A-PDF Merger DEMO : Purchase from www.A-PDF.com to remove the watermark MASTER PLAN FOR TARN TARAN LPA 2010-2031 CLIENT: Punjab Urban Planning & Development Authority (PUDA) Mohali, Punjab CONSULTANT: SAI Consulting Engineers Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad (AN ISO 9001 CERTIFIED COMPANY) SAI House, Satyam Corporate Square, B/h Rajpath Club, Bodakdev, Ahmedabad- 380059. INDIA PHONE: +91 79 6614 2600, 6614 2700, +91 183 5023908 FAX: +91 79 6614 2800 E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] Web: www.saiindia.com Master Plan for Tarn Taran LPA PREFACE Tarn Taran, founded by the fifth Guru of Sikhs, Shri Guru Arjun Dev Ji, symbolizes the spiritual heritage of the people of Punjab. Its rich religious, cultural and historical heritage is the home to many landmarks. Looking at the existing trends of growth and development, and its close proximity to Amritsar, the cultural and religious capital of the State of Punjab, Tarn Taran seems destined to be multifunctional with numerous prime roles to play in the new millennium. Considering the role and importance of Tarn Taran and need for promoting its balanced, orderly, sustainable and state of art development of Tarn Taran Local Planning Area, Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA) entrusted the task of preparing Master Plan of Tarn Taran LPA to SAI Consulting Engineers Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad , in addition to preparation of Master Plans of Local Planning Areas of five cities/towns of state of Punjab - Amritsar, Kapurthala, Batala, Gurdaspur and Pathankot. SAI Consultants feel privileged to have the honour of being given the opportunity of preparing the Master Plan of Local Planning Area of Tarn Taran spanning over an area of 113.8 sq. kms., comprising of 1 urban and 29 rural settlements, including Tarn Taran Municipal Council. Master Plan of Tarn Taran LPA for the period 2011-2031 has now been prepared after undertaking detailed study and carrying out indepth analysis of historical, cultural, physical, social and economic development of the town and its environs bringing out major roadblocks hampering the orderly growth and development of the town. Major recommendations for leveraging the growth and development of Tarn Taran are the outcome of intensive consultative process involving series of meetings with various stakeholders, including parastatal agencies, experts, individuals and various interest groups. It is hoped that with the finalization of the Master Plan of Tarn Taran LPA, the town and local planning area will be launched on the path of rapid physical and economic development trajectory in the next two decades. With the effective implementation of the Master Plan of Tarn Taran LPA, avenues of opportunities for employment and economy shall expand enormously and challenges for public administration shall increase. On the occasion of finalization of the Master Plan of Tarn Taran LPA, we would like to extend our special thanks and gratitude to Hon’ble Chief Minister of Punjab, Shri, Prakash Singh Badal for approving the Master Plan and making it operational to guide the destiny of agro-based, historical, cultural and spiritual town of the state of Punjab. Client : Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority Consultant: SAI Consulting Engineers Pvt. Ltd. Ahemadabad Master Plan for Tarn Taran LPA Master Plan of Tarn Taran LPA is a humble effort to promote the orderly development and leveraging the economy of Tarn Taran to launch it on the path of rapid growth curve. The prime objective of the entire exercise of preparing the Master Plan has been to infuse vitality while retaining the vibrant character of the town. In order to create the local ownership of Master Plan, as a document of the people, both intensive and extensive interactions by means of series of Think Tank meetings were organized with the wide spectrum of the society & intelligentsia of the town and region followed by the publication of the draft plan for inviting objections and suggestions from the interested groups, community, stakeholders, parastatal agencies, NGOs and CBOs. The support rendered by all the spectrum of society in terms of ideas, thoughts and suggestions related to planning, development and making Tarn Taran as a vibrant and role model of urban development and governance is gratefully acknowledged. The task assigned for preparing the Master Plan was enormous and challenging. It would not have been completed without the support and guidance of state and local level authorities. SAI Consultants would like to place on record its gratitude for the valuable guidance and support given by the officials of the State Govt. and Department of Town and Country Planning, Punjab. The valuable guidance and unstinted support of the following officers of the State Govt.is gratefully acknowledged for making it possible to take the Master Plan of Tarn Taran LPA to its logical conclusion: 1) Sh. S. S. Sandhu, IAS, Secretary, Housing and Urban Development, Punjab. 2) Sh. A. S. Miglani, Chief Administrator, PUDA and Director, Town and Country Planning. 3) S. Sarvjit Singh, Chief Administrator, PUDA and Former Director, Town and Country Planning. 4) Sh. Rajinder Sharma, Advisor, Town Planning, PUDA. 5) S. Kuldip Singh, Chief Town Planner, Punjab. Our sincere thanks are also due to Shri K. S. Pannu, the Deputy Commissioner, Tarn Taran and Shri Khushi Ram, the former Deputy Commissioner of Tarn Taran, S. Baljit Singh, Additional Chief Administrator, Amritsar Development Authority, Shri Bhupinder Singh Khera, President, Municipal Committee, Tarn Taran for their support. Support given by Sarvshri Gulzar Singh, Harnek Singh, M.L.Kaushal, Dr. Seet Singh and Satinder Singh, Senior Town Planners, Pawan Sharma, Pankaj Bawa, H.S.Bajwa, Varinder Singh, Amandeep Sandhu and Jaswinder Singh, District Town Planners and Prabhjit Singh Dhillon, Harinder Singh Sandhu, Assistant Town Planners is also acknowledged. They along Client : Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority Consultant: SAI Consulting Engineers Pvt. Ltd. Ahemadabad Master Plan for Tarn Taran LPA with their staff helped us in every possible manner to successfully complete the project. We also express our gratitude to the PRSC, Ludhiana, for supplying the Base Map of the Planning Area, based on which the Proposed Landuse Plan of Tarn Taran LPA has been prepared. Sincere thanks are also due to all officials/persons who directly or indirectly contributed in giving final shape to the Master Plan. The team at SAI Consulting Engineers Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad and at Project Office, Amritsar has made a humble and sincere attempt to prepare a realistic and futuristic document based on the ground realities.It is hoped that the Master Plan will meet the hopes and aspirations of not only the present but also the future generations of the town in order to usher an era of peace and prosperity through rational and planned growth. The key professionals involved in the preparation and finalization of Master Plan of Tarn Taran Local Planning Area include: 1) Mr. Nitin Shah, President and COO. 2) Mr. Xerxes Rao, Assistant General Manager 3) Mr. Jit Kumar Gupta, Advisor, Amritsar Project Office, Punjab. 4) Mr. Manjit Singh, Advisor, Amritsar Project Office, Punjab. 5) Ms. Jaskiran Kaur, Urban Planner. 6) Ms. Ritika Arora, Urban Planner. 7) Mr. Virendra Kumar Pal, Geographer Planner. 8) Ms. Rita Sharma, Geographer Planner. 9) Mr. Laxman Sharma, GIS Engineer. 10) Mr. Neeraj Sharma, GIS Executive. 11) Mr. Kamalpreet Singh, Computer Engineer. 12) Mr. Sukhjit Singh, Draughtsman. 13) Mr. Dipak Bhatt, Sr. Draughtsman. 14) Mr. Priyank, Autocad Operator. 15) Mr. Mukund Dikshit, Ex. Vice President (Planning and SEZ) 16) Mr. Manish Shah, Ex. Sr. Deputy General Manager(Planning and SEZ) 17) Mr. Ranndil Sher Jatinder Singh Batth, Ex. Project Manager, Amritsar Project Office. 18) Mr. U. S. Mehta, Ex. Advisor. 19) Mrs. Sheetal Lakadwala, Ex. Sr. Urban Designer 20) Mr. Ritesh Solanki, Ex. Sr. Engineer. 21) Ms. Aneeta Salaria, Ex. Geographer Planner. 22) Mr. Siyang Rebe, Ex. Geographer Planner. Client : Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority Consultant: SAI Consulting Engineers Pvt. Ltd. Ahemadabad Master Plan for Tarn Taran LPA 23) Mr. Prabhjit Singh Dhillon, Ex. Junior Planner. 24) Mr. Padam Saini, Ex. Junior Planner. 25) Dr. Amardeep Singh, Ex. Environmental Planner. 26) Mr. Ravi Ranjan Sahay, Ex. Environmental Planner. 27) Mr. Sachin Kumar, Ex. GIS Executive 28) Mr. Prashant Gautam, Ex.GIS Executive 29) Mr. Jeevan Chamiyal, Ex. GIS Executive. 30) Ms. Meenu Arora, Ex. Financial Executive Other supporting team from Headquarter (Ahmedabad) and Project Office (Amritsar). Client : Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority Consultant: SAI Consulting Engineers Pvt. Ltd. Ahemadabad Master Plan for Tarn Taran LPA EXECUTIVE SUMMARY To have a quick review of the Master Plan of Tarn Taran LPA, a summary has been prepared under following sub-heads: History – Tarn Taran is one of the most historical town with history spanning over 400 years. It is an important religious town due to its connectivity with the fifth Sikh Guru Arjun Dev Ji, who founded the town. Tarn Taran is the administrative headquarter of Tarn Taran District recently created out of Amritsar District. Regional Setting – Located in the north-west of the state, Tarn Taran forms part of the Majha Region of the State of Punjab. It is one of the four districts sharing border with the Pakistan. It also shares boundaries with the three districts of the state, including Ferozepur, Kapurthala and Amritsar. The total area of Tarn Taran district is 2,44,900 ha with population placed at 9,39,057 in 2001 and 11,20,070 according to the provisional population figures of 2011 Census. Tarn Taran District houses 4% of the population of the state. Linkages – Tarn Taran town has a high degree of road and rail connectivity with the other parts of the state. It falls on Jammu-Amritsar-Ferozepur-Fazilka-Kandla National Highway (NH -15). It has excellent road connectivity with adjoining towns of Patti, Goindwal Sahib, Gandiwind, Jandiala and Khadur Sahib.