WP 6 Low Emission Lifestyles Communication and Participation Strategies

Report Paper

Walkable City Hyderabad

Status Report (July 2013)

By Nexus Institute for Cooperation Management and Interdisciplinary Research

nexus
Institute for Cooperation Management and Interdisciplinary Research
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10585 Berlin
Germany
Registration Court: Berlin-Charlottenburg HRB 96110
Managing Director: Dr. Hans-Liudger Dienel
Contact: Dr. Angela Jain
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jain@nexusinstitut.de

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Content
Summary..................................................................................................................................... 3
1.

Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 3

2.

Stakeholder Analysis ........................................................................................................... 4

3.

Student Projects within Indo-German Exchange Program ................................................. 4

4.

Expert Workshop Walkable City Hyderabad ................................................................... 5

5.

Steps towards a Pedestrian Policy ...................................................................................... 7

6.

Citizens Exhibition Right of Way Right to Stay at Begum Bazaar ................................ 8

7.

Centre for Pedestrian Infrastructure and Planning (CPIP) ................................................ 10

8.

Students Design Competition Walkable Hyderabad ..................................................... 11

Summary
This Status Report on the project Walkable City Hyderabad summarizes the
participatory activities conducted from 2010 to 2013: Realization of students projects within
an Indo-German student exchange program in September 2010; Expert Workshop Walkable
City Hyderabad including a field trip in September 2010; various activities towards the
implementation of a pedestrian policy in Hyderabad; Citizens Exhibition Right of Way
Right to Stay in January 2013; Inauguration of the Centre for Pedestrian Infrastructure and
Planning in February 2013; initiation of the students design competition Talk the Walk
Walkable Hyderabad in February 2013. It also gives an overview of the still ongoing
processes and activities.
Previous participatory activities in the field of traffic and transport in Hyderabad have
identified the situation of pedestrians as one of the key issues. Walking is still a very
important mode of moving in the city, but interferes with other uses of space, such as
motorized traffic, parking, street vending and service provision in the streets. These multiple
claims to open space evolve in daily dynamic processes of negotiation that ultimately result
in a displacement of those who are in the weakest position. Although the modal share of
pedestrians is 40 to 50% they have no voice and no political backing. Moreover, a missing
pedestrian infrastructure reduces the safety of pedestrians and leads to a high number of
traffic accidents. As walking is yet the most eco-friendly form of mobility and a crucial factor
for an efficient public transportation system and a livable city, the Walkable City Hyderabad
project activities aimed to integrate the citizens perspectives on the traffic and transportation
system into the public discourse and to initiate a broad communication and collaboration
process among citizens, civil society organizations, local policy makers and authorities.

1. Introduction
Under the project Walkable City Hyderabad several stakeholders of civil society, cultural
institutions, universities and consultancies have gathered to promote a sustainable and
integrated traffic and transportation development in Hyderabad with a special focus on
pedestrians and walkability. The activities are part of the Sustainable Hyderabad Project and
have been initiated by nexus Institute (Berlin, Germany) and the PTV Group (Karlsruhe,
Germany). Previous activities in the field of traffic and transport in Hyderabad in 2009,
namely the Citizens` Exhibition Ready to move..?! in Tarnaka, a conference that formulated
a Citizens` Charter on Urban Transport and an accompanying Online-Discussion Forum
identified safe pedestrian mobility as one of the citys key issues.
In Hyderabad, with its already approximately seven million inhabitants, a high percentage of
travel is done by walking, mainly because a big proportion of the population is too poor to
afford motorized or even public transport. But walking has become increasingly difficult in
recent days. Pedestrian space has been converted into road space in order to accommodate
the constantly rising number of vehicles in Hyderabad: In 2008, there were a total of 2.4
Million vehicles and is projected to reach 7.4 Million by 2025. The sole prioritization of
motorized vehicular traffic has left the pedestrians with virtually no space along the busy
arterials of the city. Walking along and crossing of these arterials has become life
threatening, especially for the elderly, disabled, women and children. Several fatal accidents
with pedestrians happen every week. Consequently, those who can choose their mode of
transportation have been discouraged from walking. This trend is supported by the

decentralization and expansion of the city: Increased trip distances have made nonmotorized modes of transportation unfeasible. Still, public transportation has a significant
share of the total trips and walking is essential for the use of this mode of transportation. But
this fact has not been adequately recognized in the current layout of the transit system.
In this context, the project activities of Walkable City Hyderabad aimed to:
o analyze and present the perspectives of individuals that use the open space in
different ways (lorry and rickshaw drivers, street vendors, waste pickers, merchants,
retailers, residents, visitors, customers, traffic policemen, transportation agencies)
o map the relevant actors, especially of the civil society sector
o map the responsibilities in planning and infrastructure of pedestrian and related
facilities
o include the perspectives of civil society groups, practitioners and academia in the
planning and management of a traffic system
o investigate the solutions proposed by experts to make Hyderabad a walkable city
o raise awareness regarding the declining options for non-motorized transport,
especially walking and cycling.

2. Stakeholder Analysis
The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HDMA), Greater Hyderabad Municipal
Corporation (GHMC), their common subcommittee Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority
(UMTA) and for the enforcement of regulation local traffic police have been identified by
nexus as particularly important stakeholders for footpaths on the local level of public
authorities. Above those local institutions there is Andhra Pradesh Roads and Building
Department, which is generally responsible for the building and maintenance of roads in the
state. In consequence, this situation is giving rise to overlapping of functions and spatial and
functional fragmentation1 especially when it comes to traffic issues in general. Within the
civil society sector there are also different organizations dealing with transport and traffic, but
as the most important stakeholder the Right to Walk Foundation (R2W) has to be named.
After its establishment in 2005 and under the leadership of its president and founder, Ms.
Kanthimathi Kannan, R2W started different activities to raise public awareness and pressure
on local authorities at the same time.
The conducted activities in the field of walkability comprise several student projects realized
within an Indo-German student exchange program, an expert workshop with a field trip, a
citizens exhibition at Begum Bazaar, the planning and inauguration of a Centre for
Pedestrian Infrastructure and Planning (CPIP), a students design competition and various
policy implementation efforts.

3. Student Projects within Indo-German Exchange Program

As central pillar of the educational and capacity building activities within the project
Walkable City Hyderabad an Indo-German student exchange program has been initiated.
Between September 23rd-30th in 2010, 18 students from the TU Berlin led by Gnter Nest of
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Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JJNURM): Hyderabad City Development Plan,
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the Habitat Forum Berlin and 12 students from the Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine
Arts University (JNAFA) took part in a 7-days workshop to analyze and promote walkability in
Hyderabad.
The TU Berlin students participated in a preparation seminar during summer term 2010,
where they studied relevant urban issues in Hyderabad and worked out space strategies
fostering information around and participation in urban (planning) processes. These
preliminary studies helped to strengthen the understanding of the students that urban
processes are products of the interactions, at various levels, of different population groups,
and that the involvement of and communication among as many and varied stakeholders as
possible is essential in planning and/or management processes. The students chose three
local areas to focus on within their fieldwork: Abids' crossing and Siddam Bazaar Road, both
in Hyderabad's downtown, as well as the Musi River's portion comprised within Chadarghat
Old Bridge/Railway Bridge and Purana Pul Bridge.
During the 7-days workshop, the Indian and German students took part in a heritage walk, in
a city tour with focus on current development sites (hi-tec city, ring road) and in a bus tour to
the rural areas surrounding Hyderabad. Further, the students were shown different dams and
tanks and got to talk to Maheep Singh Thapar, the Managing Director & Principal Consultant
of a central urban and regional planning company in Hyderabad that works on the citys
master plans. Next to these activities the students conducted fieldwork within their chosen
area, studying the sites physical and social characteristics with special focus on traffic and
transportation needs and priorities as well as on the pedestrian situation. Research methods
included the mapping of existing built structures, circulations and activities, rhythm-analyses
of the passage/commuting of people and surveys to identify various social and professional
groups that use the spaces.
In order to present and discuss the workshop results with
experts in the respective field, the students guided and
moderated a field trip to two different sites as part of the
expert workshop Walkable Hyderabad organized by
nexus Institute and PTV. Moreover, the students
prepared and realized a performance in public space to
promote walkability and pedestrian rights and to raise the
citizens awareness of the issue. During the performance
the students wheeled two decorated push carts on the
streets of Hyderabad and on the campus of JNAFA with the aim to get people to reflect upon
the state of the street space in Hyderabad and the citizens ways of using public space.
To evaluate and discuss the gained experience and knowledge during the workshop, the TU
Berlin students participated in a follow-up seminar. The results of the workshop were
exhibited under coordination of Habitat Forum Berlin, on occasion of the Asia Pacific Weeks
2011 in Berlin.

4. Expert Workshop Walkable City Hyderabad

As a follow-up to the previous activities nexus Institute, PTV and the cooperation partners
Right to Walk Foundation Hyderabad, JNAFAU and Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad conducted

an expert workshop for the discussion of immediate and sustainable solutions related to the
improvement of the situation for pedestrians in several places around Hyderabad. The
workshop took place on September 30th 2010 at a seminar hall of the School of Planning and
Architecture of JNAFAU in Hyderabad. The participating 14 experts were important actors or
stakeholders that are involved in organising and regulating the traffic and transport systems
in Hyderabad. Due to the different backgrounds of the experts, among them GHMC
commissioners as well as high representatives of private companies and public institutions,
various viewpoints on approaches concerning the improvement of walkability have fostered
the discussions and have spurred the finding of appropriate solutions. The proceedings
integrated a variety of links between walking and using other transport modes and purposes
such as heritage walks.
The aim of the expert workshop was to improve the situation for pedestrians at the policy
level and to discuss possible solutions model wise for selected places (pilot projects). It was
envisioned to agree upon the implementation of model-footpaths and/ or a pedestrian zone.
The workshop day started with a brief introduction and presentation of the program, followed
by a field trip to several locations where pedestrians face severe problems. At these sites
students from TU Berlin (under coordination of Prof. Dr. G. Nest, Urban Planning and
Architecture) and JNAFAU (under coordination of Prof. S. Kumar, Department of Planning
and Architecture) presented the respective situations and discussed them with the experts
and researchers. The places and themes which have been chosen for the expert workshop
included:
- Jawahrlal Nehru Road (Mosque area) / Begum Bazar: Pedestrian Crossing and
Pedestrian Zone;
- Abids Road / Sultan Bazar: Pedestrian Crossing and Pedestrian Zone;
- Lakdikapul Road / Public Garden Road: Heritage Walk and
- Tarnaka Ward: Way to school for students.
After a joint lunch, the workshop participants returned
to the seminar hall at JNAFAU were a panel
discussion took place. At this point, different actors
and agencies presented their perspectives and
opinions on the general state of the traffic and
transport system and discussed possible solutions
concerning the pedestrian situation in Hyderabad,
especially for the visited sites. The panel discussion
also focused on the historical grown traffic and
transportation network, its links to public infrastructure (e.g. bus stations, traffic lights etc.),
the responsibility of different actors (e.g. companies, government, citizens etc.), methods to
raise public awareness concerning pedestrian rights and possible ways to contribute for and
cooperate within the aim for a better walkability. A joint dinner followed the intense afternoon
session and offered the participants the possibility to further intensify the dialogue and
strengthen the cooperation.
The well-attended workshop with its lively discussions provided encouragement for taking the
next step. That is to approach the bodies responsible for planning, building and maintenance

of sidewalks and to identify potential stretches where model pedestrian infrastructures can be
built and evaluated.

5. Steps towards a Pedestrian Policy

In order to enhance the awareness concerning the walkability of Hyderabad improvements of
the infrastructure for pedestrians will first have to be implemented and monitored on an
exemplary (temporary) basis. In combination, a participative decision making process is
envisioned to include the citizens perspectives into the design and planning of pedestrians
facilities (e.g. Planning Cell / Citizens Report etc.). The results of such a process shall
demonstrate how these exemplary improvements are assessed and adopted by the users
and how such approaches can be transferred and implemented on a larger scale (planning,
building, and maintenance). However, it has been difficult to get an official mandate for this
kind of participatory process because a general lack of awareness among politics and
administration can be observed regarding the needs of pedestrians.
In April 2011 the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) introduced a special
cell to deal with pedestrians problems.2 Moreover, GHMC officials, attended by the Right to
Walk Foundation (R2W) and other NGOs, also encouraged a comprehensive pedestrian
policy. The policy is said to comprise a general widening of roads and footpaths including
standardized designs, barriers wherever necessary, standard height, and other aspects as
well as regulations regarding encroachment by parked vehicles and hawkers.3 In September
2011 GHMC decided to start a pilot program with model footpaths in five roads with a total
length of 100 km. The selected roads were Road No.11 & 12 Banjara Hills, Road No.36
Jubilee Hills, opposite Salar Jung Museum and Himayatnagar. 4 In order to prove the
convenience of the new pavements R2W has conducted a walkability survey at Road No. 36
Jubilee Hills. The results of this survey laid the foundation for future research and
complemented further actions within the project.
In April 2012, the R2W foundation in cooperation with the Consumers Association of India
(CAI) and Vadaa, a NGO based in Hyderabad, organized a Walkability Dialogue which was
attended by several government officers and GHMC commissioners. Subsequent to the
Walkability Dialogue the project team was requested by GHMC commissioners to take part
in the development of a Pedestrian Policy. The idea is to develop a Walking Guideline for
Hyderabad that includes necessary regulations for the building of sidewalks and that
predominantly addresses authorities, planners, architects and property owners. It should
serve as normative as well as practical guide line that enhances activities towards a
sustainable pedestrian infrastructure. The Delhi Pedestrian Design Guidelines are a good
and comprehensive best practice example for such a binding determination of all general
measures concerning the way of building sidewalks.

http://hyderabad-india-online.com/2011/04/ghmc-new-cell-pedestrians/
http://www.slocat.net/news/560
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http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/article2461716.ece
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6. Citizens Exhibition Right of Way Right to Stay at Begum Bazaar5

Begum Bazaar, is a historical wholesale
market area and lively marketplace in
Hyderabad, a place with little open space
but ever increasing traffic. In January 2013
the Citizens exhibition Right of Way Right
to Stay was set up for two days at a stage
in the middle of the busy market area, open
and visible for everyone. It attracted
approximately 200 visitors in two days. This
public intervention aimed to reactivate and
widen the existing debate about how to deal
with the scarcity of open space and the role of traffic and transportation in the area.
Moreover, it was intended to raise the awareness among citizens for perspectives of others
and interdependencies between actors, to create coherence across social barriers by
addressing a politically neutral topic, to promote freedom of public speech and to physically
unite people from different backgrounds in a situation beyond their daily working-living
relationships. The exhibition was developed by Tobias Kuttler, in cooperation with Dr. Angela
Jain and Dr. Bhaskar Poldas.
The citizens exhibition focused on Open Space as a category of daily negotiation and
potential conflict between users with different requirements related to space. Amongst
others, the daily spatial negotiation evolves mainly around two types of uses: Street vending
(in mobile and immobile forms) and transportation (moving and stationery traffic; goods
transportation). Both of these uses shape the character of Begum Bazaar to a large part. As
Hyderabad has profoundly changed in the last twenty years, literature suggests that street
vending as well as traffic has increased in the city in this period of time. Even more important
is that the character of traffic has changed from unmotorized transportation (mainly
pedestrians, cycles, cycle rickshaws) to motorized modes (auto rickshaws, two-wheelers,
cars). The exhibition tried to reveal whether and how these macro-level changes have
affected the organization of space in Begum Bazaar and how these changes are perceived
by different actors. The exhibition further asked whether these changes have advantaged or
disadvantaged actors in the daily negotiation about space.
In order to understand the local context, such as the rhythms of everyday life of the people
and the role of social hierarchies and religion in the area, a two-month period of observation,
analysis and documentation was conducted by a project member. After this period, twelve
different groups of actors have been identified that either directly use and work in the open
space (e.g. rickshaw and lorry drivers, street vendors, bicycle rickshaw drivers, waste
pickers), that have indirect influence on open space (wholesale merchants, retailers,
transportation agencies, residents, visitors, customers) or are further relevant in the particular
space context (e.g. children and juveniles, women, elderly). Subsequently, 31 interviews with
individuals of the particular groups have been conducted. The duration of the interviews

See also: Jain, A., Kuttler, T. (2013). Local action in Urban Open spaces of Hyderabad. In press.

ranged from ten minutes up to three hours. The interviews were mostly conducted in either
Telugu or Hindi, making the company of a reliable translator a perquisite for successful
communication. The interviews did not only aim for a better understanding of the local
problems and possible solutions, but for the creation of an atmosphere of mutual respect,
reliability and trust between the local actor and the interviewing project team. The interviews
covered topics such as a persons working history in relation to Begum Bazaar; his or her
immediate use of the space and its development due to changes in demographics, nature of
business, transportation, etc.; his/her requirements on the use of the space; his/her
perspectives on traffic and transportation; conflicts and problems as well as his/her ideas and
visions for the future. Eleven of the interviewed individuals decided to participate in the
citizens exhibition and to present excerpts of their interviews along with a photo of
themselves in their living and working environment. The selection of those contents and their
arrangement was closely coordinated with the interviewed individuals in several meetings.
The Citizens exhibition Right of Way
Right to Stay was than inaugurated
in a public event on January 24th 2013
together with GHMC cooperator of
Begum Bazaar Shanker Yadav, and
Ward Committee members. Tobias
Kuttler inaugurated the exhibition on
behalf of nexus institute and the
Sustainable Hyderabad project. The
group
of
visitors
was
very
heterogeneous and lively discussions
were initiated. In order to improve the
accessibility of the exhibition, especially
for illiterate and physically challenged
people, there was an audio guide
available for all visitors. After visiting
the exhibition each visitor was invited to
provide more suggestions for the
improvement of Begum Bazaar.
The overall feedback towards the exhibition and the whole participation process was positive.
The process and the public intervention have reactivated the existing debate on the traffic
and transport situation and embraced new actors and perspectives. Participants represented
in the exhibition received mementos by the cooperator and ward committee members. Their
reactions and feedback indicated that the collaboration with the project team was perceived
as a good experience and as a personal success.
The Citizens` exhibition Right of Way Right to Stay should be considered as a very first
step of civic involvement and community building in Begum Bazaar. The gathered
perspectives and perceptions by various actors on Begum Bazaar helped achieving a deep
understanding for the daily lives and social relations of actors in and the organization of
public space. Local actors have been put in a position where they could freely express their
thoughts and opinions on different matters of personal and public life and were encouraged
to think about prevailing difficulties and solution strategies. Further, the citizens exhibition

has been once again displayed at the occasion of the final conference of the Megacity
Project, February 16th 2013 at Zoroastrian Club, Secunderabad, where it caught the
attention of city government officials. One of them agreed to a site visit with the project team
and a local actor.

7. Centre for Pedestrian Infrastructure and Planning (CPIP)

In 2009, the Walkable Hyderabad Consortium has been established by concerned citizens,
researchers, social activists and professionals to address the growing neglect of pedestrian
needs in the public sphere. In this initiative partners joined hands whose work and impact
has been recognized nationally as well as internationally. The consortium is a collaborative
network of organizations that have come together to involve in discourse related to the
documentation, survey, research, planning, advocacy, awareness, community outreach and
professional services in the areas of pedestrian infrastructure and public spaces usage. Its
members include: Goethe Zentrum, Hyderabad; Indian National Trust for Art and cultural
Heritage (INTACH), Hyderabad; The Right to Walk Foundation/ Hyderabad; Nexus Institute/
Berlin; The PTV group/ Karlsruhe; The Indian Institute of Architects (IIA), A.P Chapter/
Hyderabad; Institute of Town Planners India (ITPI), A.P Chapter/ Hyderabad; Karmayog
Hyderabad and Heritage Conservation Initiative Consultancy (HCIC)/ Hyderabad.
In order to expand on the previous activities and to foster further projects and cooperation
the Walkable Hyderabad Consortium in collaboration with the School of Planning &
Architecture (SPA/ JNIAS) came forward to establish a Centre for Pedestrian Infrastructure
and Planning (CPIP) at JNIAS, Secunderabad. The purpose of this centre is to impart
training, conduct research and related activities for students and professionals leading to
capacity building in pedestrian infrastructure and usage of public spaces. It is further to
develop pedagogical material to be used as part of the curriculum at JNIAS School of
Planning & Architecture (SPA), and in due course, at institutes across India. The CPIP will
become a forum that provides a physical location
to host all initiatives related to pedestrian rights
and issues in the city. The centre is foreseen to
set up a permanent exhibition/ laboratory open to
the public, to establish a library and database
centre for information related to the centres
activities, to develop training, certificate and
degree programs and to organize public events.
A coordination committee will manage the centre,
thus be responsible for decision making involved
in day-to-day activities, be responsible for
financial planning and provide outreach to the
public and to institutions. It will be composed of
the chairman Dr. Pramod S. Shinde, Director,
JNIAS SPA, the convenor Ms. Kantimati
Kanan, President, Right 2 Walk Foundation and 9
more regular members.
The inauguration of the CPIP took place on
February 15th 2013 at the School of Planning &

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Architecture (SPA) at JNIAS in Secunderabad. The public event started with an opening
ceremony. Ms. Amita Desai, Executive Director of the Goethe Institute, presented the
Walkable Hyderabad Consortium followed by a screening of short films, documentaries and
case studies highlighting the need for pedestrian infrastructure and the plight of pedestrians
by the students of the University of Hyderabad and Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences.
Further, representatives of nexus Institute and PTV Group presented the technical
collaboration for CPIP. The formal inauguration of CPIP was announced by the lighting of the
lamp by Prof. D. Swaminadhan, President, JNIAS along with Chief Guest, Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c.
Konrad Hagedorn, Head of Division of Resource Economics, Humboldt-Universitt zu Berlin
followed by Mrs. Ch. Sujatha Gangadhar, Registrar, JNIAS and other invited dignitaries. A
Statement of Intent was signed by the representatives of the participating partners followed
by different speeches on the purpose and goals of the CPIP. The first activity of the CPIP is
to carry out a students design competition titled Talk the Walk for architecture students.
Thus as final part of the inauguration event, the students competition was announced and
the posters released. The inaugural session concluded with a visit to the CPIP facility at
SPA, JNIAS by all the members of CPIP and other participants and followed by High tea.
The first meeting of the CPIP Coordination Committee was held on February 19th 2013 at
CPIP, SPA JNIAS, Secunderabad. Attendees included: Dr. Pramod S. Shinde (Director
JNIAS SPA, Chairman CC); Ms.Ch. Sujatha Gangadhar (CA, Registrar, JNIAS); Ms.
Kantimati Kanan (President, Right 2 Walk Foundation, Convenor); Mr. Tobias Kuttler (nexus,
Berlin); Ms. Tanja Schaefer (PTV Group); Ms. Amita Desai (Director, Gothe Zentrum,
Hyderabad); Ar. R. Nitin Sinha (Conservation Professional, HCIC); Er. Phani Gopal (Faculty
SPA JNIAS); Mr. Bhaskar Poldas (nexus, Berlin) and students from offices of Ar. Shankar
Narayanan & Ar. V. Narsimham. The committee deliberated on the further set up of the
centre (e.g. bank account, financial issues etc.), its dissemination (e.g. PhD research
program, integration of master theses etc.), its public relations (e.g. brochures, website,
posters, social media portal etc.) and specific activities (e.g. design competition, traveling
exhibition, scientific symposia). As a result of the meeting, an activity timeframe until
February 2014 was created.

8. Students Design Competition Walkable Hyderabad

As a first activity, the Centre for Pedestrian Infrastructure and
Planning (CPIP) of the School of Planning & Architecture of
JNIAS, Hyderabad announced an architectural competition titled
Talk the Walk- Walkable Hyderabad for all architecture, design
and planning students of the twin cities of Hyderabad and
Secunderabad. The participants are required to prepare a design
case study for the stretch from Lakdi-ka-pul to Mahavir Hospital
Junction, as a site that evokes memories of the past, draw
attention to the current crisis and explore creative visions for a
safe, healthy and environment friendly future of pedestrians in
Hyderabad. The competition is to identify the demands, needs,
requirements, existing practices and problems faced by
pedestrians on the selected case-study stretch. Using the theme
of a Walkable Hyderabad the participants are invited to prepare an informative architectural
case study based on the needs of the pedestrians and their interface with urban transport.

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The three best contributions will be awarded prize money: 1st Prize Rs.15000, 2nd Prize
Rs. 7000, 3rd & 4th Prizes Rs. 3000 each. In order to assure a high quality of the
contributions, a site visit with experts held on April 21st 2013 and an orientation seminar held
on April 24th 2013 have been organized. The deadline for submissions was June 17th 2013
which was later extended. On August 14th, the design proposal were presented at the School
of Planning and Architecture at JNIAS, in presence of Sri Krishna Babu, commissioner
GHMC and several other dignitaries.

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