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amalgamation of seven this pedestrian demand was degraded into a mere
historic cities. When the new and proposed a network drain with shanties and
capital was built, as a result connecting through the open unmanaged constructions
of the shift from the then spaces in planned colonies, along its banks. Soon, it
Calcutta, the new layout urban villages, nalah systems, turned out to be a city sore
was planned between the major historical monuments that was covered with
two most prominent natural and city forests and parks, concrete and turned into a 6
features that today forms right across from South Delhi km roadway around the late
the Central axis, popularly to New Lutyens Delhi. 1950s. However, by 2000,
known as the Central Vista, the highway reached its
from the Aravalli Ridge on the Another Delhi-based point of obsolescence. So in
west and the mighty Yamuna organization, Oasis Inc its historic decision, the city
on its east. Sir Edwin Lutyens, Design, initiated a Delhi government took a risky yet
during the planning of the Government project on strong approach to demolish
new capital, adhered to the reviving the Barapulla Nalah the flyover and bring back
principles of the Garden city system, as an eco-mobility the stream hidden under the
movement while the focus was corridor offering critical concrete back to life, back to
given to flawless movement connectivity to the city’s new the city.
of carriages of officials then, mass transit systems, adds
which today makes way for another layer to this greenway Today we see a long stretch of
automotive transport. Those network. Similarly, Aga Khan renewed stream with public
commuters were ignored who Trust initiated historic loop engagement. It has given the
may not have the privilege around Humayun’s Tombs city an identity by becoming
of owning automobiles or, adds value to the network. an active public space with
afford public transport and When we look at all these three recreation opportunities
will prefer to walk or cycle. proposals, and many more while forming a contiguous
The safe movement across to come on the map in the movement corridor (Figure
the city for these commuters future, various potentials that 1).
was compromised. Realizing the city provides emerge out. URBAN RENEWAL:
the potentials that the city A contiguous green thread CASE OF BELAGAVI,
and its natural systems through the city, linking
provide in adapting the various areas promises a new KARNATAKA
greenway network, some identity to the city. Moreover, Belagavi or Belgaum is a city in
of the authorities and these networks are aligned the state of Karnataka located
organizations have ideated to well with the naturally exiting in its northern part along
create the network which will systems of water networks or the Western Ghats. It is the
focus mainly on connecting vegetated corridors and are administrative headquarters
the open spaces through a continuous. of the eponymous Belgaum
network which would be Case Study Summary: Seoul division and Belgaum
more pedestrian and bicycle district. The Government
friendly. Cheonggyecheon, an urban of Karnataka has proposed
stream cutting across the city making Belagavi the second
DUAC (Delhi Urban Arts of Seoul, was a clear water capital of Karnataka and the
commission) initiated the stream in history, which city has also been selected in
Delhi greenway planning fell prey to the growing the first phase out of 20 cities,
project which assessed urbanization. Eventually, it as one of the hundred Indian
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