DWARKA

Dwarka is organised into Cooperative Group Housing Societies. It

is one of the most sought-after residential areas in the city. The
envisaged population as per MPD 2001 for Dwarka Sub city (Zone
K (part) was 11 lakh proposed to be accommodated. The Dwarka
Sub city has an area of 5648 ha. Out of this, 1688 ha is designated
as built-up and the balance 3960 ha is under planned/ regulated
development comprising sector 1 to 29. A multi mode transport
system has been envisaged which consists of a hierarchy of road
network supported with railway corridor. The development of K-Il
will be done in two phases ie. implementation and development of
DDA land and redevelopment schemes for the built up area and
villages.
The subcity was introduced as an extension of New Delhi but
gradually it became an important part of it. Geographically this can
be considered as the edge of the urban limits of Delhi.
In this area, I will be focussing on the retrofitting strategy of the
smart city proposal, which is inclusion and addition of some
futuristic developments. The prominence will be on the activeness
of citizen participation in the process to enrich the designing and
planning aspects
Dwarka site plan
 Present conditions of Dwarka

Dwarka Landuse plan by government

Most of the landuse is under constructed or

future development
 Landuse plan
• The demonstration project will take place in two sectors of
Dwarka, namely sector 11 and sector 12.
• As Dwarka sub city is still under construction, most of the
sectors are not completely built. These are most populated
and maximum built sectors and can be represented as the
face of Dwarka.
• In the next page, the comparison between landuse plan done
by MCD and the local development plans by DDA.
• The two authorities are working separately and producing
different landuse plans for the same area. The creates a sense
of confusion and make the understanding of rules and
regulations more complex.

Master plan of sector 11 and 12

Local development plan of sector 11 and 12

Real landuse plan
• This is the real landuse map that is
actually been modified illegally by the
residents. This clearly shows the
violations of rigid planning structure.
• Though Dwarka is the only planned area
where mixed use is proposed by the
government, but still the rigidity forces
the citizens to break the rules.

The extra waste space between the road and

the buildings. Can be used in a better
manner.
No pedestrian movement pattern on the The pedestrian pathways are not being used Slum development started. Construction
wider roads. Not safe while walking/ as barrenlands gives a sense of insecurity workers who are working for the
crossing the roads. while walking nearby. development of Dwarka staying illegally.

Economic activities happening under Cooperative housing societies are an A lot of spaces under the metro way is
the metro ways. This can be regulated opportunity: that can influence people to empty and not used to its potential.
and organised for better growth. engage in sustainable. development.
Issue :
• Residents of private housing societies paying the water bill
to maintain the open green spaces of the society space.
They use the same treated water provided for domestic use
by the municipality. A lot of water is being wasted that way.

• The sewage system directly connects to the Najafgarh drain

polluting to its extent. Because of lack of fresh water, if, the
greywater is separated, it can be treated and used for
domestic purposes.

• This is an opportunity rather than an issue. The barrer lands

can be used for as open green public spaces with this
project.
Strategy:

a) The strategy is simple and smarter way to direct the sanitation system by
using separate pipes for greywater and stormwater. In this simple
filtration device, greywater is distributed by gravity flow into a tank
containing the filter material. The filter consists of bark, a separating
filter cloth and a sand layer. The water flows continuously through the
filter and directly for further use.

b) The helophyte filters are vertical flowing reed fields where grey water
can be treated. These reed fields can be easily integrated in the urban
fabric as they bring (green) quality. Nevertheless, there is many space
needed for the filters (2 m2 per inhabitant). The helophyte filters should
be implemented on street or block scale to make integration possible.
Implementation

1.Incentives to the households from the municipality for adapting smarter ways of resource usage.
2. Active participation of people to the new urban additions. Local scale community based initiatives for new technological
projects.
3. Information through educational institutes initiatives. Raise awareness among the citizens on social and environmental
issues by the educational and health institutions for a better lifestyle.
4. 5% of tax amount to be decided by the citizens. Enhancement of public private partnership.
5. Conditions/Scenarios for implementation The basic infrastructure has to be initiated by the private sector or
government sector. Without that the project won't progress.
6. The infrastructure will take 2-3 years to set up.
7. Pilot projects can be implemented in the second phase (2-5 years) 3. Evaluation and monitoring of the success by the
institutions. (3-5 years).
i) Issue : Power cuts is a very common issue in both the sites.
An alternative provision of electricity is needed.
i) Issue : Excessive landfill happening in the outskirts of Delhi
which is increasing soil, water and air pollution and using lot of
space
i) Issue : The inefficient waste collection and management
system which is creating unhealthy conditions. If the project of
waste separation be successful in the area, then the barren
lands can be seen as an opportunity for collective composting.