SPONGE COLLABORATIVE +
WEAVING WITH WATER Team
MULLASSERY CANAL FRAMEWORK AND CANAL EDGE MASTERPLAN
9) Delivering high-quality public amenities & Services: Considering a precinct-level framework also allows for the provision of basic public conveniences within 10-minute walking distance. These amenities are an important link in the chain of enhancing public health and social well-being. Potential locations for clustering public convenience such as - Bio-toilets, drinking water kiosks, inclusive seating, vendor zone, trash bin, shaded shelter - are marked out with relative walkshed as part of the framework. The present state of the Mullassery canal is a clear evidence of the failure of existing unregulated solid waste management practices. The framework also proposes a decentralised solid waste management mechanism by giving spatial definition and involving the community as a key actor.
1.4 Vision Statement This report consists of two major components, which are linked by a common vision: The Framework for Mullassery Canal Precinct in Chapter 2, which considers the entire neighbourhood within which Mullassery Canal is situated, and the Comprehensive Canal Edge Master Plan in Chapter 3, which considers the canal and the immediate bounds of the canal with a buffer of approximately 3 meters on either side. This vision for the Mullassery Canal precinct in downtown Ernakulam leverages Kochi’s natural assets, monsoon culture, and social capital to make the city more resilient, vibrant, and inclusive by means of a set of comprehensive principles and strategies: ADAPT, CONNECT, EMPOWER.
Figure 9: Toolkits of ADAPT+CONNECT+EMPOWER and their respective stakeholders (Image Credit: Sponge Collaborative)
