Dinesh Harode Email & Phone Number

An Urbanist & Urban Mgmt./ Reform Specialist having expertise of 25+yrs in urban policy advocacy, Smart Rejuvenation and Social & Environmental safeguard policies of capital intensive infrastructure projects. His key sector experience is varied across – Smarter Cities/ Communities, Urban Infrastructure – Placemaking, Roads & Highways, Water Supply, Drainage, Municipal Solid Waste Management, Health, Poverty Reduction, Affordable Housing, Anthropogenic Disaster Management, E-Governance, and Strategic Institutional Frameworks/ Design – Strengthening & Building Capacities etc. Equipped with excellent Project Management, Bid Process Management and Networking skills. Contributed in the field of policy formulation and implementation of City Development Vision/ Strategies, Urban Reforms, Social Development, Local Economic Development, Policy & Planning. Provided strategic inputs in aspects of Climate Change and Environmental Improvement Action Plan while preparation of Revised City Development Plans for 30 select CBUD Cities in the World Bank supported program in Ministry of Urban Development. Smart Cities & AMRUT Mission of Government of India focuses on building climate resilient infrastructure in 100 and 500 cities respectively, leading to overall improved Quality of Life of citizens. His salient citable professional achievements includes, providing front end support to Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, Government of India in conceptualization, design, formulation and roll-out of Mission Guidelines of flagship Indian Missions of Smart Cities Mission, AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation & Urban Transformation) and knowledge dissemination in the capacity of national lead resource professional; HRIDAY & Swacch Bharat Mission as part of World Bank supported CBUD Program; Drafted Reforms Implementation Guidelines for reforms under AMRUT; initiated institutionalization of BUIDCO (Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation) as an institution for Infrastructure Concept Building, Planning, Design and Execution works. Worked closely with UDCs like KUIDFC and drafted Community Participation Law (CPL) and Public Disclosure Law (PDL) for ULBs, mandatory reforms under JnNURM in Karnataka; and formulated Housing & Habitat Policy, Rent Control Act & Vendors Act for Government of Bihar. Working with MoHUA-GoI, he has led drafting of “Handbook on Service Level Benchmarks for e-Gov in Municipalities”, “Liveability Standards for Cities” and “Audit Tool for Parks/ Open Spaces under AMRUT and ABD Proposals in Smart Cities Mission” using empirical tools.

Listed skills include Plannning, International, Planning, Infrastructure, and 36 others.