INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION,TO,THE,CITY,–,MEERUT As,of,2011,,Meerut,is,the,33rd,most,populous,urban,agglomeration,and,the,2 6th,most,populous,city,in,India.,It,ranked,292,in,2006,and,is,projected,to,rank, 242,in,2020,in,the,list,of,largest,cities,and,urban,areas,in,the,world.,The,muni cipal,area,(as,of,2001),is,141.89,km2, (54.78,sq,mi),with,the,cantonment,covering,35.68,km2, (3,568.06,ha).,The,city,is,one,of,the,largest,producers,of,sports,goods,,and,t he,largest,producer,of,musical,instruments,in,India.,The,city,is,also,an,educ ation,hub,in,western,Uttar,Pradesh,,and,also,known,as,the,"Sports,City,Of,I ndia".,The,city,is,famous,for,being,the,starting,point,of,the,1857,rebellion,aga inst,British,colonial,rule.
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GEOGRAPHY Meerut,district,lies,between,28°57’,to,29°02’,North,latitude,and,77°40’,to,77°4 5’,East,longitude,in,the,Indo-Gangetic,plains,of,India.,
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It,is,bound,on,the,north,by,Muzaffarnagar,district,,in,the,south,by,Bulandshah ar,district,while,Ghaziabad,and,Baghpat,districts,form,the,southern,and,weste rn,limits.,The,river,Ganges,forms,the,eastern,boundary,and,separates,the,dist rict,from,Moradabad,district,and,Bijnor,district.,The,Hindon,forms,the,western, boundary,and,separates,the,district,from,Baghpat., The,ground,is,not,rocky,and,there,are,no,mountains.,The,soil,is,composed,of, pleistocene,and,subrecent,alluvial,sediments,transported,and,deposited,by,river,action,from,the, Himalayan,region.,These,alluvial,deposits,are,unconsolidated.,Lithologically,, sediments,consist,of,clay,,silt,and,fine,to,coarse,sand.,Land,is,very,fertile,for, growing,crops,,especially,wheat,,sugarcane,and,vegetables.,
CONNECTIVITY The,nearest,airport,is,the,Indira,Gandhi,International,Airport,which,is,about ,100,km,away.The,Dr.,Bhim,Rao,Ambedkar,Airport,is,located,at,Partapur.,It, was,proposed,by,the,state,government,that,the,airstrip,be,converted,to,an,inte rnational,airport,to,reduce,pressure,on,Delhi,airport.
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Meerut,lies,on,the,Delhi– Saharanpur,electrified,railway,line,and,has,five,railway,stations:,Meerut,City,, Meerut,Cantt,,Partapur,,Mohiuddinpur,and,Pabli,Khas.,Meerut,City,railway ,station,is,the,busiest.,The,railway,line,between,Delhi,and,Meerut,was,constru cted,in,1864,and,the,Meerut,Cantt,station,,which,serves,as,a,secondary,railw ay,station,was,founded,in,1865.,About,20,000,passengers,travel,daily,to,Delhi ,and,back.,,
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By,road,Meerut,is,wellconnected,to,major,cities,like,Delhi,,Noida,,Faridabad,,Ghaziabad,,Haridwar,, etc.,A,large,number,of,people,commute,to,Delhi,,Noida,,Greater,Noida,,Ghazi abad,and,Gurgaon,every,day,for,work.,Three,national,highways,(NH-58,,NH119,&,NH235),pass,through,Meerut.,Upper,Ganga,Canal,Expressway,which,passes,thr ough,outskirts,of,the,city,is,under,development.
DEMOGRAPHICS According,to,the,2011,census,,the,Meerut,Urban,Agglomeration, (Meerut,UA),has,a,population,of,around,1.42,million,with,the,municipality,cont ributing,roughly,1.31,million,of,it.,
This,makes,Meerut,the,33rd,most,populous,urban,agglomeration,and,the,28th ,most,populous,city,in,India.,The,sex,ratio,in,Meerut,UA,is,887,,lower,than,the, state,average,of,908;,while,the,child,sex,ratio,is,845,,lower,than,the,state,aver age,of,899.,12.99%,of,the,population,is,under,6,years,of,age.,The,overall,liter acy,rate,is,76.28%,,higher,than,the,state,average,of,69.72%.
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CLIMATOLOGY Meerut's,climate,is,classified,as,warm,and,temperate.,The,winter,months,are, much,rainier,than,the,summer,months,in,Meerut. The,average,annual,temper ature,is,24.7,째C,in,Meerut.,The,rainfall,here,averages,933,mm.,The,least,amo unt,of,rainfall,occurs,in,April.,The,average,in,this,month,is,5,mm.,Most,of,the,p recipitation,here,falls,in,August,,averaging,314,mm.
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INTRODUCTION TO THE SITE - ASHIYANA COLONY The Study area is situated on the southern side of the city Meerut. The Site is situated near Hapur road entering the city. It is located on Pilokhari road or Nala road. On the one hand side of Nala it’s Umar Nagar and on the other hand side our site I.e. Ashiyana colony.
INTRODUCTION TO THE SITE AREA The Area has its own Significance in terms of Transportation and Businesses. The Nala road acts as a Mediator for the Traffic hence connect Outer roads of the City to various Cities. It also acts as a lane of small scale and large scale businesses. Various small scale Industries are also been set up near this lane. Also, some stalls are available on the other side of Pilokhari road that runs local businesses like Tea sellers, Chaar pai makers, lohaars, labourer etc. The Nala road helps us to reach the site easily. It is connected with the main passing Pilokhari road as mentioned above in the picture. Both the roads are bridged at various points near to every coming street.
Ashiyana colony serves Residences, Local Businesses, Clothing- Power looms, Sports industries, Jhoola makers, Hospitals, Schools etc. Its an Important area in the city of Meerut in terms of Living and Occupation.
GROWTH OVER THE YEARS There’s a rapid Growth we can see over the Past 14 years with the help of google earth diagrams.
CRITERIA FOR DELINEATION OF THE STUDY AREA The Area of Study comes under the site.The Study area has been selected to understand how any Individual residing in Ashiyana colony will face the activities throughout the day. Study Area is going to cover most of the activities happening by any Individual around the site. It is finally divided into 3 zones of study area respectively : (a) Home to our Workshop (b) Home to nearby important landmarks like School, Hospital, Industries etc (c) Housing + Commercial Belt
HOME TO OUR WORKSHOP In this Dissertation, I’ve tried to figure out the residential units around the Site. It concluded me that almost every plan is similar in typology and hence, studied my own house to discover it. The site area for the house is approx. 100m2. It has covered the whole ground coverage of the site.
The Workshop is situated on the PIlokhari road opposite to the site area. It produces Steel Furniture like Almirah, Showcase, Cooler, Kitchen Inlets etc. The site area is approx. 156m2 for the workshop where we have a an open terrace for Paint job.
CLUSTER LAYOUT
BRIEF • TOTAL UNITS = More than 1000’s • UNITS STUDIED = 2 No.(Red) • TYPES = RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL
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The Primary road is Pilokhari road (Yellow) which connect NH-18 from Hapur on one side and Lisari road to the other side.
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The Secondary road is Nala road (orange) which connects our site I.e. Ashiyana colony.
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The Tertiary road can be considered as Gali ( Street ) which runs inside the site.
DRAINAGE SYSTEM
There are open drains along both side of the roads and streets in the study area which drains out in the Nala outside we have on our site’s outskirts.
The Nala is in unhygienic condition. As we can see through photos, there’s no dumpyard around the site, thus people use Nala to throw out there wastes.
WATER SUPPLY Ground water supply is the only source water available at the site. The rainfall here averages 933 mm.
HOUSE PLANNING AND LAYOUT The planning is typical as per the vernacular architecture of Uttar Pradesh. We can see full ground coverage with RCC structure and 230x115 walls. A Chabutra ( Pavement ) is also provided outside the house.
BRIEF NO. OF FAMILY MEMBERS : 15 NO. OF EDUCATED MEMBERS : 14 NO. OF FLOORS : 2 TYPE OF HOUSE : Contemporary AREA : 100 m2
CONTEXT The house offers a contemporary architecture with regular planning. The context is typical vernacular architecture of Uttar Pradesh.
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WORKSHOP PLANNING AND LAYOUT
The Plan is Typical Commercial lenghtwise as per the available area. It has one floor which is partially covered with the help of Steel shading panels. The Workshop runs throughout the year, Steel furniture is the main production. There’s a great supply of products on daily basis, which thereby shows a great footfall throughout the day. There are various jobs that used to happen in it like Painting, Welding, Designing, Loading and unloading etc.
BRIEF TOTAL NO. OF WORKERS : 9
NO. OF CHILD LABOURS : 3 NO. OF FLOORS : 2 TYPE OF WORKSHOP : Vernacular AREA : 154 m2
CONTEXT We have a lane market place through Pilokhari road. Next to wall there’s one Marriage hall ( TAJ PALACE ) which is a kind of landmark to Ashiyana colony or in Meerut. A Mosque is also situated next to our workshop named Aftab Masjid. Then we have other Commercial spaces through the context of this site.
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HOME TO NEARBY LANDMARKS FALAH-E-AAM
In Meerut, Falah-e-Aam Charitable Hospital is a well known name in health care. They are one of the recognized Hospitals with a vision to offer the best in class patient care and are equipped with technologically advanced healthcare facilities, they are one of the emerging names in the hospitals in Meerut. Located at Ashiyana Colony.
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KAMELA (Slaughterhouse) The open slaughterhouse in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh State of India, where thousands of animals are being butchered everyday in the most savage manner, dumping all the hides, bones, fat, other body parts and blood in Kali Nadi, A seasonal river that once provided irrigation and drinking water to 44 villages in Meerut district has turned poisonous.
REPORT For 56 years, an infamous slaughterhouse operated on Hapur Road that was controversially shut down and demolished in 2012. The illegal abattoir facilitated the slaughter of thousands of animals every day, including milch cattle, without any medical examination or supervision, and all the waste went into the local drains, eventually draining into kali nadi.
EVENT - 2012 The Kamela that was running since about 56 years finally came to an end with a twist. There was a controversial fight between two well known politicians which lead kamela to an end. The kamela was situated outskirts to the site I.e. Ashiyana colony at a distance of few meters.
EVENT - 2015 In the government of Samajwadi Party, Akhilesh Yadav as a Chief Minister of UP. He appointed Azam Khan to look after the Kamela Issue. Where, In the end, the bare land is now finally announced to be the Government College for girls and this issue finally took a greater step and many other facilities could worked out.
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JHOOLA MAKERS At one corner of our Site. There’s a bare land for Jhoola makers. They put up 365 days over there to cover the orders from various Mela (Fair) by constructing Jhoole (Rides). Their Primary order comes from very famous ‘Nauchandi Mela’, One of the biggest Fair of Uttar Pradesh, held in Meerut.
NAUCHANDI MELA The Nauchandi Mela is an annual fair held at Nauchandi Ground in Meerut. The fair stretches for about a month and is organized by the Municipal Corporation of Meerut. It generally starts from the second Sunday after Holi. The main exhibits are the artistic and religious rituals followed in rustic Uttar Pradesh. The fair witness more than 50,000 visitors every year. The Indian Railways' Nauchandi Express train is named after this fair from Meerut to the state capital Lucknow.
HISTORY The fair has a prominent history dating back several hundreds of years. It started in the year 1672 AD as a one-day cattle trading fair. The fair has been held every year, excluding 1858, the year after 1857 revolt, which started from Meerut. Since then cattle trading has been replaced by a number of other activities.
ACTIVITIES The fair feature shops for Lucknow's Chikan work, Moradabad's brassware, Varanasi's carpets, rugs and silk sarees, Agra's footwear, Meerut's leather items, etc. Meerut’s own products like sports goods, scissors, gajaks, nankhatai are also sold. Giant rides, wheels, circus and various other recreational arenas where artists perform stunts, remains a big attraction of the fair.
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BAT MAKERS Through the entrance to the site from Hapur road, at the corner of it. We can see number of Bats are being placed near the nala. There’s a factory which runs day and night in the making of Bats. Meerut is known to be as Sports city, as it has a large number of Production in various sports goods. We can conclude this very easily from it.
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HOUSING + COMMERCIAL BELT The front facing belt of Ashiyana colony has mixed development of both Housing and Commercial spaces. The belt run at the outskirts of Nala road ( Tertiary road ) facing the Nala.
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