1. Growing Smart: An Urgent Need in Urban India
Prof. M. V. Rajeev Gowda
Member of Parliament
and
Resurgent India Trust

2. Kempe Gowda’s Bengaluru: The Original Smart City

3. An Organised Economic Hub

4. Doddapete was for large businesses (Dodda means large in Kannada) and Chikkapete was for smaller businesses (Chikka means small).
For rice traders, there was Akkipete. Ragipete for ragi traders. Balepete for bangle traders, Ganigarapete for oil traders, Nagarthapete for Gold traders, Gollarpete for cowherds & cattle traders, Kurubarapete for sheep traders, Thigalarapete for farmers of Tigala community Upparapete for salt traders, Aralepete (now Cottonpete) for cotton traders, Kumbarapete for pot traders and many more such petes. (These petes still exist even today.)

5. In order to supply water for domestic & irrigational purposes, Kempe Gowda built several water tanks & reservoirs around the fortified city.
Dharmambudi & Kempambudhi tanks were built for domestic purposes while Sampangi tank was for irrigation.
Apart from these, there were several lakes in and around Bangalore as the following map of 18th century depicts.

6. Kempe Gowda’s mother’s advice to him:
Keregalam Kattu, Marangalam Nettu =
Build tanks (lakes)
Plant trees

7. Can you identify this temple
Can you identify this temple? It’s famous for the sun lighting up the idol on Makara Sankranti

8. The Gavi Gangadhareshwar Temple is considered to be an astronomical wonder. Scientists have recently discovered the significance of pillars and monolithic discs of the Temple which are actually in perfect alignment with Sun & Moon and published their findings in a research paper: This suggests that Kempe Gowda was not just a chieftain & town-planner interested in making Bangalore a business hub, but had an interest in science (astronomy) as well 

9. Appropriate that this city hosts the Indian Institute of Science

11. 3.4 million
Bangalore : 1992
3.4 million
1992

12. 5.7 million
Bangalore : 2001
5.7 million
2001
3.4 million
1992

13. Bangalore : 2009 8.5 million 8.5 million 2009 5.7 million 2001
1992

14. Growth is faster than the city’s planners and ecosystems can cope with
Example: Bangalore’s Water Bodies
They are irrigation tanks, i.e., man-made rainwater harvesting structures rather than natural lakes
Water flows from one to another through overflow canals (rajakaluves)
Ultimately joining rivers and the sea

15. Bangalore’s Hydrological Landscape

16. Improper use of tanks and encroachment:
Leads to disruption & destruction of fragile ecosystems, including lakes/tanks, green cover.
Tanks & lakes are also polluted with sewage and garbage, or filled in for construction of urban structures
Ecological damage since lakes/ tanks:
Support a fragile ecosystem, and pollution disrupts/ destroys the various life forms
Help recharge the ground water table , which has been declining in urban areas due to over-extraction)
Provide surface water for a variety of uses including nature recreational sites within cities.)

17. Bangalore’s lakes get easily converted
CURRENT USE
Sampangi Tank
Kanteerava Stadium
Dharmambudhi Tank
Kempe Gowda Bus Stand
Challaghatta Tank
KGA Golf Course
Koramangala Tank
Koramangala Indoor Stadium
Akkithimmanahalli Tank
Hockey Stadium

18. Floods, in a city 920 m/3000 ft above sea level?

19. Remedial Measures Government: Citizen Groups:
Lake Development Authority
Citizen Groups:
Active involvement in restoring and rejuvenating water bodies

20. Citizen action to save tanks

21. From Garden City to Garbage City

22. http://www. deccanheraldepaper. com/pdf/2012/10/19/20121019aA001100007

23. What failed? BBMP’s waste management system Are we all the problem?
Can we identify the flaws, e.g., wrong practices, counterproductive incentives?
Can these be fixed?
What are the other angles we need to pay attention to? (Garbage mafia?)
Are we all the problem?
Do we behave right? (segregate at source, etc.)
How do we change people’s behavior?

24. http://bangalore. citizenmatters

25. We will segregate

26. Citizen initiatives whose actions speak louder than words: The Ugly Indian

29. The Ugly Indians inspire us to make our actions match our words

30. Or else? Do we want to become like this?
Essentials Of Sociology, 3rd Edition
Copyright © W.W. Norton & Company

31. Think before you answer
No, to pollution & masks
Yes, to the bicycling part
What’s happening in Bangalore city on the cycling front?
Can we contribute ideas, information, on how to improve the situation?
Map pathways after talking to cyclists?

32. How Urban is India?

35. Urbanisation in India

36. Urbanisation in India

38. The Urban Challenge

39. At What Cost?

40. We have to prevent and pre-empt problems!
Proactive Planning
Inclusivity
Environmental Sensitivity
Resilience to Climate Change
Empowered Governance
Citizen Engagement

41. We are at the forefront of policy advocacy for suburban rail for Bengaluru

42. Utilise existing rail infrastructure … works both ways

44. Some progress, finally, but it’s a good start!

45. Thank you!
@rajeevgowda