EIA Executive Summary - Civic Centre -Delhi

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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PROJECT DESCRlPTION

The Civic Centre is a complex of multistoried buildings, which comprises of four six-storey building blocks and one 28-storey tower block. The complex is functionally segregated into distinct zone of institutional and commercial office activity with about 50 % of the space designated for institutional activity and 50 % of the space designated for commercial activity.

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The institutional activity proposed for the complex includes offices of MCD. The legislative and executive wing of the top hierarchy of MCD would occupy two of the six storey and half of the twcnty-eight storey tower block. Commercial office and cultural activities have been proposed on the remaining area. One six-storey block would host different cultural activities and the reminder floor space; half of the twenty eight-storey blocks and one six-storey block would be available as COllli1lercialarea. The cultural block would incorporate a 1000 seater auditorium, a !,20,000 volume library, 2000 sq. m of art gallery, a museums and a 1500 person capacity banquet hall. Areas for restaurants, banks, communication center, travel agencies and other support services would also be provided within the complex. The average area of the typical floor in multistoried block is approximately 2800 sq. m and that of a six-storey block is approximately 1000 sq. m. The configuration of the floor space permits use of one consolidated space or partition into smaller modules. The floors are so configured that accessibility to the circulation core is never more than 25 m of walking distance. The circulation cores have adequate toilets, requisite fire escapes. The maximum wall-to-wall depth is 20 m in the six storey blocks and 18 m in the tower block to ensures adequate daylight and minimize artificial lighting need. To ensure that the complex remains alive after non1lal working hours, commercial, entertainment and community facilities fOnTISa part of the complex. Building is further planned to segregate vehicular and pedestrian traffic, as well as business and casual traffic through landscaping and traffic planning. The complex offers parking spaces for 2500 vehicles distriouted in three level oasement-parking zones. with adequate entry point and spacious bays. Along with the proper building concept and emphasis on the energy conservation, the complex has been planned as a non-handicapping, barrier free enviroTU1lent,with special arrangement for physically disabled. The need for the project arises with the declaration of the old town hall building at Chandni Chowk as heritage building. The new Civic Centre was planned to accommodate the existing staff and to cater to the increasing requirement of MCD. The estimated cost for the project is approximately Rs. 545 crore excluding land cost. The project would be partially financed from

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the loan by National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) and partially from the impress received ITomthe sale of commercial spaces.

The project will be implemented over a span of 36 months, the detailed implementation schedule is provided in Table 2.1.

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TABLE 2.1: PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE 2008 I. ~~~f~I.

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HV AC installation

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SITE LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION

The proposed Civic Centre is located in New Delhi, at the intersection of Jawahar Lal Nehm Marg and Minto road, opposite to Delhi Stock Exchange building. The site is bounded on the 4 sides up in the immediate vicinity by the following: East: The eastern fringe of the site is bounded by Waqf board land and M.T.N.L. building adjacent to the Waqf board land. G. B. Pant hospital, Zakir Hussain College and LNJP Narain hospital are other major sensitive receptors in a range of 500 to 700 m from the site. River Yamuna is at a distance of 3 km from the site in eastern direction. West: Vivekananda road (Minto road) is towards the west of the site. New Delhi Railway Station (750 m), Police station (l00 m) and MCD Dispensary (200 m) are other sensitive receptors in western direction. Delhi Ridge is at a distance of 2.5 kilometer from the site in western direction. North: Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg runs along the northern boundary of the site. Ram Lila Ground and wholesale markets of Old Delhi are further North at a distance of about 3 km from the site. Solith: In the immediate vicinity of the site in southern direction is CPWD hostel, Tagore hostels and Press enclave. Institutional area of ITO, which houses irilportant offices as World Health Organization (WHO), Bureau of Indian Standards, Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Income Tax Offices. Sale Tax Office is in the radius of 2 Km trom the site. Cultural hub comprising of Lalit Kala Academy. Mandi House. Sri Ram Centre, FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) Auditorium are other important landmarks on the southern side of the site. t' """'-'. t~ ; i .

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FIGURE 2.1: LOCATIONMAPOF PROJECT

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