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Open space Similarly, there is very little open space in Mahul. The total land area of Mahul is 161,520 m² Of this, I 6,458 jdk/pdp 54 24-25.cwp.14102.18.gr.j.doc m² is open space, which is 0.19 m² open space per capita. As per NBCI norms, there should be 3.0 m² of open space per capita (Indorewala & Wagh, 2017; Ministry of Urban Development, 2015). To meet the NBC requirements for various social infrastructures and open space, 53.8 hectares of land area would be necessary. This is more than three times greater than the current 16.1'5 Ha of land on which Mahul Township is constructed (Indorewala & Wagh, 2017).

The unhygienic conditions such as these renders the locality very prone to contagious and epidemic diseases."

41. With regards to Social Infrastructure, the IIT Bombay report recommends as follows:-

"4.2 Social infrastructures The social infrastructure in Mahul Township is severely lacking. The highly dense layout leaves almost no jdk/pdp 56 24-25.cwp.14102.18.gr.j.doc room for open space. Furthermore, health infrastructure is inadequate. Given the high incidence of illness in Mahul residents, proper health care is a necessity. By adding a government hospital and additional BMC clinics to the Mahul PAP area, residents will have easier access to low- cost or free health care. However, access to these resources is not, in itself, sufficient. The quality of service and availability of illness-specific resources is highly important. As noted in Section 4.3, more than a quarter of survey respondents cited concerns with the quality of medicine received from public health care facilities. Moreover, some respondents stated that the BMC clinics only treated certain conditions. The high incidence of respiratory and skin- related symptoms is cause for concern. Public health care facilities must have specific infrastructure and resources to deal with these conditions. Screening services for respiratory illnesses and skin infections must be available. Health care providers at public facilities must be well- trained in diagnosing and responding to respiratory conditions like tuberculosis. In order to alleviate the illness burden of Mahul residents, accessible and quality health care must be provided."