Design Cities /Assignment 1/ Khandelwal_Ankit_Kota

Figure 1: Kota in prehistoric time, approximately in the year 1800 when entire city was inside the fort walls

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Figure 2: Kota in 1970

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Figure 3: Kota at present

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Symbols Meanings

City boundary

Green cover in the city

Water source in the city boundary or river.

& Less & high dense population area

& Army area (small scale & large scale)

& Industrial area (high & low development)

& Public transportation or public amentias

Timeline of the development of Kota

Kota is an old town with prehistoric town was situated inside the fort as shown in the figure 1. By the year 1970, the city has became regional

headquarter serving nearby districts. Starting of direct rail link with major cities and starting of thermal power station has completely transformed

the city. People started to move further away from the river side and population started to surge. This all can be seen in figure 2. In the figure 3,

current state of the city has been shown. Industrial areas are now highly developed, city has been further stretched and green cover has been

completely vanished.

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Since I could not find the proper maps, I have combined historical information with my common sense to create the map of the city. The

information presented here might not be accurate but it will at least give you some hint fulfilling the true purpose of this assignment.

Pictures of the town from historic, middle and current time

Figure 4: Location of the pictures in the current city

Jag mandir

City mall

Kota barrage

Design Cities /Assignment 1/ Khandelwal_Ankit_Kota

Jag Mandir, was built just outside the fort boundaries on the Kishore Sagar Lake to

serve as a leisure place for kings in summer time. After the construction of Kota Barrage

dam, a canal now passes through the lake. This is one of the best places of the city and I

often call this place, ‘marine drive’ ☺. Walking around this gives a feeling of walking

on the sea beach.

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Kota barrage & Thermal Power Station, was built in 1960’s to fulfill the

growing demand of power & irrigation of the region. This has completely

changed the landscape of the city. Because of the dense population on the

western side of the river, it was built on the eastern side. With abundance

of power & water, many industries have set up their plants in and around

Kota.

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Kota city mall is not so old. It reflects the increasing buying

capacity of the people as well as catching up with the trends of

other megacities. With healthy young population and stretching

of city, there was a need to have a common entertainment and

shopping place. City mall has fulfilled this need of new Kota

residents. So far this is only mall in the city.

References:

1. Www.wikipedia.org

2. www.rajasthaninfoline.com

3. www.maps.google.com

4. http://kota.nic.in

5. Hotel Surya, Kota, Rajasthan, India