LOCATION & SIZE

410 KM N-W DELHI

228 km west of Chandigarh Altitude :- 230 m from ASL

LATTITUDE:-31.6167° N,

LONGITUDE :- 74.8500°E CITY MUNICIPAL AREA :- 114 SQ. KM Population:25,00,000 (2011) Density/km2:-928 persons Sex ratio:-889 per 1000 male

Literacy Rate (2011)-76.27

DISTRICT FORMS AN INTERNATIONAL

BORDER WITH PAKISTHAN

1628- Township of

Ramdaspur around

the sarovar

1802

• Organic growth.

•Walled city came into

existence and it became

densely populated.

1947, Amritsar expanded in all

directions. New settlements along

the GT Road and the Railway lines

•2000, The densely populated.

•planned and the organic

development has generated a

complex growth pattern.

1900, The settlement spilled

outside the fort area. British

settlements developed outside

and away from the core.

TOPOGRAPHY &

PHYSICAL FEATURES ABOUT 230 M ABOVE

MEAN SEA LEVEL

LOCATED IN THE ALLUVI

AL PLAIN OF RAVI & BEAS

RIVER

FORMS BOWL SHAPED

PLAIN HENCE FLOODS

CERTAIN AREAS WITH EVEN

SMALL RAINFALL

CLIMATE

SEMIARID

CLIMATE,

AMRITSAR DISTRICT MAP

LAND USE PATTERN

MIXED LAND USE -

50% RESIDENTIAL,5-

10 % COMMERCIAL.

COMMERCIAL

ON

GROUND/(LOWER)

FLOORS

RESIDENTIAL ON

UPPER FLOORS

ALONG THE MAIN

ROADS

IMPORTANT

EDUCATIONAL

INSTITUTIONS

ALONG THE MAIN

ROADS, INDUSTRIES

ALONG TRADING

ROUTES

GOVT. BUILDINGS

TO THE WEST

RECREATIONAL

SPACES AT THE

OUTSKIRTS

CITY EXPANDED

IN AL DIRECTIONS

WITH TIME KEEPING

THE WALLED CITY IN

CENTER,

Population

distribution-

occupation wise

Population

distribution-age

wise

Guru Amar

Das found a

township …a

sacred tank

dug

1573-77 1581

Ramdaspur

township

established

1809-1831

Gobind gahr

fort & palace

by local king

1849

British

took

over

1919

Jallianwala

Bagh

massacre

1947

Post

partition

riots

1962

Walled city discarded

by ”Punjab

development of

damaged area act”

1962

59

development

schemes

proposed

1984

Destruction

around

Golden

Temple

1984

Large scale

redevelopment

project -300m

around

Golden Temple

1986

Dairies /goods

transport

booking

agencies

shifted out of

city

CITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH STAGES

ECONOMIC BASE A trade and religious tourism centre

Potentials to have vibrant and

sustainable economic activities

agriculture, live stock production,

industries and trade.

WORK FORCE PARTICIPATION

Work participation rate 34.33 % 89% of the people are engaged in the

Secondary and tertiary sector

Trading sector absorbs 59% of the workforce

MAJOR INDUSTRIES & THEIR TYPES

Large scale Industry-TEXTILE

Small scale Industry-MACHINE

TOOLS, CHEMICALS FOOD

PRODUCTS,

& Others like PLASTIC GOODS, RUBBER

GOODS, MUSICAL INSTRUMENT,

SHOES AND LEATHER, GEMS AND

JEWELS, ROPE MAKING etc

AMRITSAR

AMRITSAR-NETWORKS

PUNJAB

DISTRICT

MAP

AMRITSAR, PUNJAB INDIA

Suparna Dasgupta

13AR60R38 1 UNDERSTANDING A CITY’S PLANNING

INTERVENTION THROUGH REFERENCE STUDY

50-55%

5%

1%

Glass

1 %

Metal

5%

30 %

25-30 % Generation of Solid Waste

450 Metric Tonnes (MT) of solid waste

is generated

Local residents,

Commercial areas and vegetable

markets,

Households,

Industries

Hotels and restaurants,

Hospital and dispensaries,

Domestic and stray animals,

Floating population

SOLIDWASTE MANAGEMENT

Biodegradable

Industrial

Construction

Wood/

furniture

Plastic

Segregation of Waste at

Source

Most households rely on

itinerant scavengers for

segregation of waste- house-

to-house collection

arrangements

Stored in dustbins

Transported to landfills

Bhagatawala (8.1 ha)

Fatahpur (5.8 ha )

Bharaiwal (2.65 ha)

UN-SEWERED AREAS

Around the outer fringes of

the city

no sewage treatment at domestic level

Industrial effluents treated to an extent (specified by PCB)

,

STORM WATER DRAINAGE

open storm water drains or nallahs

Ganda

Nallah

(SOUTH)

Tung Dhab

(NORTH)

Ravi

river

Hudiara Drain

SEWAGE TREATMENT ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (PHYSICAL

INFRASTRUCTURE) WATER SUPPLY

80% of the population has access to the piped

drinking water system.

Water Quality: The water supply system operated by the MCA

comprises a total of 260

tube wells, pumping water directly to distribution

mains on an intermittent basis.

many households, commercial/ institutional

organizations and industries have installed their own private motorized tube wells Disinfection by bleaching powder solution.

Water metering Not in domestic water supply

45 % of the commercial, institutional and

industrial connection meters

WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

70% of the population enjoy access

to an underground sewerage system

sewerage

pumping station

at Mahlan(32%)

North zone South zone Chhehartta

(WEST of the city)

WASTE WATER DISTRIBUTION

sewerage

pumping

station

Fatehpur(63%)

sewerage

pumping station

Gumanpura

Nearest nallah

Hudiara Drain

NH -1 connects the city to Jallandhar through Beas (east)

NH-15 links the region with Tarn Taran District (south)

good linkage to Lahore, Pakistan through Wagha Border

radial-cumcircumferential road network

G.T. Road passes through the centre of the city

AMRITSAR- IMPORTANT ROADS

AMRITSAR-RAILWAYS

AIRPORT An international airport, on

Ajnala road 15 km from the

Amritsar railway station

Well connected to Delhi,

Srinagar and Chandigarh by

regular domestic flights.

International flights are mainly

destined to Afghanistan,

Birmingham, China, Singapore,

Toronto etc.

Road safety

Growth of vehicle

TRAFFIC & TRANSPORTATION

2KM

0

NH15

AH15

AH 2

NH15

GRAND

TRUNKROAD

Problems in traffic &

transportations 25% of road network of the city is

in poor condition

Insufficient parking areas

Insufficient public transport

system leads to high

percentage of privately owned

vehicles in the city

Walled city …narrow roads

widths

congested roads, Lack of road

side amenities

Unplanned intersections

slow down the overall traffic speed

CIVIC BODIES INVOLVED

Sr.

No

.

Plot Area

(sq. yds.)

Site

coverage

Minimum

front set

back

Height

permissib

le

F.R.

R.

1 Upto 100

sq. yds. 80% 5'-0" 38'-6"

01:0

2.

2

Above

100 to

150"

75% 6'-0" 38'-6" 1:1'.

90

3

Above

150 to

200"

70% 7'-0" 38'-6" 01:0

2.

4

Above

200 to

300"

65% 10'-0" 38'-6" 01:0

2.

5

Above

300 to

500"

60% 15'-0" 38'-6" 01:0

2.

6 Above

500" 50% 20'-0" 38'-6"

01:0

1.

BUILDING BYELAWS (HOUSING)

BASIC SERVICES: ACCESS AND NEEDS Water supply in 61% of slum areas

sewerage to 52% of slum areas

65% provided with open drains

68% with brick paving

24% streets have street lighting

PROBLEMS OF URBAN POOR Increasing trend of slum population

Land encroachment

Inadequate infrastructure, unhygienic

environment

Improper accessibility

Improper street light

HOUSES FOR URBAN POORS UNDER

VAMBAY SCHEME

1400 One Room Tenements by

Municipal Corporation Amritsar

HOUSING & SERVICES FOR

URBAN POOR Estimated average age in the slums is

about 16 years 36% and the total

population (about 6.45 hectares)

Many of these pucca houses but are

quasi-legal and/or lack major services.

Proposal: An amount of Rs. 70 Crores

(98%) have been earmarked for Urban

Poor Housing

and services.

SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE EXISTING & PROPOSED SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE

EDUCATION EXISTING PROPOSED

NURSERY SCHOOL 191 628

PRIMARY SCHOOL 626 152

Sr SECONDARY 116 88

INTEGRATED SCHOOL 95 20 HANDICAPPED SCHOOL - 46

COLLEGE

HEALTH

GENARAL HOSPITAL 172 6

INTERMEDIATE HOSPITAL 80

MATERNITY &CHILD WELFARE HOSPITAL 32

DISPENSERIES 112 131 VETERNARY DISPENSERIES 16

STUDY OF SAI CONSULTANCY ENGINEERS PRIVATE LIMITED

The survey covered workers engaged in four sectors of employment viz. Registered

Factories, Electricity Generating and Distributing Establishments, Public Motor Transport

Undertakings and Railways. The total number of working class families covered during the

survey was 432.

Suparna Dasgupta

13AR60R38 2 UNDERSTANDING A CITY’S PLANNING

INTERVENTION THROUGH REFERENCE STUDY

House Tax

10% on Rental Residential of

total annual rent.

15% on self commercial or

rental commercial units.

5% fire cess on total tax, which

is implacable on above both

cases.

A rebate of 10%(if paid within

stipulated time)

38%

15% 15%

22% 10%

% EXPENDITURE PATTERN Food

Housing

Education

Transport

Health HOUSE HOLD SURVEY –CES 2011

AVERAGE HOUSE HOLD INCOME-Rs 17392

AVERAGE HOUSE HOLD INCOME-Rs 14734

77%

15%

2% 6%

HOUSE TYPE Independent Houses

Flats

Chawl-bustees

Others

77%

21%

2%

ACCOMODATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR

EMPLOYED PEOPLE

own accommodation arrangements

employers dwellings

relatives / friends

TOURISM IN AMRITSAR

•Golden Temple(Harmander

Sahib)

•Durgiana Temple (Lakshmi

Narain Temple)

•Wagah Border

•Ram Bagh

•Ram Tirath

•Pul Kanjari

•Samadhi of Guru Angad Dev

Ji

•Jama Masjid Khairuddin

•Samadh of Shravan

•Khoo Kalyanwala

•The Historical Banyan Tree(

Shaheedi Bohr)

Amritsar is not visited by too many intra

state visitors but visited by a commendable

no. Of interstate & international visitors.

About 70000 visitors visit the place every

day which adds to the floating population

of the place

TOURIST PLACES in & AROUND AMRITSAR

THE WALLED CITY OF

AMRITSAR

GROUP HOUSING, MULTI-STOREYED BUILDINGS/APARTMENTS:

Sr.N

o.

Minimum Plot

size Site coverage

Maxim

um

F.A.R. Maximum Height

1

1000 sq. yds.

(minimum size)

Not exceeding

50% 01:02.0

59'-6" (excluding

parapet water tank, &

mumty, etc.)

2

Above 100 sq.

yds. plots

Not exceeding

50% 01:02.0

70'-6" (excluding

parapet water tank, &

mumty, etc.)

URBAN FINANCES

HOTELS NUMBERS 117

NO. OF

ROOMS 2094

DHARMA

SHALAS NUMBERS 6

NO. OF

ROOMS 750