Vandana Solanki
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Credentials
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Saksiwá – x̄á’isla Cultural Awareness Training
Haisla NationOct, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Working Effectively with Indigenous Peoples
Local Government Management Association (LGMA)Oct, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Bhuvan Overview
National Remote Sensing Center, ISROAug, 2015- Nov, 2024 -
Application of Remote Sensing & Geographical Information System (GIS) for Natural Resources
Indian Institute of Remote SensingJan, 2015- Nov, 2024 -
Associate Member
Institute Of Town Planners, India
Experience
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District of Kitimat
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Canada
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Government Administration
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1 - 100 Employee
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Planner 1
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May 2022 - Present
- Working on Official Community Plan (OCP) amendment and rezoning applications. - Writing technical reports and presenting recommendations to the Council, and Advisory Planning Commission on various planning related matters. - Preparing content for hosting a public engagement event (Open House) for a Neighbourhood Plan to gather broader needs of the community and formulate policies to guide sustainable development in the neighbourhood. - Collaborating with inter-departments to discuss complex applications related to rezoning, development permits, and development variance permits. - Assisting applicants to complete their application and guiding them through the decision-making processes and planning policies; - Responding to enquires from the public, and project proponents with professional explanation about the processes and planning policies; - Assisting with business licenses review. Show less
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DDF CONSULTANTS PVT. LTD.
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Architecture and Planning
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1 - 100 Employee
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Urban Planner
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Nov 2018 - Aug 2019
- Wrote technical reports, and developed methodology, work/ activity plans and time schedules for Key Professionals, for development related projects for bidding. - Conducted public consultations for gathering views and feedback on the proposed Municipal Development Plans. - Prepared GIS based Local Area Plans, helped the local governments with best land use practices, accommodating future housing stock, urban design guidelines, municipal codes, and zoning amendments consistent with the relevant statutory provisions. - Conducted workshops, citizens’ participation events, organized meetings with key stakeholders for preparation of Smart City proposals, and proposed options for escalating city’s tax base under the Smart City Mission, Govt. of India. - Assisted provincial government in formulating the Development Plans by developing development scenarios, land use, transportation plans, and zoning regulations. Show less
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National Capital Region Planning Board
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India
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Government Relations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Consultant
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Nov 2016 - Nov 2018
- Handled legislative and planning related matters of the Uttar Pradesh sub-region of NCR. - Assisted in formulating the Regional Plan (RP)-2021 for additional seven districts of National Capital Region (NCR) of Delhi based on the existing RP-2021 for NCR. - Reviewed the draft Functional Plan for Micro & Household Enterprises in NCR and assisted in preparing the policies. - Examined consistency of policies of the Sub-Regional Plans and Master/ Development Plans of towns/cities under the NCR with the RP-2021 of NCR. - Member of the Technical Evaluation Committee constituted for evaluating the bids received for the ‘Study on Affordable Housing in NCR’. - Part of the team for organizing High level meetings of the Board, Steering Committee, and Project Sanctioning & Monitoring Group. - Prepared planning related Agendas for various State & Central Govt. meetings i.e. Steering Committee, Planning Committee, Project Monitoring & Sanctioning Group, and Board meeting under chairmanship of Hon’ble Minister of MoH&UA and the Chief Ministers’ of NCR participating States. - Prepared correspondence (drafting letters/D.O./Reminders/Replies/Noting) with NCR participating State Governments w.r.t. various development issues, violations of policies of RP-2021, public representations, RTI, etc. as per the provisions of NCRPB Act,1985; Show less
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Centre de Sciences Humaines (CSH Delhi)
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India
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Research
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1 - 100 Employee
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Research Associate
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Oct 2012 - Sep 2015
- Assisted and published joint research paper titled “Widespread fear of dengue transmission but poor practices of dengue prevention: A study in the slums of Delhi, India” in International journal, PLoS ONE. - Assisted in joint research paper titled, “Mass evacuation of populations in case of hazard events: Indian programs and practices”. - Reviewed Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s (DMRC) properties in Delhi and conducted interviews with MLA’s and local communities. Wrote transcriptions of the interviews and mapped DRMC’s properties in GIS. - Reviewed existing status of Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in NCR, and studied the associated factors behind the distribution of existing & proposed SEZs. - Prepared landuse map of a small town ‘Sehwan’ (in Pakistan) and analyzed socio-economic data in GIS. - Mapped structural changes in the States and Districts of India from 1901 to 1981 in GIS. - Prepared land use map of the displaced villages in GIS based on the primary data of Vidarbha region in Maharashtra. Show less
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School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi
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India
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Architecture and Planning
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200 - 300 Employee
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Intern
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Jun 2012 - Jul 2012
Project: CHANCE 2 SUSTAIN-WATER GOVERNANCE IN DELHI · Studied water governance and role of water mafia in distribution of water within Dwarka sub-city of Delhi. · Conducted socio-economic and Traffic-Volume Count and Origin-Destination surveys in Dwarka to identify water related issues, traffic volume of water tankers and their origin and destination. Project: CHANCE 2 SUSTAIN-WATER GOVERNANCE IN DELHI · Studied water governance and role of water mafia in distribution of water within Dwarka sub-city of Delhi. · Conducted socio-economic and Traffic-Volume Count and Origin-Destination surveys in Dwarka to identify water related issues, traffic volume of water tankers and their origin and destination.
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Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board - India
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India
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Investment Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Intern
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Jun 2011 - Jul 2011
Project: Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) Project: Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY)
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Education
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2019 - 2021
School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape - University of Calgary
Master of Planning, City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning -
2010 - 2012
School of Planning and Architecture
Master's degree, City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning -
2008 - 2010
Panjab University,Chandigarh
Master's degree, Geography and GIS -
2005 - 2008
Delhi University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Hons., Geography
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