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URBAN DESIGN AND REGIONAL PLANNING, INNER CITY
 DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, MITIGATION AND REHABILITATION
          REVITALIZATION & CONSERVATION


 proper  designing  of  structures  according  to  the  soil   TAXI STAND CUM LADIES'
 conditions and creating awareness sustainably as done by
 the CMWSSB.  The product water can be earmarked for   RETIRING ROOM
 industrial  use  or  agricultural  use.  In  times  of  water
 scarcity, it may even be used as a source of drinking water   - by Perinthalmanna Municipality, Kerala
 as it is completely devoid of any physical, chemical or
 biological contaminants. The TDS level is less than 70
 mg/L which is much less than that of conventional tap
 water which is around 250 mg/L.
                he project aims at establishing a modern refreshment and retiring place exclusively for women in
 LESSON LEARNED:   Perinthalmanna Municipality in Malappuram District. Perinthalmanna Municipality is the headquarters
          Ttown of the revenue division and taluk. The proposed location is near the central junction where passengers
 Chennai along with its adjoining districts is one of the
          are waiting on the road itself for long route buses having no waiting shed to depend upon. Moreover, it is home to
 most rapidly urbanising areas of the country and does not
          16+ hospitals and it is popularly known as “Hospital City” and has an approximate floating population of 20000
 have  scope  for  developing  new  large  reservoirs  for
          per day. The land under the ownership of the Municipality is used for construction of the project. The building also
 rainwater.  Conversion  of  abandoned  quarries  as  water
          has 12 number of taxi parking spaces in the ground floor. The total cost of the project is Rs. 94.75 lakh which is
 reservoirs  was  not  attempted  in  any  part  of  the  world
          raised by the Municipality. The Municipality planned to meet this expenditure from its own funds and HUDCO
 given the unique challenges associated with it, mostly
          grant. The design of the facility was carried out by engaging private consultants and the construction supervision
 perceived. Use of quarries as reservoir has been a game
          and quality assurance has been undertaken by the LSG Engineering Department. The operations & maintenance
 changer in Chennai's water supply, given that it is among
 the most cost-effective with nil environmental impact and   part also is being taken care of by the LSG Engineering Department. The project offers many societal benefits in a
 high efficiency option. It is due to the following factors –   cost-effective manner.
 Reduced  evaporation  loss  –  Unlike  conventional
 Desalination Plant at Minjur  reservoirs, these quarries are very deep and can thereby
 putting up the pumping infrastructure and the recurring   store  a  large  quantity  of  water  even  if  spread  over  a   BACKGROUND:  itself  for  long  route  buses  having  no  waiting  shed  to
 cost of pumping for transmission, which is a very short   smaller  surface  area,  thereby  causing  minimal   depend upon. There was no place to take rest or toilet
         With a total area of 34.41 sq km, Perinthalmanna town
 distance compared to cases of river basin transfer which   evaporation loss.  facilities for ladies in the town. Moreover, the project also
         accounts  for  0.97  %  of  the  geographical  area  of  the
 transport water from more than 250 km from Krishna and        benefits for cloakroom facility, baby feeding, refreshment
 Reduced seepage loss and flood mitigation carriers –   district. As per the Census 2011, the total population of the
 Cauvery basins.                                               and  waiting  rooms.  The  temporary  shed  for  parking
 Given  the  rocky  nature  of  the  reservoirs,  there  are   Municipality is 49723 which is approximately 1.44 % of
                                                               private taxi has been converted into a two-storey building,
 TRANSFERABILITY:  minimal loss due to seepage, they also offer scope for   the district's population. The population of the town has
                                                               maintaining the parking facility in the ground floor. The
 storage of excess water due to intense short spells and   been  steadily  increasing  over  a  period  of  time.  The
 The use of quarries as a concept is easily replicable across   location  is  very  near  to  the  main  junction  (one  of  the
 mitigating storage scope during floods.   proposal  was  to  construct  modern  refreshment  and
 the country especially in areas where mining activity is      important traffic junctions in the town) and the area is very
         retiring  place  exclusively  for  ladies  near  the  central
 over  and  active.  In  fact,  the  lessons  learnt  from  the   The  quarrying  sites  are  free  of  habitations  and  other   congested.  The  proposed  location  is  near  the  central
         junction in front of the jail compound where a private
 conversion of quarries by CMWSSB in 2017 have been   permanent structures and are also not easy to encroach   junction where passengers are waiting on the road itself
 transmitted to other local bodies of Tamil Nadu. Works   upon, due to which rainwater in the catchment areas of the   temporary taxi stand was functioning and was one of the   for long route buses having no waiting shed to depend
 were carried out to tap nearby quarries as water sources in   quarries  can  be  harnessed  efficiently  with  minimal   busiest locations in the town. The location is about 100m   upon.
 Pallavaram  and  Pammal  municipalities  and  were   surface runoff.  away from the central junction and is beside Kozhikode –
 successfully implemented by the local bodies in 2019.  Palakkad  NH,  the  commercial  centre  of  the  town.   KEY DATES:
 Waste water reuse is the perfect illustration of a closed-  Besides, the KSRTC bus stand, the government higher
 Most of the urban local bodies in the country have an   loop water supply system, wherein water is effectively   Dates   Significance/Achievement
         secondary  school,  municipal  town  hall,  a  mosque  and
 underground sewerage system and a sewage treatment   recycled and reused. It also helps in swapping the present   30-11-2019  PROJECT COMPLETION
         municipal  stadium  are  located  in  close  proximity.    In
 plant  or  a  faecal  sludge  treatment  plant.  Waste  water   source of supply to industries which is a combination of
         addition to this traffic attracting land uses, there are a
 recycling  and  reuse  system  through  TTRO  can  be   surface water from the city reservoirs, desalination plants   ESTABLISHMENT OF PRIORITIES:
         number of shops and other commercial establishments
 successfully implemented in any state with coordination   and groundwater with TTRO water. All these ensure high
         around the place. Here passengers used to wait on the road   The goals developed in order to achieve the development
 of the government and with cooperation of the public with   water use efficiency.

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