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Lavasa: An Emerging Smart City

The Setting

Panoramic view of the site showing Warasgaon Lake

Hill-Station Area Declared in June 2001

Long: 730 25’ 8” to 730 37’ 22” East Lat: 180 26’ 38 to 180 22’ 10” North

ALT: 640 m to 1000 m

The Setting

• Denuded hill slopes• Slash and Burn Cultivation• Lack of basic physical and social infrastructure

– No access road, no water in summer, no electricity

– No health or educational facilities

– Life at bare subsistence level

Lavasa planning process

• Master Plan developed by HOK International Planning

• Area Notified as hill city: 23,014 acres

• Planned development 10,574 acres

• Ground survey by HOK planners

• Preliminary ecological survey

• Contour survey using satellite imageries

Artist’s Impression of the Lavasa Lakeline

Lavasa - Planned Hill City• Based on the concept of ‘new urbanism’ where one can live, work, learn and play in harmony with nature

• For the entire socio-economic spectrum, with a diverse population• Master plan envisages 5 towns

– 1. Dasve, 2. Mugaon, 3. Dhamanohol, 4. Sakhari-Wadvali, 5. Mose

• Estimated population: 2,40,000 • Estimated jobs 80,000: Tourism, hospitality, health, education, retail, IT and R& D

• Estimated tourist 2 million by 2018• Estimated tourist 2 million by 2018

ADD IMAGE OF 5 TOWNS AS PART OF MASTERPLAN

Concept of New Urbanism

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Master Planning: Transect Model

Town Hall

Family Ent.

Center

Convention centre

Delfino Apt

Dasvino Club

Lot for Art

LEC

Fortune

Holyday Inn

247 Park

Valley View Apt.

Portofino A

Portofino B

Portofino C

Portofino D

Portofino E

Portofino F

Portofino H

Portofino I

Novotel Hotel

Lakeview Apt

MLCP-1

JettyFountain

Park

Retail Square

Formula-1 Hotel

Town Center, Dasve

Lot for Art Center

ThicketServiced Apt

Apt.

MLCP-2

Club view Apt

Club view Apt

Club view Apt

F

Lakeview Apt

Dasve Lake

Dasve Dam

Lavasa Special Planning Authority

• On 12th June ’08, the UDD of GoM appointed LCL as SPA under section

40 (1B) of the MRTP Act, 1966

• A unique experiment in devolution of powers without dilution

• Jurisdiction over Lavasa owned lands only No compulsory land

acquisition under MRTP Act, 1966

• Will facilitate timely completion of the project

• SPA under supervision of Govt. of Maharashtra

• SPA authorized to prepare Planning Proposal and Development Control

Regulations

What makes Lavasa a smart city?

Roads

Access Roads Internal Roads

Pedestrian Connectivity - Dasve

City Services - Transportation

• Intra - City Bus Services

– 2 Shuttle service; ply between 9 am to 6 pm

– At regular intervals of 30 to 45 minutes

Water supply and sewerage

• Water sourcing through unique system of 10 rain water harvesting dams distributed through out the city; eliminates long conveyance system.

• Sectorwise Centralized treatment

and distribution system with 24/7 pressured supply through meters

• Treatment and distribution

• STP with three levels of tertiary treatments: Clorination, Ozonization, and UV

• Zero discharge: Recycled effluent is fully used for flushing, cooling, construction and irrigation.

• Separate ETP for a laundry and hospital; decentralizsed STPs in future

• Treatment and distribution monitored closely

Solid Waste Management

• 100% collection through 3 bin system

• Segregation at source as well as at collection centre

• Organic waste converted to compost; recyclables given to recycling agencies.

• No landfill site planned at the site

• Hazardous waste is stored in specially designed storage; handed over • Hazardous waste is stored in specially designed storage; handed over to authorized agency for disposal at regional facility.

• Liberal provision of dust bins along roadside, footpaths and on the promenade

Power and gas supply

• Laid dedicated 100 KVA line under open access provision of EA, 2003

• Complete power distribution network including receiving station, sub-stations, distribution cables and lines

• Managing the distribution network as a franchisee of the MSEDCL

• No load shading in the area.

• Centralized LPG supply to commercial establishments and apartments • Centralized LPG supply to commercial establishments and apartments in the town centre; O& M and safety managed by the City Management Services of Lavasa

Public safety and security

• High level of safety and security to residents and public provided by Lavasa security in conjunction with the State Police.

• Strategically installed all-whether digital cameras connected to Central Command Centre.

• Security and patrolling guards equipped with vehicles and independent wireless communication system

• Continuous patrolling to detect and control security and public safety • Continuous patrolling to detect and control security and public safety threats

• Mid-sized fire engines equipped with Mist technology suitable for fighting fires in building and in forest.

Ecological initiatives

• Enhancing green cover: 7 lakhs trees planted; target 3 million trees

• Rain water harvesting: Constructed 3 dams; target 7 more to harvest rain water

• Water and soil conservation: Nala bunding, contour trenching, water absorption trench, mass seeding

• Slope protection: Retaining walls, geo-matting, hydroseeding

Smart City ICT infrastructure

• In 2006, laid 42-km, 24-core Fiber Optic Backbone for ICT connectivity between Lavasa and the rest of the world

• Laid 170 km of fiber optic network in the 1700-acre first town, Dasve

• GPON (Gigabite Passive Optic Network) in place within Lavasa connecting all homes, businesses and facilities. Multiple services to users from multiple service providers

• Network can provide 100 mbps speed at user end depending on user requirement.

• Established separate SPV, My City Technology Ltd with Wipro and Cisco’s participation

Smart City Applications

• Citizens services: providing following Voice, Data and Video services though vendors on a single fiber to home:

– DTH TV, Cable TV, Telephone, Internet, IPTV, – Smart home automation system;– Digital security system

• City level applications

– Citizens contact center management– Citizens contact center management– Emergency alarm system for senior citizens– CCTV surveillance and command center– Water and energy metering– Unified billing and on-line payment apps– Public Wi Fi in town center area– Parking and traffic management– Assets management

• Of 65 smart city parameters, 28 implemented, 7 enabled

Remote sensing and GIS

• Remote sensing and LiDAR for terrain mapping of inaccessible and difficult hilly terrain.

• GIS Used since inception of the project (2004) for planning, development, and city management

• Captured 80 types of geo-spatial information accurately on spatial data base; continuous up-dation of data through field surveys

• Used extensively for land inventory, contour survey, terrain modeling, • Used extensively for land inventory, contour survey, terrain modeling, land use planning, infrastructure design, thematic mapping, monitoring town planning approvals etc

• All utilities like water, sewerage, power, gas mapped on GIS; support provided to the City Management Services for O& M

• GIS integrated with the CRM (Customer Relationship Management) for interfacing between Project Dept and Sales Dept.

Lavasa - City Management Services

• A dedicated City Management Services team

– headed by a specialist City Manager to provide enhanced quality of community living to its citizens and visitors

• Deliver on Governance

– Vision to create a replicable model of City Governance for new cities by bringing world-class standards and innovative governance to Indian urban life

• Emphasis on

– Public Safety & Security - law and order services, fire and disaster management, etc.

– Provision of uninterrupted and good quality water & power to all customers; sewerage services and gas distribution.

– Public transportation, parking and traffic control

– Value added services connecting citizens to services like housekeeping; garden, street and promenade maintenance; waste management; pest control; property management, etc.