1. ENVISION THE CITY OF THE FUTURE
TEAM DETAILS:
BHASKAR KUMAR
ANKIT LAKHOTIA
MANU MANASWI
KARAN JURIANI
SURAJ KUMAR BOTHRA
MANTHAN TOPIC: FUTURE CITIES

2. PROBLEM STATEMENT
 30 people leave rural areas for urban areas every
minute
 70 percent of new jobs would be generated in cities by
2030.
 49.7 crores to be added to the urban population by
2050.
 Inadequate capapbilityof Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) and
Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
(JnNURM)

3. ENSURING WORLD CLASS CIVIC AMENITIES IN URBAN
INDIA
On a global basis,
congestion costs from
travel delay and
wasted fuel exceed
$300 Billion
On average travellers
incur traffic delays in
excess of 50 hours
per year.
Countries are losing
an estimated
1.5% of their GDP
due to traffic
congestion.

4. HOUSING
Incorporating greenery into
architecture
Going
vertical to
reduce
urban
sprawl
Solar panels on every rooftop

5. SEWAGE AND SANITATION
Rain Water Harvesting
Greywater Harvesting is an innovative
way to reduce water consumption used
for irrigation. In this water from
bathrooms, washing machines and
kitchens are filtered through a
progressive filtration technology and used
for irrigation of gardens, parks etc.

6. TRANSPORTATION
Flyovers at major junctions Use of Public Transport

7. JOBS
Micro financing
Tax exemption for startups
Government to act as venture capitalists
Check brain drain
Organize workshops for unskilled labor
Form special economic zones
Promote exports
Promote cooperatives societies in rural areas

8. IMPACT OF SOLUTION
 More population can be accommodated in less area
 Control of Global Warming
 Efficient utilization of non-reneweable resources
 More dependency on renewable resources like Solar
and Wind energy
 Efficient use of water
 3 R’s- Renew, Recycle and Reuse

9. IMPACT OF SOLUTION
 Less wastage of resources like Oil
 Sustainable development
 Economic Development
 Social Welfare
 Job creation
 Improvement in standard of living
 Would save Billions of dollars every year

10. CHALLENGES
 Infrastructure
 Capital
 Corruption
 Ineffectiveness of political system
 Policy Paralysis
 Time
 Cost Benefit
 Manual Labor
 Technology

11. APPENDIX
 Indian Institute for Human Settlements.(2011).
Urban Dynamics
 McKinsey Global Institute. (2010). India’s Urban
Awakening: Building Inclusive Cities, Sustaining
Economic Growth
 Ghosh, J. (2011). Urban Challenge Frontline
28(17).