REAL ESTATE PATNA

URBANIZATION As per UN estimates, urban areas in India already contribute more than 60 per cent to GDP. Unfortunately our state Bihar is only 11% urbanized. But it also means we have the largest room to grow. The policymakers sitting in Patna should realize that Urbanization is imminent - an all-pervading natural progression driven by a combination of organic and inorganic growth factors (rural-urban migration, population growth, etc.) and involving both brownfield and greenfield development. New urban ecosystems will need to be built for the future, in a structured manner, and with adequate control on usage of natural resources and energy. No doubt that city are responsible for the consumption of energy and natural resources, for green-house gas emissions and are often home to rising socio-economic inequity. However, urban history (Bihar had a great urban culture in ANCIENT TIMES) has demonstrated time and again that cities can also be sites of innovation, environmental resi...

Urbanisation can be simply defined as the rise of cities vis-a-vis the rural landscape. As a country moves ahead on the road to progress, cities tend to take center stage. In that manner, the rise of cities has often been construed as an indicator of development and progress. The case has been no different when it comes to Bihar. While the pace of urbanization was a bit slack in the early years post-independence, it has really picked pace in the past few decades, especially in the post-1991 phase. Coupled with economic growth and expanding markets, the urban population now stands at around 30% of the overall pie in India. Bihar lacks far behind the national average and the urbanization rate in Bihar is just 11.3% as of 2011. The picture of an urban Bihar is far from rosy. From economic growth to demographic dividend in the form of a young population, Bihar has many things going for it. If Bihar desires to shed its “laggard state” tag planned urbanization needs to be given due att...

Patna Around 350 BC, Greek traveler Megasthenes described Patna as one of the greatest city in the world. Rip Van Winkle the fictional character if Washington Irving slept for 20 long years. My dear Patna , when will you wake up; almost 2000 years have passed. When; once again will Patna regain its lost position of the number one city in all possible parameters human could imagine!!!! As a Patna dweller WE long to make peace with the past of our city so that in present WE can rest in peace; but in vain. The past is too tall and the present is minuscule. The future can be determined and that is on the top of our mind. The audacity of our hope will make new beginnings towards glory. Patna Municipal Corporation, urban development department and the state building and infrastructure departments needs a dreamer and visionary at the helm of affairs. It is a long time since these departments have worked in tandem to implement VISIONARY developmental town planning. No politi...

ARCHIAC laws and still adherence to them is what is gripping everyone associated with the mess Patna real estate construction is in last six months and more. We are in the year 2014 and the state capital of Bihar , Patna , lacks a vision of its urban development for next 25 years. The master plan for the development of the city Patna seems to be no ones’ priority. It seems no one is thinking and secondly no one wants to take responsibility and accountability. It’s hard to believe that our ancestors some 2500 years ago were better townplanners and had built one of the best cities in the world called Patliputra. As unmindful parrots we keep talking about the past glory and the present is in mess to say the least. Who is responsible for Patna looking as extended village rather than a city by any international standards? We are democratic and therefore the responsibilities lie with the public. Patnaites do not know and are not aware of what better living conditions are possibl...