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at least half of the built space for for providing luxury housing. In housing paradigm should be
work-life integration and mixed Mumbai houses for the rich have developed for work from home
land use. This will save the need been built in derelict industrial phenomenon.
to commute. estates. It is also common to
Synchronize Shelter and witness multi-storied and HEALTH AND
Poverty Reduction: A major expensive housing under the HOUSING
priority area for promoting policies of redevelopment and According to UN Habitat and
inclusive shelter and poverty Transit Oriented Development World Health Organisation
reduction is to evolve a new (TOD). There is a need to rethink (2020), if the purpose of planning is
planning framework. To these policies so that they not for human and planetary health,
establish closer links between promote affordable housing then what it is for? The concern
shelter and poverty reduction, (both rental and ownership), and for human health and well-being
it is necessary to revise the discourage speculative ‘property should be the focus of housing
concepts of planning, land development’. Incentive FAR and and the built environment. The
use, land tenure and building the concept of Accommodation factors for healthy housing
regulations. Thus, housing Reservation, density and mixed include the following:
can open up self-employment use can be effective tools in i). Mixed land use, work from
opportunities, while also making provision of social housing home (WFH) and density
the residential areas more and community facilities pattern.
secure and comfortable. Fire without land acquisition.
and structural safety, however, This requires a participatory ii). Health facilities and
should not be compromised, for approach where the owners standards.
which it should be mandatory come together and reorganize/ iii). Provision of open space,
for every building owner to amalgamate their individual public spaces and greenery.
procure a structural and fire properties so as to provide iv). Development of sports
safety certificate. minimum roads, common facilities and play fields.
greens, parking and common
OPTIMUM facilities. The amalgamation and v). Physical infrastructure,
UTILISATION OF reconstitution of the individual water supply, electricity,
URBAN LAND plots with extra FAR, density sewerage, solid waste
and mixed land use will facilitate management and drainage.
Attempts at densification of a composite development and vi). Conservation of natural
underutilized built-up lands optimum use of urban land. features- heritage, river
in the cities have usually met A phased and evolutionary and water bodies.
with little success, largely due to program should be developed
adequate implementation. The for facilities and services, vii). Development controls and
policy of permitting release of with decentralised systems of building byelaws.
land under polluting, sick mills sewerage, water supply, power viii). Regularisation and
in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata and waste recycling. The corona rehabilitation of
was intended to increase the pandemic has given a new unauthorised colonies and
housing supply. In Delhi the emphasis to ‘work from home’. slums.
prime areas under industrial This underlines the need to ix). Traffic and Transportation.
areas in Bara Hindu Road and review the land use control. A x). Air and Water Pollution
Najafgarh Road have been used comprehensive planning and Control.
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