Majuli - Revitalizing the unorganized settlements

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I NDI A

Maj ul i

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Maj ul i Maj ul i i st hewor l d’ sl ar ges tr i ver i s l andi nBr ahmaput r ar i veri n As s am.

I ti saf actt hatMaj ul i was cr eat edasar es ul tofper i odi cal nat ur al changesi nt hecour s eof t her i verBr ahmaput r acaus edby f r equentmaj orear t hquakesi n di f f er entt i mesaswel l ashi gh f l oods .Her eauni que coex i s t anceofpeopl eand nat ur ewhi chi sdeepl yr oot edi n ever yas pectoft hei rl i f ef r om homes ,cul t ur e,val ues ,t ot hei r agr i cul t ur e,cr af tpr act i ces , ar chi t ect ur eandar ti s not i ceabl e.

Maj ul i hasr et ai nedt hei rr i ch l ocal cul t ur eandar t cr af t pr act i cesi nt actf orver yl ong t i me.Butt her ecenti ncr eas i ng i nt er act i onwi t ht heout erwor l d hasbr oughtupur bani z at i ont o t hei s l andpos i ngt hr eatt oi t s t r adi t i onal cul l t ur al s et up.

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s t r engt heni ngt heuni quei dent i t yof i s l andbyr et ai ni ngt her hyt hm of nat ur eandembr aci ngt he i nt er dependancyofhumanand nat ur el i nkage.

ST RENGT HS-Her i t age Cul t ur e Ar t S ceni cbeaut y T HREAT S- F l oods Mas smi gr at i onofbr amhaput r a Ri ver banker os i on Rapi dur bani z at i on

S A T R A t

s at r ai sahomef ordevot eesknownas bhokot s . s at r ai sadi f f er entpar tofl i f e al t oghet er ,adi f f er entwayofl i vi ng whi chi svas hnavai t ecul t ur ei nvol vi ng i mbi bi ngt hes at r i yadancef or msand andmanydai l yact i vi t i es

RAASS at r i yapeopl eper f or m and cel ebr at eRaas l eel awhi chi sa f es t i val of3days . t our i s t scomesf r om manypl aces t os eet hef es t i val .

BI HUt r i bal communi t i escel ebr at ebi hu deopuj a,s awani apuj ai nt r i bal s et t l ement s . wher ewomencel ebr at eswi t ha di f f er entdanceper f or mances ands ongs .

MAJ UL I

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t r i b e s t r i bal communi t i esar es et t l edont he banksoft her i ver . wher ecommuni t i es gr ow t hei rownf oodt heyweavet hei r owncl ot hsandt heybui l dt hei rown hous es . hous esar emadeupofbamboosand ar et heyar epl acedont hes t i l t swher e t heykeptt hei rani mal s .

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T hef l uvi al l andf or m( ar i ver i ne del t a)ofMaj ul i I s l andi sa uni quegeogr aphi cal occur r enceasar es ul toft he dynami csoft hevas tr i ver s ys t em.

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AsBr ahmaput r ai sbr ai ded r i veri tcons t ant l yhangesi t s pat hs ot hel andi nbet ween.

s pa c equa l i t y

T r a di t i ona ls hi ng t ec hni ques

Modeof t r a ns por t

Wea v i ngBel owt hehous es

T ypi cal Cl us t erPl an oft r i bal s et t l ement

S ect i ont hr ought her i dge ands et t l ement

S et t l ement sar oundt henat ur al f or medr i dges

Wor s hi pofs una ndmoon Er os i onhasbeenanat ur al phenomenononever yr i ver bank,es peci al l ys i ncet he Maps howi ngf l oodedar easi n s oi l i ss andyandt he maj ul i i nt hes ur veyof2010 geol ogi cal condi t i onsar e evol ut i onar y.cons t ant l y r educi ngt hear eaoft he l and ,e r o d i n g ma ny v i l l a g e sandS at t r as .T hi shasgr eat l yaf f ect edt hedemogr aphi cpat t er n, ecol ogy,envi r onment ,s oci al s t r uct ur eandeconomi cgr owt hont heI s l and.

Becaus eofi t specul i ar l ocat i onami ds tt he act i vef l oodpl ai nsof t heBr ahmaput r a, Maj ul i get si nundat ed f l oods .T hes ummer mons oons eas oni st he mai nf l oodi ngs eas on f orMaj ul i

Ha ndl oom

L i vi ngs pace

F es t i v a l s

Ki t chen Mohar i ( bat hr oom) Bedr ooom

L ayoutoft hedwel l i ng

Boa tMa k i ng

Chi t c ha t t i ng

Act i vi t i esar ound t hedwel l i ng T r adi t i onal ki t chens

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F i s hi ng handl oom pr act i ces undert heI ndi vi dual Hous esasadai l yr out i ne

L i ghtqua l i t ya nd v ent i l a t i oni ns i de t hehous e

c hangei ndwel l i ngsovert heyear s

Cl i ckorS canf ort he vi deo-‘ peopl eofmaj ul i ’

Bamboous edass t r uct ur al member s pl i tbamboous edas wal l s andt hat chi sus edasa r oofcover i ng

L at eron, Concr et e col umnscamei ns t eadof bambooasas t r uct ur al mat er i al andcor r ugat eds heet sas ar oof i ngmat er i al

Now adays , manyoft he hous esar emaki ngbr i ck wal l s , RCC col umnsand cor r ugat eds heet s

Ba mboo Pr oduc t s

Sc hool s

F a r mi ng

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Whyi ti si mpor t ant t or et hi nkonpol i ci es cr eat edf orMaj ul i

Sel f s us t ai nabl e

Ri g i di t yi nt hepol i c i es Ma t er i a l soutofc ont e x t L oos i ngpl a c es pec i fici dea

PMAYpr ovi s i onsonwhi ch wes houl dr et hi nk Compul s i onofcer t ai n mat er i al s Compul s i onofnew t echnol ogy Di r ectf undi ngt ot heeach hous e I nt r oduct i onofl abourduet o new cons t r uct i ont ype T hedef i ni t i onofpakkahous e nots ui t abl et ot hecont ex t Geocl i mat i cz onesar eonl y cons i der edf ort hepl anni ng oft hehous i ng.

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PROPOSED MODULE

T HAT CHROOF ( T r eat edwi t hbor ax )

Di ffer a nti dea ofs ur v i v a l

Dec r ea s ei nt r a diona l pr a cc es Dec r ea s ei nc r as ma ns hi p

De v o i do fi d e a o fe x c h a n g e

Out s i defina nc i a l s uppor t Ma k i ngt hem dependa nt

L i v i ng wi t h na t ur e

Cha ng ei noc c upa ona l pa er n

BAMBOO RAF T ERS ANDT I EBEAMS

Gr ownupt o s ophi sc a on l e v el

Di s t ur ba nc ei nt r a diona l s y s t ems a swel l a sbui l tf or m

I deaof del i g ht

Br ea k i ngt hei deaofc ommuni t y

BAMBOO PURL I NS

S PL I TBAMBOO WAL LWI T H DET ACHABL EI NNERWAL L CANEPANEL S

L i v i ngwi t h t hea r t

T hr ea tt o

Y ear sof i mper i c al knowl edge

F l our i s he dc ul t ur e

QUART ERS PL I TBAMBOO F L OORI NG BAMBOO J OI S T S

BAMBOO COL UMN

T RADI T I ONAL OCCUPAT I ON F i s hi ng Handl oom weavi ng Pot t er yi ndus t r y Caneandbamboo Mas kmaki ng Boatmaki ng Agr i cul t ur e S er i cul t ur e I ndus t r y CONT EMPORARY OCCUPAT I ON S er vi ce Hos pi t al i t y T r adi ng Dai r ys hops Ret ai l andwhol es al e Mi s cel l aneous S er vi ces T r ans por t at i on

WHYBAMBOO? L ocalmat er i al Ver s at i l emat er i al Gener at eseconomy Sus t ai nabl e Eas i l yavai l abl eandgr owned L ea v es -Manur e,Medi ci ne T wi gs - Br ooms ,T ex t i l es T op- Chops t i cks ,S caf f hol di ng, F ur ni t ur e,pol es Mi ddl eupper Bl i nds ,Mat s Handi cr af t s Mi ddl el ower -F l oor i ng, L ami nat es Col umns Ba s e- Char coal ,pul p S hoot s - Veget abl e S hea t h- Handi cr af t s L ef t ov er s F i br eboar ds ,L umber ,F uel s

T hebamboowi l lbe gr ownedbyl ocal peopl e i t s el fast heyhavei mmens e knowl edgeabouti t .

Whent ocut ?

How t ogr ow?

Wher et ogr ow?

F r om wher et ocut ?

How t omai nt ai n?

Nol a bourc os t Noma t er i a l c os t

I mpr ov i s a onoft r a diona l c ons t r uconme t hods

Uns t abl e s i l t yand al l uvi al s oi l L es shei ghtofs t r uct ur e

Mor ehei ghtofs t r uct ur e mor echancest of al l .

Beamss uppor t i ngcol umn pl acedont hes t i l t

T wos i debeams andcent r al l y pl acedcol umn

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T hes i t ei sl ocat edi nbet weenone oft het r i but ar i ofbr amhaput r aand .Asi beel si nJ ogi gaon,Maj ul i t get sf l oodedmanyt i mes .

Devel opementof hous i ngmodul e

modul e

Devel opementof communi t ys pace

S i t ei nMaj ul i L EI S URES PACE

i nt r oduci ng mul t i pur pos es pace bet weent hehous es

EXHI BI T I ON

COMMUNI T Y KI T CHEN

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Ex t ens i onsoft hehous es canactashomes t ay f ort our i s t swhi chwi l l s uppor t l ocal economy.

T hes eex t ens i onswi l l bes hel t er t hepeopl ei ncas eofi ncr eas e i nf l oodl evel .

SECT I ON

PI GPEN EXT ENS I ON

connect i ng wi t hbr i dgesat hi gherl evel t hanus ual

BRI DGE

KI T CHEN

S T ORAGE RES T ROOM

l i f t i ngi ton manmademount Acommuni t ys pacewher epeopl ecandi s pl ayt hei rar t i f act sf ort our i s t s , wher et heycoul ds pendl ei s ur et i me,womencoul dgat her ,s pend t i meandcookt oget her .

WEAVI NG S PACE

L I VI NG

T hi ss pacecanactasacommuni t yki t chenatt het i mesoff l oodwhen t her ei sl ackofenoughr es our ces ,aswel l ascanactasacommonr ef uge ar ea.

i nt r oduci ng t hor oghf ar e

T hi smodul eof 3035uni t swi t h onecommon communi t y s pacecanbe r epeat edasper r equi r ement

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S T ORAGE

WEAVI NG S PACE

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COMMUNI T Y KI T CHEN

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SECT I ON

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EXHI BI T I ON

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MUL T I PURPOSE COMMUNI T Y SPACE

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S et t l ementdur i ngf l ood

S et t l ementdur i ngnor mal t i mes

Communi t y ki t chen

L ei s ur e s paces

Communi t y ki t chen

L ei s ur e s paces

I nt er changebl e bamboopanel s

Ref ugee ar ea

Ex hi bi t i onand di s payar ea

S pacesi nbet weenus ed f orcel ebr at i ngf es t i val s

Ex t ens i onsofhous eswhi ch canactast our i s t ’ shomes t ay

Us eofbr i dgesdur i ngf l ood f oreas eofconnect i vi t y

Communi t ys pace dur i ngnor mal t i mes Communi t ys pace dur i ngf l ood

Communi t ys paceus ed f orwor ks hopsf ort our i s t s

S pacesi nbet weenus edf or f l oat i ngagr i cut ur eatt i mes off l l od

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T hei deat hatMaj ul ii swi l lr emai nal i vei ni t speopl eandi t scul t ur e, andeveni ft hatcomest oanends omedayi twi l ll eadt oabi r t hof s omet hi ngel s e, andwhent hathappenscanwej us ts ayt hati twas al l ,j us tf ornot hi ng?!

MAJ UL I

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