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HUMAN FACE OF GREATER NOIDA
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Houses for the informal sector
GNIDA is also playing a key role in fulfilling the housing needs of the informal sector through 'Habitat Networking'. Under this GNIDA would be developing housing in the informal sector for 1200 families on an area of 7 hectares.
Research has shown that, the informal sector plays an important role in the development of a city. But unfortunately nothing is done for this sizeable population in the informal sector, which account for almost 30-40 per cent of the population of a developed city. In the absence of any planning these people are forced to live in slum clusters with very poor basic infrastructural facilities.
Cities have tried to tackle this problem in various ways. One of them has been giving houses at lower rates. This has not been very successful, as these houses have been beyond the means of the average person. The other option is to give houses at subsidised rates. But the subsidies, has also been misused as allotees sell these off to get higher yield.
To overcome this problem a new concept has been developed by well known architect, Mr Himanshu
Parkeh, 'Habitat Networking'. This initiative driven primarily through community control, will exploit the linkage between the habitats and their natural water body paths, which influence the urban infrastructure and the environmental fabric of the city.
In Greater Noida, the natural drainage, topography, green belts, low lying areas will be integrated with the city fabric and these habitats will be organised in an economical manner, Under this every house hold will be given infrastructural facilities on its individual plots. As the initiative is community driven, the community plays an important role in the development of services and also in creating self-sustaining development of the area. |
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