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CASE STUDIES

agricultural plots were sub- The settlement lies in the is extracted through bore-
divided by colonisers into silty, clay and sandy loam soil wells and the water quality
plots ranging between 41-83 region due to which structures is usually brackish and
sq.m. (or 50-100 sq yard) and built during the 1990’s have contaminated due to poor
were sold at Rs.1000/Gaj. sunk 2-3 feet into the ground. quality of sewer lines.
More than 70 percent of the Often road construction/
structures are three storeyed paving activities results in GENERAL
with upper floors rented buildings to sink further. In CHARACTERISTICS
out. Due to its proximity to order to prevent flooding, Although the surveyed
Delhi University it caters to the residents have either settlements have a diverse
students as a cheap residential filled their ground floor or character, there are
option. The thriving rental constructed retaining walls commonalities between
market has encouraged up to the level of the road. them in terms of the housing
construction activities while Sewer lines were constructed pattern, typology and
the women run a thriving by the residents from their infrastructure. A comparative
business supplying meals to own resources. Source of picture of the surveyed
the students. water is groundwater which settlements is presented in

Figure 10: Layout plan of Chandan Vihar Table 3.
Plot Sizes & Housing
Typology: Most plot sizes
range between 41-83 sq.m.
The larger plots generally
undergo subdivision either
due to division in the family
or if the owner decides to
sell a portion of the plot.
The variations in plot sizes
(width x depth) observed in
the surveyed settlements is
shown in table 4. The most
common plot dimensions
pertain to variation B.

Table 3: Surveyed settlements – A comparison

IG Camp, Nai Basti, Rajbir Colony, Chandan Vihar,
Vikaspuri Okhla Gharoli Burari
No. of Floors G+1 G+4 G+2 & G+4 G+4
Ground Coverage 100% 100% 100% 100%
Density (PPH) -- 3225 3654 214
FAR 3.2 4.02 4.0 3.6
Built-up % till 2007 50% 70% 85% 55%
Built-up % till 2018 80% 90% 95% 90%
Source: Authors’ calculations

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