Arpan Mazumder

Experience

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  HAVEN Consultants Private Limited

  May 2009 - Jun 2010

  Architect

  KEY PROJECTSFolk and Tribal Cultural Centre 'LOKOGRAM': Concept development, site planning, designing of the building blocks, preparation of sanction drawings, 3D visualisation and site inspectionsNew academic building of National Institute of Homoeopathy, Salt Lake, Kolkata: Concept development, designing of the building block, coordination with other consultants (Structural, Electrical, HVAC, Plumbing)

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  NF Infratech Service Pvt. Ltd.

  Jul 2012 - Aug 2015

  Manager: Urban Planning

  KEY PROJECTSEnvironment Improvement Action Plans: Kishangarh, Makrana & Rajsamand (Rajasthan)Regularization of unauthorized colonies on agricultural lands: Bandikui, Beawar and Rajgarh (Rajasthan)Slum Free City Plan of Action (SFCPoA) under RAY: Jodhpur, Chittorgarh and Pratapgarh (Rajasthan), Katihar and Purnea (Bihar), Karnal (Haryana)DPR for in-situ slum redevelopment and relocation of slumsCity Sanitation Plans: Udaipur, Chittorgarh and Nathdwara (Rajasthan)Zonal Development Plans: Garhmukteshwar-Brijghat Master Plan 2021 (Uttar Pradesh)Master Plans: Reasi, Ramban and Akhnoor (Jammu) Show less

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  Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

  Sept 2015 - now

  ABOUT THE PROJECT“Sustainable Urban Development- Smart Cities (SUD-SC)” project supported MoHUA and partner states (Odisha, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala) in the policy formulation on housing for all, basic services, planning framework, and monitoring of SDG 11. It also supported three smart cities in implementing concepts of integrated planning approaches.KEY ACTIVITIESSupport in drafting the Tamil Nadu Affordable Urban Housing and Habitat Policy 2020.Support in content development and organising four international symposiums: "Re-imagining inclusive cities" Chennai, 15-16 Nov 2018 “Plan-OK-Please: Political economy perspectives in city-making” Bhubaneswar, 04-05 Nov 2019 “Plan-OK-Please: Cities and Pandemics: Rethinking urban morphology”, New Delhi, 28-29 Sep 2021 "Land value capture: Planning & financing equitable cities in India”, New Delhi, 13-15 Dec 2021Documentation of learnings from BLC implementation under PMAY-U mission in Odisha and Kerala.Documentation of the typology of public spaces, exploring possible linkages among public spaces, spatial planning, informal economy, and environment, followed by development of a toolkit.Support in organising 4 Policy Labs (Sep–Dec 2020) on rental housing in collaboration with the World Bank, Cities Alliance, CPR, HUDCO-HSMI, Habitat for Humanity, ADB, NIUA, etc. Show less ABOUT THE PROJECT“Inclusive Cities Partnership Programme" (ICPP) supported the agenda of Government of India in making affordable housing available to all, with a focus on the improvement of housing and living conditions in urban poor settlements. It supported partner states (Odisha and Tamil Nadu) in planning and implementation of the select components of PMAY-U.KEY ACTIVITIESDevelopment of approach documents for implementation of BLC in Odisha and Tamil NaduDemystifying urban land tenure issues: Curious case of small cities in India: Case study from OdishaDocumentation of the prevailing rental housing practices among urban poor: Cases of Berhampur & Puri (Odisha), and Chennai & Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)Housing for All Plan of Action (HfAPoA) plus, Berhampur, OdishaDPRs under BLC and ISSR verticals of PMAY in Berhampur and Puri, OdishaDocumentation of current practices and processes related to online/automated building plan approvalDocumentation of learnings from BLC implementation in Tamil Nadu Show less

  • Urban and Regional Development Advisor

    Jan 2022 - now

  • Technical Advisor

    May 2018 - Dec 2021

  • Junior Technical Expert

    Sept 2015 - Apr 2018