Tenth CSE Media Fellowships: JNNURM and Indian cities: misguided mission or reform blueprint?

Anil has proposed to report on the sanitation situations of Lucknow and Kanpur along with the deteriorating state of drinking water in these cities. Apart from that, he wanted to have a broad report on status of JNNURM. The jury also came up with some interesting ideas which would bring to light the difference in the sanitation ratings of Kanpur and Lucknow. The jury also put in a proposal for a short report on Varanasi, the oldest inhabited city in the world.

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• CSE - Money spent.doc

• CSE - Several highways would be ready in 6 months.doc

• CSE - Uttar Pradesh to have parking policy.doc

Biswajeet wants to do a detailed series of reports on the implementation of JNNURM in Kanpur and Lucknow in terms of water supply, sanitation and sewerage. The jury wanted him also to consider the variability in the sanitation ratings in the two cities.

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• Article -4.pdf

• Article -5.pdf

• Article -6.pdf

• Article -7.pdf

• dailypioneer.com/278809/Planning-commission-stalls-the-proposal-for-JNNURM.html

• dailypioneer.com/281643/Garbage-pit-to-lay-Dussehri-trees-to-waste-rue-villagers.html

• dailypioneer.com/282600/Kanpur-reeling-under-severe-water-crisis-despite-rain.html

• news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20100912/1585868.html

Biswendu put forth to write on  the various stages of JNNURM activities and projects in Agartala, their implementation etc. Some interesting story ideas such as a critique of the mobility plan, an overview on formal transport vs informal transport, a report on the urban poor and a broader picture on the state of water and sewage in the city was proposed by the jury.

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Ketan wants to write on the BRTS in Ahmedabad and Surat’s management of habitats for urban poor. The marketing strategy for the Ahmedabad BRTS was suggested as a new angle for his reports.

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• Article, Chitralekha-11?10?2010.pdf

• Article, Chitralekha-13-9-2010.pdf

• Article, Chitralekha-6?9?2010

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Manish wants to write a series of reports on the BRTS in Ahmedabad. The Jury also suggested to include to study Surat report on key urban concerns and issues emerging in that city.

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• Article 1, epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp

• Article 2, epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp

• Article 3, epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp

• Article 4, epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp

• Article 5, epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp

Radheshyam is interested in taking up the issue of transport, water and sewerage in four JNNURM cities of Maharashtra, namely Greater Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, and Nanded.  The jury also suggested a report bringing the mosaic picture of the human interest and off-the-beaten-track stories such as the changing traffic culture of these cities in Maharashtra, and what impacts the coming of migrant populations or communities may be having on this culture. A report on BRTS and public transport was also welcomed by the jury.

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• Article 1, As Cities.pdf

• Article 2, BRTS.pdf

• Article 3, Jnnurm cities

• Article 4, Of excess supply

• Article 5, How Pune(3).pdf

• Article 7, Wake-up.pdf

Sathish wants to inspect the credibility of the claims made under JNNURM in Bangalore, especially in the areas of water and wastewater management. A few interesting ideas which came up were : Bangalore’s profitable bus system, what's the secret?, congestion on the roads, the reasons and the proposed solutions, the fight for metro and the underlying reasons.

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• Article 1, JNNURM-1-Aug 26.pdf

• Article 2, JNNURM-1-Aug 30.pdf

• Article 3, Jnnurm-story-bsup.pdf

• www.deccanherald.com/content/91503/borewell-stands-elusive-cauvery.html

Shibu wants to highlight the state of implementation of JNNURM programmes in Kochi. Besides which  the Jury proposed an investigation and report on the bus vs Metro debate. A study and report on the surface water transport systems in Kochi and  a report on the management of Kochi’s bus system were amongst the other suggestions.

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• Article 1, 7ex1.pdf

• Article 2, 10ex1.pdf

Urvashi wants to focus on Jaipur and Ajmer and report on the concerns and issues related to water in these cities. Along side were some other proposals from the jury which encouraged her to look at the transport management in Jaipur, the condition of the old buses vis-a vie the new comfertable low floored buses from the public perspective, and information on initiatives to recharge the Mansagar lake. 

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• Article, Urvashi-1.pdf

• Article, Urvashi-2.pdf

• Article, Urvashi-3.pdf

• Article, Urvashi-4.pdf

• Article, Urvashi-5.pdf

• Article, Urvashi-6.pdf

• Article, Urvashi-7.pdf

• Article, Urvashi-8.pdf

Veena wants to report on the public transport and water management issues in Bhopal. A story on the city’s lakes was recommended by the jury. Bhopal offers an interesting example of people and authorities working in cooperation in the area of recovery of public space. The jury was also keen on a story on the cooperation.

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• Article, Talabo ki 1.pdf

• Article, Talabo ki 2.pdf

• Article, Talabo ki 3.pdf

• Article, Aabadi.pdf

• Article, Population.pdf