Government as well as
the Gurudwara Committee. Some of these interventions have been
approved while others are under consideration at various levels
in the State and the Central Government.
The Sachkhand Gurudwara Board has
also undertaken the preparation of a Master Plan for Gurudwara
Sachkhand Shri Hazur Abchalnagar Sahib. The proposal involves a
number of developmental activities both within and around the
Gurudwara and development of the river front at the Nagina Ghat.
Since few heritage assets like the old Baradari, Taksala, Modi
Khana, etc. are present inside the Gurudwara, therefore the
proposals planned as per their Master Plan need to be
scrutinized to ensure the integrity of the Cultural Heritage
Assets. At the Government level also River Front Development is
being undertaken. As regards the proposed River Front
Development works at the Nagina Ghat it should be ensured that
all the River Front Development works should be as per a common
Master Plan and repetition of similar planning activities by
different organizations should not be allowed.
In addition, to the Gurudwaras,
other places of religious significance in and around Nanded need
to be developed and packaged as a religious tourism offering –
such places include Ardhapur, Maralak, Shankh Tirth, Shikhar
ghat, Mata Sahib, Trikut / Hira Ghat, Kaleshwar, Markand and
Bawri Nagar.
G. Formulating a comprehensive
heritage conservation and management plan
Conservation of the Historic Area
is an ongoing activity and is closely linked with urban and
regional planning initiatives. For the successful conservation
of the historic area Comprehensive Heritage Conservation and
Management Plan with a long term perspective needs to be
formulated.
NWCMC to develop a master plan
for the development of the riverfront in Nanded city so as to
restore its functional relevance and scenic beauty. The river
traverses across the city from the barren tracts of land in the
east, as it enters the city limits to the Goverdhan, Nagina Ghat
Gayatri Mandir in the city center to the core inner city area in
the western edge. The northern bank of the river is
substantially developed, while the southern bank is barren
land. The riverfront development plan needs to address the
sensitivities of the varying character along the river banks and
provide appropriate development treatments – for instance, there
could be more intense development and access to the river at
places associated with religious activities to redevelopment and
conservation activities in the core city area to sparse built
development along the southern bank.
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Goal:
Integrated infrastructure development with a focus on
strengthening existing systems, augmentation, equitable
coverage and sustainability |
The strategy for infrastructure development focuses on
integrated development of infrastructure with specific attention
on rehabilitation and refurbishment of existing systems,
augmentation, better operation and maintenance, institutional
development and capacity building for better O&M and
sustainability.
Detailed sectoral master plans to
be prepared to address the key focus areas listed above and
project identification and phasing.
The strategy for water sector
focuses on the urgent need to meet immediate requirements and
long term needs for efficient management. The broad strategies
emerging based on existing situation assessment include:
a.
Benchmark and strengthen the existing system
b.
Bring in efficiencies in system and operational
performance
c.
Develop core strengths in O&M for better management of
the service
d.
Enhance revenue management system
e.
Undertake training and capacity building of core team
f.
Augment the existing system to cater to entire population
A. Existing System
Benchmarking and Strengthening
The NWCMC needs to carryout a
comprehensive assessment for benchmarking the existing system
including condition assessment, mapping, auditing for system
performance in terms of water and energy audits, operational
performance in terms of management. The rehabilitation and
refurbishment measures should be taken up before embarking on a
long-term source augmentation and distribution network plan. A
scientific zoning system needs to be worked out. The existing
system refurbishment should attempt to salvage as much as
possible of the existing network of over 500 km in an integrated
manner.
The underlying need is to ensure
equitable distribution of water supply based on designed supply
level such as 140 lpcd (at the consumer end) for domestic supply
and so forth for each consumer category on a continuous basis.
Strengthening of the existing system shall be necessary to
ensure efficient supply with minimum losses.
B. Bring in efficiencies in
system and operational performance
The existing system suffers from
inefficiencies in the management of the entire operations. The
organization does not have adequate qualified and skilled staff
to operate and manage supply service. Lack of resources has
resulted in inefficient management and limited expansion to
enhance coverage.
Efficiencies in existing system
are therefore twofold: (i) due to systemic deficiencies and
(ii) due to limited organizational capabilities. Investment in
existing system, its augmentation and organizational
strengthening will considerably enhance system management.
Availability of resources has been also a function of
realization of revenues, which have been affected due to
inefficient supply or not achieving desired supply to the
satisfaction of the people. The immediate short term and long
term strategy is therefore to bring in efficiencies in
management.
A strategy needs to be evolved
for enhancing system performance by adopting simple measurable
achievable realizable targets “SMART”. Based on the benchmarking
study, performance targets could be set on the timescale and
implemented in a phased manner to achieve efficiencies. The
targets could be applied to enhance coverage, system losses, O&M
costs etc. Bulk metering of the system (existing and proposed)
shall be undertaken.
C. Develop core strengths in
O&M for better management of the service
The organizational capabilities
need to be enhanced towards better O&M management. There is a
felt need to evolve capacities in efficient O&M practices and a
comprehensive operations manual needs to be prepared and the
municipal staff have to be trained in operating the system in a
scientific manner. While on one hand the entire capacity need
not be created in the corporation and could be outsourced, on
the other hand, the knowledge and skill base needs to be
developed so as to be able to supervise and ensure service
delivery as per the performance requirements.
F. Augment the existing system
to cater to entire population
It is anticipated that water
supply may be tripled in the long term. The existing system
coverage needs to be expanded. The system also needs
augmentation for ensuring extension to urban fringe areas in
order to ensure economies of scale and sustainability of the
system in a long-term.
A new system needs to be designed
for South Nanded for which purpose there will be need to enhance
in-house capacity for management. A master plan needs to be
prepared for South Nanded to meet long term requirements. In
case of North Nanded the Master Plan needs to be prepared duly
considering the need to strengthen existing system as well as
the long term demand of the region.
The strategy for the sewerage
sector primarily focuses on addressing key issues that have been
identified:
a.
Assessment of existing system for integration. NWCMC
should carry out a diagnosis of the sewerage existing system and
propose a new system integrating as much of the existing system
as possible.
b.
Preparing a Sewerage Master Plan (including a slum
sanitation plan) for full coverage of North Nanded and South
Nanded. The sewerage plan should focus on the densely populated
areas and potential development areas.
c.
Sanitation provisioning for the fringe and
under-developed areas and slum areas. Such areas need to be
serviced through decentralized low cost sanitation methods in a
manner that they can be incorporated in the mainstream system as
and when the achieve threshold sewage flows required for
efficient functioning of the sewerage system.
d.
A comprehensive operations manual needs to be prepared
and the municipal staff to be trained in operating the system in
a scientific manner. As operations of sewerage system requires
substantial skill sets, the function of management may be
outsourced. The choice of outsourcing however needs to be
studied.
e.
Implementation strategies for O&M- Organizational
capacity for management of sewerage system is limited and shall
have to be strengthened. As a part of the implementation
program, the strategy would need to examine the option to build
up in-house capacity and outsource specific services to the
extent possible such as the O&M of treatment plants, billing and
collection etc.
f.
Sewerage sector is presently non-revenue generating and
needs to be turned into a revenue generating service in the long
term. After the construction of new sewerage system it may be
proposed to revise the sewerage charges so that cost recovery is
achieved.
NWCMC needs to develop an
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