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7.1 INTRODUCTION

HOUSING SCENARIO

This chapter will facilitates in exploring the magnitude of Housing shortage and the need for sustainable development for Panaji City. Further this chapter will describe the housing development i.e. ongoing residential development schemes in and around the City and the problems and issues associated with Housing. 7.2 DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSES

7.2.1 Distribution by use The households in the Panaji City during the census year 1991 were 9097 and during the census year 2001 it was about 13581. The growth percentage observed is 33%. Based on the past trend in the population growth it is estimated that the houseless population is 448. During the decade the number of vacant house has also considerably reduced from 4.6% to 2.3 %. The details of housing scenario is given in the Table 7.1 Table 7.1: House Scenario. No. of Units 1991 2001 1 Total Number Households 9097 13582 2 Number of Occupied Residential Houses 8691 13260 3 Number of Vacant Houses 406 322$ 4 Houseless population 397 448$ Source: Census of India - 1991 Series 6, Goa / $ Note: Census of India -2001 series 6 yet to be published hence the figure for 2001 is projected based on the past trend. S. No. Description 7.2.3 Distribution by size & Number of Dwelling Rooms: The nexus between the number of households and the dwelling units is shown in Table 7.2. The average household size of the city is 4.35, and it is seen that the maximum percentage of population lives in two room houses (28.1%), followed by three room houses (27.4%). This figures indicated that the Panaji city has a proper housing system
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and the current problem is confined to a few slums and unorganized colonies and that the housing demand is not acute and immediate. The details are given in the Table 7.2 Table 7.2: Percentage of Number of Rooms in the Dwelling Units. No of No exclusive Six and One Two Three Four five Persons room above 1 5.1% 36.6% 24.9% 18.8% 8.3% 3.1% 3.3% 2 4.2% 28.8% 28.0% 22.2% 10.1% 3.5% 3.2% 3 2.9% 23.2% 28.9% 26.3% 11.3% 3.8% 3.6% 4 2.3% 19.7% 28.1% 27.4% 13.2% 4.5% 4.7% 5 2.5% 19.8% 26.5% 25.0% 13.9% 6.3% 6.0% 6-8 2.2% 17.9% 23.5% 23.1% 16.3% 7.8% 9.2% 9+ 1.8% 9.5% 16.3% 21.1% 18.8% 12.1% 20.5%
Source: Census of India 2001 (Trend Generalized from the State and Taluk Wise data)

7.3

DEMAND AND AFFORDABILITY OF HOUSES

As per 2001 Census there are 13581 households in the City Panaji. The average household size is 4.35 (4.76 during 1991), which is comparatively low to the state average of 5.0. This is the significant indicator which points to a possibility of nucleation of families. However if the size of the households continues to dropdown further at this rate, then there will be pressure on the demand but the demand for new housing will not be immediate. Further this decline in Households will result in demand for compact flats and apartments in order to meet the increasing pressure on land and housing space. Further, the land is becoming more limited for development within the city thereby pushing the estate / land cost up, which makes the affordability of housing units a complex issue. The increasing in cost is gradually resulting conversion of land use from residential to commercial, being witnessed in may parts of the city like in the Dr. A.B Road and area abutting the Corporation park. The Literacy status is another indicator of the potentiality of people improving their economic activities, enhancing income level and upgrading their habitat. Viewed form this angle, it is encouraging that the literacy rate for the city was 80.01 %( 2001 Census), it
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shows that is a good potential for acceptability of housing finance programmes$ 7.4 HOUSING DENSITY AND DEVELOPING AREAS

Old residential area is situated in the core city area like Altinho, and 18th June road / St. Inez area. New developments are coming up at St.Inez and DB Road area and the density areas in these areas increasing. The core city residential areas are now slowly changing its use form residential to Commercial establishments or mixed residential uses, which may further lead to land speculation and make the affordability even more complex. 7.5 HOUSING BOARD RESIDENTIAL & OTHER SCHEMES RELATED TO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

In general there is no immediate shortage of housing in the city; also the land within the city is limited for large scale housing development. To cope with the rising population and to meet the future residential requirements the Housing board, Government of Goa has identified a few pockets of land within a range of 12 15 km from the Panaji city for comprehensive housing development Programmes. The housing board has also given the details of availability of plots and details of dwelling units for the next five years. The details are given in the Table 7.3, 7.4 & 7.5 Table 7.3: Details of Availability of Plot in the Next Five Years in and around Panaji City

S.No 1 2 3 4 5 Total

Location Porvorim (3) Mapusa (12) Colvale (12) Curca (12) Taleigao (12)

2006-07 6

07- 08 10 20

08-09 10 10 30 20 70

09-10 11 10 30 22 73 -

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36 2 44

30 20 80

20 20 40

Source: Goa Housing Board

Note: Plot area ranges from 300 to 400 Sq.M. (3) The figure indicated in the bracket is the distance of the location from the city Panaji.
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Table 7.4: Details of Availability of Plot in the Next Five Years in and around Panaji City: S.No 1 2 3 4 5 Total
Source: Goa Housing Board

Location Porvorim (3) Mapusa (12) Colvale (12) Curca (12) Taleigao (12)

2006-07 80 20 28 128

07- 08 80 40 40 30 190

08-09 60 40 100

09-10 40 40 80

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Note: Floor area ranges from 55 to 150 Sq.M. (3) The figure indicated in the bracket is the distance of the location from the city Panaji. The following table gives a brief idea of these proposed and ongoing projects proposed by the Housing Board. Table 7.5: Various Housing Development Schemes around Panaji Town S.No Name of the Scheme Status Cost in Rs. Lacs

On Going / Ready for occupation Project 1 Construction of 8 Duplex Bungalow in 6 Ha land at Completed 53.83 Porvorim

Construction of Composite Housing scheme Phase II consisting of 10 shops and 15 double bedroom flats in Completed 67.94 2.56 Ha land at Porvorim

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Construction of 6 Duplex Bungalow in 6 Ha land at In progress 47.68 Porvorim Construction of 8 Duplex Bungalow in 6 Ha land at In progress 61.79 Porvorim

Land Development & Housing Construction 1 Development of Land at Curca

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Construction of Housing scheme in Sector H,J & D in 11 Ha land Porvorim Land Development in Sector F at Ganeshpuri Mapusa

Land Acquisition Proposals 1 2 93,175 Sq.M land at Cujira Village in Tiswadi Taluk 89, 957 Sq.M land at Murda Village in Tiswadi Taluk

Source: Goa State Housing Board

7.6

FUTURE TREND

Viewed from the perspective that there is very little land for future development, and that the service population is drawn from the neighboring areas it is likely that there would be future growth corridors along the main highways and prominent district roads radiating from Panaji.

7.7

ISSUES RELATED TO HOUSING

The following are some of the issues related to housing development in the City Panaji: Congestion: The city is highly congested, and because of the congestion and narrow streets the maintenance infrastructure facility becomes very cumbersome.

7.7.1 Degradation of Quality of Life Because of high pressure caused by the land speculation within the city, the high density areas are slowly getting absorbed by the developers, for construction of Multistorey Commercial and Residential Complexes. Similarly some of the heritage buildings are being left unattended. 7.7.2 Unauthorized Colonies

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Slums are a bye-product of uncontrolled urbanization, the growing service population with in the city demands proper housing. Few colonies have come up in the city peripheral area. These colonies have encroached upon government land mostly on the banks of the river and do not follow bye-laws. 7.7.3 Alternate Housing To meet the future demand and to maintain a good quality of life, re-densification of some areas is required. Housing arrangement for the governmental, other public and semi public agencies may be undertaken in group housing. The issues related to encroachment and unauthorized colonies are presented, in the Chapter Urban Poor Chapter 8. Except these housing schemes a number of private developments schemes are going on in and around the Panaji City.

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