Ghat ki guni jaipur

problem in jaipur city and solution

1. jaipur MASTER OF URBAN AND RURAL PLANNING DEPARTMENT. OF ARCHITECTURE & PLANNING PLANNING LEGISLATION VIKAS SAINI 15511016

2. congestion in the old city areas Vehicular pollution p oor public transport Inadequate pedestrian and parking facilities Poor local governance Weak Finances In appropriate planning Infrastructure shortages Problems of Jaipur city

3. Ghat ki Guni Revitalisation:Tunnel & Redevelopment ' Ghat ki Guni ' is a 2 kms long stretch of heritage structures running along either sides of the road. H aving architectural style and elements of the Rajput and early Mughal Architecture. It is flanked by series of planned gardens, haveli's with stepped terrace gardens and temples.  Over time, the route got converted into the National Highway connecting the two major cities of Jaipur and Agra.

4. Accidents Due to steep gradient sharp turning Narrow way Effect Cause When accidents occurred all vehicles of both sides had to take round of 20 Kms instead of 1 km.

5. Effect on Heritage Buildings Pollution Accidents Lack of tourist attraction Effect Cause

6. Effect on Development of East Jaipur Inconvenient approach Effect Cause There were no such big private /public housing or industry.

7. Ghat ki Guni Revitalisation:Tunnel & Redevelopment The Government, decided to work out a planning strategy to conserve, revitalize and rehabilitate the stretch. And thus deciding to divert the national highway from it. This decision to divert the national highway away from it resulted in creation of the Ghat ki Guni Tunnel Project through the Jhallana hills.

8. Department of Urban Development & Housing, Government of Rajasthan. (Developer) Development & Research Organization for Nature, Art and Heritage (DRONAH ) (Technical consultant for detailed project report) Amber Management & Development Authority (restoration of the heritage structures ) (Restoration of the heritage structures) Jaipur Development Authority (All Infrastucture work) Invovled Organisations

9. Instead of considering the conservation of heritage resources as an economic liability for the local government, the project has successfully converted the heritage conservation work into an opportunity for local economic development by adaptive reuse of the heritage precincts for development of a cultural and heritage tourism hub. Unique Thinking

10. Clearence from forest department The clearance from Forest Department for construction of the tunnel took considerable time which delayed the project by approximately one year. Lack of fund The most expensive part of project, Tunnel was given to Rohan Rajdeep Infra. , Pune on DFBOT basis. Slum Clearence A Housing project was initiated 6 kms away from the site, but very few dwellers took compensation and all others were protesting. Finally govt. acquired the land by force. Shifting of temples and mazaars Few protests happened, but the affected structures were related to both religions with majority of there population. Legislative Problems

11. Refe rence Urban Planning: Some Issues and Lessons Learnt from Master Plan of Jaipur City by Devendra Bhushan Gupta . Urban Green Growth Stratagies for Indian Cities ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, South Asia Jaipur Development Authority Website