CITY PLANNING STUDY OF

NAVI MUMBAI

GROUP:
HARIKA G – 20011NB005
RAMYA A – 20011NB013
SHRUTHI N – 20011NB016
LOCATION

• The major part of Navi Mumbai covers the southern part

of Thane Taluka (from Thane District) and part
of Panvel and Uran taluka (from Raigad District).
Mumbai is built on what was once a set of seven islands:
Bombay Island, parel, Mazagaon, Mahim, Colaba, and Old Woman's Island(also known as Little
Colaba). The seven islands coalesced into a single landmass by the Hornby Vellard project via
large scale land reclamation(1845).
SPATIAL GROWTH & EVOLUTION
EVOLUTION IN THE MID 18th CENTURY
• India experienced a phenomenal rate of urban growth during the 25 years
following independence and Bombay has had its due share in it.
• The population of Greater Bombay rose from 2.966 million in 1951 to 4.152 million in
1961 and to 5.970 million in 1971, registering 40.0 and 43.80 per cent growths during the
first and second decades respectively.
• The rapid rate of growth of population, made possible by the increasing industrial and
commercial importance of the city.
• The Barve Group reported in February 1959. One of its major recommendations was that a
rail-cum-road bridge be built across the Thane Creek to connect peninsular Bombay with
the mainland.
• The group felt that the bridge would accelerate development across the Creek, relieve
pressure on the city’s railways and roadways, and draw away industrial and residential
concentrations eastward to the mainland.
• The Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act was passed in 1966 and brought into
force in January 1967.
• The Bombay Metropolitan Region was notified in June 1967 and a Regional Planning
Board constituted under the Chairmanship of Shri L.G. Rajwade, I.C.S. The Draft Regional
Plan of the Board was finalised in January 1970.
• The Board recommended that the new metro-centre or Navi Mumbai as it is now called, be
developed to accommodate a population of 2.1 million.
The prominent authors of the twin city
concept were Charles Correa
(architect and urban designer) ,
Pravina Mehta(structural engineer)
and Shirish Patel(engineer and
planner) who presented to the
government a proposal in 1964 for
constructing new growth centers
across Bombay harbor on the
mainland.
HISTORY AND PLANNER

• Task of planning and developing Navi

Mumbai was entrusted to CIDCO.
• Principles used for designing are
POLYCENTRIC nodal pattern.
• The prominent authors of “TWIN CITY
concept” were Charles Correa, Pravin
Mehta and Shirish Patel who presented the
government a proposal for constructing new
growth centers across Bombay harbor on the
mainland.
• Area – 108.6 km².
• Population – 1.69 million (as per estimation
in 2019).
• Costal line – 34.5 km
• Climate- Wet and dry climate, moderately
hot with high level of humidity.
NAVI MUMBAI – NEED FOR A NEW CITY

• To reduce the growth of population in Mumbai city by

creating an attractive urban center which will –

• Absorb the immigrants who will otherwise go to

Mumbai
• Attract some of Mumbai’s present population so that
overall population of Greater Mumbai can be
contained within a manageable limit.

• To support the state-wide industrial location policy

which will eventually lead to an efficient and rational
distribution of industries over the state and a balanced
development of urban centers in the hinterland.

• To provide physical and social services, raising the

living standards and reducing the disparities in the
amenities available to the different sections of the
population
NEED FOR NEW CITY ?
NAVI MUMBAI – NEED FOR A NEW CITY

• The prominent authors of “twin city concept” were Charles Correa,

Pravin Mehta and Shirish Patel who presented the government a proposal
for constructing new growth centers across Bombay harbor on the
mainland.

• The implementation occurred through political and bureaucratic channels

in 1969.

• The site was finally chosen across the harbor from Bombay Island.

• It was a narrow piece of land bounded by Western Ghat Mountain ranges

on the north, south, east and Arabian sea on the west.

• CIDCO was formed to plan and develop Navi Mumbai in 1970.

NAVI MUMBAI – THE BUILT FORM

• The CBD lies in the center with all the major commercial, political and social activities.

• This zone was surrounded by the transition zone which has factories and warehouses.

• Older residential areas being taken over by expanding CBD.

• The next zone had lower income levels and successive zones had higher income levels.
PLANNING THEORY
CIDCO-NAVI MUMBAI DEVELOPMENT PLAN
•Navi Mumbai Development Plan has been prepared by CIDCO to
provide vision & regulations for development and building activity in the
Navi Mumbai Region of Maharashtra.
• About 344 sqkms of land is allocated under the Navi Mumbai Project
Area.

Salient Features of Navi Mumbai City

• Spread over 344 sq. km. land, which includes a 150 km creek line.
• 14 well-planned nodes, strung along mass transport corridors,
effectively serving civic needs (Airoli, Ghansoli, Kopar Khairane,
Vashi, Sanpada, Nerul, CBD Belapur, Kharghar, Kamothe,
Kalamboli, New Panvel, Ulwe, Dronagiri and Pushpak).
• 45% land reserved for green zones and open-to-sky activities.
• World-class infrastructure with excellent healthcare facilities in
every node.
• Quality housing for every stratum of society.
• World-class education institutes in every node.
• Reasonably priced commercial and residential real estate.
• Direct access to any part of the country through road and rail.
• Quick access to Central Business District located in the heart of the
city.
• In close proximity to the most modern seaport – Jawaharlal Nehru
Port.
• International airport and Special Economic Zone in the offing.
• Only Indian city to have commercial complex above railway
stations.
• Asia’s biggest wholesale market, APMC, is located here.
NAVI MUMBAI-LAND USE AND BUILT FORM
As per CIDCO Navi Mumbai Development Plan, Navi Mumbai consists
of 95 villages and two Municipal Councils of Panvel and Uran.

The prominent authors of twin city were

Charles Correa ,Pravin Mehta and Shirish
patel who presented the government a proposal
for constructing new growth centers across
Bombay harbor.

Twin city across the harbor.

LAND USE
NAVI MUMBAI-HUMAN SETTLEMENTS (CBD-BELAPUR)

BRICK WALLS AND WOODEN SHINGLES USED

SLOPING ROOFS

OPEN TO SKY
TYPE-A TYPE-E
NAVI MUMBAI – DESIGN PRINCIPLES

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 The conceptual design of Navi Mumbai was developed at the height of Modernism.
 Le Corbusier had played an important role in the design of Chandigarh in Punjab in the mid-
1950s (Le Corbusier, 1961). Some of the highlights of the design elements of this plan were
sector planning, hierarchy of roads and important buildings of a gargantuan scale (Fry, 1977).
 Le Corbusier explained "the plan is based on the main features of the 7V rule (Appendix B)
determining an essential function: the creation of sectors. The sector is the container of family
life" (Le Corbusier, 1961). The sector was based on the Spanish cuadra of 110 to 100 meters.
Each of these cuadras was a self-contained unit with primary schools, community centers and
residential areas. The cuadra had a detailed zoning plan with single-use zoning on all lots. No fast
traffic was allowed in the sectors. V4 roads were designed for shopping and commercial activity.
Children were able to walk to school on the V7 through green belts (Sarin, 1977). Many of these
principles of Modernism were used in the planning of Navi Mumbai. These were:
1. decentralization by the design of self-sufficient townships(nodes),
2. residential neighbourhoods (sector),
3. single-use zoning as opposed to the traditional multiple-use zoning
NAVI MUMBAI – DESIGN PRINCIPLES
The conceptual design of Navi Mumbai was
developed at a height of modernism

The principles were

• Decentralization by the design of self

sufficient townships (nodes).
• Residential neighborhoods (sectors)
• Single use zoning as opposed to
traditional multiple use zoning.
• The total area of Navi Mumbai was
divided into three townships. Each
township has several sectors. Many
were residential in nature.
• Each node was planned to
accommodate a range of some
income groups.
• Ponds were created to accumulate
excess run off.
NAVI MUMBAI – LANDUSE PATTERN

• Though the Navi Mumbai project began in

1970 the process has been slow.

• Growth in the other areas of Mumbai has an

adverse effect on Navi Mumbai’s Growth.

• Since 1990, the growth acclerated due to

presence of NhavaSheva port.

• CIDCO provided services for both

government and private ownership.

• Houses has been constructed for EWS, LIG,

MIG and HIG.
REGIONAL PLAN 1996 - 2011
DEVELOPMENT AREAS
URBANISABLE ZONE - I
URBANISABLE ZONE – II
INDUSTRIAL ZONE
RECREATION AND TOURISM
DEVELOPMENT ZONE

CONSERVATION AREAS (66%)

FOREST ZONE
GREEN ZONE – I
GREEN ZONE – II
QUARRY ZONE
COASTAL WETLAND
TRANSPORT
NMMT-NAVY MUMBAI MUNCIPAL
TRANSPORT
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-NAVI
MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

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METRO RAIL- NAVI MUMBAI
METRO
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Three linear spines arranged as pinwheel around the central

buisness district at one end tied into regional transport
network acting as anchoring of the new city
MRT CORRIDOR
• The structural plan of New Bombay: three
linear spines arranged in a pinwheel around
the CBD(Central Business District) at one
end tied to the regional transport network at
the other, anchoring the new city into the
surrounding region.

• With developments in road, rail, air and

water transport, Navi Mumbai is fully
equipped to cater the needs of the
commuters.

• Part of this is the suburban trains that

connect to 12 nodes to each other as well as
to Mumbai.
Airoli, Navi Mumbai Development Plan

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Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai Development Plan

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Vashi, Navi Mumbai development plan

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Sanpada, Navi Mumbai Development Plan

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Nerul, Navi Mumbai Development Plan

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Belapur, Navi Mumbai Development Plan

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Kharghar, Navi Mumbai Development Plan
Kalamboli, Navi Mumbai Development Plan
Panvwel, Navi Mumbai Development Plan

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Kamothe, Navi Mumbai Development Plan
Dronagiri, Navi Mumbai Development Plan

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Ulwe, Navi Mumbai Development Plan

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 NAVI MUMBAI-HUMAN SETTLEMENTS(CBD-ULWE)

MATERIALS USED IN DIFFERENTS PARTS OF ULWE

• A nullah helps in draining excess rain water .
• helps to maintain a cool environment
• Most of the rainwater falls into the
catchment area surrounding hills
during 3 months of monsoon
• avoid the apalling waste
developement of ulwe uses a system
of water management involving
retention ponds (located near the
water edge )
• balanche ponds so that rainwater can
be collected and used in dry seasons

PATTERN OF BUILDING DENSITY

STP DETAILS
MUMBAI AND NAVI MUMBAI – PRESENT STUATION

Dharavi: organic development

Navi Mumbai: structured development

Local - “organic”/non-linear growth

- indigenous settlements
- City of Faith

Global - “structures”/ linear growth

- Colonial Period
- City as machine
The multidimensional activities undertaken today by CIDCO can be classified under these
three broad concepts:
• Planning and Development of New Towns.
• Consultancy.
• Project Management and Designing.

OBJECTIVES:
1. Reduction of population overcrowding in core cities .
2. Absorption of emigrants and preventing the emigration of present population by
providing better conditions and new opportunities .
3. Setting the industrial pace of the State with the help of balanced urban development.
4. Provision of excellent socio-economic facilities, thereby improving the quality of life.
Water supply at Navi Mumbai A bird’s eye view of Navi Mumbai
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