INTEGRATED

TOWNSHIP
GEETIKA
MEGHA ARUN
NAGAMEENAKSHI
SAKTHEESWARI
 INTRODUCTION :
WHAT IS INTEGRATED TOWNSHIP?
• It is defined as clusters of planned housing and commercial
business with associated infrastructure such as roads , schools,
hospitals, convenience shopping ,water treatment plants and
drainage & sewage facilities.
• They majorly emphasize on creating self –
contained settlements with work – live- play concept.
• It should be compact enough to enable high quality
living environments where it is possible to walk- to -work
/school.
• Strategically , they should be designed to have zero impact in
terms of waste management and be adequately self -sufficient
in terms of facilities for education, health and other aspects of
social welfare.
INTRODUCTION:
WHY INTEGRATED TOWNSHIP?
• Due to arising rapid urbanization ,they have become more
popular & essential to reduce pressure on the existing city
infrastructure like road network ,water supply ,sewage &
garbage disposal.
• With urban areas getting more & more crowded and
no space to accommodate the future
development, they have been identified as a potential
solution.
KEY CONCEPTS :
The main focus of a township development should ensure
safety and security that involves in evolution of a healthy
township.
• Walkability
• Connectivity
• Mixed use and diversity
• Mixed housing
• Quality architecture and urban design
• Traditional neighborhood structure
• Increased density
• Green transportation
• Sustainability
PRINCIPLES OF INTEGRATED TOWNSHIP PLANNING:
HOUSING
Provision of multiple housing options with
supporting urban services for all sections of
society is essential. To reduce overall energy
consumption and housing stress in the
township area, low rise, high - density housing
is suggested by the National Sustainable
Habitat Mission(NSHM).Such low and mid -
rise apartment buildings are affordable with
equitable access to basic urban services.
ZONING
Land use zoning divides the township into
various zones, such as commercial , residential,
mixed use, and so on. The buildings in each
zone relate to one another or the surrounding
functional buildings, to optimize urban land
use and minimize land requirements.
RECREATIONAL CENTERS :
Providing dedicated land area for developing
recreational centers is an integral part of the
township planning and serves as a magnet for
residential development. Community recreation
centers need to be located close to residential
buildings and within walking distance for daily
access.
GREEN SPACES:
Township planning should consider providing
adequate and equitable access to green spaces
for recreational purposes .By providing a green
belt along the fringe of the township , reduction
in noise levels from the surrounding area are
possible
ROAD SYSTEMS:
The road system will connect most
parts of the township and needs to
have sufficient width for effective
carrying capacity.
TRANSPORT FACILITIES:
The provision of affordable and
effective transport facilities should
be implemented in the township to
reduce travelling time between home
and another place.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS :
Public buildings need to be located in
a decentralized manner across the
township area to provide amenities for
all sections of society . The centralized
concentration of public amenities at
certain defined places of the township
needs to be avoided.
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS:
Commercial buildings are meant to
create employment opportunities for
economic generation . They need to be
physically accessible from all parts of
the township.
COMPONENTS
INTEGRATED TOWNSHIP
• Large self-sufficient enclaves with
homes, schools, offices, work places,
malls, multiplexes, private security
and high quality water, sewerage,
and solid waste management
systems.
• The size of such townships ranges
from 100 acres up to thousands of
acres.
• Over 200 such townships covering
more than 200,000 acres are under
approval for planning and
construction especially around
metros.
RATIONALE FOR A INTEGRATED
TOWNSHIP POLICY

(ii) Realization of the

(i)Rising demand among the necessity to liberalize supply
(iii) Shortage of resources
growing and prospering of land for urban growth and
faced by governments to
middle class for better infrastructure among
fund infrastructure.
housing and amenities. governments, since cities are
centers of economic growth.
 • DEVELOPING THEME CITIES TO BECOME GLOBALLY
COMPETITIVE:
Every country in a globalized and competitive world is
trying to create unique properties within world-class
cities to attract business, such as medical hub cities,
BENEFITS OF educational hub cities, electronic cities, tourism cities,
etc. For developing such theme cities, the integrated

INTEGRATED
township mode is eminently suitable.

TOWNSHIP • ADDRESSING DEVELOPMENT OF PERI URBAN AREAS:

Integrated townships with private sector participation
as a strategic tool to address peri-urban area
development to some extent.

• PROMOTING WELL BEING OF INDIVIDUALS

INITIATIVES ON INTEGRATED TOWNSHIP POLICY
INITIATIVE OF INDIAN GOVERNMENT

Development of land and The minimum area to be developed by A minimum of 50 per cent of the
allied infrastructure will a company should be 100 acres8 for integrated project development
form an integrated part of which norms and standards are to be must be completed within a period
the township’s growth followed as per local bylaws/rules. In of five years from the date of
the absence of such bylaws/rules, a possession of the first piece of land.
minimum of two thousand dwelling
units for about 10,000 will need to be
developed by the investor
• The Government of India has not formulated
and adopted a separate policy or legislation on
only Integrated Township Development
• It has provided for it in the Special Economic
Zone Act, 2005 and Special Economic Zone
Rules, 2006 under Guidelines for Infrastructure
in Non-Processing Area of the SEZ.
• Many state governments have passed SEZ
Policy and Act, which allow Integrated
Township Development.
• Thus, technically each SEZ can develop at least
one integrated township.
• Though SEZ Acts of Government of India and
state governments provide indirectly for
integrated townships, very few states have
formulated the Integrated Township Policy.
ISSUES AND CONCERNS RELATING TO INTEGRATED
TOWNSHIP POLICY
How inclusive would these townships be?
Would they not shut out the poor?
• The poor would lose their place in such society/townships when they
are no longer useful
•Even middle class families, in the face of a sudden loss of income may
abruptly exit such integrated townships.
• Social inequality - as class segregation is integral to this model.

Doesn't the integrated township policy appear to be elitist?

•The policy arguably does not initiate the creation of well serviced urban
islands, but merely attempts to facilitate the supply of land for private
initiatives
• This shows the weakness of the government, which is not being able to
enforce similar performance standards for existing municipal bodies
• Some residents of integrated townships can afford the high-cost services,
while several poor people cannot.
Will integrated townships complicate problems of existing
cities?

•As wealthier class of population moves out of parent cities,

existing parent cities lose financial viability they possess
•This migration will hurt the already fragile finances of the
municipalities.
•But this phenomenon would put pressure on municipal
bodies to improve their governance

What kind of liabilities an integrated township would create for

the government?

• Reckless use of natural resources (such as ground water) or

generate pollution or traffic pressure on the main city.
•After stipulated time for the developers to manage is over, if the
residents of a private township refuse to manage it, it would
become a liability on the government.
CASE STUDY 1 :
MAGARPATTA CITY, PUNE
TOWNSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY OF MAHARASHTRA
Among the few states that have well-defined policy with regards to township development, Maharashtra was first
state to draft and announce a policy in 2004. It was revised three times since after the first policy promulgation.

According to Maharashtra’s Township Policy, (GoM, 2004):

60% area residences - 20%

15% of the development
of the residential built-up
A minimum area of 100 area - public amenities
acres (contiguous land) - social housing like markets, town hall
comprising smaller units and economic activities
for LIG and EWS

Abundant and clean Availability of schools, 5% of master plan -

water supply available on college, hospital, fire gardens and 7.5% for
24x7 basis station on the premises playgrounds

Should have EIA

A well-knit road structure clearance and other
A reliable power
of widths varying clearances from
infrastructure
between 30 and 80 ft various government
bodies
 LOCATION
• The city is 7 kms from the Pune Railway station and 5
kms from the City's Business Centre.
• This makes Magarpatta City easily accessible from
PUNE anywhere in Pune.
MAGARPATTA
PUNE
Emerging as the hub of service sector - IT and Recreational
Tourism. The dynamic culture and job opportunities attract
Pune is known for the township development, and it is the people from all over India. The growth in the city is due to:
pioneer of taking the township concept to various​
types of development

Smart
Townships
Integrated IT hub Education institutes Automobile and
Townships
Manufacturing units
Satellite
Townships

be it industrial, agro-processing, information technology, Cosmopolitan city culture

integrated development, residential development and so on. Fast developing infrastructure Proximity to Mumbai
• In 2000 by a farmers' co-cooperative about 120 families consisting of 800 individuals - 72
apartments.
• Land sellers Developers with financial security and social upliftment

• Pune famous for its automobile industry, good educational institutions therefore Magarpatta served
Information Technology (IT) and other services - Whatever is new is always easy to sell –
Knowledge city + Residential complex + Workplace + Commercials.

• They are trying to replicate this model in two places. Magarpatta Company - 51% stake and 49% -
landowners in proportion to their landholding. Plus, landowner gets a share of the revenue.

• Sale estimate would be between Rs 2000 crore (Rs 20 billion) to Rs 2500 crore (Rs 25 billion). Finally,
the capitalization - Rs 5000 crore (Rs 50 billion). In 2016 - Rs 4000 crore (Rs 40 billion). Normal flats
are at Rs 3750 per square foot and the luxury apartments are priced at Rs 4750 per square foot.
MISSION
New way of life for the networked society of the new millennium with emphasis on proper environmental control,
good living standards, modern educational system and state -of-the-art working conditions with total security.

VISION
• You will be living in the lush green Oxygen Zone.
• Your children can walk to the school in the backyard.
• When they come home, they can play in the gardens.
• You too can spare yourself the trouble of wading through traffic jams and
walk to your office. And as your home is close-by, you can see your family
for lunch.
• Then in the evening, the entire family can get-together and choose to spend
the evening at any of the recreational centers.
MASTER PLAN
AREA DISTRIBUTION :

• 100% FSI is utilized

• 1/3rd of the Magarpatta City is under open area
• It is called as a high-tech city because of 25% of IT
sector of the total area.

The master plan of Magarpatta City

balances mixed use building typologies
to create a sustainable urban community
which has social and commercial
infrastructure withing walking distance.
CONCEPTS IN PLANNING
1. Walk-to-Work /Walk-to-School concept
Magarpatta City’s success :

• 90% of the everyday trips from domestic are for work and school
or college. Travel time social and a family life.

• Workplaces - almost 10 minutes - IT/ITeS companies like WNS

Worldwide, Accenture, SAS, HCLEXL. Generally blue-collar work
opportunities are accessible in Magarpatta City.

• The City Public School - walk or

cycle - secure pedestrian need
walkway, a few of minutes away
from their home. Incredible
roadside pedestrian walkways; it
moreover joins boundary free plan
concepts.
2. Affordable housing

• A critical rate of housing stock -

smaller flats, reasonable range, to
guarantee –Inclusivity of blue-
collared servicemen.

• As a matter of reality, the housing

stock - choices extending from 1
room to 4 room pads, blend of
citizenry and socio-economic
inter-reliance.
3. Access to Economic Facilities
(Work Centers):

• For resulting in no wastage of

time and fuel and quality of
family life the Magarpatta City
created around 6 Million Sq. Ft
of commercial workplaces,
managing IT boom of the final
decade

• For city level commerce goal for

which the residential
development became a
sustainable proposition and
comfortable livability feature
based on the tried-&-tested
LIVE-WORK-PLAY-LEARN
convention.
4. Road Hierarchy and safety :

Magarpatta City includes a huge network of streets that encourage vehicular development in an arranged progressive way.​

Special plan is laid on the plan and specifying of the pedestrian corridors and pathways. Extensive network of jogging &
cycling tracks throughout.​

Intersections are well treated with traffic systems to guarantee intra city vehicular traffic is careful of the pedestrian pr iority.
Auto Stands / Bus Stands / Transit Interchange Point. ​

Visual corridors are pre-planned to guarantee tall visibility amid turning.​

Magarpatta City is a walled city - No stranger can enter the city, without security clearance. Intensively patrolled day and
night by security professionals. ​

All the safety norms for firefighting, electricity, in-city traffic will also be enforced by professionals.
5. Integrated amenities

SEZ AREA 11.98 Hectares, IT/ITES SEZ (UC)

CYBER CITY 12 towers of IT offices, employing 35,000 people

MEGA CENTRE Shopping area with offices & food courts

5.25 Lac square feet
DESTINATION CENTER Inside the city, need based commercial set up

PENTAGON – THE ALLOFFICE BUSINESS COMPLEX Exclusive IT/ITES corporate office

complex, Professional Offices
STUDIO APARTMENT Service apartment – secure center for visitors (UC)

WORKING WOMEN'S HOSTEL For women working in cyber city (UC)

THE MALL On the boundary of the city to cater out-side School
Up to secondary level
DECCAN HARVEST – MULTICUISINE RESTAURANT & In the heart of 25 acres Aditi Gardens
COCKTAIL LOUNGE

INTERNATIONAL DELUXE HOTEL 5 STARS For foreign delegates & visitors (UC)

NOBEL HOSPITAL Multi-specialty hospital

GYMKHANA – THE FITNESS JUNCTION 1 Lac Sqft, with all sports facility
6. Conscious green and open spaces:

• 1/3rd of Magarpatta City's area, about 120 acres is

gardens alone.

• Apart from this there are trees, plantations and green

sidewalks dotted alongside the roads.

• Declared an Oxygen Zone, the City is pollution-free.

• The courtyard is the recurring idea for the organization

of the built environment.

• Central Garden of 25 acres along with separate internal

gardens for every neighborhood ranging from 0.5 to 2
acres

• Recreational spots Sports Complexes, Amphitheaters,

Cultural Centers, Aqua Sports Centers, Shopping and
Entertainment centers, Golf Clubs, Gardens, Children's
Play Areas, Community Centers and more offer you
maximum delight.
 Garbage Segregation
7. Environmentally friendly systems: at Source:

Adopting eco-friendly practices such

as solar water heating, solar lighting,
Vermiculture, Use of Fly-ash Bricks
in construction, Solar Water
Heating System: preserves the
environment

Rainwater Harvesting : Biogas plant :