Uploaded on 2014-10-18 by Srijanaa

Delhi over the years has grown both vertically and horizontally and the horizontal expansion has lead to its urban limits usurping the adjoining village/agricultural areas. These Village pockets(referred to as Urban Villages/ *Lal Dora* areas) that are within the urban limits of Delhi are autonomous in nature and not governed under the Urban Governance structure and thus exempted from the bye-laws. Though, the urban villages use all urban services and infrastructure. This Picture is taken in the Southern District of Delhi. The Left part of the picture is the planned area by the Delhi Development Authority and Right part shows the Urban Village, both separated by a road. Visible Information- 1. The Greenery in the planned area and its complete absence in the unplanned-urban village area. 2. The absence of bye-laws in the Urban village area has lead to no height restriction and thus structure keep growing making it a high density area. 3. High Traffic volume (towards inside ) on the road separating to the separating the two areas. Invisible Information- 1. Planned Development provides for a balance between development and environment. Thus providing for adequate greenery and better quality of life. Whereas, the unplanned areas lack green-open spaces and are a threat to the environment. 2. The high traffic volume on the road is because of the high density of the urban village area and the un-controlled development if putting pressure on the urban infrastructure and services. Eg. The high traffic volume during peak hours leads to choking of the road. It is very important to notice the invisible information and identify links between the visible information to identify the root-causes and problems of the area. In the Context of above discussion, it is very important that such Urban Villages should be brought under urban governance and their growth to happen as part of planned- law following development. Because they are no stand-alone entities because they use city resources and effect the city environment. [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14136157282210053.jpg