Land Pooling / Readjustment (LP/R) –The Voice and Vision of People

Abstract

Land, no one is made and inherited originally of the whole species and emerged as one of the most coveted capital assets. The term ‘Land Pooling / Readjustment (LP/R)’ is at first conceived by George Washington in 1791 to build the New Capital City, Washington D.C. It is also termed as Urban Land Readjustment (ULR) Land Readjustment (LR) / Land Pooling (LP) / Land Re-Groupment (LRG) / Land Re-Ordering (LRO) / Land Consolidation (LC) / Land Resettlement connotes that a systematic (re) development of urban areas focusing public amenities, disaster rehabilitation, eco-systems, and overall sustainable development.
The Amaravati Sustainable Capital City Development Program (ASCCDP) is one of the classical examples and novel processes of Land Readjustment or Pooling in India. Amongst Spatial Planning, Guided Land Development (GLD), Land Sharing (LS), Community Land Trust (CLT), Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) ,the ‘Dynamic Plot Allocation (DPA)’ is the most acclaimed and recognized technique for the (re)development of urban fringe and fabric. Keeping in view this, the paper casts light on the real time classics of LP/R, the socio-economic impact and incidence of LPS besides modus operandi and modus vivendi of DPA in Amaravati Sustainable Capital City Development Project (ASCCDP). Despite the mixed success, the LP/R emerged as an effective People Public Private Participatory (PPPP) Approach in (re) developing rural areas, providing the best solutions for solving the problems of urban housing, infrastructure, without external funds and offering scientific solutions for future inclusive sustainability. The essence of LP is creating an indelible positive, wellbeing and wellness impression in the minds of the urban common man on the street, the professionals and intellectuals, and the residents and visitors.