63rd NATIONAL

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNERS CONGRESS

High Growth Inclusive Urban Settlements
9th - 11th January, 2015
Venue : Amma Auditorium, A-Block, 12th Street, Shenoy Nagar, Chennai-30
Sponsored by :
Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India
Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA), Tamil Nadu
Co-sponsored by :
Commissionerate of Town and Country Planning
Chennai Corporation
Tamil Nadu Housing Board
Tamil Nadu Slums Clearance Board
Tamil Nadu Urban Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation (TUFIDCO)
Commissionerate of Municipal Administration
Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Limited (TUFISL)
Confederation of Real Estate Development Association in India (CREDAI)
Builders Association of India
Delhi Development Authority

Organised by :
INSTITUTE OF TOWN PLANNERS, INDIA
4A, Ring Road, I.P. Estate, New Delhi - 110002
BACKGROUND In India, the evolution of twin-cities is not new and
cities like Hyderabad-Secunderabad, Cuttack-
The history of urbanization throughout the world has
Bhubaneswar, Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar, Hubli-
shown that economic growth is imperative and a
Dharwad, Badnera-Amravati, and Kochi-Ernakulum
necessary condition for any settlement to sustain itself
came into existence before the economic boom of the
and grow to which India is also no exception. However,
last two decades. However, in the context of 74th
it is not denying the fact that the effect of economic
Constitution Amendment Act, extension of municipal
liberalization in India resulted into fast growth of
boundaries, to accommodate pressure of urbanisation
number as well as the population of towns, cities, and
is likely to be difficult and urban patterns like twin-cities,
urban agglomerations. To quote in 2001, there were
urban agglomeration, and clustering of cities are
5,161 towns and cities in the country; and now (2011)
expected to emerge in future. Never the less the
there are 7,935 urban centres which include 3,894
important issue pertaining to twin-cities includes
census towns. But with reference to the spatial
whether and how far they merge into each other to form
distribution of such fast-growing urban settlements, it is
an urban agglomeration generating economies of
interesting to note that many of these towns are located
scale and scope for economic activities including
in the shadow of mega-cities and large metro-cities.
businesses needs to be addressed. Yet another
Some of them have even evolved as twin cities or
important issue that Congress would like the delegates
satellite towns. According, to a study by the City
Mayor's Foundation, there are 37 fast-growing cities in to discuss is - whether one city grows at the cost of the
India. Some of these include Ghaziabad, Faridabad, other and if so how such processes could be planned
Surat, Nashik, Patna, Rajkot, Jaipur, Pune, Indore, and regulated by planners for growth of both cities. Are
Asansol, Agra, Amritsar, Bangalore, Jamshedpur and twin-cities present a regional planning problem, which
others. Ghaziabad and Faridabad are under growing should be planned at a regional level ?
under the shadow of Delhi mega city and form part of In fact movement of population to large metropolitan
metropolitan core of the National Capital Region cities and other urban settlements from rural areas is
(NCR). Recently Jaipur has also been declared as perceived as a major planning problem, which requires
satellite town of NCR. planning interventions. This perception is based on the
understanding that large urban settlements are less Congress sees a connection between the two diverse
likely to be properly planned and managed. Largeness formulations i.e. twin cities and satellite towns.
in terms of population and extent of built up areas are Congress would like to see that this relationship is
perceived as planning problems. Satellite towns are debated from various points of views. That these two
presented as one response to such perceived planning concepts are discussed at a regional level could be
problem. Whether satellite towns do present a solution presented as one perspective. How far government
to a perceived planning problem has not been and governance issues are entangled in the context of
conclusively established. This Congress provides planning issues need intense debate? Can given
another opportunity for planners to discuss a long constitutional provisions and guarantees be used to
forgotten concept, which occasionally appears in establish a relationship between twin-cities and
Metropolitan Regional Plans but no one hears about satellite towns? Answers to these questions could be
them after the plans get prepared. We would like to useful for the governance of Indian urban settlements
hear from delegates specifically on the issues and with huge implications for rural areas.
relevance of the concept of satellite towns in the current This Congress will also deliberate how far 100 new
context of Indian urbanization. If yes, how satellite towns recently announced by the Government of India
towns could be deployed to manage large urban could be visualized and planned as inclusive smart
settlements considering towns and cities are a fact of cities, the cities which serve citizens belonging to all
life in a democratic set up like India. If no, what re- economic classes and social identities. The
orientation could be made of concepts like satellite Government of India, in the current (2014) budget,
towns to be effective. Do we really need to focus on have also provided a sum of Rs 7,060 crore to
controlling population and geographical sizes of cities accomplish the vision of the Prime Minister to develop
appears to be a critical planning issue? Alternatively, 100 smart cities as satellite towns of larger cities and
can we think of new management methods for modernising the existing mid-sized cities. It is a positive
planning and managing large metropolitan cities and initiative to tackle the problem of unplanned growth in
other urban settlements given that in-migration is and around large cities. This program is being followed
unlikely to stop at any time soon in future. with vigour by the Government of India and in recent
conference of State Ministers, held in Delhi, the perceived by free marketers. There is no need to
program was introduced and various States have given emphasize that only inclusive societies have made
their views and proposals. However, there appears to sustained human progress, if this among other things
be some uncertainty about the definition, manner of also implies, peaceful and harmonious living together
selection, financing, administration and spatial of all citizens. Technology is developed by humans to
planning of smart cities. What is a smart city? Are the aid humanity, and to enhance quality to life of people at
smart cities new settlements or improvement of old large. There is no technology which is developed only
ones? Are they islands of development serving elite for technological advancement alone. This is the
population and promoting gentrification? Should they litmus test of all technologies including technologies
not be inclusive? Does e-governance only make a city
that would be intensely used to create smart cities.
smart or should there be smart spatial planning as
well? How to identify a city under this program so that With reference to local sub-themes it is stated that cities
smart cities form part of a Regional Plan and do not are restless, always in the process of change. There is
evolve as 'islands of growth' surrounded by unplanned nothing new about this assertion. Theories about
activities? There is a need to address these and other internal city structure such as Concentric Zone Theory;
questions- whether the smart city formulation is likely to Sector Theory; and Multiple Nuclei Theory were
be inclusive of all classes and identities. Whatever developed in the early parts of the twentieth century.
emphasis is placed on framing smart city policies, the Land Use and Land Value Theory was developed in
concern about inclusivity is required to be addressed 1970s. Based on empirical evidence these theories
before making any forward movement. Exclusivist generalized how internal city structure transforms itself
policies are generally riddled with planning conflicts with large scale implications for various economic
and controversies when a majority of citizens in cities classes. Although these theories appear to present
and towns have to live on bare minimum earnings and simplistic explanations to numerous decisions made
live in slums and squatters. by people in the present context, they remain useful in
After all cities, whether smart or otherwise, are for establishing general rules about internal city structure.
citizens. Inclusion in any form is not anti-growth as No doubt cities are complex and that complexity needs
to be explored deeply to make sensible planning and employment generation with inclusive growth. As
decisions. part of the strategy a strategic blueprint for development
is aiming at achieving consistent growth, the important
Congress sees the present urban scenario developing
areas for special attention include universal access to
without much insight about how internal city structures
housing, water and sanitation, energy, transportation,
have been functioning and transforming since the last
connectivity, healthcare and education. There is a thrust
six decades. We would like to know more during the
on skill development to create a balanced workforce for
course of the Congress what is the nature of internal
a variety of livelihood opportunities. In the agriculture
city structures in India. Are these structures work in
sector, the thrust is on technology based intelligent use
ways which integrate or do they function as divisive
of water and ensuring timely irrigation, refurbishing the
elements among economic classes and other
existing canals and tanks, adopting appropriate crop
identities? Understanding the nature of city
pattern besides developing suitable post harvesting
transformations is also imperative for concerns such as
infrastructure and timely marketing of the agricultural
environmental sustainability. Are cities transforming for
produce are emphasized. The strategic initiative
environmental degradation or improvement? All of us
includes transforming ten cities into world class cities
are at loss because of environmental degradation.
that become nodes of growth across the state by
Most urgent concern is to propel city transformations,
upgrading the infrastructure facilities. These centres will
which serve the interests of sustainable environmental
act as nuclei of innovation and send positive
development while at the same time ensuring
development waves into the surrounding hinterland. The
sustained and high economic growth.
development strategies include broadband connectivity
With reference to Tamil Nadu, it is a fact that one in every to each village, high speed rail connectivity to cities,
two persons lives in urban area. The Government of priority development of four development corridors,
Tamil Nadu has prepared a “Vision Document - Tamil making Tamil Nadu as health care destination besides
Nadu 2023” in the year 2012 for identifying and removing tourism development of hill areas, beaches and heritage
bottlenecks in development and for prioritizing critical centres. For all these activities to take place a special
areas of development for achieving economic prosperity planning framework has to be in place.
Taking into consideration all the above emerging • Valedictory Session
issues the Institute of Town Planners, India, has Sunday, 11th January, 2015
dedicated its 63rd National Town and Country
Planners' Congress, to be held during 9th-11th January • Field Visit to Special Townships
2015 at Chennai, to the main theme "High Growth PARTICIPATION
Inclusive Urban Settlements" with the sub-themes
“Twin Cities and Satellite Towns”; and “Inclusive Smart About 400 delegates and participants comprising of
Cities”. And to deliberate the local issues related to fast professional planners, policymakers, administrators,
pace of changes in urban areas in Tamilnadu, the local academicians, educationists and experts from the
sub-theme of the congress has been dedicated to allied disciplines both from India and abroad are
“Transformation of Cities as Nuclei of Development”. expected to participate in the Congress.

PROGRAM EXHIBITION
Friday,9th January, 2015 An exhibition on “ High Growth Inclusive Urban
• Inauguration Settlements ” is being organized during the Congress.
It would provide an opportunity to various stakeholders
• Plenary Session “High Growth Inclusive Urban
to showcase their efforts and success stories. In order
Settlements”
to book space in the exhibition and to secure other
• Inauguration of Exhibition details, please contact Shri S. Rudramurthy (Mobile
• Workshop on Sub-Theme (i) : “Twin Cities and number +91 9444145477)
Satellite Towns ”
CALL FOR PAPERS
Saturday, 10th January, 2015
Papers are invited on the theme and sub-themes not
• Workshop on Sub-Theme (ii) : “Inclusive Smart
exceeding 3,000 words, along with hard and soft copy in
Cities ” MS Word to reach the Secretary General, ITPI, New
• Workshop on Local Sub-theme : “Transformation Delhi before 25th December, 2014. The Institute of Town
of Cities as Nuclei of Development ” Planners, India reserves the right to accept, edit or reject
• Drafting Session any of the technical paper without assigning any reason.
ABOUT CHENNAI however, note that during the period of the congress
Chennai situated on the shores of the Bay of Bengal is there will be heavy rush of tourists in the city. The ITPI
the capital of Tamil Nadu State. It was the capital of has blocked few rooms on reduced tariff ranging from
erstwhile Madras Presidency covering most of the areas ` 2,000 to `5,000 (Standard AC Room) per day for
under the States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and double-bedded room which could be booked by
Kerala. The population of Chennai as per 2011 Census members by sending advance payment to ITPI along
is 46.44 lakh. Chennai has the 2nd longest beach in the with Registration Fee.
world. It is the 4th largest metropolis in India. Chennai is
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attracting the people from all over the world. person.

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 REGISTRATION FORM FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

1. Name of the Participant (Ms/Smt./Shri): Prof. (Dr.) Najamuddin

Secretary General
Institute of Town Planners, India
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