CITY LEVEL PROJECTS

Chirag and its precincts Site Specific Design Study Part Wards Number 189 ( II) and Ward Number 191 () Acknowledgements

It is said that for an artist to join establishment is a kiss of death. I was fully aware of this aphorism when the Minister of Urban Development, Mr. Kamal Nath, asked me to be the Chairman of the Delhi Urban Art Commission. I had three conditions before accepting the assignment and one of these was that DUAC should be allowed to carry out site specific studies for improving slums and unauthorized colonies. Subsequently, the Minister along with the then Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Mr. Tejendra Khanna, and Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Dr. Sudhir Krishna, approved the proposal to carry out three dimensional studies for improving slums and unauthorized colonies. I am grateful for their support.

I would like to thank other members of the Commission, Eric P. Mall, Satish Khanna, Sonali Bhagwati and D. Diptivilasa for helping to make success of problematic urban design exercises and charting new paths.

I take this opportunity to thank senior consultants, architects, urbanists and planners as well as younger colleagues who have been working full time. DUAC Secretary, Vinod Kumar, and other permanent staff have enthusiastically supported us and guided us through government procedures. Many thanks to all of them. Delhi Urban Art Commission

Raj Rewal Chairman Raj Rewal Chairman Satish Khanna Member Sonali Bhagwati Member Eric P. Mall Member D. Diptivilasa Member & Addl. Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development Vinod Kumar Secretary

DELHI URBAN ART COMMISSION with gratitude duly acknowledges the valuable Duac Staff contributions of the following Government organizations in making this report:

Rajeev Kumar Gaur, Raghvendra Singh, Amit Mukherji, V. K.Tyagi, Siddharth Sagar, Neelam Bhagat, Manju Anjali, Indu Rawat, Nihal Chand Ministry of Urban Development Delhi Development Authority Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Municipal Corporation Municipal Corporation Municipal Corporation Municipal Council Geospatial Delhi Limited Senior Consultant Rail Corporation Arun Rewal Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board Consultants BSES Rajdhani Power Limited Divya Menon BSES Power Limited Vanita Verma RWA’s and Area Councillors Preface

Half of Delhi lives in ramshackle slums and shabby unauthorized colonies. This state of buildings and complexes submitted through local municipal agencies. After taking over the affairs is a serious blot on the face of the city which has great historical monuments and direction of DUAC in 2011, members of the Commission arranged meetings with wide aspires to be a world class city. The centre of New Delhi is lined with leafy trees and can spectrum of advisors and formulated principles on which a building can be automatically boast of superb example of contemporary architecture but its growth under exploding and speedily approved and decided to take over the job of visualization and three population has disintegrated into shanty towns. dimensional planning for various aspects of the site specific designs which need to be My first memory of Delhi is that of a child going in a tonga from the railway station urgently developed if Delhi has to maintain standard as a world capital city. to our government quarter in New Delhi around a square which became our home A large part of Delhi lives in unauthorized colonies and slums and even the Master Plan for several years. The squares were built near Birla temple and when my father was of Delhi had suggested a detailed design proposal to augment the Master Plan based on promoted in the government hierarchy, he was offered an independent house with a ground realities. larger area but my mother refused to move as she had developed kinship with families In order to fulfil the requirements of neighbourhoods, wards, the DUAC has around the square. This was my first lesson in neighbourhood “mohalla” as an urban undertaken a few pilot projects which can be eventually developed in a manner that the phenomenon. local municipal agencies can implement them. In order to carry out these studies, DUAC In fact the word ‘urb’ in Latin stands for neighbourhood space. It was a period when developed in its own office a core group of architects and urban planners. This was done Connaught Place was the leisurely centre for social, shopping and cultural activities and on the basis of DUAC mandate that “the Commission may suo motu promote and the was lively and still gracious, dominated by Jama Masjid and . Delhi’s secure the development, re-development of which no proposals in that behalf have been monuments like Humayun’s Tomb, Qutab Minar and Lodhi Garden were favourite places received from any local body”. for picnics. The studies involve the visual tools for ground studies combined with extra assistance Seventy years have passed since the tonga ride, Delhi has dramatically changed as the of Google images. It is hoped that the proposals and their conclusions would be population of Delhi has exploded from under a million before partition in 1947 to about evolved to such an extent that a process can be worked out with the resident welfare twenty million today. associations to make meaningful designs for the neighbourhood upgradation for the As a Professor in the School of Planning and Architecture in Delhi, I had ample scope different kind of wards. of studying typology of Indian cities which helped me to design Asian Games Village in my The DUAC’s site specific designs are the seeds which can grow and it is hoped that mid-career around 1980 as a series of clusters (mohalla neighbourhood) woven around economic principles would be evolved to implement the meaningful neighbourhood pedestrian pathways, segregated from road networks. This was a low rise high density upgradation for the different kind of slums and wards. cannot remain shabby and housing built within the framework of 150 FAR (FSI 1.5). ramshackle forever and solutions have to be found for shanty towns. Delhi has changed even more drastically during the last thirty years since the Asian Games Village was built, but the idea of a city as a series of sympathetic, humane interconnected neighbourhood building blocks interspersed with social, cultural and educational facilities has remained embedded in my mind. Delhi Urban Art Commission was established to preserve, develop and maintain the aesthetic quality of urban and environmental design within Delhi. During the last 40 years Raj Rewal Chairman, DUAC of its existence, DUAC has not received any three dimensional exercises which visualizes neighbourhoods, wards etc. The emphasis has often been only appraising individual January 2014 Contents Summary 1 Introduction 6 The Chirag Delhi precinct located in the southern part of Delhi includes isolated 1.1 Chirag Delhi and its precincts are located in the south of Delhi 6 segments of wards 189: Greater Kailash 2, and 191: Shahpur Jat. The area characterized by roadway saturation accommodates a new underground Metro line under construction 2 Development History 8 and reconfigured surface allocation in the BRT arterial. Disrupted city-wide connections, 2.1 Chirag Delhi and its Environs 8 scrubland, potential new development and an endangered ecological system that includes the Nullah and ‘greens’ provide challenges for change. Settlements in the precinct are 3 City Systems & Site Systems 9 deprived of amenities. Chirag Delhi – an urban village in the area with historic roots lacks 3.1 Transport System 9 basic services and faces the onslaught of fierce growth pressures. Planned colonies within 3.1.1 Roads 9 3.1.2 Metro 10 the precinct have inadequate civic and social amenities. A lack in the definition of open space system has compromised the spatial character, disrupted usage conforming to 3.2 Ecological Systems 15 3.2.1 River and the Nullahs 15 precinct needs and induced greater pressure on the road networks. 3.2.2 Urban Morphology 21 Area improvement goals include improving connectivity by creating city-wide linkages. 3.2.3 Green Systems 24 Providing a definition for the area with a new public face requires accommodation 3.3 Heritage 26 3.3.1 Heritage - ASI – Development Regulation Zone 27 of infrastructure in an integrated manner. Sensitive additions to road segments and 3.3.2 Heritage – Chirag Delhi Village 28 the policy to distribute new building potential across the area recognize decongestion objectives. Improving existing areas require the infusion of new socio-cultural amenities, Sub Precinct Study 31 4 upgradation of infrastructure and streetscape improvements. 4.1 Chirag Delhi 32 4.2 Panchsheel Enclave 37 4.3 Soami Nagar 40 Strategies to improve the area include opportunities to: 4.4 Sheikh Sarai Phase I 42 • Create city-wide linkages and introduce connectivity at the city scale through 4.5 Sheikh Sarai Phase II 44 improvements in system continuities, addition of segments and improvements in: Nullahs, Greenways, Roadways Built Typology Analysis 46 5 • Anchoring development parcels in the neighbourhood to support needs, efficiency in 6 Master Plan policy proposals for the Precinct 47 land utilization and spatial continuities. • Providing a new face to the precinct by creating edge definition and linkages in the Proposals for Area Improvement 49 7 open space systems. 7.1 Proposals for the Nullah 49 • Making provision for civic amenities within the precinct. 8 Goals 51 • Distributing Development Rights (FAR) beyond individual sites to the entire precinct. 9 Development Proposals 52 • Increasing density & connectivity of road networks and providing for alternate 9.1 Policy Recommendations for Area Improvements 53 movement links. 9.2 Proposed Master Plan 54 • Upgradation of infrastructure 9.3 Improved Accessibility 66 9.4 Heritage Proposal 74 9.5 Water Management Strategy 75 10 Conclusions 78 6 INTRODUCTION Precinct Locationw.r.t. MajorCity RoadNetwork 1.1 Chirag Delhiand itsprecincts are located inthe south ofDelhi CITY LEVEL Project is often choked on account of a bottleneck further east. is oftenchoked onaccountofabottleneckfurther andasegmentoftheOuterRingRoadthat construction that includetheBRT, Metrolineunder anunderground (191) oftheMCD’s citywards. ofGreaterKailashII(189)andShahpurJatward a part notified zonal development plan. Theareaconstitutes andeducationalinstitutions. Sarai developments Panchsheel Enclave, SoamiNagar, Sheikh An urban Delhiandplanned Village –Chirag : The precinctcomprises The precinct is characterized by major city arterials by majorcityarterials The precinctischaracterized The precinctisdefined by ofZoneFinDDA’soverlays Location Map •  •  •  •  •  arterials: by thecity’s greennetwork. The precinctincludescity buffer. Almost halfoftheprecinct, isbounded perimeter ofthecityby green The areaisisolatedfromotherparts Location Map Site SelectionCriteria the PressEnclave Marg, The OuterRingRoad, and sporadic settlements in scrub land. settlementsinscrub and sporadic An urbanvillage, Metro network, Greens /OpenSystems, DelhiNullahsystem, Chirag

plannedcolonies and DelhiBRT Chirag corridor 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Precinct includesadiverse rangeof:        Sheikh Sarai Phase! Sheikh Sarai Panchsheel Vihar Sheikh Sarai Village PhaseIi Sheikh Sarai Soami Nagar Delhi Chirag Panchsheel Enclave 7 3 6 5 2 1 4 Chirag D elhi

7 INTRODUCTION 2.1 Chirag Delhi and its Environs 3.1 Transport System

The tomb of Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud is located in the Chirag Delhi dargah. Built in the early part of 14th century, this 3.1.1 Roads

dargah provided a focus for the settlement to develop around. Post independence some agricultural lands in the area The Chirag Delhi precinct is well ystems was replaced by institutions. In the 1960s, plotted developments promoted by independent societies sharing common connected with Delhi’s road interests created developments like Soami Nagar, Panchsheel Enclave etc. The development of Outer Ring Road and network. Located along the Outer better connectivity to the city in the 70s and 80s provided support to development of low-rise group housing by DDA. Ring Road, it is bounded by the busy Sheikh Sarai I and later Sheikh Sarai II were created to accommodate mass housing. BRT corridor at Josip Broz Tito Marg. Further phases of the Delhi Metro expansion plan propose a major interchange station at Chirag Delhi. The The Press Enclave Marg defines its introduction of BRT corridor and a new underground line under-construction with two stations at either end of Soami southern edge. Nagar on the Outer Ring Road provide for redevelopment potential. & S ite ystems DEVELOPMENT HISTORY DEVELOPMENT S C ity

National Highways and Ring Roads Chirag Delhi precinct location w.r.t. city connectivity

Major Roads Chirag Delhi precinct location w.r.t. important roads and BRT connectivity

8 CITY LEVEL Project Chirag Delhi 9 3.1.2 Metro At present the Chirag Delhi precinct Chirag Delhi precinct is surrounded by the Outer Ring Road, BRT corridor and the Press Enclave Marg that serve as is not directly connected to the major city arterials. The addition of segment loops to the Press Enclave Marg and within the edges of the greens will

ystems Metro network. The reduce congestion and improve connectivity. ystems Metro station located to the west is in close proximity to Panchsheela Park, Sarvapriya Vihar and Laxman Public school. It is located on the Yellow line. Kailash Colony on the Violet line is the nearest station to the east.

& S ite ystems Phase IV of the Metro development & S ite ystems presently under construction provides for an underground line that connects

S C ity to the Airport and to S C ity the west. This line, within the precinct, passes under the Outer Ring Road. Two proposed Metro stations will provide greater access and increase in values to property. The stations are located near the petrol pumps to the west and the Chirag Delhi nursery in close proximity to edges of Soami Nagar. Metro Map Map showing the proposed phases Image source: www.ncrhomes.in

Existing systems

1. Chirag Delhi 6. Sheikh Sarai Village 11. Masjid Moth Phase II 2. Panchsheel Enclave 7. Greater Kailash Part I 12. Khirki Village 3. Saomi Nagar 8. C R Park 13. Forest 4. Sheikh Sarai Phase I 9. Greater Kailash Part II 14. Panchsheel Forest 5. Sheikh Sarai Phase II 10. Masjid Moth Phase I

Existing Roads + Metro Open + Green Structure Built Form New Connections Metro Connectivity Chirag Delhi precinct location w.r.t. city level metro connectivity. Deconstructing the important layers of the precinct

10 CITY LEVEL Project Chirag Delhi 11 Road Sections: BRT Road Sections: Arterials and Neighbourhood Edges

BRT Corridor at Josip Broz Tito The Outer Ring Road at Chirag Delhi is the most congested area within the precinct. It also accommodates the highest

ystems Marg traffic volumes in the area. The corridor and neighbourhood edges have lately been further compromised by surface ystems Chirag Delhi BRT during the peak parking of taxis and buses. New vendors have also constrained traffic flows. hours accommodates Delhi’s high Bottlenecks have also been induced on account of traffic at intersections between city arterials and neighbourhood traffic volumes. The route connects edge streets. Ambedkar Nagar to Moolchand. The corridor includes the Chirag Delhi intersection at the Outer Ring Road. Segregation of traffic has

& S ite ystems reduced collisionts in this segment. & S ite ystems However a compromised alignment, improper location for bus lanes and

S C ity poor traffic management has created S C ity inefficiencies in BRT operations. The pedestrian has also been

inconvenienced and made unsafe. Key Plan Improvements to the corridor besides readdressing these issues must also consider movement of public / heavy vehicles within the dedicated lanes.

Image source: www.dimts.com

Key Plan Image source: www.designpublic.in Section through Chirag Delhi Flyover (Outer Ring Road)

Ideal Road sections but the service lane renders itself ineffective Section through Lal Bhadur Shastri Marg (BRT corridor)

Edge of the Forest completely cut off due to high boundary wall Section Through Josip Broz Tito Marg (BRT corridor) Section through Chirag Delhi Flyover (Outer Ring Road)

12 CITY LEVEL Project Chirag Delhi 13 14 City Systems & Site Systems Section through street between Bhagat SinghCollegeandSheikhSarai DDA market CITY LEVEL Project • • • • Road Sections Section through plannedresidential areas like SoamiNagarandPanchsheelEnclave congested streets. shared openspacesresultingin haveparking encroachedupon to 10m. Buildingextensionsand from5 has streetwidthsranging The DDA housingofSheikhSarai the lightconditionsinstreets. to reducethewidthanddecrease levels have beenencroachedupon The balconiesandroomsathigher at upperlevels. level andresidentialdevelopment commercial extensionsatground have beenencroacheduponby from2.5to5mwide.range These The urbanvillagestreetwidths the MasterPlannotified ROW’s. between 6-10m. to These conform Nagar accommodatestreetROW like Panchseel Enclave andSoami Planned colony developments Section through SheikhSaraiPhaseII Section through SheikhSaraiPhase1 Delhi Inner street ofChirag Water Bodies 3.2.1 River andtheNullahs 3.2 Land Slope • • • Major Drains EmptyInto 22 Drains Delhi IsJust0.43%Of Yamuna Extends E cological Systems Across 48Km Yamuna Total Yamuna Basin Area Image Source: Faculty andStudentsofSPA, UrbanDesign Semester9, 2009 • • • • • Drains Supplementary Drainage Basins in the central and southern Ridge. andsouthern in thecentral basin hasacombinedlengthof23km. Itincludesareas settlements. ofhistoric it accommodatesanetwork The inthecity.watershed Covering 359sq.minSouthDelhi, andoldest Kushak Nullahisthesecondlargest Chirag major Nullahsystems. These waterbasinsarefed by catchmentareasof Yamuna river. intothe plainsofthecitydraining through thecentral called Nullahs. drains stormwater of natural These flow plainsofDelhiare350kilometres Within thecentral that accommodatesthecity. plain triangular define acentral The hillsandtheriver low Aravali hills. The river Yamuna islocatedtotheeast. andsouthofthecityare Located tothenortheast

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15 City Systems & Site Systems 16 City Systems & Site Systems Image Source: Drawn over a goodle earth satellite image with reference information from DelhiJal BoardImage Source: andMorphogenesis Drawnoveragoodle earthsatelliteimagewithreference information Localized Network ofNullahs –ChiragDelhiandsurrounds CITY LEVEL Project • • • • • Nullahs – As anUrbanSystem the city. within drainage ofnatural network the The Nullahsystemforms the river. The Nullahsconnectandflow into intothecity’sdischarge Nullahs. these to areticulatenetwork systems. Rain-fed andconnecting water man-made andnatural comprise The waternetworks microclimate. andmaintainsthe harvesting provides forThe network water systems. is maintainedby waterrecharge Ground watertable inthearea lakes, ponds, johars. of waterbodiesintheform natural of anetwork Delhi alsocomprises Images along the Nullah at Chirag Delhisite Images alongtheNullahatChirag precincts Delhi andits study- Chirag Area under Nullah –SiteCondition Key Plan • • Conditions along the Chirag DelhiNullah Conditions along the Chirag them arecovered andbuilt over. From ‘Nahr’ theyhavetoNullahs. beentransformed basinfunctionaswastewaterdrains. triangular At presentmostofthewaterchannelswithincentral oftheNullahstobereducedgarbagedumps. An onslaughtofunplannedurbanizationhascausedparts 3. PhaseIhousing landalongSheikhSarai endwithbarren Delhisouthern Along Chirag 2. DelhiattheOuterRingRoad Along Chirag 1. Panchsheel Enclave overbridge alongtheLalGumbadmonument 4. PressEnclave sectionwhereSatpula monuments adjoinstheNullah Marg Chirag D elhi Many of

17 City Systems & Site Systems Physical Features and Attributes Physical Features and Attributes

Nullah Condition – Site Sections Nullah – Connections 1

ystems • The Nullah along the edge of Panchsheel Enclave • The Nullah within the precinct runs in the south-north ystems is characterized by large tracts of land defined by direction. Connections across the eastwest direction plantation and scrub area. are of pedestrian nature, at the northern part across • The Nullah is utilized for waste disposal. the Outer Ring Road. These connect the two parts of • Delhi Jal Board water supply pipeline runs right below Panchsheel Enclave. the bridge near the Panchseel Enclave area along the • Another pedestrian bridge connects Chirag Delhi with BRT corridor. Sheikh Sarai. Two-wheel vehicles often ply over the bridge. At grade vehicular crossing exists along the BRT

& S ite ystems arterial to the north and the Outer Ring Road. & S ite ystems • A road located at the northwestern edge of Chirag Delhi dips from the Soami Nagar-Sheikh Sarai

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3. Section AA ’(Peripheral road of Chirag Delhi) 4. Section CC’ (Along Panchsheel) key plan Images along the Nallah

18 CITY LEVEL Project Chirag Delhi 19 20 City Systems & Site Systems Section AA’ Varying sections alongtheNullah Varying CITY LEVEL Project key plan Nullah Condition–Sections Physical Features and Attributes

B B’ D D’ C C’ A’ A Section BB’ Section DD’ Section CC’ Urban Morphology ofthePrecicntUrban Morphology ofDelhi Urban Morphology 3.2.2 UrbanMorphology • Urban • • Unplanned • Planned precinct includes: people. The built-up areawithinthe sq.km accommodatingabout45,027 Delhi precinctcovered about1.84 about 138 lakhpeople. The Chirag built up. This areaaccommodated the citywasestimatedtohave been In 2001about702sqkmofareain Colonies Colonies andUnauthorized Slum andJJClusters, Villages Areas Areas Chirag D elhi Resettlement

21 City Systems & Site Systems 22 City Systems & Site Systems CITY LEVEL Project Area ofStudy- Approx 1.84Sq.km~184ha 191- Shahpurjat 189 –Greater Kailash2 Population asperCensus2011 61,669 34,169 Built /OpenDiagram Land UseDistribution Diagram Land UsePlan Land UsePlan • • • • • commercial fragment. distinct entities. They include a small maintained anddeveloped by residentialdevelopmentslargely Nagar andtheDDA flats are Panchsheel Enclave, development. also accommodatescommercial the BRT arterial. face The eastern of thevillagelinkingNullahto periphery use streetsonthenorth The ZonalPlanallows for mixed village. streetsofthe and themaininternal development arounditsfringes accommodates commercial Delhivillage within theChirag Mixed land-usedevelopment within theprecinct. totheopenareas contribute Nullahs andneighbourhoodparks urban village, areas, thescrub Green buffer spacesaroundthe same asthetotalbuilt-up area. within theprecinctisabout The greenandopenspacearea Chirag D elhi Soami

23 City Systems & Site Systems 24 City Systems & Site Systems • • • • CITY LEVEL Project 3.2.3 Green Systems in isolatedgreenpatches. Expansion intothegreensresulted sourcesofwater.ignore traditional advances allowed thecityto by technological growth supported in proximity towatersources. City settlementswere located The first monuments. settlementsand of earlier The greensencompassamultitude ofthisRidge. a part the greenswithinprecinctform city. forests whichconnectto Large expanseofthe defined theoriginal ofthecity andsouthparts central The Ridgelocatedonthenorth, etc. (100acre ), (85acres) Park Nehru These includetheLodhigardens number ofgreenareasandparks. Delhi accommodatesalarge

Distribution of greens inDelhi Image Source: FacultyandStudentsofSPA, UrbanDesignSemester9, 2009 The patternofgreen structure The greens surrounding the Nullah The greenssurrounding Green /OpenSpaceStructure Green /OpenSpace • • and notutilized totheirpotential. greenareasareisolated The large area arevacantandunused. oftheprecinct’s green parts Large Chirag D elhi

25 City Systems & Site Systems 26 City Systems & Site Systems CITY LEVEL Project The tomb is dated to 1527 AD. disciple of Qazi Jalaluddin of Lahore. of Sheikh Yusuf Qattal. A Sufi saint and Located in villageKhirki is the tomb 6. Tomb ofUsufQattal(1527) of Panchsheel Enclave A block. islocatedtothenorth The Madarsa (1397) 5. LalGumbad-MadarsaZeenatul Masjid of Windows’. means ‘window’. Itisalsocalled ‘The to masjid is anUrduword that Dynasty. The word ‘Khirki’ prefixed Tughlaq (1351–1388) ofthe Tughlaq Minister of FerozShah the Prime by Khan-i-Jahan Maqbul Tilangani, Masjid,Khirki amosque, wasbuilt 4. KhirkiMosque(1375) Nasiruddin Chirag Delhi. sect he wasof a contemporary Salahuddin. A saint of the Suhrawardia Soami Nagar is the tomb of Sheikh Located in the greens to south of 3. Tomb ofSheikhSalahuddin (1340) Delhivillage. located intheChirag founder oftheLodidynasty, isalso Sufiofthe Chishtiorder.important later hissuccessor. He wasthelast saint, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, and He wasadiscipleofnotedSufi and Sufi saintofthe Chishtiorder. mystic-poet tomb ofa14thcentury Delhivillageisthe located inChirag (ca1274-1356) Chiragh-e-Delhi Mahmud The tombofNasiruddin Bahlol Lodi’s Tomb (1489) 2. Tomb ofChiragDelhi(1351)– needs ofthearea. andsecurity theirrigation served its namefrom ‘seven bridges’. It Tughlaq (1321-1351 AD), itderives Enclave Marg. Builtby Mohammed edges oftheprecinctalongPress Satpula islocatedtothesouthern 1. Satpula-1340 3.3 H Tomb ofBahlolLodi(died 1489), eritage The various heritage monuments intheprecinct heritage The various Key Plan-Locating theheritagemonuments 5 3 1 6 4 2 Regulation zoneareas 3.3.1 Heritage- ASI –Development RegulationZone regulation zones aroundit. Protected monuments andthe Chirag D elhi

27 City Systems & Site Systems 3.3.2 Heritage – Chirag Delhi Village

• The Chirag Delhi village is bounded A scattered distribution of heritage

ystems by fragments of a boundary wall. structures exists within the Chirag ystems Entrance gates located at the four Delhi settlement. cardinal directions mark original access to the settlement. • The gates served ceremonial and defensive needs. Partially damaged, these urban markers are hidden by 3 Turret haphazard encroachments around it.

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28 CITY LEVEL Project Chirag Delhi 29 30 City Systems & Site Systems CITY LEVEL Project by agate. enclosure ismarked tombs, aprayer hallandamasjid. The complexenclosessmaller The dargah Delhi’ –‘Roshan Chiragh-e-Delhi’. He wasregardedasthe ‘Lamp of Mahmud.Sheikh Naseeruddin saint-king,from the14thcentury itsname Delhiderives Chirag Views – Tomb Delhi andsurrounds ofRoshanChirag source:Drawing Student’s thesisreport Plan - Tomb ofRoshanChirag-e-Delhi 5. 4. 3. 2. 1.      Sheikh Sarai PhaseII Sheikh Sarai PhaseI Sheikh Sarai Soami Nagar Panchsheel Enclave Delhi Chirag Chirag D elhi

31 SUB PRECINCT STUDY 32 SUB PRECINCT STUDY CITY LEVEL Project accommodated withinthevillage. snacks anditspackaginghasbeen weaving, carpentry, copperandbrass, work, jewellery,as embroidery such andcrafts trades traditional factory, toitsgarment contributing sewing-machinists, cutters in thevillage. accommodation have found aplace andcheap and Nepalseekingwork UP, Bihar, West Bengal,Bangladesh Recent residentsfromstateslike states. fromeastern influx ofmigrants increaseindensitywiththe further census). (1991 recorded at13,000persons the settlement’s population. Itwas refugees fromPakistan hadaddedto community. the areawastaken over by theJat outand whomigrated of theDargah belongedtotheKhadims property developed aroundtheshrine. Shah ‘Rangeela’ (1719- 48). of the Mughal Emperor Mohammed the settlement was built under the rule 41 villagesinthearea. around hishouse. There were around movement established anensemble astheheadofChisti Nasiruddin head oftheChistisectin1324. succeeded Nizamuddin Auliya as Delhi,Chiragh aSufisaintwho Mahumud Roshan Nasiruddin itsnamefrom The villagederives History 4.1 Chirag Delhi Small-scale industry including Small-scale industry The settlementhasrecordeda theinfluxof After partition in1947,After partition village By the1800sasettlement During this period the wall around 1324-1356, the period During Saint Image source: Studentthesis Precicnt map ofChiragDelhivillage Centric location of Chirag Delhi locationofChirag Centric has contributed torecent congestion. has contributed Chowk. Two- within wheelerparking daily needs linetheedgeof it. around chaupals the and tree large bya well. historical by a The Chowk ischaracterized Muslims.mohalla thathousedBohran settlement ofthevillage. fortified line connectingthefour gatesofthe Chowk islocatedalongthe Bohran Bohran Chowk Network Built Form –Street of theseresidents. by anumber food itemsissupported area. ProductionandsaleofChinese statesalsoresideinthis northeastern accommodation inthearea. number ofadvocatesa large tofind asanemployment centre. serves affordable rentalaccommodation andavailability of generators location, proximity toemployment Delhiduetoitscentric Chirag Employment by mixed-use development. Most ofthestreetsarecharacterized Physical Attributes Sweet shops and stores serving Sweet shopsandstoresserving defined is Chowk landmark The fromthe The nameisderived from number ofmigrants A large attracts Proximity toSaket Courts Chirag D elhi

33 SUB PRECINCT STUDY 34 SUB PRECINCT STUDY CITY LEVEL Project wheelers. andtwo- lotfor cars as aparking stores. by afewand marked grocery inhabited by thePandit community residential innature. Itismainly the villageto Tughlakabad fort. located below inthewell connected water. Local tales suggestatunnel – awell thatoncecontained sweet ironic reference asthe ‘surela kuan’ The Chowk itsnamefroman derives Sadela Kuan Chowk character. tothearea’s contribute and eateries Daily needshops, vegetable market settlement isaroundBazaarChowk. of commercialactivitywithinthe Dargah, concentration thelargest covered. well locatedwithinhasbeenrecently DelhiDargah. Chirag settlement islocatedoutsidethe ofChowks withinthe The largest Bazaar Chowk Built Form –Street Network The Chowk ispresently used The areaispredominantly On accountofitsproximity tothe For safety reasons, thehistorical Built Form –House Typology First FloorPlan Ground FloorPlan Traditional Typology oftheHouseinChiragDelhi to greaterdensities. have causedhousestobe subjected ) institutional development (courts proximity tonewcommercialand adjacent neighbourhoodsandclose affluent planneddevelopments in Connectivity tothecitynetworks, smaller 2-bedroomunits. typology tobesub-dividedinto estate pressureshave caused the form.original Commercial andreal houses wellthe traditional ventilated. defined by windows above. opened incourtyards, thesewere confinement ofthesettlement streetswithinthe The narrow a densepackoflinearplots. addition ofthreefloors. Expansion tothesebuildings include of almostalltheolderbuildings. accommodated ananimalshed. Almost allthesehousestraditionally for men, women andtheanimals. into 3distinctsegregatedzones typology. The houseisdivided tothecourtyard Delhi conform Typical inChirag building forms Very few housesretaintheir openingskeptLintel level large in The housesarearranged apart forms The courtyard Chirag D elhi

35 SUB PRECINCT STUDY 36 SUB PRECINCT STUDY CITY LEVEL Project Built Form –Street Sections city level BRT corridor onthe east. city level BRT corridor on the likesouth and the Sheikh Sarai from otherplanneddevelopments parking. temple areasanddedicatedvillage are boundedby DDA parks, smaller Delhinursery.the Chirag Metro development isproposedover residents have croppedup. The new developments initiatedby village institutions andcommercial unhygienic conditions. accumulated. This hasledtosevere solid-waste fromthevillagegets of timebecomeaplacewherethe places. The edgehasover aperiod wallthatisbroken at tall boundary edgeisdefined western by a1.5m village. The settlements on the define its four sides. unplanned areas. features Natural by planned and is surrounded Delhi The urbanvillageofChirag floors. addition ofanincessantnumber of development controlshave allowed pressures intheabsenceof city’s development controls. freefromthe the settlementappears ventilation conditions. each otheraffecting lightand Dwelling unitsacrossalmosttouch lanes have beenencroachedupon. Delhivillageresidential Within Chirag These parks separate thevillage separate These parks edges andeastern The southern afew illegal On thenorth To the thewest aNullahskirts An onslaughtofdevelopment norms On accountofLalDora Various SectionswithintheChiragDelhivillage Panchsheel Enclave plottedhousing 4.2 Panchsheel Enclave Building Heights and clinics. ofbanks commercial useintheform few ofthehousesaccommodate residential accommodation. storeyed structures,plotted primarily from3-4 Building heightsrange Built-Form planned neighbourhood. Nullah withintheprecinctdivides with neighbourhoodparks. The sq.m. and adensityofaround27DU/100 average plotsize of170-200sq.m residential development withan Panchsheel Enclave isaplanned Along theOuterRingRoadedge This gateddevelopment isplanned Chirag D elhi SFS DDA Housing

37 SUB PRECINCT STUDY 38 SUB PRECINCT STUDY CITY LEVEL Project neglect. area lackrecognitionandliein for theresidentialareas. monument andtheresidentialcolony. provided between theLalGumbad open buffer spacesthathave been ofgreen/ tracts There arelarge RWAs. maintained by therespective block neighbourhood. resourceabutting the natural large visual andphysical connectiontothe the colony iswalledoff. There isno school andclubplaygrounds. spaces aroundthemonuments, along theNullah, openandgreen neighbourhood parks,area scrub Enclave residentialarea. They include spaces arelocatedinPanchsheel ofgreenandotheropen A variety Open SpaceStructure A number ofmonuments inthe The monument the backyardforms arewell Neighbourhood parks areaaround Most ofthescrub Section BBalong thePanchsheelEnclave edgeandtheNallah green Section AA along the Panchsheel Enclave edge and the Lal Gumbad monument Panchsheel Enclave PlottedHousing Section AA’ PanchsheelEnclave InstitutionalEdge Location ofsolid-wastesitesandDJBBoosterpumps School Secondary Govt. Higher Lal Gumbad Key Map Civic Amenities Civic Amenities School Pinnacle Community Center Panchsheel Enclave amenities. commercial areasandsocio-cultural areas andopenspacesisconstrained. schools andmonuments. complexes, andmunicipal private accommodate localshopping The plannedneighbourhoodareas municipal/utility offices. garbage andaccommodating being cutoffisusedfor dumping Enclave andSoamiNagar. ofPanchsheel off frommostparts The Panchsheel Forestedgeiswalled The area lacks proximity to large The arealacksproximity tolarge Connectivity toabutting green The forest edgeonaccountof Chirag D elhi

39 SUB PRECINCT STUDY 40 SUB PRECINCT STUDY CITY LEVEL Project Road. side oftheOuterRing the north south. include officespacelocatedtothe amenities. The commercialareas close totheDJBwatertank. apartments. A JJcolony islocated MCD andsociety4-storeywalk-up residential buildings. Italso consistsof development with3-storey aplanned Soami Nagarislargely Built- Form colony. edgeofthe oratthesouthern north ones arelocatedinsectionstothe Outer RingRoadandthesmaller plotsarelinedalongthe Most large density of24DU/100sq.m. 250-330 sq.mandhasadwelling followers oftheRadhaSoamifaith. it predominantly accommodated the OuterRingRoad. colony dividedalongthetwo sidesof Soami Nagarisaplannedresidential 4.3 Soami Nagar Commercial spaceislocatedon The areaaccommodatesreligious The average plotsize isbetween built inthe60sand70s Largely

Building Heights Soami NagarJ.J. Camp Cross Section through well roads maintainedroads inSoami Nagar service Section towards theNullah Key Map Office Building Model School Swami Nagar Land UseMap Open Structure Map Central Co-operative Stores Co-operative Central Satsang Hall physically andvisually. edge ofthecolony isdisconnected community ground.large is usedasaSatsanghall. Itincludesa itsedge. ofDDAtracts landskirting andlarge includes smallscaleparks The plannedresidentialdevelopment Open Space residential character. congestion andcompromised the and buses. spaces for taxis offices andparking garbage dumpsandmunicipal stores/ accommodates streetvendors, kiosks, the gatedneighbourhoodnow colony. Traffic volumes arelow. Nagar onthesouthsideof spaces arelocatedinthevicinity. open like theopenNullahandlarge land on all four sides. features Natural incloseproximity.markets by Shopping needsareserved accommodates amilkdepot. neighbourhood needs. The colony donotcatertothe to thenorth the southandcommercialamenities Satsang hall. An officecomplex to by a Religious needsareserved Civic Amenities The Nullah located in the western The Nullahlocatedinthewestern A community hallinthesouthside These encroachmentshave caused edgeof The southeastern Soami A 12-m-wideroadskirts by open The areaissurrounded Chirag D elhi

41 SUB PRECINCT STUDY 42 SUB PRECINCT STUDY CITY LEVEL Project areas. compromised thepedestrian havestreets aroundthepark onnarrow Increasing carparking appear asvisualencroachments. andbuilding extensions courtyards segregated. Pedestrian is andvehicular traffic asclusters.streets areorganized withsmallsquaresand structures (DDA). by DelhiDevelopment Authority financing housingschemedeveloped Iisa550unitself Sheikh Sarai 4.4 Shiekh Sarai Phase I Over a period oftime,Over aperiod covered Within theprecinctfour storey Building Heights Section through internal streets of Sheikh Sarai PhaseI streetsofSheikhSarai Section throughinternal Key Map Open Space Structure visitors. and have for users reducedparking commercial vehicles, taxisandbuses unresolved. encroached by Parking problems inthearearemains Traffic movement andcongestion schools. andsecondary of primary negative impact in the area’s character. shopping areas. shops. Officesarelocatedabove accommodates neighbourhood a community centrethat Iareaincludes The SheikhSarai Civic Amenities space. provides amountsofopen for large parking. encroached upon. These areusedfor circulationhavepedestrian been in closeproximity. islocated neighbourhood greenpark withinit.parks An adjacentlarge housing of smallandlarge-sized was designedwithampleamount PhaseIhousingscheme Sheikh Sarai Open Space The areaaccommodatesanumber Lack of maintenance has had a The Nullahabutting thehousing Open areasdedicatedto Chirag D elhi

43 SUB PRECINCT STUDY 44 SUB PRECINCT STUDY CITY LEVEL Project density increasewithinthearea. haveto housingclusters resultedin Encroachments andmodifications buildings. accommodates 4-storey-high distinct campuses. The campus Institute hospitalsarelocatedin as4floororganized highclusters. speciality hospitals. zone. The areaincludescollegesand housing, institutionsandacommercial PhaseIIareaincludes Sheikh Sarai 4.5 Shiekh Sarai Phase II The PSRIand Venu Eye Housing withintheareais

Building Heights Section throughNullahatPSRIInstitute Open Space Structure Singh College Shahid Bhagat Land UsePlan Shopping Community DDA Market traffic congestion. traffic with theneighbourhoodresults in cityneeds.service The shared access within theneighbourhood. neighbourhood. daily needsofthe These service DDA developed community centres. and large-sized housing within parks it. was planned with a variety of small Sheikh Sarai Phase II housing scheme Civic Amenities congestion. androad shortages surface parking Changes inlandusehave resultedin commercial shopsandoffices. commercialized. They accommodate community centrehave been is underutilized. area.Enclave ascrub forms Marg This housingandthePress Sheikh Sarai redevelopment. for area area defineparameters area. ofthescrub apart forms Satpula Lake. The lake atpresent areas wasinthepastconnectedto around thebuildings. withopengreenspaces integrated areas.and parking campus includesplaygrounds, lawns areas andopenspaces. The college Colleges intheareahave green large Open Space Institutional areasintheprecinct school islocated A secondary The housingareaincludestwo Inner streetsthatabut a The buffer spacebetween the The Satpulamonument andlake The Nullahthatabuts institutional The Venu Eye and PSRI Institute are Chirag D elhi

45 SUB PRECINCT STUDY 46 BUILT TYPOLOGY ANALYSIS CITY LEVEL Project MPD 1962 Zonal Development Planfor ZoneF MPD 2021 MPD 2001 prepared. Special Development Plans aretobe Master PlanofDelhi2021for which Delhiareidentified inthe Chirag complexwithin Specific heritage Heritage ofBuilt Conservation Ride’ facilitiesareavailable. towhere stations restricted and ‘Park on feeder roadsconnecting Metro proposed Segregated cycletracks Cycle Tracks GNCTD). (to beidentified inconsultation with MRTS /Major lineofthe on bothsidesofcentral Maximum upto500mwidebelt corridor: major transport Influence ZonealongMRTS and Transport –Metro • • • • Environment – Water rainwater harvesting ismandatory. harvesting rainwater ofwaterbodiesand conservation thegroundwater,Recharge ground waterandbodies. of conservation incorporate alongtheNullahto corridors andgreen Development ofparks and acommunity model. driven throughanintegrated conservation involves promotionofwater existinginfrastructure Upgrading systems. sewerage-drainage self-sustainable. water- Integrating basinsmade Existing drainage Corridor Transport Chirag D elhi

47 MASTER PLAN policy proposals for the Precinct 48 MASTER PLAN policy proposals for the Precinct CITY LEVEL Project Educational Institutions use category ofresidential development use category Note: for mixed commercialactivityasitcomes undermixed Delhiislargely usehence hasnotbeenconsideredinthe comparisons Chirag Shopping site locations Key Planshowing theproposed 7.1 Proposals for the Nullah (Courtesy UTTIPEC) (Courtesy look aftertheprojectgetsimplemented impressionofhow itwill and artist’s asitlooksnow (above) drain The Barapulla • • PWD • • • • The proposalaimedat: flowing fromSaket toNizamuddin. drain along the12.5kmstormwater system, andcyclingtrails pedestrian a 30km-longsafe, vehicular-free The OasisDesigngroupproposed Project OASIS –Greenway • • • • UTTIPEC covered drain. hydrogen sulphidegasesunderthe building upofmethaneand Covering upthedrain, with concretecover. proposed tocover theseNullahs theCWG, During topography solutions. topography andinfiltration structures harvesting rainwater decentralized managementplan and stormwater Proposed acomprehensive biological waste-watertreatment. witha decentralized the drain non-monsoon flow in the dirty Included proposalstoclean stations andBRT. systems – allMetro transport Proposed connectivitytopublic vehicular traffic. Nullah. Includedsegregationfrom andcyclingalongthe running Planning topromotewalking, remedial measurestokeep itclean. mobility, agreenchannelandbio- such aswalkways for increased multiple functions serves The drain were incorporated. work, bicycleonhire, andride park Aspects ofeco-mobility, workplaces. the city’s andmobilityto heritage create non-vehicular accessibilityto The Nullahstobeutilized to materialize. land. The greenway projectdidnot andrevitalize the drain stormwater detailed plantocleantheopen Nullah Greenway project. A UTTIPEC hasproposedDelhi Chirag D elhi PWDhad hascaused walkto

49 Proposals for area improvement 50 proposals for area-improvement CITY LEVEL Project • • • New Delhi Planning and Architecture, Studio Project, Schoolof Academic Studies– • MCD this network. connected tomonuments within place.a recreationalandcultural It as buffer alongtheNullahserving The schemesprovided for agreen for reclaiminggreywater. included developing aprogramme recreational purposes. The proposal cleaning uptheNullahfor reclaiming theland. Itproposed by uncovering theNullahand The studioproposedintervention basins. Nullahs thatconstitutevarious ofthe provided anunderstanding sources oftheriver. The study mapping the Yamuna basin and Conducted astudyfocused on crore. project costisestimatedatRs233 Kailash-I and Andrews Ganj. The Delhi, Panchsheel Enclave, Greater through SheikhSarai, Chirag fromPushp starting Vihar passing covering 5.6kmoftheNullah proposed parking-cum-road Renewal Mission(JNNURM), NationalUrban Nehru Jawaharlal The MCD, sponsoredby the • • • • • • • ofinfrastructure Upgradation providing movement for alternate links. and Increasing density&connectivityofroadnetworks individual sitestotheentireprecinct. DevelopmentDistributing Rights(FAR) beyond Making provision for civicamenitieswithintheprecinct. definition andlinkagesintheopenspacesystems. Providing anewfacetotheprecinctby creatingedge continuities. needs,support efficiencyinlandutilizationandspatial development parcelsinneighbourhoodto Anchoring Nullahs, Greenways, Roadways continuities, additionofsegmentsandimprovements in: at thecityscalethroughimprovements insystem Create city-widelinkagesandintroduceconnectivity Chirag D elhi

51 GOALS 52 Development PROPOSALS CITY LEVEL Project • • • • • Built Environment • Transport andMobility • • Nullahs &OpenSpaceStructure Our proposalfor improvements Delhianditsprecinctsinclude: inChirag 9.1 Policy R impose a new movement corridor providingimpose anewmovement avenues corridor toreducecongestionandprovide for safety improvements. Nullah. Twin lanesaccommodatingflexible parkway selective vehicular edgeofthe modesareprovided ontheeastern provide anewfaceandaugment amenities. The precinctvisionincludeswalkable, connecting thecity-widefacility toneighbourhoods. Plots inthevicinityofMetro station, tocreatecentresofmixed-use development. New development sitesincludeMetroplotsasanopportunity legibility. the existingbuilt environment andprovidesThe existingproposaltransforms anewfaceatitsedgeandimproves nodesareproposedtoimprovearound themajorsaturated accessandreducecongestion. ofthecity.other parts Additional segmentsproposedfacilitateimproved connectivity. skirting networks Newring andmobility,Improvements intransport areasintoactive use. theseunderutilized toturn provides for anopportunity corridor throughtheentireprecinct/neighbourhoods. movementalternative corridor Open spaces: andleisureactivities. corridors left openanddeveloped toaccommodatewater. The adjoiningedgesaretoaccommodatenon-vehicular movement topondsandlakes.depressions inlandcontributed The ecosystemofthecityrequiresrestoration. Nullahsaretobe intoNullahsthatconnectedtotheriver. throughareticulatenetwork landscapewasdrained surrounding Inaddition andwater-bodiesThe topography ofDelhihave definedthecitystructure.

isprovided vehicular /non-motorized foredge. track inthewestern A pedestrian forests, ecommendations for Area Improvements thatfacilitatesan connectedcitynetwork ofalarger gardensshouldbeusedasapart

betteraccessible andwithimproved connectivitynewdevelopments that owing facilityprovide totheirproximity zones for totransit transition connectivityisprovided toimprove easyaccesswithintheprecinctand

Water collectedinthecityandits

The Nullahbasinsconnectedtothis

These interventions

Chirag D elhi

53 Development PROPOSALS 54 Development PROPOSALS CITY LEVEL Project • • • Provision of Amenities • • • • Infrastructure • • • Creation ofPublicRealm • • • • • • • Connectivity Strategies 9.2 Proposed Master Plan village squares. amenitieswithin Socio-cultural Nullah. amenitiesalong Socio-cultural Delhi. eastofChirag park and stations/ commercialbridges underMetro garage Parking with adjacentprecincts. connection Enclave andring Marg creating aconnectortoPress Delhi, endofChirag southern Adding anewareasegmentat infrastructure of upgradation Internal roads, volumes reducingtraffic Increasing density&connectivityof precinct beyond thesitetoentire theincreasedFARDistributing edge oftheprecinct Creating civicamenitiesalongthe and acontinuous realm by creatinganew face upgraded Precinct edges&openspaces precinct linkfor the continuous pedestrian along theNullah, includesa An active greenway proposed parcels throughMV/NMVlanes Connecting existing neighbourhood Reinforcing connections- neighbourhoods development parcelsin Anchoring Roads Greenways Nullahs improvements along: scale, includesaugmentationand Improved connectivityatregional Creating city-widelinkages

• • New Development • of theSite Improving Environmental Qualities • Heritage Comparative area statement FAR Coverage Ground (sq m) Built-up area way length(m) Pedestrian path Road length(m) to thearea. amenities. Itwillprovide anewface to cover thesocial-cultural The newdevelopment isenvisaged within theprecinct. development areaisproposed A proposalof4,31,122sq.m water systems. water, providing STP’s andnatural harvesting, sub-soil recharging water-Includes incorporating to otherareas. will linkmonuments intheprecinct isproposedthat trail A network 1315026 Existing 18% Chirag D elhi 0.7 - - 1746147.5 Proposed 2997.6 m 3566 m 22.7% 0.94

55 Development PROPOSALS 56 Development PROPOSALS CITY LEVEL Project Chirag D elhi

57 Development PROPOSALS 58 Development PROPOSALS CITY LEVEL Project Chirag D elhi

59 Development PROPOSALS 60 Development PROPOSALS CITY LEVEL Project View 2-Proposed development creates anedgealongthenullah View 1–Metro development plotandedgealongpark View 3– Commercial development plotand creation of gatestructures towards village View 4–Mixed useedgedevelopment alongeastern sideofChiragDelhivillage View 5 - Proposed section across the Nullah and node south of Soami Nagar Chirag D elhi

61 Development PROPOSALS 62 Development PROPOSALS Sections AA’ CITY LEVEL Project Site Sections of thevillage developmentlow-rise to maintain scale village andtheMetroDevelopment – Edge Detail1–Interfacebetween the Metro plot social spaceswithinthe Edge Detail2-Interstitial create flow ofspaces development onstiltto towards theRingroad– Edge Detail3–Interface Chirag D elhi

63 Development PROPOSALS 64 Development PROPOSALS Edge Detail2 CITY LEVEL Project Site Sections Sections BB’ Edge Detail1 1 Edge Detail2 Edge Detail1 Sections CC’ 2 Chirag D elhi

65 Development PROPOSALS 66 Development PROPOSALS CITY LEVEL Project • • • linkages: Complete themissing 9.3 Improved Accessibility creation ofalooproadsystem. the Metrostationdevelopment by Delhivillage,congestion atChirag Relieving theexistingtraffic the entireprecinct. roads acrosstheNullah, connecting Introduction ofnewconnecting precinct. neighbourhoods withinthe to Nullah, the integrating Introduction ofaroadparallel existing vehicular pattern. a level below withthe withoutinterfering along theprecinctprovides connectivityat totheNullahall parallel A roadrunning Connection to Water • • within theprecinct Pedestrian connectivity tracks alongtheentireprecinct. tracks Providing for cycleandpedestrian roads, gardensandgreens. scale alongNullahs, parkways, Improving connectivityatregional precinct connecting theentire modes oftransport, Non Motorized Chirag D elhi

67 Development PROPOSALS 68 Development PROPOSALS CITY LEVEL Project Proposed section showing edgebetween development andwater Proposed sectionalongNullah–creating anactive edgetowards water Suggested plantationsfor waterpurificationontheNullah Reconfiguration ofmovement networks alongthe nullah inPanchsheelEnclave Callistemon lanceolatus Salix babylonica Dalbergia latifolia Dalbergia Casuarina equisetifolia Casuarina restored as multipurpose resourcefromagarbagedumpingground. restored asmultipurpose Creating apublic realmalongtheNullahaccommodatingleisureusesandprecinctconnectors. The Nullahistobe Existing Condition Section showing proposed edge–ChiragDelhi Village andShiekhSaraiPhase 1 Reconfiguration ofmovement networks alongthe nullah Chirag D elhi

69 Development PROPOSALS 70 Development PROPOSALS CITY LEVEL Project Section showing proposed edge andcycletracks. for pedestrian and creatingcontinuity by providing interest alongtheentirewaterscape placesof by liningsocio-cultutral The Nullahismademoreaccessible Reconfiguration ofmovement networks alongthe nullah Existing Condition areas. andcreationofgreen periphery atthe togarages moving parking ofthesurfaceincludes Restoration signage legibilityanddecongestion. amenities,cultural creationof include provision ofsocialand existing wells for watercollection. proposal linksthisentiresystemto pavers.through theuseofgrass The zones introduction ofrecharge and harvesting stormwater of Chowks, and includesrain for theupgradation A strategy Bohran Chowk Revival ofChowks –ChiragDelhi Other improvement strategies parking andrevive socialfunctionwithina neighbourhood parking withgreenspacestoavoidThe Chowk incessant isincorporated towards thewell anddirectit to collectrainwater covers withgrate drains Introduction ofstormwater of the wells the soil for water recharge and reuse to increase percolation of water into Recharge zones with grass paver blocks Chirag D elhi

71 Development PROPOSALS Parking Area Statement

The urban village, proposed Metro Proposed parking sites in the Precinct development and BRT corridor envisage an increase in motorized vehicular traffic. 4 In the existing scenario incessant

parking happens on the road and 1 2 parking sites and overflows on to 3 the streets leading to congestion and reducing the effective right of way (ROW).

PROPOSALS D evelopment The proposed parking areas include: PROPOSALS D evelopment

1 Provision for 1,830 cars – 3-floor parking structure below 2 commercial /socio-cultural development sites Key Plan

2 3-floor parking structure below proposed Chirag Delhi Metro Proposed Metro Station Location commercial development

3 2,500 cars – 3 floor parking structure below green park and commercial development along the edge of BRT for the urban

village Proposed Metro Station Location

4 1,200 cars – 2 floor parking structure below proposed Panchsheel Enclave Metro commercial development

Proposed Metro Station Location

1 3

72 CITY LEVEL Project Chirag Delhi 73 74 Development PROPOSALS CITY LEVEL Project structures. ofdevelopments andheritage radius bus accesspointsarewithin500m nodes. Metroand public transport network. sitesalongacontinuous heritage creating arouteconnectingvarious proposalincludes The heritage 4. Satpula 3. Tomb ofShaikhSalahuddin 2. Tomb Delhi ofChirag 1. LalGumbad, Zeenatul Madarsa 9.4 H The heritage routeconnectsto The heritage eritage Proposal and pedestrian networks tobeaccommodated. networks and pedestrian statewillenable leisureuses,Renewing theNullahtoitsnatural trails, cycle The Water provides for ManagementStrategy cleaninguptheNullah. 9.5 Water Management Strategy the greencover. reeds persquaremetrewilladdto 3-4 mtallwithadensityof100-150 metre. At fullgrowth, theplants plantsaplingspersquare Phragmites treatment requiresplanting3-5 Root Zonetreatment– The •  Water treatment includes: •  •  Cleaning uptheNullahincludes: providing for: wetlands totreatsewageand Using reedbedsandconstructed forest lands. of throughrecharge harvesting ponds andallowing water Creation ofsludgetanks, STP’s atpressurepoints Provisions for adecentralized Chirag D elhi retention

75 Development PROPOSALS 76 Development PROPOSALS CITY LEVEL Project water.for storing treatedandsuppliedtomeetwaterdemands. This storedwaterisfurther Water, Delhivillage isproposedtobeconnectedtheexistingwells intheChirag throughtherun-off i.egenerated for theurbanvillageiscalculatedbelow: waterharvesting The calculationsfor rain groundwaterisproposedtooffsetdemandsinthearea. recharging andreticulatenetwork Rainwater harvesting Chirag D elhi

77 Development PROPOSALS 78 Conclusions Upgradation ofinfrastructure entire precinct. (FAR) beyond individualsitestothe Distributing Development Rights within theprecinct. Making provision for civicamenities linkages intheopenspacesystems. by creating edgedefinitionand Providing anew facetotheprecinct spatial continuities. efficiency inlandutilizationand needs,neighbourhood tosupport Anchoring development parcels in alternate movement links. of road networks andproviding for Increasing density&connectivity Nullahs, Greenways, Roadways segments andimprovements in system continuities, addition of scale through improvements in introduce connectivityatthecity Create city-widelinkagesand CITY LEVEL Project Goals other areas. in theprecinctto link monuments proposed thatwill is trail A network Heritage •  •  •  Creation ofpublicrealm •  New regional connections Strategies pedestrian linkfor theprecinct pedestrian An active greenway proposedalongtheNullahincludesacontinuous with adjacentprecincts. connection Enclave andring Marg creating aconnectortoPress Delhi, endofChirag southern Adding anewareasegmentat Creating civicamenitiesalongtheedgeofprecinct continuous realm by creatinganewfaceand Precinct edges&openspacesupgraded roads reducing traffic volumes roads reducingtraffic Increasing density&connectivityof New precinct connections •  •  New Development parcels throughMV/NMVlanes Connecting existingneighbourhood Reinforcing connections to thearea. amenities.social-cultural Itwillprovide anewface The newdevelopment is envisaged tocover the is proposedwithintheprecinct. A proposalof4,31,122sq.mdevelopment area • •  •  Provision of Amenities  Socio-cultural amenitiesalongNullah. Socio-cultural Delhi. eastofChirag andpark commercial bridges underMetrostations/ garage Parking and natural watersystems. and natural water-harvesting,Includes incorporating sub-soilwater, recharging providing STP’s Improving Environmental QualitiesoftheSite Parkway alongnullahParkway

amenities

within

village

squares. connecting theentireprecinct modesoftransport, Non-motorized Chirag D elhi

79 Conclusions