Today's DNA has headline: State embraces FDI in housing: 100%"
Mumbai has become the first Indian state to allow 100% FDI in housing
sector. It has recently released a new draft housing policy [yet to lay my
hands on it, does anyone has a copy?] as per which anyone developing more
tan 100 acres land will have to build 400 sq ft flats on 20-25% of the
total developed area. Govt now plans to move away from free housing for
the poor to this new stunt. Chief sevy said that the new policy is more
real and implementable. Govt will also remove hurdles such as ULC Act and
non-agricultural certification. Plus give hassle free clearance!
>
> So now Shiela didi is also inviting private and FDI in housing [just like
> Mumbai]. And just like Mumbai they plan to have an SRA scheme in Delhi as
> well. I wonder something which has miserably failed in Mumbai, how will it
> work in Delhi? In the name of the poor that is!
>
> Gita I remember while working on Guragon cover, you had told me about EWS
> plots and their backlog and private builders not serious about demarcating
> such plots as per MDP 2001. Even if they do so for instance in DLF plush
> complxes what is the certainty that poor people will actually get hold of
> those plots/flats and actually get to live there? So we saying EWS scheme
> has failed? Mumbai says SRA will work for slumwallahs, when and how no one
> knows. Mukesh Mehta came with some brilliant scheme which Dharavi people
> have refused to accept (he cant get the mandatory 60% signatures). Whereas
> huge malls are coming up all across the city (be it mill land or may be
> land also freed under SRA) there is nothing being done to house the poor.
> So does the private public partnership really work for the poor???
>
> Govt makes tall claims --- bringing in FDI will ensure more transparency
> and break politician builder nexus. Huh! Has anyone looked at any FDI
> linked housing scheme for "poor" anywhere in India? What are the
> implications? Apart from huge money for private players! I plan to write
> about this FDI and housing for the poor. Have been writing about these
> issues and wonder if it makes any difference. Sometimes its really
> frustrating!!
>
> Anyway about master plan, I really want to share this joke with you which
> is the Draft Regional Plan for Bombay Metropolitan Region, 1996-2011. Most
> of you in Mumbai must have read it but I laid my hands on it only
> recently. So I am dumb struck! Pl bear with me
>
> It recommends, "It is important to recognise that though these projects
> [dumping solid waste in creeks] affect wetland, substantial environmental
> benefit will accrue and permitting them [in low lying areas near creek]
> will result in possible trade-off.." [emphasis on trade off]
>
> Further: "? it will be appropriate to allow salt pans which anyway are not
> wetlands in their natural state to be used for some of the critical urban
> uses?" [i thot salt pan lands were wetlands because any land where high
> tide water comes is wetland.]
>
> And: "The MoEF notification stipulates that in the CRZ III [coastal
> regulation zone III], a belt of 200 m width measured from the high tide
> line should be designated as a ?no development zone?? Unless these
> restrictions are rationalised ? they can hardly be implemented." [emphasis
> on rationalised]
>
> And this is MMRDA, the great planning body of Mumbai Metropolitan Region
> speaking!!
>
> Nidhi
>
>
>>
>>
>> Referring to the Commonwealth Games 2010 to be held in Delhi, she said
>> the
>> government was racing against time and development in housing was needed
>> at a faster rate.
>>
>> Dikshit admitted that the master plan for Delhi for the year 2000-2021
>> was
>> not only incomplete but had been delayed by four years.
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> India
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Prathamesh Complex
Veera Desai Road
Andheri (West)
Mumbai 400058
India
Mobile: +91-9867213234
Email: nidhi@xxxxxxxxxxxx, nidhijamwal@xxxxxxxxx
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Mumbai has become the first Indian state to allow 100% FDI in housing
sector. It has recently released a new draft housing policy [yet to lay my
hands on it, does anyone has a copy?] as per which anyone developing more
tan 100 acres land will have to build 400 sq ft flats on 20-25% of the
total developed area. Govt now plans to move away from free housing for
the poor to this new stunt. Chief sevy said that the new policy is more
real and implementable. Govt will also remove hurdles such as ULC Act and
non-agricultural certification. Plus give hassle free clearance!
>
> So now Shiela didi is also inviting private and FDI in housing [just like
> Mumbai]. And just like Mumbai they plan to have an SRA scheme in Delhi as
> well. I wonder something which has miserably failed in Mumbai, how will it
> work in Delhi? In the name of the poor that is!
>
> Gita I remember while working on Guragon cover, you had told me about EWS
> plots and their backlog and private builders not serious about demarcating
> such plots as per MDP 2001. Even if they do so for instance in DLF plush
> complxes what is the certainty that poor people will actually get hold of
> those plots/flats and actually get to live there? So we saying EWS scheme
> has failed? Mumbai says SRA will work for slumwallahs, when and how no one
> knows. Mukesh Mehta came with some brilliant scheme which Dharavi people
> have refused to accept (he cant get the mandatory 60% signatures). Whereas
> huge malls are coming up all across the city (be it mill land or may be
> land also freed under SRA) there is nothing being done to house the poor.
> So does the private public partnership really work for the poor???
>
> Govt makes tall claims --- bringing in FDI will ensure more transparency
> and break politician builder nexus. Huh! Has anyone looked at any FDI
> linked housing scheme for "poor" anywhere in India? What are the
> implications? Apart from huge money for private players! I plan to write
> about this FDI and housing for the poor. Have been writing about these
> issues and wonder if it makes any difference. Sometimes its really
> frustrating!!
>
> Anyway about master plan, I really want to share this joke with you which
> is the Draft Regional Plan for Bombay Metropolitan Region, 1996-2011. Most
> of you in Mumbai must have read it but I laid my hands on it only
> recently. So I am dumb struck! Pl bear with me
>
> It recommends, "It is important to recognise that though these projects
> [dumping solid waste in creeks] affect wetland, substantial environmental
> benefit will accrue and permitting them [in low lying areas near creek]
> will result in possible trade-off.." [emphasis on trade off]
>
> Further: "? it will be appropriate to allow salt pans which anyway are not
> wetlands in their natural state to be used for some of the critical urban
> uses?" [i thot salt pan lands were wetlands because any land where high
> tide water comes is wetland.]
>
> And: "The MoEF notification stipulates that in the CRZ III [coastal
> regulation zone III], a belt of 200 m width measured from the high tide
> line should be designated as a ?no development zone?? Unless these
> restrictions are rationalised ? they can hardly be implemented." [emphasis
> on rationalised]
>
> And this is MMRDA, the great planning body of Mumbai Metropolitan Region
> speaking!!
>
> Nidhi
>
>
>>
>>
>> Referring to the Commonwealth Games 2010 to be held in Delhi, she said
>> the
>> government was racing against time and development in housing was needed
>> at a faster rate.
>>
>> Dikshit admitted that the master plan for Delhi for the year 2000-2021
>> was
>> not only incomplete but had been delayed by four years.
>>
>> http://www.newkerala.com/news.php?action=fullnews&id=30194No virus
>> found
>> in this outgoing message.
>> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.
>> Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.10/120 - Release Date: 10/5/05
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>
>
> Nidhi Jamwal
> Correspondent
> DOWN TO EARTH
> 705, Panorama Tower
> Prathamesh Complex
> Veera Desai Road
> Andheri (West)
> Mumbai 400058
> India
> Mobile: +91-9867213234
> Email: nidhi@xxxxxxxxxxxx, nidhijamwal@xxxxxxxxx
> Website: www.downtoearth.org.in
> www.cseindia.org
>
> _______________________________________________
> mpisgmedia mailing list
> mpisgmedia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>
Nidhi Jamwal
Correspondent
DOWN TO EARTH
705, Panorama Tower
Prathamesh Complex
Veera Desai Road
Andheri (West)
Mumbai 400058
India
Mobile: +91-9867213234
Email: nidhi@xxxxxxxxxxxx, nidhijamwal@xxxxxxxxx
Website: www.downtoearth.org.in
www.cseindia.org