Independent study in conjunction with Justin Thomas (MLA UC Berkeley) | Published in the CEPT Research Symposium 2018 and Indian Architect and Builder Magazine 2018 | Mumbai, 2018
Over the course of 50 years, about 16,000 houses have been built over and around the 160 km long Tansa pipeline in Mumbai, hampering the maintenance of the major water supply pipeline and leading to frequent bursts. As per an order issued by the Bombay High Court in 2009, the settlements along the pipeline are being demolished in order to ensure the safety and security of the pipeline. Further, the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) was commissioned to build a INR 300 crore cycling track along the pipeline’s stretch titled Green Wheels along Blue Lines post demolition. One of the demolished settlements and is Indira Gandhi Nagar, situated in Bandra (E).
The paper studies previous rehabilitation schemes that have taken place in Mumbai such as Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP), Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) and the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) schemes to see how the rehabilitation of settlements demolished on the Tansa pipeline compares and if a way forward can be charted. It can be read on : https://issuu.com/iabeditorial/ docs/october_2018
