Nashik Smart City
Nashik Smart City
Nashik Smart City
In the smart city proposal for Nashik strategic focus area were considered. The
strategic plans were to promote cultural heritage and make it a part of
economic growth and quality of life, to diversify and built a resilient economy,
to meet the mobility needs of people, to make accountable and responsive
government and to build a sustainable city. For the smart city proposal three
major projects are being undertake. Greenfield development, retrofitting of
the old city and pan city are the major projects.
While the city takes pride in its ancient heritage, the old city reminded of an
older, slower time right in the middle of a busy, bustling street. Nashik is also one
of four Indian cities that hosts the Kumbh Mela. The pulsating energy in the
narrow bazaars of the old city seems to revolve around the Panchavati-
Ramkund area which is located along the banks of the Godavari River. The
heart of the old city– a congested beehive of activity, with narrow streets and
ancient temples pulsing with energy and piety, through which flows a sacred
Indian river.
Old city being home to a large number of temples & heritage structures, it is
also the densest and oldest area in the city. In order to preserve and promote
the cultural heritage and to make it a part of economic growth some
proposed interventions are being measured such as retrofitting of most of the
dilapidated heritage houses, temples in the core area. Some of the proposal
for retrofitting area are renovation of sundarnarayan temple precinct,
proposed walkways at Waghadi River, Riverfront development, development
of saraf bazar and heritage wall in the core area.
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The area for the green field development is around 319 acres. Up to 40% of
land for roads, amenities, open spaces and land to be kept with the planning
authority for sale. Up to 10% land for EWS housing. 50% land is handed over
back to the land-owners with a provision of providing TDR for the land
surrendered by them. Some of the TP Scheme Components are 24X7 water
supply, Underground sewerage network & storm-water drainage network,
underground electric cabling, Underground cabling of optical fibres, Creating
footpaths, Landscaping such as cobble stone paving, plantations, street
furniture - street lights, Construction of public toilets Installing solar panels and
Policy for Green buildings
For the pan city proposal two initiatives were proposed one is to Developing a
system for Water Supply Monitoring and second was to develop a Pan city
solution – traffic, transport & parking management system
The city is dotted with Gaothan as seen in the above base map. Gaothan is
portion of the land of the village which is ordinarily used for settlement.
“Gaothan “or” village site" means the land included within the site of a village,
town or city as determined by section 122 of MLR Code. It states that;
It shall be lawful for the Collector or for a survey officer acting under the
general or special orders of the State Government, to ascertain and determine
what lands are included within the site of any village, town or city and to fix
and from time to time, to vary the limits of the site determined as aforesaid,
regard being had to all subsisting rights of landholders.
Gothan areas are unique has to be planed, policies and schemes should be
frame out for this dedicated area and more emphasis should be given. One of
the scheme is the Goathan extension scheme. Gaothan Extension Scheme
and regulation of buildings are given in the rule of 1967 of the Bombay Village
Panchayat Act.1
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