PUNJAB

DISTRICT
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AMRITSAR, PUNJAB INDIA

AMRITSAR

LOCATION & SIZE

410 KM N-W DELHI
228 km west of Chandigarh
Altitude :- 230 m from ASL
LATTITUDE:-31.6167 N,
LONGITUDE :- 74.8500E
CITY MUNICIPAL AREA :- 114 SQ. KM
Population:25,00,000 (2011)
Density/km2:-928 persons
Sex ratio:-889 per 1000 male
Literacy Rate (2011)-76.27
Population
DISTRICT FORMS AN INTERNATIONAL distributionBORDER WITH PAKISTHAN
occupation wise

Population
distribution-age
wise

TOPOGRAPHY &
PHYSICAL FEATURES

CITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH STAGES

1581

1573-77

Guru Amar
Das found a
township a
sacred tank
dug

Ramdaspur
township
established

1628- Township of
Ramdaspur around
the sarovar

CLIMATE
SEMIARID
CLIMATE,

ABOUT 230 M ABOVE

MEAN SEA LEVEL
LOCATED IN THE ALLUVI
AL PLAIN OF RAVI & BEAS
RIVER
FORMS BOWL SHAPED
PLAIN HENCE FLOODS
CERTAIN AREAS WITH EVEN
SMALL RAINFALL

AMRITSAR-NETWORKS

1809-1831

1849

Gobind gahr
fort & palace
by local king

British
took
over

1919

Jallianwala
Bagh
massacre

1947

Post
partition
riots

1802
Organic growth.
1900, The settlement spilled
Walled city came into
existence and it became outside the fort area. British
settlements developed outside
densely populated.
and away from the core.

1962

1984

59
development
schemes
proposed

Destruction
around
Golden
Temple

1962

Walled city discarded

by Punjab
development of
damaged area act

1947, Amritsar expanded in all

directions. New settlements along
the GT Road and the Railway lines

1984

1986

Large scale
redevelopment
project -300m
around
Golden Temple

Dairies /goods
transport
booking
agencies
shifted out of
city

2000, The densely populated.

planned and the organic
development has generated a
complex growth pattern.
LAND USE PATTERN
MIXED LAND USE 50% RESIDENTIAL,510 % COMMERCIAL.
COMMERCIAL
ON
GROUND/(LOWER)
FLOORS
RESIDENTIAL ON
UPPER FLOORS
ALONG THE MAIN
ROADS
IMPORTANT
EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS
ALONG THE MAIN
ROADS, INDUSTRIES
ALONG TRADING
ROUTES

AMRITSAR DISTRICT MAP

GOVT. BUILDINGS
TO THE WEST
RECREATIONAL
SPACES AT THE
OUTSKIRTS
CITY EXPANDED
IN AL DIRECTIONS
WITH TIME KEEPING
THE WALLED CITY IN
CENTER,

ECONOMIC BASE
A trade and religious tourism centre
Potentials to have vibrant and
sustainable economic activities
agriculture, live stock production,
industries and trade.

WORK FORCE PARTICIPATION

Work participation rate 34.33 %
89% of the people are engaged in the
Secondary and tertiary sector
Trading sector absorbs 59% of the workforce

MAJOR INDUSTRIES & THEIR TYPES

Large scale Industry-TEXTILE
Small scale Industry-MACHINE
TOOLS, CHEMICALS FOOD
PRODUCTS,
& Others like PLASTIC GOODS, RUBBER
GOODS, MUSICAL INSTRUMENT,
SHOES AND LEATHER, GEMS AND
JEWELS, ROPE MAKING etc

UNDERSTANDING A CITYS PLANNING

INTERVENTION THROUGH REFERENCE STUDY

Suparna Dasgupta
13AR60R38

SOLIDWASTE MANAGEMENT

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (PHYSICAL

INFRASTRUCTURE)

The water supply system operated by the MCA

comprises a total of 260
tube wells, pumping water directly to distribution
mains on an intermittent basis.

many households, commercial/ institutional

organizations and industries
have installed their own private motorized tube wells
Disinfection by bleaching powder solution.

WASTE WATER DISTRIBUTION

sewerage
pumping station
at Mahlan(32%)

sewerage
pumping
station
Fatehpur(63%)

Glass

Source

WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

70% of the population enjoy access
to an underground sewerage system

South zone

STORM WATER DRAINAGE

open storm water drains or nallahs

Segregation of Waste at

Not in domestic water supply

45 % of the commercial, institutional and
industrial connection meters

North zone

no sewage treatment at domestic level

Industrial effluents treated to an extent (specified by PCB)

25-30 %
Generation of Solid Waste
450 Metric Tonnes (MT) of solid waste
is generated
50-55%
Local residents,
Construction
,
Commercial areas and vegetable
markets,
Biodegradable
Households,
30 %
Industries
Hotels and restaurants,
Hospital and dispensaries,
Domestic and stray animals,
5%
Wood/ 5%
Floating population
furniture
1%

WATER SUPPLY
80% of the population has access to the piped
drinking water system.
Water Quality:

Water metering

SEWAGE TREATMENT

Industrial

Most households rely on

itinerant scavengers for
segregation of waste- houseto-house collection
arrangements
Stored in dustbins

Chhehartta
(WEST of the city)
sewerage
pumping station
Gumanpura

1%
Metal

Plastic

SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE

EXISTING & PROPOSED SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE

EDUCATION
EXISTING
PROPOSED
NURSERY SCHOOL
191
628
PRIMARY SCHOOL
626
152
Sr SECONDARY
116
88
INTEGRATED SCHOOL
95
20
HANDICAPPED
SCHOOL
46
COLLEGE

Transported to landfills HEALTH

HOSPITAL
Bhagatawala (8.1 ha) GENARAL
INTERMEDIATE HOSPITAL
Fatahpur (5.8 ha )
MATERNITY &CHILD
WELFARE HOSPITAL
Bharaiwal (2.65 ha)

172

Tung Dhab
(NORTH)

Ganda
Nallah
(SOUTH)
Hudiara Drain

Ravi
river

UN-SEWERED AREAS
Around the outer fringes of
the city

URBAN FINANCES

6
80
32
131

DISPENSERIES
112
VETERNARY
DISPENSERIES
16
STUDY OF SAI CONSULTANCY ENGINEERS PRIVATE
LIMITED

Nearest nallah
Hudiara Drain

TRAFFIC & TRANSPORTATION

NH15

GRAND
TRUNKROAD

Growth of vehicle

AIRPORT

AH 2
0

2KM

AH15

NH15

AMRITSAR- IMPORTANT ROADS

NH -1 connects the city to Jallandhar through Beas (east)
Road safety
NH-15 links the region with Tarn Taran District (south)
good linkage to Lahore, Pakistan through Wagha Border
radial-cumcircumferential road network
G.T. Road passes through the centre of the city
ACCOMODATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR
EMPLOYED PEOPLE
Problems in traffic &

2%

transportations

HOUSE TYPE

Independent AMRITSAR-RAILWAYS
Houses

2% 6%

Flats

15%
Chawlbustees

21%
25% of road network of the city is
77%
in poor condition
Others
Insufficient parking areas
77%
Insufficient public transport
system leads to high
The survey covered workers engaged in four sectors of employment viz. Registered
Factories, Electricity Generating and Distributing Establishments, Public Motor Transport
percentage of privately owned
own accommodation arrangements Undertakings and Railways. The total number of working class families covered during the
vehicles in the city
survey was 432.
House Tax
Walled city narrow roads
employers dwellings
Food
% EXPENDITURE PATTERN
widths
10% on Rental Residential of
relatives / friends
10%
congested roads, Lack of road
38%
total annual rent.
Housing
22%
side amenities
15% on self commercial or
Unplanned intersections
Education
15%
rental commercial units.
15%
Transport
5% fire cess on total tax, which
slow down the overall traffic speed
is implacable on above both
cases.

Health
HOUSE HOLD SURVEY CES 2011
AVERAGE HOUSE HOLD INCOME-Rs 17392
AVERAGE HOUSE HOLD INCOME-Rs 14734
TOURISM IN AMRITSAR

A rebate of 10%(if paid within

stipulated time)

Sr.
Plot Area
No
(sq. yds.)
.

Minimum Height
Site
F.R.
front set permissib
coverage
R.
back
le

Upto 100
sq. yds.

80%

5'-0"

38'-6"

01:0
2.

Above
100 to
150"

75%

6'-0"

38'-6"

1:1'.
90

Above
150 to
200"

38'-6"

01:0
2.

Above
200 to
300"

Above
300 to
500"

Above
500"

70%

65%

60%
50%

7'-0"

10'-0"

15'-0"
20'-0"

38'-6"

01:0
2.

38'-6"

01:0
2.

38'-6"

01:0
1.

TOURIST PLACES in & AROUND AMRITSAR

Golden Temple(Harmander
Sahib)
Durgiana Temple (Lakshmi
Narain Temple)
Wagah Border
Ram Bagh
Ram Tirath
NUMBERS
Pul Kanjari
HOTELS NO. OF
Samadhi of Guru Angad Dev
ROOMS
Ji
Jama Masjid Khairuddin
DHARMA
Samadh of Shravan
SHALAS NUMBERS
Khoo Kalyanwala
NO. OF
The Historical Banyan Tree(
ROOMS
Shaheedi Bohr)

HOUSING & SERVICES FOR

URBAN POOR

Estimated average age in the slums is

about 16 years 36% and the total
population (about 6.45 hectares)
Many of these pucca houses but are
quasi-legal and/or lack major services.
Proposal: An amount of Rs. 70 Crores
(98%) have been earmarked for Urban
Poor Housing
and services.

PROBLEMS OF URBAN POOR

Increasing trend of slum population

Land encroachment
Inadequate infrastructure, unhygienic
environment
Improper accessibility
Improper street light

BASIC SERVICES: ACCESS AND NEEDS

Amritsar is not visited by too many intra

state visitors but visited by a commendable
no. Of interstate & international visitors.
About 70000 visitors visit the place every
day which adds to the floating population
of the place

BUILDING BYELAWS (HOUSING)

An international airport, on
Ajnala road 15 km from the
Amritsar railway station
Well connected to Delhi,
Srinagar and Chandigarh by
regular domestic flights.
International flights are mainly
destined to Afghanistan,
Birmingham, China, Singapore,
Toronto etc.

Water supply in 61% of slum areas

sewerage to 52% of slum areas
65% provided with open drains
68% with brick paving
24% streets have street lighting

THE WALLED CITY OF

AMRITSAR

GROUP HOUSING, MULTI-STOREYED BUILDINGS/APARTMENTS:

Maxim
Sr.N Minimum Plot
um
o. size
Site coverage F.A.R. Maximum Height
59'-6" (excluding
1000 sq. yds.
Not exceeding
parapet water tank, &
1(minimum size) 50%
01:02.0mumty, etc.)
70'-6" (excluding
Above 100 sq. Not exceeding
parapet water tank, &
2yds. plots
50%
01:02.0mumty, etc.)

HOUSES FOR URBAN POORS UNDER

VAMBAY SCHEME
1400 One Room Tenements by
Municipal Corporation Amritsar

CIVIC BODIES INVOLVED

117
2094
6
750

UNDERSTANDING A CITYS PLANNING

INTERVENTION THROUGH REFERENCE STUDY

Suparna Dasgupta
13AR60R38