The incremental development scheme, Hyderabad : is it a successful alternative to illegal land subdivision? | |
| Author | Khan, Mohammad Azhar |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.HS-90-08 |
| Subject(s) | Land use, Urban--Pakistan--Hyderabad Housing--Pakistan--Hyderabad |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. HS-90-08 |
| Abstract | In its efforts to provide shelter to the low income group, the Hyderabad Development Authority launched the incremental development scheme in the year 1986. This scheme drew its inspiration from the failure of the formal sector approaches and the success of the informal sector approaches to shelter . Basically it is a sites and services scheme, the only difference being the inclusion of the component of targeting. Only those families are considered eligible for a plot, who bring their family and belongings to the reception area of the scheme. The reception area consists of a two room accommodation. The initial package of the shelter is a 80 sq .yd. plot with provision of water through public stand post. The residents are expected to arrange for the remaining services incrementally through community participation. Houses are to be constructed through self help while maintaining the possession of the plot. If the plot is found vacant, it may be liable to cancellation and plot preallotted to another applicant. The scheme proved successful in the sense that the scheme got habited very fast, but a long H the illegal land subdivision also grew. In a period of 4 years, 56 households settled in the Illegal land subdivision despite the available option of the incremental development scheme (IDS). The research revealed that there were some lacunaes in the process of accessibility of t he plots and their retention by the beneficiaries as adopted and imposed by the HDA. The IDS had a fixed size of plot, whereas, the people wanted choice in t he size of plot. They also wanted t he choice of location of plot to satisfy their sense of clustering inethinic groups. The condition to LIVE AND BUILD was also not acceptable to some people. They wanted to BUILD AND THEN SHIFT. The condition of live and build resulted in the living of the family in a make shift hut for some time, which came into conflict with the social norms of the residents. To make the IDS a more successful scheme, the HDA will have to induct more flexibility in its process and terms and conditions. It will have to provide an option for a range of plot sizes and also provide the option to chose one's location of plot. The demand of relaxing the condition of living on the plot right from the first day, merits consideration and should be accomodated by the HDA by allowing the applicants to remain in the reception area till they have constructed their house to a respectable stage. The above amendments will increase the effectiveness of the scheme thereby providing a more successful alternative to illegal land subdivisions. |
| Year | 1990 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. HS-90-08 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Human Settlement (HS) |
| Chairperson(s) | Kioe-Sheng, Yap |
| Examination Committee(s) | Weber, Karl E. ;Amin, A.T.M. Nurul ;Archer, Raymon W. |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA); |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1990 |