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The IIR 2006 is the fifth substantive report produced by the 3iNetwork on infrastructure development in India. Looking at the growth in urbanization in India in the last 100 years, the study examines the governance structure of urban local bodies, the state of municipal finances, and the development in this sector in the last couple of years. Micro-level perspectives are comprehensively covered by bringing in basic civic amenities such as water, sewage, municipal solid waste management, local transport, urban energy management, primary education, and health. The formulation of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM)—which could accelerate urban infrastructure development—is critically evaluated. The issues that a city development plan must include are explored with the Bangalore City Development Plan taken as a case study.
The IIR 2006 analyses:
• developments in telecom, roads, ports, airports, and urban infrastructure
• governance structures required to improve delivery of urban infrastructure services
• state of municipal finances in India and what can be expected in the near future
• use of state-of-the-art technology to monitor infrastructure development and energy management
• state of local transportation and improvement required in governance to provide suitable and affordable local transport
• basic civic amenities and services such as water, sewage disposal, electricity, primary education, and health
• municipal solid waste management and exploring available technologies to utilize waste
• main polluters of urban environment and methods which can be implemented for green accounting
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