7 Orbit-shifting innovations for holistic cure and development of dense urban "tumors" Traffic & Transportation Food Abundance Water & Sanitation Renewable Energy and Conservation Education Culture Hub Local Livelihoods

1. A Plan of Action
Holistic Development
of Indirapuram
in Delhi NCR

2. Vision and Mission
Vision
Indirapuram as a world class neighborhood of
healthy and sustainable development in 21st
century and as a model for Delhi NCR and for
all urban areas around the world
Mission
To realize this vision with community
participation by April 2018

3. CURRENT SCENARIO
Section 1

4. Indirapuram on the map
Population ~100,000
Area ~12 sq.km

5. About Indirapuram
• Indirapuram is a prime residential area of Delhi NCR.
It is close to both Delhi and Noida. It is located
on NH-24 in Ghaziabad district of state Uttar
Pradesh, India.
• In 1984, Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA)
acquired land from two villages Makanpur and
Kanawani. With the launch of Shipra Sun City, a
group housing project, Indirapuram became an
attractive destination by 2006.

6. A Planned Township
• Indirapuram was in the Delhi NCR regional plan
and in Master Plan 2001 and 2021.
• This sub-city was planned (roads, sewer, forest,
parks, open area etc.) as per the Master Plan
which provided for population distribution and
developed according to the specified open and
built-area ratio and other plans for sewage
treatment, water and electricity supply, solid
waste management, road network, public
conveyance, fire safety etc.

7. State of Development
• Unplanned development in violation of the
master plan, which is causing irreparable damage
to the whole township.
• The critical balance fine-tuned in the NCR
regional plan and the Ghaziabad master plan has
been tweaked with the help of repeated
amendments to the by-laws to such levels that
the provisions of the master plans are bound to
fail and the inadequacy of infrastructure will
prevail for years.

9. High and rising levels of air pollution

10. Declining water quality and availability
The fast depleting groundwater levels
in Noida and Ghaziabad revealed by
RTI 26 Jan, 2014

11. Poison in the food

12. Poison in the food

13. Worsening Traffic and Transportation
Poor connectivity to nearest
metro station at Vaishali

14. The U-turn in Delhi’s Pollution

15. Overflowing sewage and ground water
contamination

16. PLAN OF ACTION
Section 2

17. 7 Orbit-shifting innovations
1. Traffic & Transportation
2. Food Abundance
3. Water & Sanitation
4. Renewable Energy and Conservation
5. Education
6. Culture Hub
7. Local Livelihoods

18. TRAFFIC & TRANSPORTATION
Orbit-shifting Innovation # 1

19. MetroLITE – eco-friendly transport
• Demand-responsive Service :
– Uses a Fleet of Eco-friendly Vehicle (EV) for Feeder Trips
(<3kms.) for Bus/MRT/ Carpool and for Short Trips (<8 kms.)
– Develop a network of EV Stations at 0.5-1 km distance around
the city.
• EV-friendly routes connect inner residential areas to arterial
routes (with congestion/emission charging for space-inefficient,
polluting vehicles )and encourage more and more people to
“avoid” cars for short trips/ single-driven/low occupancy trips.
• It facilitates “attractive” bus service, metro rail service as well as
highly attractive personalized car sharing/pooling service.

20. MetroLITE Stations
High-rise EV Parking
Basement EV Parking
High-density Bike Parking
Multi-level EV Robotic Parking
Arterial Road-side EV Parking

21. Indicative locations for Indirapuram
MetroLITE Stations

22. Foot-over-Bridge

23. MetroLITE Eco- friendly Vehicles
EV2

24. MetroLITE – ITS Technologies
Smartcard/ Communication/ Navigation System
Premium
MetroLITE
MetroLITE
Innovative application of communication, location and computing technologies to
planning and management of transportation- land use - energy system can transform
our travel and living experience at affordable costs.

25. FOOD ABUNDANCE
Orbit-shifting Innovation # 2

26. “Grow food, not lawns”

27. Localise Food
• 5 tons per day of organic manure available for farming
• Using drip irrigation and other traditional and new methods for
water conservation
• Special team assigned to collect native seeds and develop nursery
for planting for various seasons
• Use local labor – create a culture of working on farm at least 10
hours per week for every person
• Using even 10 acres of land in scattered spaces, 150 tons of
vegetables and fruits can be grown every year using modern
methods
• Local market within Indirapuram of ~20,000 households x Rs. 500
per month (at least) = Rs. 1 crore per month.
• Linkages with nearby villages to meet all food needs as locally as
possible. Set up a food park in one of the villages to supply all
cleaned, processed and packaged food to Indirapuram

28. Better land use planning
• Using the MetroLITE approach for integrated
transport-land use planning, plenty of land can be
made available
• Significant number of private cars are either
removed or shifted to MetroLITE multi-level
parking hubs. 40,000 cars @ 150 sq. ft. per car =
60,00,000 sq. ft.
• Vegetables and fruit trees to be grown instead of
ornamental plants
• All idle small plots, rooftop and terrace space to
be used for growing vegetables

29. WATER & SANITATION
Orbit-shifting Innovation # 3

30. Water Management
• Reduce wastage
• Ecological Sanitation – Significant reduction in
use of water in toilets
• Grey water and rain water harvesting
• Increase ground exposure to rain water for
widespread ground water recharging
• Dig wells and ponds for potable water

31. Rain & Grey Water Harvesting

32. EcoSan Toilets
Urine collected separately
and used as fertiliserWash area water harvested
and used for watering plants
2 separate chambers for excreta collection. Each used
for 10 months. By the time the second chamber fills
up, first one is fully composted and evacuated.
Soil, Ash or Sawdust – sprinkled
after each use to absorb
moisture and aid decomposing.

33. RENEWABLE ENERGY AND
CONSERVATION
Orbit-shifting Innovation # 4

34. Solar Power
• Cost of solar power has come down significantly.
• Bulk purchase, installation and maintenance at Indirapuram
level will further reduce costs as well as make it easier to avail
of government subsidies.
• Combined with energy
conservation and energy
efficiency measures,
rooftop solar and wind
power can completely
replace the highly
polluting diesel based
power back-up.

35. EDUCATION
Orbit-shifting Innovation # 5

36. Education initiatives
• Swaraj University, Shikshantar : To enhance the
learning process among children, to make
learning both appropriate and stimulating, career
planning in accordance with the change in ground
realities
• Samskrit Bharati: To facilitate learning of Sanskrit
as spoken and written language and create a
Sanskrit library in Indirapuram
• Veda Sansthan: To facilitate learning of Vedas and
Upanishads for all age groups

37. CULTURE HUB
Orbit-shifting Innovation # 6

38. Village Studio - The Concept
A Village Studio brings together various
facets of traditional village lifestyle such as
food and fragrance, art and ambience, music
and dance, technology and science – within
an urban setting in a creative and innovative
fashion.
“Constraint and creativity are always connected. No artist
paints on an infinite canvas. The artist understands that
rather than just being limits, constraints can be freeing,
especially when those constraints that have genuine
meaning are recognized.” *

39. The Purpose
1. To provide an experience of soothing
relaxation as an antidote to the
stressful urban life
2. To rekindle people’s love and longing
for the village life.
3. To create awareness for sustainable
development and role of traditional
science and technology and art and
culture.

40. What does it offer
• The Village experience
– Food & Fragrance – traditional dining experience
and organic food outlet
– Health & Wellness - ayurvedic spa, beauty care
– Music & Dance
– Science & Technology

41. Location – Shipra Mall, Indirapuram

42. Sample concepts - Studios
• Madhu Krishi
• Butter making
• Bread making
• Dhenki – traditional rice
milling
• Chakki – traditional grinding
• Solar cooking
• Kolhu/sheller
• Bamboo craft
• Sangeet
• Nritya
• Akhada
• Painting & sculpture
• Yagna
• Bee-keeping
• Vastu
• Jyotish
• Shastra
• Library
• Arogya
• Saundarya
• Kumbhkari
• Bird Habitat
• Water
• Sanitation

43. LOCAL LIVELIHOODS
Orbit-shifting Innovation # 7

44. Live, Work and Play Locally
• Travel (>5kms) should be for special purposes
only.
• In our holistic development plan, we shall
develop Indirapuram area as a knowledge and
culture hub, where more than 60% of residents
can work within a radius of 500 metres and 90%
within a radius of 5kms.
• This will not only reduce travel time and ease
traffic, this will significantly enhance the life-
work balance and overall quality of life.

45. THANK YOU
For more details contact: Chandra Vikash B.Tech IIT, MBA IIM , A1-001,
Krishna Apra Gardens, Vaibhav Khand, Indirapuram, Ghaziabad – 201010
m: +91 92685 73872 e: chandra.v@drishtee.in,
chandra.vikash@gmail.com skype: cvikash fb: Chandra Vikash