1. IAG Presentation- 2013

2. About us
iamgurgaon 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’

3. The Team
Latika 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 Kapoor
Swanzal 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 Singh
Gayatri 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 Kapoor
A leading architect with 20 years experience in India and abroad. Atal has experimented
with the innovative use of materials and “green architecture”.

4. Deep Kalra
Deep 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 Capoor
Harish 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 Kalagnanam
Renu ,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 Sanwalka
Priti 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.

5. 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.

6. • 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. Issues that we are working on
Liquor shops on Gurgaon’s Main Roads
We 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.

10. Doers and Believers
MakeMyTrip Black Rock Black Rock
Li&Fung Li&Fung
GENPACT
Bausch & Lomb Bausch & Lomb
KPMG Foundation Orient Craft Orient Craft
Cargill Baxter India Baxter India
Saif Advisors Pvt Ltd Mizuho Bank Corp Ltd. Mizuho Bank Corp Ltd.
BhartiAirtel Royal Bank of Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland
Orient Craft Orient Craft
American Express
Convergys Convergys
Helion Advisors Pvt. Ltd. Kornferry Kornferry
NTT Data Centre for Media Studies Centre for Media Studies
Canon India Pvt Ltd Paxcel Technologies Pvt. Paxcel Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Bacardi Ltd. DLF
DLF PunjLlyod
Black Rock
PunjLlyod DE Shaw Advisory Services Pvt.
BMR Advisors DE Shaw Advisory Services Ltd.
LSI Systems (I) Pvt. Ltd. Pvt. Ltd. Li & Fung India
Promed Exports Pvt Ltd. Li & Fung India Dunhumby
Domino Printech Dunhumby Sun Life India Services Pvt. Ltd.
Sun Life India Services Pvt.
Ltd.

11. Contact us
• iamgurgaon
D-63 South City 1
Gurgaon 122 002, Haryana
Tel: +91 124 499 4300
Fax: + 91 124 499 4301
info@iamgurgaon.org

12. Thank you