Sumit Rahangdale | Urbanism Portfolio 2018-22 |

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SUMIT RAHANGDALE

Sumit Rahangdale

Education

Narayana Vidyalayam (Nagpur)

Higher Secondary education | 2015-2017

92.6%

School of Planning and Architecture (Bhopal)

An Institute of National Importance (MHRD)

B.PLAN | Class of 2022 | 8.14 CGPA

Experience

NSSCDCL Smart City | Nagpur

May-August 2021 | Intern

• ABD Town Planning Scheme | Integrating different Spatial Mapping platforms

• Nurturing Neighbourhood Challenge | Graphics and Mapping

• Project Public Realm and Public Art installation | Structural Design

• Streets4people Challenge | Report and Graphical work

Unit Treasurer | SPA Bhopal

2020-21 | National Organisation for Students of Planning

Rank 2nd in the NosPlan XXII, Delhi Convention

NOSPLAN Editorial Team | Delhi Convention

2020-21 | Magazine Design and Publication cell

Published ‘PUNNARUTTHAN’ Magazine NOSPLAN XXII

Natasha Kapaii | Mumbai, Nagpur

07/22-09/22 | Urban restructuring through the development of underutilized lands

Planning and Design Consultancy | Indore Present | Urbanism, Architecture, Design

Skills

Graphics - Photoshop, illustrator, Indesign

Mapping - ESRI ArcGIS, QGIS, 3D Modelling - Blender, SketchUp, ArcScene, Aerialod

Animation - AfterEffects, Premiere Pro

Microsoft Suite- Powerpoint, Excel, Word

Conferences

Transforming Periurban Futures | 2022 | Bhopal, India

India Land and development Conference | 2021 | Virtual

NNC Technical workshop series | 2021 | Nagpur

Extra Curricular

Adobe Video Hackathon

2021 | Graduation theme

Animation and illustrations

Green Revolution | ICCE

2018 | Activity score A

Action against climate change

Honors/ Awards

The Dharavi Project Competition

2021 | TOP 50

International Architecture Competition

Designing 24-hour-running transitional mixed-use space

ILDC | Centre for Land Governance, NRMC

2021 | Paper presentation

Trending Land Use Conversions in Indian SEZs

Showcase Presentation | NOSPLAN XXIII

2021 | Second Rank

Presenting studio work

2400 Minutes | NOSPLAN XXI

2019 | Fourth Rank

Koti Village Development Plan, Uttarakhand

Current Practces | NOSPLAN XXI

2019 | Fourth Rank

Riverfront development Adi-Ganga, West Bengal

Image of the city | NOSPLAN XXI

2019 | Third Rank

Write & Snap, Mawsynram

Academic Work

Thesis | 2022

VIII Semester | Planning for Underutilized Port Spaces : A Case study of Mumbai Port Trust

DPR, Water Supply Project, Prayagraj, UP

2021 | VII semester

Master Plan, Prayagraj, UP

2021 | VI semester

Siting locations for QSR through Land Suitability

2021 | VI semester

Local Area Plan, Ratibad, MP

2020 | V semester

Impact of Covid on Public Transport System

2020 | IV semester

Neighbourhood Studio, Nehru Nagar Bhopal, MP

2019 | III Semesters

Land Suitability Analysis for Residential development

2019 | III semester

Area Appreciation, MP Police Academy, MP

2019 | II semester

Thesis

Port - able Economies

Planning For Underutilized Port Spaces

A Huge parcel of land is allocated to port authorities to facilitate better performance and future expansions. It is, however, essential to examine the current need, perception of the land under port management which are viewed as administrative function and neglected as assets (land banks). The case is especially justified when the port under performance and these lands remain vacant or underutilised. the current development of such land under port authorities is more inclined toward revenue generating non-port uses. It is the goal of this research project to find out how to make waterfront redevelopment more feasible, people-cantered, and a model for other underutilised ports in India through perview or of real estate through micro and macro level inteventions.

Context:

The Government of India, under the failing financials of MbPT prepared a port redevelopment plan which was deviating from its proposed vision (to give the land back to people). It was a mega real estate project with an attempt to turn real estate into power. The plan under public sctunity faced objections in thousands beacause for lack of space for public use and ecological imbalance to the environment.

Changing role of the Port

7 Silent Islands

The island city developed from the seven closely placed islands where lies the ancestry of tribes such as Koli, Bhandari, Pathare prabhus, and Marathas

Dowry

In 1661, Bombay was given to the English Crown through Article 11 of the treaty (Treaty of Peace and Alliance between Portugal and Great Britain and of marriage of Charles II. with the Infanta of Portugal, concluded at London, June 23, 1661 )

Port and Trade

Port and city expanded from a collection of seven tiny, marshy islands into a giant magnet. trade of gold, stones, sandalwoods ivory and spices

De-Industrilization

Businesses, most notably textile mills established shut down. Phased closure of MbPT increased de-industrialization process. The cotton mill strike nailed the final blow.

Mega Real-estate Project

The redevelopment project which focuses on commercialization of land with limited focus on people and equitability

Port 1984 Indira Gandhi called for MbPT land to be made available to public due to techhnological defficiency

1988 Developemt of JnPT as a competitor and the decreased efficiency of MbPT cargo handling

2014 Jadhav Rani commission proposes for redevelopment with 30% land for green spaces.

2018 HCP prepares the redevelopment plan which faces 1000+ objection on public scrutiny

12 th 5th

Methodology

Methodology

Methodology

Land Valuation

most expensive Real estate value (13000$/ sq.m) in the world

Methodology

12 th 5th

Highest Buying price/ Rent (x43)

Valuation of land based on circle rates by revenue division and city real estate reports by JLL & cushman and weikfeild

Re-Distribution

FSI by maintaining built-up while land use area.

Conflict between port and urban function

Land Use

(Conflict & suitability)

Competition from nearby JnPT and inability to into urban port evolve

Identification of conlicting land use within the site provides us with 121 Hactares of land of other uses. Using land suitability analysis more supporting land use are proposed. Mangroove trails to protect ecology, then redistribution of residential and industrial use are proposed.

City expansion creating a pressure on the underutilized land in the heart of the city

Decreasing RCI index, signifing a change in Land Use

Potential of MbPT land

Land monetization returns upto x5 the existing land value based on market rates based on speculations the value can generate x10 times the current land value

Decreased Cargo handling from 6lakh TEU’s to only 0.5 lakh TEU’s

De-industrilized port industries developing in new industrial nodes

The re-valuation of land and redistribution of land-use provides us with a alternate approach which is both people centric and financially viable.

of Land -Use, Density and connectivity nodes“

By controlling the development type within the site, the land can be creatively used to its optimization. The aim of the proposal was to involve more people in the redevelopment zone by introducing uses that make people more responsive towards the assets. The Exhibition hall, museum, innovative centers, cultural streets have been proposed for creative environment, that creates a separate identity of its own

The outcome of the thesis was a revised land use distribution map and a conceptual proposal detailing. The new uses introduced were based on literature study of waterfront redevelopment projects and principles for waterfront redevelopment. The land use redistribution successfully increased the Port eco-tourism space by 7% and reduced the commercial land use space by 4%

“re-Configuration

Mixed Land Use:

The controlled development of land use at building scale through vertical zoning provides “functional -optimisation”. This also provides lucarative return on city scale. The case is specially justified in Mumbai in view of its unrealistic real estate value.

Revolving Restaurants

Hotels

Residential

Land Suitability:

Weighted overlay Analysis to identify land suitability for land use consideration including factors like :

High tide line

Vacant land

acceptable

FAR/FSI

Special micro projects

Ecological sensitive areas

Prosimity to landmarks and transportation

Re-Imagining Industrial Portscape:

Adaptive Re-use of old vacant structures into restaurants, hotels, cultural centres and maritime museus, protecting the structures. Investment to unlock the potential of tourism and cultural activities along the nodes connecting sea, and other land connections

Unlocking Underground Space:

The upcoming underground metro provides an excellent opportunity for creating a inter-city underground network.

Built-Up Adjustment:

The aim was to increase the land for public use by keeping the existing built up through FAR/FSI simulations The land suitability analysis, along with land use recofiguration let to increase in potential publically accesible from 23% to 29%.

Adi-Ganga Bringing the stream back to the city

NoSPlan XX

4TH RANK

Biodiversity habitats that were once embedded within the heart of Kolkata have now shrunk or slowly disappearing. From neighbourhood ponds to the mighty Hooghly, water has been the circulatory system of life in this city. Adi Ganga is one of the most significant veins of this system. It has existed as a river-stream of Ganga in the lower-delta plains of the Bhagirathi-Hooghly system. It shares a rich heritage andtrade history with the city and gradually it became a source to religion and livelihood of locals as well. Recent anthropogenic alterations to Kolkata’s urban fabric ranging from waste discharge, encroachments and waterfrontage to real estate have significantly diminished the physical as well as intangible significance of Adi-Ganga, reducing it to a narrow channel path; choked by tons of industrial waste, making its way along metro bridges, seeping down to the wetlands along Bay of Bengal. What once used to be a symbol of co-existence and partnership of economy and heritage, is now a pit of toxins in the middle ofthe city. The project intends to revitalize this source, reforming and enhancing its image as a reflection of Kolkata’s sustenance. This will be achieved through a detailed mapping and analysis of possible opportunities and applications of sustainable urbanism strategies

The adi-ganga is connected to khidirpur port and other major land marks with high footfall concentrated along the stream wth immense potential as tourism and as well as transportaion connectivity. With the potential of land along with sustainable design and people centric approach, it can be developed to further facilitate the upcoming redevelopment and Namami gange initiatives. The aim of the study is to rejuvenate The Adi Ganga and complement its strategic location of cultural and historic importance. To preserve the ecology of the canal and restore the importance of the Ghats. To restore its historical and cultural value and bring back the ‘community’ aspect. To integrate the economy and livelihood of the people with the canal.

What does the city wants Adi-ganga to be?

Need Waterfront Holy river Areas of Interrest

The aim of the study is to rejuvenate the Adi Ganga and complement its strategic location of cultural and historic importance.

Pollution/religious activitites af-

Kalighat temple being the religious and cultural node

Anthropogenic metro pillar on the river disrupting flow

Encroachment along the bank and landslides

fecting the river flow

Project Structure

Parameters

Study area

Phase-I,II

Proposals

Environmental

Biotopes

Social

Conserve

Dredging

Recycling

Reconnaissance:

The Adi Ganga was considered as a sacred stream which attracts many pilgrims across the globe. Religious temple and Ghats located on the banks have its aesthetic value. The presence of heritage and tourism places on both sides of the canal. Urbanization and encroachment on the bank of canal have affected the underwater life and local community. There’s a need to change the existing activity and revitilise the are through urban Planning Inovation

The construction of metro pillars over river changed the velocity of the flow of river while natural siltation adding to the problems, Sewer drains discharge untreated effluent from household and industries directly to the Tolly Canal. The water channel is neither restored nor maintained. the major landmarks along the rivers has the potential to rejuvenate the river through econimical, environmental and social interventions to tackle the problems

Analysing Demographic influencing factors:

The information depicts the or inverse with oscillating its impact on factors identified. of population, public opinion indicator shows the encroachment, metro pillars, involvement to higher density management is observed due to public outrage on authorities in public affairs

Demographic variations and their

the direct proportionality oscillating population density and identified. The combination opinion and the performance direct dependency of pillars, sewage and religoius density of population. The observed to inversely proportional on the less involvement of affairs

Heritage vs Utility

Analysing locations of historic and cultural importance with connectivity nodes

The area along the bank of the Tolly Nallah is rich in heritage and tourism prospects. The off take of the nallah starts from the hasting areas and also has famous tourism ghats along theriver Hooghly. Victoria Memorial, National Library, Alipore zoo are major locations for tourists which enhance the tourism of that area. The Kalighat Temple along the Ghats of sacred river (as known before) is a remarkable place for Hindus. The canal origins from the hasting area and continues along the posh area of south Bengal (Tollygunge). The Tollygunge club is the only Country Club of its kind in India and is ranked amongst top 20 clubs of the world. The landmarks and activities along the canal enhance its value and is needed to be rejuvenate and restored its value.

Victoria memorial

Khidirpur Dock

Alipoor Zoo National Library

Kalighat Temple

Tollygunj Club

Rejuvanation:

Slums are located along the dense wards of the city, also due to area being refugee sensitive the area needs step wise clearance.

Metro Line has decreased the flow of the river after the tollygunge Junction. Development is desirable but not at the cost of turning a flowing water to a moribund state

The legacy of the canal improper maintenance of people. To revitalize along the canal is proposed.

Sewer drains discharge untreated Rehabilitation of informal settlements along the canal

Dredging and Lining is necessary for maintenance of the edges and flow of the river.

Promoting multi-activity tourism through the hasting to tollygunge

multi-activity zones and the canal from tollygunge

Sidewalk and NMT track along the canal to increasing the appeal of recreational activity and promote landscape

Floating market/ floating wetland to increase economic activity and biotopes to purify the water at major landmarks,

canal faded away due to maintenance and negligence revitalize it the eco tourism proposed.

Based on tha available space for development sidewalk or buffers are provided. The canal needs to be rejuvenated which will revitalize the area, community and restore its importance

The main focus of the project is to fully utilize the use of multiactivity zones and to increase the healthy interaction between nature and humans.

Koti- dahalani : 2400 minuteS

Re-modelling the Twin Villages

Dilapidated roads/path Discontinious trek route

Dilapidated roads/path Discontinious trek route

Increased Hamlets Untied Clusters

Reduced agricultural use Shift to teriary sector employment

Increased built-up Eastablished trek paths

Agricultural Plot Division More no. of households

Terrain

Compact Settlement

Higher sense of community

Income Source Demographics

High work force

Total Population 304

Cultivation major occupation

Scope for logistics development

Scattered Settlement

Better opportunity for Hospitality

High work force

Total Population 442

Cultivation major occupation

Scope for better animal husbandary practices

Strength

LocalResources TourismPotential AnimalHusbandry AgriculturalProduce

Lowworkforce

Weakness

Literacy

Connectivity

Casual wage and animal husbandary

Casual wage

Cultivation

Casual wage and Cutivation

Salaried employment

Cultivation and animal husbandary

“Aim is to prepare a Model Smart Village Development Plan that enables social and economic development while maintaining its innate characteristics”

The basic concept of smart village is to collect community efforts and strength of people from various streams and integrate it with information technology to provide benefits to the rural community. An inclusive village development strategy that integrates the various paradigms of rural area development:

▪ Infrastructure

▪ Social Development

▪ Economic Development

▪ Human Development

▪ Governance

Shift in occupational character of the locals poses a requirement of skill development opportunities to establish economic resilience for the village.

Skill deveolopment centre will ensure the inclusion of marginal workers, and will help on development of local economy and enhance of micro connectivity

Potential for Tourism: The hamlets be linked together and revived to involvement of hospitality sector This primarily includes home-stays located along eco-tourism hotspots leading to Bhadraj mela

Increasing frequency of para transit to the villages from katoda, and further beyond the city by linking proposed warehouse to para transit and tempo logistics

Integration of two Villages: The twin villages have shown a character of dichotomy over time. Hence, for prospective development, they need to mutually benefit each other

Integrated landmarks, increasing the interaction between the villages. major focus on hospital revival and NGO’s promoting rural tourism

Agriculture: Utilizing local agricultural resources through improved irrigation techniques to strengthen livelihood

Strengthening local economy by promoting local markets and handicraft

Co-operative warehouses for agriculture produce, the farmers use storage through the inclusion of warehouse

Connectivity: To improve Para-Transit for villagers in-turn increasing reachability commerce and healthcare

Pop-up market space: location based on existing cricket ground. Marginal workers functions as part of formal economy

Cabin

Three camphouse were proposed along The structures would be prepared from bhotia style rugs can be obtained from the goat village or could be promoted in skill objective of the these nighthouse is to make make the tourists more aware of the local be maintained and operated by the locals organising authority. The pine tree would support.

Camp House Proposed at Low Relief area aand closer to water source

Trek-Link

along the thirteen Km trek path. the localy available timber and the neighbouring villages like the development centre. The main make the trek duration longer and local village tradition. These would locals appointed through the trek would be at the centre would act as

The new trek proposed is a subsidiary of existing ‘Bhadraj’ Trek. The two villages due to promising topography has the chance to increase th tourist footfall increasing the economic activity in the village. also this trek link wil appease the theme of ‘PUNNARUTHHAN’. the trek would start from Koti as the base with three camps along the route to experience the locals hospitality and finally the return would be through Dhalani. the trek organising authority will play a major role as they will pull in the tourists, there co-operation with the villagers will dicide the future course

TREKPATH

BHADRAJ

Bhadraj-Nag-Tibbat Trek MAP

Problem Identification

1. Open Dumping: Waste from temples and festivals accumulate on the edge remains uncleaned.Locals Dump the waste along the edges

2. Traffic Congestion: The route connects the two major junctions, chatrapati sq. and jaitala, further more there is load on these roads due to biweekly market and religious activity.

Survey- to identify along the lake, watching, jwalk, and religious involvement people

identify major activities lake, which included bird jwalk, fishing, cycling religious activities and their in attracting the

Mapping - Pixalated map was prepared based on the survey ouput to identify the space use and its importance based on activities. It helps in identifing the interaction of diferent activities

Space Utilization- Analysing the maps and the existing conditioon proposals were prepared for the poblrms identified that included congestion and open dumping. Dedicated space for activities and parking solutions to decrease congestion

Data Source 29 December 2019 Survey

Redeveloping the edge of sonegaon lake based on the theme of safe and multi activity zone

Artificial Ponds and Docks

Artificial Ponds with depth of 8-10 feet can be used for idol emersion during festivals and as safe pool otherwise. The docks will fascilitate boating and help in increasing fishery. Their purpoes is to increase the contact between people and the environment.

Accessibility is encouraged through ramps with slope of 1:15 and promoting safe and frequent crosswalks and tabletop crossings. The proposal was introduced due to noticable no. of wheelchair users in the neighbourhood though not disabled, mostly elderly people.

Form Based Codes

Form based codes (FBC) is a planning and zoning tool that for regulating development using physical form rather than land use as organizing principle for the code. It can be used to regularise the existing Builtup as the encroachment remains within scale.

SAHAY

the dhaRaVI PRoject

“Designing a 24-hour-running transitional mixed-use space”

The Objective is to develop a place making project that will act as a Centre for change and community empowerment, in the heart of Dharavi, that will be wholly and truly owned by the people there. This will be a project that has the potential to become an umbrella institution for initiating change in Dharavi from within.

Site - The Site for the project is chosen in a matter that it allows for the design to act as an interface between the city and the people of Mumbai. This site selection makes the project accessible to the whole city. Land is a huge commodity in Mumbai and it is important to design the spaces in the most effective and efficient manner as possible.

Open Perfromance designed in such a way urban catalyst in which area, lanscaping and stairs

Open Elevated Deck elevated deck which will and will provide a areal area. This type of development catalytic effect.

Addition of Gallery space

Access and seating

Align Extension of Blocks

Vertical Stacking

Community X City Executives

Perfromance Area : The frontal part is way that it will satisfy theory of which we inculcate the performing stairs acts as seating space.

Deck Area : The space will act as a will function as multipurpose area view of the site and surrounding development will help to benefit the

nuRtuRing neighbouRhood

The Nurturing Neighbourhoods Challenge (NNC) is a three-year effort that intends to pilot and scale strategies to improve public space, mobility, neighborhood design, access to early children services and amenities, and data management across city agencies with Indian cities and their partners. It will also create a platform for city-to-city learning and sharing of best practices.

Primary healthcare centre is the heart of the NNC project, and will be the nucleus around which the other prposals will be centred

1. The firsts proposal is more vibrant and expensive, also most of the proposals are children oriented. the interventions make the place more intresting visually and physically. Special emphasis is given for flooring that is not permeable and the material is soft, where the childrens wont have the risk of getting hurt. the open space in Front of PHC is used for vehicle parking, to avoid that bollards have been prepared to reclaim the area as common place.

2. The proposal is cheap as compared to above proposal, and is more practical as teh coloured flooring may make increase the project estimate. the bollards and seating arrangements are same, with tensile roofing instead of a pergola. the bollards are used as seegregation instead of honeyvomb structured walls

Project Execution

as of Jan 2022

Image of city “MawsynraM”

Mawsynram in the eastern part of Meghalaya in the eastern region of west khasi hill can be defined as having clouds that bridge to heavens, fog that makes you realise of the 90’s movies, rain that comes and clears makes you love the weather. Located at height of 1500-2000m above sea level Mawsynram got the name from historic megaliths found in the region. Mawsynram is famous for highest 11872 mm rainfall during peak rainfall season and making it the highest rainfall region of India it also the wettest place of the earth. The temperature here varies from 15-22-degree Celsius.

The maw of Mawsynram refers to stone, there is a famous cave by the name of Mawjymbuin located nearby, known for its fascinating stalagmites. These take the shape of a ‘Shivlinga’. The people greatly believe in god as the water from stalagmites is used as medicine by villagers. The natural beauty is another plus point of the village surrounded by cloud touching mountains giving you the feelings of isolation from the world.

Majority population in this area are Christian though the people are called ‘khasi” irrespective of their religion. Women hold a special position in the society involved in all type sector. Most shopkeepers are women. There is sluggishness in the village due to low activity. The villages are located at 1400m above sea level and are slightly lower topography as well as from one another. It is a 3hr ride from Guwahati and only bus and taxis work along this route. When arriving the fog could be the major challenge for tourist but is also the scene of awe as this heavy fog makes large boundaries of village restricted to small visible areas, one can only explore in Mawsynram

The houses are compact and gives the feeling of grandness, the 1000 house clusters found have varying heights and are self-sufficient. Due to heavy rainfall people grass as sound proofing material. For tourists there are dormitories and general employment and economy depends on the tourism industries that are regular throughout the year. Root bridge are the major tourist attraction, even double decker bridges could be found. These bridges were formed as a solution to drainage system turning into large rivers within the village, the need to cross the bridge made the khasi and jaintia peoples by aerial roots of rubber fig.

Mawsynram is one of the prime example of effective, cheap response to climate. As the houses have thatch roofs easily available in forest. The rain last from January to September and the construction work is done in this time period of September to December. the thatch itself isn’t able to fight the rain for year, the smoke from within the house acts as the coating for thatch. The government has started supplying thin tin film for people below poverty line.

Having the highest rainfall, drainage of Mawsynram is also has highest natural water drainage capacity. The drainage are all natural and they are formed according to raining condition. Mawsynram is having southern slope and the frequent landslide makes the drainage adaptable for the current rain. The amazing part of these drainage would be its location they are slimmer in top parts and wider as we go down the mountains. These could be due to presence of rocks on higher part of village and soil erosion happening from generation The adaptability of these drainage systems to the rain makes it ready to face challenges.

Thank You

Refrences:

Prof. Sheuli Mitra, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Urban & Regional Planning School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal e-mail- sheulimitra@spabhopal.ac.in

Prof. Kshama Puntambekar, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Urban & Regional Planning School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal e-mail- kshama@spabhopal.ac.in

Prof. Kakoli Saha, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Urban & Regional Planning School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal e-mail- kakolisaha@spabhopal.ac.in