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AREA PLANNING LAB JAMALPUR (GROUP 2)

MASTERS OF URBAN & REGIONAL PLANNING CEPT UNIVERSITY, AHMEDABAD MONSOON SEMESTER, 2016

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JAMALPUR - OVERVIEW AREA PLANNING LAB: This exercise was to explore the different aspects of planning process through the local area plan of the given ward.

KEY-WORDS

JAMALPUR – A PART OF THE WALLED CITY

EVOLUTION 1400-1573 Walled city developed from Bhadra Fort and Jama Masjid 1573-1753 Gaekwad ni Haveli; Gujri Market

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Oldest part of Ahmedabad

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Diverse with multiple religious communities

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Extremely dense wrt Ahmedabad

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High heritage value.

1817-1947 Ellis Bridge; Railways

1947-2016 Nehru & Sardar bridge; Riverfront; New ward boundaries.

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JAMALPUR - OVERVIEW LAND USE & BUILT FORM

POPULATION & POPULATION DENSITY (2011) Area of Jamalpur (new ward boundary) = 2.79 sq. km. = 0.6% of Ahmedabad’s area

ROAD HIERARCHY & TRNSPORTATION

Contrasting & inequally dense built fabric

N AREA (HECTARE) POPULATION (2011 CENSUS)

AHMEDABAD JAMALPUR 46,400 279 55,77,940 1,15,000

POPULATION DENSITY (PPH)

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~400 (412)

POPULATION OF WALLED CITY (1981 TO 2011) YEAR

POPULATION (WALLED CITY)

PERCENTAGE (%) CHANGE

1981

4,76,138

1991

3,98,410

-1.8%

2001

3,72,633

-0.7%

2011

3,67,953

-1.2%

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Primary reason for population decline : Migration to other parts of Ahmedabad, namely Juhapura (7 kms away) & Sarkhej (10 kms away) AREA PLANNING LAB

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Nehru bridge City level open spaces - Riverfront

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Lal Darwaza AMTS

Lokmanya Tilak BRTS

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JAMALPUR - OVERVIEW UNIQUE IDENTITY – URBAN HERITAGE Tangible Heritage

Cultural Heritage – Craft communities and markets Jamalpur vegetable market

Sidi Sayed Masjid Manek Chowk

Nylon polyester weaving

Rani Rupmati mosque

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Bhadra market plaza

Kite & garland makers ADITYA BHATTACHARYA

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JAMALPUR – METHODOLOGY ISSUES & POTENTIALS  VISION

METHODOLOGY

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WARD VISITS

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IDENTIFICATION OF BROAD ISSUES, POTENTIALS , & FRAMING VISION

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DATA COLLECTION , & ANALYSIS

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DEVELOPMENT OF CONCEPT , PLAN

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DEVELOPMENT OF , WARD PLAN

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OVERALL ISSUES

OVERALL POTENTIALS

MOBILITY: - Traffic congestion, - On street parking, - Poor walkability due to encroachments.

OPEN SPACES: Presence of city level open spaces (Victoria Garden, Lal Darwaza Garden and Bhadra Plaza) within the ward, is a crowd-attractor.

BASIC SERVICES & INFRASTRUCTURES: - Waterlogging, - Improper collection of solid waste.

HERITAGE: Heritage is the anchor for a ward like Jamalpur.

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PUBLIC OPEN SPACES: - Lack of pedestrian connection to the riverfront.

LAND USE & BUILT CHARACTER: - Dilapidated conditions of buildings (private properties & monuments)

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VISION “We envision Jamalpur to economically prosper with better quality of life, reviving a sense of pride amongst the ,communities for its unique identity by strengthening the urban heritage”

CONNECTIVITY: Good connectivity to the rest of the city through Gandhi, Ellis and Sardar bridges.

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ECONOMIC BOOST: Presence of city level market places (Bhadra Plaza, Jamalpur Vegetable market and Mirzapur Automobile market) and the proposed CBDs (Ashram Road & Shahpur) – scope of economic boost.

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JAMALPUR – COMPREHENSIVE WARD PLAN WITH PROPOSALS Adopt a monument initiative Leveraging innovative financing mechanisms for the conservation & upgradation of local heritage monuments by encouraging public participation by the local communities to bring back a sense of pride.

Proposed IPT parking spaces near Lal Darwaza Bus Terminus

Re-design of Sidi Saiyyed Junction

Up-gradation of infrastructures Providing utiliy duct Pedestrianization & street vendor spaces at Bhadra Plaza

Ensuring better quality of life and healthy living environment by upgrading the physical infrastructure

Heritage corridor

Slum relocation favourising affordable housing To provide better and habitable living conditions to the urban poor living in slums & old dilapidated buildings.

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Identify a heritage corridor to enhance the urban heritage of Jamalpur, by improving the ease of pedestrian movement and accessibility, and by upgrading the basic services through streetscape design.

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JAMALPUR – HOUSING – RELOCATION OF THE SLUM DWELLERS SLUMS – EXISTING LOCATIONS ALONG THE PROPOSED HERITAGE CORRIDOR

PROJECT STATEMENT To provide better & habitable living conditions to the urban poor living in slums and in old dilapidated buildings by : 1 - Relocation of the slum dwellers, & 2 - Policy restoration of old and dilapidated buildings.

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4 1 Gaekwad ni Haveli

Jamalpur Darwaza

Astodiya Darwaza

Existing locations of slums along the proposed Heritage Corridor Total existing dwellings =285

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Stretch 1 – 45 dwellings Kabariwalas | Thelawalas

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Proposed Heritage Corridor

Stretch 2 – 70 dwellings Roti Makers | Kite makers AREA PLANNING LAB

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Existing slums

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Stretch 3 –110 dwellings Craft communities| Garland makers (Pavitra) | Kite makers | Polyester-nylon weaving ADITYA BHATTACHARYA

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Proposed site for relocation

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Stretch 4 – 60 dwellings - Residences

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JAMALPUR – HOUSING – RELOCATION OF THE SLUM DWELLERS SLUMS – PROPOSED SITE FOR RELOCATION ALONG THE PROPOSED HERITAGE CORRIDOR

PROPOSALS FOR RELOCATION OF THE EXISTING SLUM DWELLERS

Objectives: - To aesthetically transform the southern stretch of the proposed heritage corridor; - To connect important focal points of the heritage corridor – Astodiya Darwaza, Jamalpur Darwaza & Gaekwad Ni Haveli.

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Setback to be used as an exhibition space/drying nylon-polyester

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Entrance for the craft communities Entrance for the residences

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PROPOSALS Guidelines – Housing with similar character as pol housing Reasons for this type of housing – To provide an uniformity in the housing typology, as the housing on the North of the Heritage Corridor is pol housing.

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Features of Pol Houses - Deep narrow courtyard houses | Activities split on 3 floors | Presence of open spaces, namely Chowks & otlos.

BROADER PROPOSALS Heritage Corridor

Improvements in Physical environment – Improvements in the infrastructural services.

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Community development & social infrastructure – Creating chowks & otlos through design.

Urban design proposals streetlighting, landscaping , paving.

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Proposed site: Vacant govt. land on FD College Marg Proposed site area = 0.56 Ha 125 families to be relocated Area per dwelling unit = 25 to 45 sqm.

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View of the proposed housing for relocation of slums

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Chowk on FD College Marg for social interaction (passive recreation).

Setback used for drying of nylonpolyester for the craft communities

Open space used for parking of two wheelers & autorickshaws

Existing open spaces with their primary activities on FD College Marg

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JAMALPUR – HOUSING – POLICY RESTORATION OF OLD & DILAPIDATED BUILDINGS –DHAN HOUSE CASE EXAMPLE OF OLD DILAPIDATED BUILDING NEAR HERITAGE MONUMENT – IDENTIFICATION & PROPOSALS

CASE EXAMPLE #1 – DHAN HOUSE, MISSION ROAD, BHADRA The building selected as a case example has been strategically selected for their location:

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Building exteriors

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Bhadra market plaza

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Premabhai Hall

Bhadra Plaza

- Located within 100metre radius of an ASI protected heritage monument (Bhadra Fort), - Located on the extension of the proposed Heritage Corridor (Bhadra Plaza).

Bhadra Fort

Bhadra Fort

Dilapidated interiors on upper floors

Pictorial representation of the Dhan House

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Location – Opposite the Premabhai Hall, adjacent to the Bank of India building.

Current use on the ground floor (Commercial)

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JAMALPUR – HOUSING – POLICY RESTORATION OF OLD & DILAPIDATED BUILDINGS – DHAN HOUSE FSI & BUILDING HEIGHT GUIDELINES FOR HERITAGE AREAS

BUILDING USE – EXISTING & PROPOSED FLOOR

EXISTING BUILDING USE

PROPOSED BUILDING USE

GUIDELINES

AUDA DP

ASI REGULATIONS

GROUND

Commercial (Clothes Shop)

Commercial (Clothes Shop)

PERMITTED

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Residential (Unused & Vacant)

Commercial (Clothes Shop)

ROOF

Residential (Unused & Vacant)

Storage (Godown)

FSI = 1.8-2 Max. Building Height = 15M

EXISTING

FSI = 2.5 Building Height < 15M

0 - 100 metres buffer – No new constructions/additions/alterations externally. Permissions only for repairs & internal changes.

No external constructions/additions.

PROPOSED

FSI = Legally increased from 2.5 to 3 or 3.5.

Reasons why commercial usage is proposed on the upper floor: - To keep the building in usage – an unused building deteriorates faster than a old used buildings, - To keep similar activity throughout the building.

BUILDING USE GUIDELINES – EXISTING & PROPOSED GUIDELINES

AUDA DP

ASI REGULATIONS

EXISTING

Ground floor – commercial, Upper floors – residential/hospitality.

No changes in building use permitted in 100 metre buffer.

PROPOSED

Upper floor – commercial

Upper floor - commercial

Provisions for external additions should be done, such that it does not affect the surrounding buildings.

We are proposing modifications in the FSI and the building height regulations. There are many buildings in Jamalpur, where existing FSI is more than the FSI stated in guidelines (1.8-2). For example, existing FSI of the Dhan house is 2.5 which is outright illegal. Therefore, we are proposing policies which will legally modify the FSI from 2.5 to 3 or 3.5.

In this case, since Dhan house is in 100 metre radius of the Bhadra Fort, no change in building usage is possible for Dhan house.

We are proposing policies for modification of the AUDA & ASI guidelines.

If the ASI guidelines are modified for all old and dilapidated buildings in the 100 metres radius of heritage monuments, building use can be changed as per building requirements.

Therefore, we are proposing policies for modification of the building use in the guidelines, which will be beneficial for the old and dilapidated buildings in the long run.

Existing FSI = 2.5

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Proposed case 1, FSI = 3.0

Proposed case 2, FSI = 3.5

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