01 Shechangthang 2010-2035 Shechangthang Local Area Plan Final Report – Volume 01 Department of Human Settlement, MoWHS, Thimphu Shechangthang (Ranibagan) Local Area Plan Volume 01 Department of Human Settlement, Ministry of Works & Human Settlement (MoWHS), Thimphu _____________________________________________________________________________ Shechangthang (Ranibagan) Local Area Plan Table of Contents Table of Contents 1.0 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 6 1.1 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ....................................................................................................................... 6 1.2 VISION AND APPROACH ...................................................................................................................... 6 1.3 PEOPLE’S PARTICIPATION IN THE PLAN FORMULATION: ............................................................................ 9 1.3.1 What is a Local Area Plan? ................................................................................................... 9 1.3.2 Land Pooling ......................................................................................................................... 9 1.3.3 The Planning Process .......................................................................................................... 10 1.3.4 Participation ....................................................................................................................... 10 1.3.5 Integration of the Local Area Plan with the Structure Plan................................................ 11 1.3.6 Population and Economic Viability ..................................................................................... 11 2.0 EXISTING PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................12 2.1 EXTENT AND BOUNDARIES OF SHECHANGTHANG LOCAL AREA PLAN ........................................................ 12 2.2 EXISTING LAND USE CHARACTERISTICS ................................................................................................ 12 2.3 EXISTING HOUSING AND POPULATION DENSITY PATTERN ....................................................................... 16 2.4 GENERAL STATUS ............................................................................................................................ 16 2.4.1 Land Ownership Pattern ..................................................................................................... 16 2.5 CIRCULATION NETWORK ................................................................................................................... 19 2.5.1 Existing Vehicular and Pedestrian Circulation .................................................................... 19 2.5.2 Existing Public Transit System ............................................................................................ 19 2.6 EXISTING AMENITIES AND SERVICES .................................................................................................... 19 2.6.1 Health and Education Facilities .......................................................................................... 19 2.6.2 Open Spaces and Recreational Facilities ............................................................................ 19 2.6.3 Heritage and Religious Sites ............................................................................................... 20 2.6.4 Shopping and other Commercial Facilities ......................................................................... 20 2.6.5 Offices and other Work Places: .......................................................................................... 20 2.6.6 Other amenities and facilities: ........................................................................................... 20 2.7 EXISTING UTILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE ........................................................................................... 22 2.7.1 Water Supply ...................................................................................................................... 22 2.7.2 Sewerage Management System ......................................................................................... 22 2.7.3 Solid Waste Management .................................................................................................. 22 1 Shechangthang (Ranibagan) Local Area Plan Table of Contents 2.7.4 Storm Water Drainage ....................................................................................................... 22 2.7.5 Power, Telecommunications and Cable Network ............................................................... 23 3.0 ANALYTICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE SHECHANGTHANG URBAN VILLAGE ...................24 3.1 LAND SUITABILITY ............................................................................................................................ 24 3.2 POPULATION ACCOMMODATION ....................................................................................................... 24 3.2.1 Share of Shechangthang Urban Village to the Total Projected Population of Sarpang City. 25 3.2.2 Land Holding and Density Distribution Pattern .................................................................. 26 3.3 CIRCULATION NETWORK ................................................................................................................... 26 3.4 URBAN HUB ................................................................................................................................... 26 3.5 AMENITIES AND SOCIAL SERVICES ....................................................................................................... 28 3.6 UTILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE ........................................................................................................ 29 4.0 PROPOSAL .............................................................................................................31 4.1 PLOT RECONFIGURATION .................................................................................................................. 31 4.2 PROPOSED PRECINCTS PLAN .............................................................................................................. 33 4.3 PROPOSED DENSITY PATTERN ............................................................................................................ 39 4.4 PROPOSED URBAN HUB.................................................................................................................... 40 4.4.1 Urban Hub as an important area level facility ................................................................... 40 4.4.2 Urban Hub as an important element in the transit oriented development ....................... 40 4.4.3 Commercial Component: .................................................................................................... 40 4.4.4 Recreational Component: ................................................................................................... 41 4.4.5 Public Conveniences Component: ....................................................................................... 42 4.4.6 Open Space System: ........................................................................................................... 42 4.4.7 The Implementation Process for the Urban Hub: ............................................................... 42 4.5 PROPOSED PROJECTS IN SHECHANGTHANG .......................................................................................... 43 4.6 PROPOSED CIRCULATION NETWORK ................................................................................................... 43 4.7 PROPOSED AMENITIES AND SOCIAL SERVICES ....................................................................................... 50 4.7.1 Health Facilities .................................................................................................................. 50 4.7.2 Education Facilities ............................................................................................................. 50 4.7.3 Solid Waste Management System ..................................................................................... 50 4.7.4 Recreational and Sports Facilities ...................................................................................... 51 4.8 PROPOSED UTILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE ......................................................................................... 51 4.8.1 Water Supply ...................................................................................................................... 51 2 Shechangthang (Ranibagan) Local Area Plan Table of Contents 4.8.2 Sewerage Management System ......................................................................................... 55 4.8.3 Storm Water Management ................................................................................................ 56 4.8.4 Power, Telephone and Cables ............................................................................................ 56 4.8.5 Street Lighting .................................................................................................................... 57 4.8.6 Tree Planting ...................................................................................................................... 57 4.8.7 Roadside Plantation: .......................................................................................................... 57 4.8.8 Development Management: .............................................................................................