by mnasawp | Nov 28, 2017 | Najafgarh Drain, Supplementary Drain, Urban Design
Around the world, especially in developing countries such as India, cities are struggling to meet the needs of expanding populations. If current patterns of urban and economic growth persist, it is estimated that by 2025 the number of urban households living in... by mnasawp | Dec 14, 2016 | Najafgarh Drain, Strategic Plan, Urban Design
The condition of Delhi’s urban waterways is the result of 150 years of policy and planning that has severed the relation between the city and its water. The rehabilitation of Delhi’s waterways requires an holistic approach that considers all of the city’s systems in... by mnasawp | Nov 28, 2016 | Delhi NCT, Najafgarh Drain, Urban Design
Envisioning the Najafgarh Drain as the Najafgarh Sahibi River. Connecting green infrastructure in adjacent areas to create a green corridor. Critical nodes connecting components of green infrastructure. Typologies that are evaluated based on pollution type, soil... by mnasawp | Nov 28, 2016 | Najafgarh Drain, Urban Design
As one of the most continuous linear systems of undeveloped space in the city, Delhi’s urban waterways are a contested territory. A shortage of land in the urban core, combined with opportunistic infrastructure planning, has led to the layering of multiple... by mnasawp | Nov 8, 2016 | Najafgarh Drain, Urban Design
The region of Hastsal is home to some of the densest JJ communities of Delhi. As a result, the area suffers many problems unique to its heavily cramped population. The area is serviced by extremely limited public programming, including schools, health clinics, police... by mnasawp | Nov 8, 2016 | Najafgarh Drain, Urban Design
The Najafgarh Agricultural Parks connect Delhi’s agricultural periphery to the metropolitan core, while using the Najafgarh Drain as an axis for productive ecologies. By linking agriculture with urbanity the parks help create a city-wide framework of production and,... 
