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7.3.Design Brief
from Kyosang on Highway - An Eco tourist rest stop at high altitude region of Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh
by Ishwar Bhat
Proposal
The design will consist of two to three sites that are wayside amenities that will fulfill road users’ need. The first site will be a small facility that can be used and maintain by the local village or government authority as per the need. The main site is a comprehensive type 1 wayside amenity
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as per NHAI brief but concerning the context. The wayside amenities will fulfill the need for a fuel station, providing an opportunity for network connectivity and a needful facility for the user. The
truck driver can store their goods and take advantage of the relay method goods service. An emer-
gency Bus facility on the main site can fulfill the need to bring passengers in any emergency of bus service or any major event.
ZingZingbar/ Killingsarai Sub Site
100 Sqm Sarchu
Main Site
9600 Sqm
Figure 151 . Tanglangla/ Debring
Sub Site
100 Sqm
Sub Site Brief
The site is located to the nearest village about 25 km to 50 km or 2-hour distance. It will consist
of washrooms, a warm room, a quick emergency facility, first aid, and a viewing deck. The Toi-
lets are traditional Ladakhi compost toilets, which need no water and the manure can be used for
farming. The toilets are also low maintenance and can be made of rammed earth. The site will be in
Rummtse, Debring at North, and Zingzingbar, Killingsarai at the South.
Main Site
The main site is located in Sarchu that is surrounded by habitats in various forms. The context
of Sarchu is such that it is a military hospital base, a Dhaba, and Sarchu village across the Tsarap
river which makes it a habitable place and convenient for the user to stay by. The site is flat and sur-
rounded by mountains. The site is on the border of Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh that makes both
State and UT important to maintain this place for future use. The existing place can serve the user
that can be incorporated with restaurant, Dhaba, motel, resting/relaxing space, parking, washrooms,
medium-sized fuel station, emergency facility, bus stop, mechanic area, small health care facility,
