INDEX i INDEX (a) List of Contents.............................................................................................................(i) – (iii) (b) List of Tables .............................................................................................................. (iv) – (v) (c) List of Maps ......................................................................................................................... (v) (d) List of Figures ...................................................................................................................... (v) (e) List of Annexures.................................................................................................................(vi) (f) Abbreviations.............................................................................................................(vi) – (viii) CHAPTER - 1: PROJECT BACKGROUND............................................................................................1-1 1.1 PROJECT BACKGROUND ...............................................................................1-1 1.2 AIM & OBJECTIVE ............................................................................................1-1 1.3 SCOPE OF WORK ............................................................................................1-1 1.4 STRATEGY OF THE MISSION .........................................................................1-2 1.5 CITY DEVELOPMENT PLANNING PROCESS ................................................1-2 1.6 CITY CONSULTATIONS ...................................................................................1-3 CHAPTER - 2: CITY PROFILE ...............................................................................................................2-1 2.1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................2-1 2.2 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND...........................................................................2-1 2.3 REGIONAL SETTING........................................................................................2-2 2.3.1 GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION..............................................................2-2 2.3.2 PHYSIOGRAPHY .................................................................................2-2 2.4 PHYSICAL GROWTH OF CITY.........................................................................2-3 2.4.1 MASTER PLAN.....................................................................................2-4 2.4.2 EXISTING LANDUSE PATTERN .........................................................2-4 2.5 DEMOGRAPHIC PATTERN ..............................................................................2-6 2.5.1 POPULATION GROWTH .....................................................................2-6 2.5.2 POPULATION DENSITY ......................................................................2-7 2.6 ECONOMIC BASE.............................................................................................2-7 2.6.1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................2-7 2.6.2 WORK FORCE PARTICIPATION.........................................................2-7 2.6.3 TRADE AND COMMERCE...................................................................2-8 2.6.4 INDUSTRIES ........................................................................................2-9 2.6.5 HERITAGE RESOURCES..................................................................2-10 2.6.6 OTHER AMENITIES ...........................................................................2-10 2.7 POPULATION FORECAST .............................................................................2-10 2.8 ISSUES ............................................................................................................2-11 CHAPTER - 3: HERITAGE AND TOURISM RESOURCES ...................................................................3-1 3.1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................3-1 3.2 GOLDEN TEMPLE – THE SPIRITUAL CORE ..................................................3-2 3.3 RICH SIKH ARCHITECTURE............................................................................3-3 3.4 THE WORSHIP PLACE.....................................................................................3-3 3.4.1 THE SHAPES .......................................................................................3-3 3.4.2 THE GUMBAD ......................................................................................3-3 CITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN AMRITSAR – 2025 INDEX ii 3.4.3 THE MATERIAL....................................................................................3-4 3.4.4 THE SACRED WATER.........................................................................3-4 3.4.5 BLEND OF ARCHITECTURE...............................................................3-4 3.4.6 THE FLOATING STYLE .......................................................................3-4 3.5 OTHER HERITAGE SITES................................................................................3-5 3.6 TOURISM IN PUNJAB.......................................................................................3-7 3.7 TOURISM IN AMRITSAR ..................................................................................3-7 3.7.1 PLACES OF TOURISTS INTERESTS WITHIN THE CITY..................3-7 3.7.2 TOURIST PLACES AROUND AMRITSAR...........................................3-9 3.7.3 CULTURE & CRAFTS ........................................................................3-10 3.7.4 TOURIST CIRCUITS ..........................................................................3-11 3.7.5 EXISTING TOURIST TREND IN AMRITSAR.....................................3-11 3.7.6 AVAILABILITY OF TOURIST ACCOMMODATION IN AMRITSAR ...3-12 3.7.7 ACCESSIBILITY AND CONNECTIVITY.............................................3-12 3.8 ISSUES ............................................................................................................3-12 CHAPTER - 4: ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES .....................................................................................4-1 4.1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................4-1 4.2 WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM...............................................................................4-1 4.3 WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM .....................................................4-6 4.4 STORM WATER DRAINAGE ............................................................................4-8 4.5 SOLIDWASTE MANAGEMENT.........................................................................4-9 4.6 HEALTH INDICATORS....................................................................................4-12 4.7 WILLINGNESS TO PAY ..................................................................................4-13 4.8 SUMMARY.......................................................................................................4-13 CHAPTER - 5: TRAFFIC & TRANSPORTATION ..................................................................................5-1 5.1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................5-1 5.2 TRANSPORT SYSTEM .....................................................................................5-1 5.2.1 ROAD....................................................................................................5-1 5.2.2 RAILWAY..............................................................................................5-2 5.2.3 AIRPORT ..............................................................................................5-2 5.3 TRANSPORTATION NETWORK ......................................................................5-2 5.3.1 CONDITION OF ROAD ........................................................................5-3 5.3.2 RIGHT - OF - WAY ...............................................................................5-3 5.3.3 STREET LIGHTS..................................................................................5-3 5.3.4 VEHICLES ON ROAD ..........................................................................5-3 5.3.5 ROAD ACCIDENTS..............................................................................5-4 5.3.6 PUBLIC MASS TRANSPORT...............................................................5-5 5.4 TRAFFIC CHARACTERISTICS.........................................................................5-5 5.4.1 SPEED AND DELAY CHARACTERISTICS .........................................5-5 5.4.2 PARKING CHARACTERISTICS...........................................................5-5 5.5 ISSUES ..............................................................................................................5-6 CHAPTER - 6: HOUSING & SERVICES FOR URBAN POOR ..............................................................6-1 6.1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................6-1 6.2 URBAN POOR...................................................................................................6-1 6.3 URBAN POOR HOUISNG .................................................................................6-1 6.3.1 PLOT SIZE............................................................................................6-3 6.3.2 OWNERSHIP STATUS.........................................................................6-4 CITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN AMRITSAR – 2025 INDEX iii 6.3.3 HOUSING AFFORDABILITY................................................................6-4