Presentation 2013

IAG Presentation- 2013

About usiamgurgaon is an initiative aimed at awakening a responsible, aware and vigilant populace in order to make our city, Gurgaon, a better place to live in. It has been envisaged to be a platform to encourage, empower and enable residents of Gurgaon and other stakeholders to improve the living conditions in their city.

iamgurgaon aims to bring together varied interest groups including residents, the administration, corporate organisations, schools, RWAs, NGOs and developers, amongst others, in a collaborative partnership to effect change and make a true ‘Millennium City’

The TeamLatika Thukral Latika has worked with Citibank for 18 years. Her dream was to set up an NGO called ‘Save Gurgaon’ which has been realized two years later with iamgurgaon.

Swanzal Kak KapoorSwanzal is a partner at SAKA architects and has a specialization in urban design.She is passionately committed to ecological design and a participatory approach to urban development

Gayatri SinghGayatri co-founded Q2AMedia in 2000, a successful education content company. She won the Tata TiE Stree Shakti Award in 2009 (an award for woman entrepreneurship).

Atal KapoorA leading architect with 20 years experience in India and abroad. Atal has experimented with the innovative use of materials and “green architecture”.

Deep KalraDeep is the pioneer of Online Travel in India. His company, MakeMyTrip.com is the dominant player in the travel industry and also the largest ecommerce business in India.

Harish CapoorHarish is a Chartered Accountant. He has done path breaking work in setting up (and successfully running) a pilot project in Block Phase 1 to improve the quality of the environment.

Renu KalagnanamRenu ,a qualified architect, moved to Gurgaon 7 years ago. While hunting for home and school, the barren landscape of the Millennium city left her with a need to make a difference.

Priti SanwalkaPriti Sanwalka has lived in Gurgaon for more than 10 years. She is a chartered accountant by qualification and has worked in one of the large MNC’s in Gurgaon.

OUR Work• Launching of a Gurgaon Water Campaign which starts Outdoor hoardings

in association with MCG. The campaign will later use digital, mobile, ambient and other media vehicles to spread awareness.

• Up-gradation of the existing rainwater nallahs across Gurgaon starting with the nallah at the Genpact crossing on Golf Course Road (1.2 km). The redefined nallahs will not only mitigate the problem of storm water management but in addition will also improve pedestrian traffic management.

• Cleaning up of villages and improving sanitation and conditions around them. The initiative started with Sikandarpur, which has been a huge success. We are now taking this initiative across more villages with Nathupur identified as the next village.

• Further development and events to plant trees and flowers at the biodiversity park located in the Aravalli Range near the Delhi border. This project will not only reinforce the local ecology but also change the landscape of the entire Range in the area.

• Working with NGOs to build a wider network that encourages the recycling of newspapers into bags and other products.

• Launching a school initiative that teaches kids to become more aware about their environment and take positive steps to improve and preserve it. The awareness drive will include events, presentations and projects for children of all age groups.

Current Projects

Million Trees Gurgaon

Million trees Gurgaon aims to plant a million trees in the city of Gurgaon.

milliontreesgurgaon has been able to involve over 15000 individuals, school kids from across 30 schools, civil society of Gurgaon and employees from varied corporate who have come to the park and planted in large numbers.

The “milliontreesgurgaon” has been aiming for eventually transformation of the Aravali Biodiversity Park, Gurgaon into a conservation sanctuary for birds, animals and plants.

A sense of achievement and satisfaction meets us as we put the two last planting seasons for the year 2011 and 2012 behind.

Current Projects

The Aravali Biodiversity Park, Gurgaon

The Aravali Biodiversity Park, Gurgaon is dedicated to the creation, conservation and interpretation of forests native to the Aravali range. It offers a rich variety of resources, such as a broad range of microclimates, plant species and vegetation structures.

We have lost a large part of the Aravali range, its flora and fauna to rampant development and urbanization. The Aravali Biodiversity Park was once a mining site. The land still has fresh scars of the mining era. “Milliontreesgurgaon” intends to restore this scarred land into a biodiversity reserve and celebrate the rich flora of the Aravali Range.

The Aravali Biodiversity Park spread across 576 acres of pristine space has been developed. Despite the fact that the park is still a “Work in progress” it enjoys a daily footfall of 200+ people walking, cycling, jogging, trekking, bird watching, gardening, contemplation and cultural expression.

Issues that we are working on

Liquor shops on Gurgaon’s Main RoadsWe have filed a petition with the govt. of Haryana to disallow liquor vends on the roads of Gurgaon, and instead have them moved to commercial markets.

Doers and BelieversMakeMyTripGENPACTKPMG FoundationCargill Saif Advisors Pvt LtdBhartiAirtelAmerican ExpressHelion Advisors Pvt. Ltd.NTT DataCanon India Pvt LtdBacardiBlack RockBMR AdvisorsLSI Systems (I) Pvt. Ltd.Promed Exports Pvt Ltd.Domino Printech

Black RockLi&FungBausch & LombOrient CraftBaxter IndiaMizuho Bank Corp Ltd.Royal Bank of ScotlandOrient CraftConvergysKornferryCentre for Media StudiesPaxcel Technologies Pvt. Ltd.DLFPunjLlyodDE Shaw Advisory Services Pvt. Ltd.Li & Fung IndiaDunhumbySun Life India Services Pvt. Ltd.

Black RockLi&FungBausch & LombOrient CraftBaxter IndiaMizuho Bank Corp Ltd.Royal Bank of ScotlandOrient CraftConvergysKornferryCentre for Media StudiesPaxcel Technologies Pvt. Ltd.DLFPunjLlyodDE Shaw Advisory Services Pvt. Ltd.Li & Fung IndiaDunhumbySun Life India Services Pvt. Ltd.

Contact us

• iamgurgaonD-63 South City 1Gurgaon 122 002, HaryanaTel: +91 124 499 4300Fax: + 91 124 499 [email protected]

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