The parks in Gandhinagar are managed Gandhinagar Municpal Corporation, state level departments and are also contracted out to private entities for O&M. Citizens surveys, interviews were conducted to understand citizens expectations and problems faced by them in these parks. Based on these results a root cause analysis was performed to identify key issues and scope of improvements in the system. Proposals like complaint redressal system, improvised supervision system and citizen engagement through placemaking & placekeeping were proposed for the city parks.
Park typologies as per Urban Greening Guidelines 2014 and with population it would cater to and its minimum sizes.Park typologies in Gandhinagar city based on management and maintenance department/ agency.Organization structure for management of parks in Gandhinagar city.Key stakeholders responsible, accountable and consulting for the management of typology A parks.Surveys and root cause analysis of survey results to find issues in the management system of Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC) for typology A parks.Proposal 01: Supervision system to keep a check on maintenance of park by agency as per the contract document for type A parks.Proposal 02: Identified features of a typical Complaint Redressal System based on Kerala model.Proposal 03: Citizen surveys and ideathons to involve local stakeholders (citizens & businesses) in the renovation process of typology C parks.Proposal 03: Partnership model for distributing responsibilities among sector level stakeholders for O&M of public parks; Revenue model for the proposed partnershipProposal 03: Revenue projections and benefits, drawbacks for the proposed partnership model
