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CASE STUDIES

Figure 5: Proposed Solution for Vare Vasahat natural light and
ventilation
5. Ensures that community
spirits are forged

In order to have a deeper
understanding of the on-
ground condition to ensure
that the solution proposed is
viable, structured interviews
of Town Planning Officials
and local residents were
undertaken.

In Vare Vasahat property
cards have been issued
to 25% dwellings that are
scattered across the slum.
The land was divided into
State Government, Local
Government. During the
surveys SA came across
instances wherein a few
slum dwellers who resided
in the locality since the times
of Shahu Maharaj had been
awarded property cards.
As property cards were
awarded to a few dwellings
it had resulted in pockets of
private ownership scattered
throughout the slum. It
was difficult to understand
the exact number of slum
dwellers that had been issued
a property card, as the ULB
did not hold aggregated
data for each slum. In Vare
Vasahat, residents have not
participated in the PMAY
with adequate space for 3. Conforming to town due to the tedious process
parking. planning rules and of seeking permissions,
regulations developing plots of land after
2. Optimum utilisation of following all town-planning
government land 4. Design with adequate norms

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