Share your solutions to bring about change today.
Mera Gaon Mera Base is the debut theme of
Ultratech Cement's "Innovate for India" social initiative. The
competition targeted at young engineering and architecture students
seeks to capture innovative design solutions for Indian villages.
India has seen an unprecedented economic growth in the last few decades primarily because of urban activities. But it would be short sighted to limit the definition of ‘developed India’ to its urban centers and the term must necessarily include the development of the backbone of India- its rural strength.
Scattered throughout India are more than 645,000 villages. These settlements range from tiny hamlets of thatched huts to larger settlements of tile-roofed stone and brick houses. It is in these villages that India's most basic occupation-agriculture-takes place, which accomplishes the challenging task of feeding our nation. Villages in India should be evolving as one of its strengths and on par with urban India, if India is to aim for sustained growth.
1. FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDENTS:
Task: Select a village, study its pertinent and critical problems and probe into effective solutions for the same. Propose real time, solutions for an existing infrastructure/ engineering design problem in a village.
Aim: To understand the wealth of the incremental intelligence that is a way of life in villages while analysing its drawbacks with a critical eye. The “Mera Gaon Mera Base” challenge asks engineering and architecture students to turn their skills to providing solutions that can enrich life in our villages.
The scope of solutions includes:
Guidelines - The solution should:
Task: Propose design solutions for an existing design problem in a village. The ideas could range from proposing better solutions for the village school, community hall, etc.
The path:
a) The idea (not more than 500 words)
b) Concept sheet (the participant can choose to represent his idea visually through sketches, renderings, walkthrough.
c) Technical drawings: site plan, plans, sections and elevations (as technical drawings)
d) Details and perspective views
The participant can in addition also make a film, not more than 5 minutes to support his/ her idea. While this is not mandatory we aggressively encourage the participant/s to do so.
Guidelines - The solution should:
India has seen an unprecedented economic growth in the last few decades primarily because of urban activities. But it would be short sighted to limit the definition of ‘developed India’ to its urban centers and the term must necessarily include the development of the backbone of India- its rural strength.
Scattered throughout India are more than 645,000 villages. These settlements range from tiny hamlets of thatched huts to larger settlements of tile-roofed stone and brick houses. It is in these villages that India's most basic occupation-agriculture-takes place, which accomplishes the challenging task of feeding our nation. Villages in India should be evolving as one of its strengths and on par with urban India, if India is to aim for sustained growth.
1. FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDENTS:
Task: Select a village, study its pertinent and critical problems and probe into effective solutions for the same. Propose real time, solutions for an existing infrastructure/ engineering design problem in a village.
Aim: To understand the wealth of the incremental intelligence that is a way of life in villages while analysing its drawbacks with a critical eye. The “Mera Gaon Mera Base” challenge asks engineering and architecture students to turn their skills to providing solutions that can enrich life in our villages.
The scope of solutions includes:
- Infrastructure Engineering
- Structural Engineering
- Sanitary Engineering
- Water Resources Engineering
- It is imperative that the team identifies and does a site visit of the village for which the design is proposed. A short note on why a particular village was selected will help establish the larger context of the proposed solution (not more than 100 words).
- Documentation and a clear articulation of the existing problem and all facts associated is the second step (not more than 100 words).
- A brief note on the brainstorming leading up to the solution will be appreciated (not more than 100 words, this is optional).
- The idea (not more than 500 words)
- Concept sheet (the participant can choose to represent his idea visually through sketches, renderings, and a walkthrough.
- Technical drawings as appropriate: site plans, plan, sections and elevations
- Design details and perspective views
Guidelines - The solution should:
- Be feasible, economical and in - context
- Show initiative and innovative thinking
- Be simple, clear and original - from idea to presentation
Task: Propose design solutions for an existing design problem in a village. The ideas could range from proposing better solutions for the village school, community hall, etc.
The path:
- It is imperative that the team identifies and does a site visit of the village for which the design is proposed. A short note on why a particular village was selected will help establish the larger context of the proposed solution (Not more than 100 words).
- Documentation and a clear articulation of the existing design problem is second step (not more than 100 words).
- A brief note on the brainstorming leading up to the solution will be appreciated (not more than 100 words, this is optional).
a) The idea (not more than 500 words)
b) Concept sheet (the participant can choose to represent his idea visually through sketches, renderings, walkthrough.
c) Technical drawings: site plan, plans, sections and elevations (as technical drawings)
d) Details and perspective views
The participant can in addition also make a film, not more than 5 minutes to support his/ her idea. While this is not mandatory we aggressively encourage the participant/s to do so.
Guidelines - The solution should:
- Be feasible, economical and in – context.
- Show initiative and innovative thinking.
- Be simple, clear and original - from idea to presentation.
Application Details:
- Register yourself by following the "Go Compete" button.
- After registering the challenge has 3 aspects: 1. Observe, 2. Analyze and 3. Resolve.
