EXISTING LAND USE IN ZONE D

The existing land use in Zone D, (as per MPD 2001), indicates that over
• 30% land is devoted to recreational uses;
•37% comprises of residential area (i.e. Bungalow area, government colonies and
private colonies);
• 3% of the area is commercial (CBD, community centers located at Gole market,
Khan market, local shopping centers and non hierarchy commercial centers); and
•rest of the area comprises of government, public and semi public institutions
and roads infrastructure.
• Within the residential area, government housing estates, and bungalows
constitute over 80% of the area.
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STREET LIGHTING
Street lighting arrangement is most of the slums in NDMC
area is either absent or
inadequate. The figure below depicts that approximately
17 slums have no street
lighting arrangement at all while, in 5 slums, although the
lighting arrangements exist, it is inadequate for the entire
cluster. Around 15 slum clusters are found to
have adequate street lighting arrangements.
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Traffic congestion and parking:

o Better management of parking instead of pedestrianisation: To deal with
congestion or unmet parking demands, a systematic pedestrian plan should
be devised instead of complete pedestrianisation of the area.
o Parking in CP should also be regulated through prohibitions on outsiders
such as metro users and passer byes, thus retaining the character of
Connaught place as Central business District.
o “Through” traffic in CP: Railway station currently brings in maximum
through traffic and the MCD civic centre and Shivaji terminal being
converted into a metro station (en-route to the airport) is likely to further
aggravate this. Special provisions such as “re-routing” plan should be
devised to de-congest this area from “through” traffic.
o Better Street Furniture should be developed: Good information systems,
clear signage and proper street furniture is an immediate requirement for
the Connaught place area.
o Contractual parking: contractual parking should be systematically planned
and carefully managed.
There has been an exponential growth in number of vehicles on the roads in Delhi. This has not
been matched by a corresponding increase in the carrying capacity of the roads. Due to
deficiencies in the public transport system, the decennial growth rate has been substantially
higher in case of private vehicles (94.54%) as compared to commercial vehicles (18.22%).

The area experiences a large extent of through traffic --- an average of 69 % on the radial roads
--- resulting on heavy stress on it’s network. Traffic volumes on major arterial roads such as
Janpath, Ashok Road, KG Road, Parliament Street, inner and outer circle of Connaught Place far
exceeds the capacity of these roads.

The area also witnesses heavy pedestrian volumes, particularly in the commercial zones.
Significant peak hour pedestrian flows are experienced on Sansad Marg, B.K.S. Marg, Janpath,
Pandit Pant Marg, Red Cross road, Rajendra Prasad Road, Ashok Road, K.G. Marg and Rafi Marg.

In terms of public transportation, Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and privately owned State
Transport Authority (STA) operate buses in the area. Two bus terminals are located in NDMC
area - Shivaji Bus Terminal (between Shaheed Bhagat Marg and B.K.S Marg behind Madras Hotel
in Connaught Place) and Kendriya Terminal (near C. Secretariat). Both the terminals are small.

Rajeev Chowk, located at Connaught Place, is a major hub of the metro network. This has
increased the accessibility of the CBD considerably. Also, a part of the NDMC Area is served by
rail network of Ring Rail from Lodhi Colony- Dhoula Kuan. The city’s main railway station is
located just north of Connaught Place, with easy access through the CBD.
Para transit modes in NDMC area mainly constitutes of taxi and auto rickshaws; and a limited
Phat- Phat Sewa currently in operation from inner circle of Connaught Place.

Issues in the sector include

• Traffic intensities are beyond the capacity of road network especially during peak hours of the
day.
• Convergence of traffic in Central Area Road network due to city structure induces 60 %– 70 %
through traffic causing congestion in NDMC Areas especially in peak hours.
• Improved accessibility in Central area has resulted in more footfalls. This heavy movement
pedestrian traffic, without an increase in facilities, is a hazard to the pedestrian safety.
• Improper road design – No consideration for disabled and pedestrians on road, lack of
continuity
of pedestrian footpath.
• There is a heavy unmet demand of parking. The critical Area for Parking in NDMC Area are C. P.
& Surrounding areas, Khan Market, Sarojini Nagar Market, I.N.A Market, Patiala House Courts
and Delhi High court.
• There is lack of integration between different modes of public transport and intermediate
public transport systems causing more use of personalized vehicles.
• There is lack of proper road signage, road markings and street furniture.
ISSUES AND CRITICAL AREAS FOR ROADS
AND TRAFFIC
i) Traffic intensities are beyond the capacity of road network especially during
peak hours of the day - Critical Area for Traffic Congestion are C.P & it’s
surroundings, Ashok Road, Gole Market, Gole Dak Khana, Aurobindo Marg.
ii) Convergence of traffic in Central Area Road network due to city structure
induces 60 %– 70 % through traffic causing congestion in NDMC Areas
especially in peak hours.
iii) Increased/ Improved accessibility in Central area has resulted in more
footfalls. This heavy movement pedestrian traffic and their conflicts with
vehicular movement are a hazard to the pedestrian safety especially along
major corridors.
iv) Improper road design – No consideration for disabled and pedestrians on
road, lack of continuity of pedestrian footpath.
v) With the increase in vehicle ownership, there is heavy demand of parking
and inadequate supplies forces the parking spillover on the right of way,
thereby reducing the capacities of the network. The critical Area for
Parking in NDMC Area are C. P. & Surrounding, Khan Market, Sarojini Nagar
Market, I.N.A Market, Patiala House Courts and Delhi High court.
vi) There is lack of integration between different modes of public transport and
intermediate public transport systems causing more use of personalized
vehicles. Also there is inadequate connectivity to public transport from
residential areas.
vii) There is lack of proper road signage, road markings, street furniture and
other landscape features along roads considering VIP area and their
movement.
viii) There is no provision for environment friendly modes like cycles and cycle
rickshaws in road design and parking.
Community Toilet Arrangement
Community toilet arrangements exist in more or less all slum clusters within NDMC area. These
are mostly Sulabh Sauchalayas. The existence of the toilets does not depict their adequacy vis-
à-vis the number of households within these slums. (Based on the norms i.e. 5 families per toilet
seat. Assuming that 1 Sulabh complex has three toilet seats).

Around 13 times the existing community toilets infrastructure is required to cater to the current
sanitation needs of the slum population of NDMC area. This
has been phased as
a. Construction of community Toilets in Most deficient areas (No.s - 302).
b. Construction of community Toilets in Other deficient areas (No.s - 134).

Toilet arrangements in Market complexes: Toilet arrangements in market

complexes are either inadequate or ill maintained. It was suggested that this
facility can be conveniently maintained by enforcing the “user pay principle”.
Garbage bins

Being a land-locked area with high cost of land, NDMC does not have processing and
disposal facilities within its area. It has a compost plant located at Okhla. The rest
of the municipal solid waste is sent to the landfill at Ghazipur, under MCD
administration. However, the compost plant is currently not functional. The key
issues for improving the solid waste management situation are:
• Appropriate storage of the different types of waste indicated above (domestic and
commercial garbage, construction and demolition debris, horticultural waste etc.)
• Prevention of littering through adequate provision of litter bins at public places
and markets
• Efficient street sweeping.
transportation).
• Addressing crucial grey areas like management of construction and demolition
debris, e-waste etc.
• Awareness generation amongst the public and other stakeholders.
• Capacity building of the municipal staff.
•254 new designs of bins have been placed in Connaught
Place area.
•These bins have biodegradable bags placed in them.
•Further, 1000 more bins are being procured for the markets
in NDMC area.

NDMC Health Department has restructured its process of Solid Waste Managmement
successfully and has ranked 4th in Swachh Survekshan carried out by MOUD in 2015 and
ranked 1st in the Service Level Status.  It has been nominated for Skoch Merit Awards.
 Garbage bins

• Garbage dumping and storing in the open is not just an eyesore but is a serious health hazard across India.
Capital Delhi is no exception. Whether it is roadside bins or kachra ghars (small garbage dump houses) the
waste that lies exposed in the open in various parts of Delhi provides a ready breeding ground for flies and
other disease causing germs and is also a threat for stray animals that feed on this waste and thrive on these
garbage dumps. So the stench, the filth apart, these open places to dump garbage pose a serious challenge
to capital’s sanitation and hygiene standards.
• But now New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is changing the way garbage is dumped in the city.
New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), voted as India’s Cleanest City among small cities (population between
one and three lakh) in Swachh Survekshan 2018, has replaced traditional garbage bins with underground
sensor bins.
• The underground bins are dustbins placed below the ground level and fitted with sensors. An individual gets
to see only the inlet or two hoods of the dustbin above the ground level. The two kinds of dustbins – one for
dry waste which includes paper, plastic, among others and other for wet waste which includes food waste,
has been installed at varied locations to promote waste segregation at source. Talking to NDTV about the
sensor bins, a senior official from NDMC said,
• We have installed 40 dustbins, 20 each for dry and wet waste in various areas of NDMC. Each bin has a
capacity of 1100 litres and a sensor attached to it which provides us with real time status of the dustbins. We
have an online portal which has information about all the 40 dustbins. From their location, current status,
to the last time they were emptied, the online portal has complete details of the bins. A person sitting in
our control room monitors the status of the dustbins 24×7.
 Garbage bins

• Using sensor technology, the civic body has fixed three levels that alert the civic body on the amount of garbage
collected in the bins. The first level of alert goes out to the control room when the bins are 0-50 per cent full; the
second level alert goes out when the contents in the bin range between 50 and 75 per cent and the third level of
alert goes out when the bin crosses 75 percent full mark. The three levels have been color coded as green, orange
and red. As and when a dustbin gets 75 per cent filled, the color of the bar highlighting the status of the bin
changes to red, indicating the need to collect waste and take it to processing units, says a senior official.
• When the bins are 75 per cent full, NDMC control rooms and designated sanitary inspectors get an alert on their
mobile phone. Sanitary inspector further directs waste collection compactors to go to the location, collect the
waste and take it to processing units.
• Explaining the process of emptying the bins, NDMC says,
• The underground bins are hydraulically elevated by the compactors and brought to the ground level. Once the
bins are on the ground, sanitation workers attach them to the rear end of the truck to empty them. Since the bins
have wheels, it is quite easy to take them out on the road. While the wet waste is taken to waste to energy plant
in Okhla, dry waste is further segregated and sent for recycling.
• Since there is minimal human intervention required, the sanitation workers don’t have to collect waste manually
and come in contact with the garbage thus providing them a clean and safe working environment.
• Taking inspiration from other countries including UK, in November 2018, NDMC installed 40 underground sensor
bins, on a pilot basis. The bins have been procured from The Sheetal Group, India’s leading water tank
manufacturer and supplier. Eight months into it, the civic body has only witnessed benefits of these modern
dustbins and received praises from people, claims NDMC official.
Encroachments and Unauthorized Squattering: Religious encroachments along
with commercial activities in public areas are not dealt with effectively by
NDMC. There is no policy/ law to protect pedestrian’s right of way on the foot
path, which are taken over by these encroachments. Unauthorized squatters on
pavements, Taxi stands next to schools are a safety concern for the passerby’s
and children.