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THEME: HOUSING, URBAN POVERTY AND INFRASTRUCTURE

• The space has been developed and intervened by, for and of the people.

ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY:

• Made through the scheme, “Namukku Naame Thittam ‘’ with 49% of the fund being contributed from Greater Chennai
Corporation (GCC) and 51% CSR.
• More than a profit motive, the programmatic structure is designed to make it economically self-sustainable.

• By focusing on livelihood, the space can sustain itself economically, benefiting the people and managing maintenance for both
built and open space components, including the landscape.

• The social capital is a key agent in the economic sustainability as the community themselves guards and contributes to the
maintenance.

• The space is envisioned to enhance city-slum interaction, offering a unique perspective and generating revenue for the community.

SUSTAINABLE POLICY IN THE MAKING:

Policy for slum parliament is framed and upon implementation, it can make a scalable impact on informal settlements

• Now the possibility of making a policy for spatially scaling up ‘Makkal Mandram’ as a spatial reflection of slum parliament is in
the making. The scalability is possible in terms of the building typology, materials used, and the program designed as the function
of building.

• As a policy that could be scaled, Makkal mandram will make significant changes in the community building exercises that would
enhance the quality of life in informal settlements.

• The major stakeholder, Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), can be the nodal agency to scale up. TNUHDB also becoming a
stakeholder. Other stakeholders for the 10 verticals will be supporting stakeholders with slum parliament anchoring the same.

TRANSFERABILITY

Policy is the model of scalability

• Slum parliament as a policy - Spatial and programmatic (function of the space) has every potential to be scaled up.

• The spatial components under slum parliament such as Makkal mandram are designed with typologies to scale up as a simple
combination of units and plinth extension that can house multifaceted activities in a slum.

MAKKAL MANDRAM

SLUM PARLIAMENT
TEN VERTICALS OF LIFELINE PROJECT
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Corporation Assistant Executive Engineer
CMWSSB Metro Water Deputy Assistant SPATIAL PROGRAMMATIC
Engineer Health Department Sanitary Officer COMPONENTS
Conservancy Supervisor Project Habitat She Project Zero Waste
Sub Inspector of Police 1.Anganwadi (Kids Learning
Assistant Engineer Space) 2.Community Kitchen
TNSCB 3.Community Laundry space
Assistant Engineer Electricity 4.Multifunctional Ground
Board Advocate 5.SHG Development unit
(SUYAM initiatives- Paavai, Kilai,
Karai)
Kutty Skill Bank Eco Bank 6.Police Youth Club
COMMITTEE MEMBERS Project
President
Vice- President
Secretary Joint
Secratary Health Art Project
Rights
Treasurer Projec Capita Literacy
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Patrons Toilet l
Working Committee
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