Government of Rajasthan Devasthan Department Preparation of Development and Management Plan for Historic Temple Complex and Settlement at SALASAR Final Report Darashaw & Co. Pvt. Ltd. 6th Floor, Express Building, 14th “E” Road, Near Government Law College, Churchgate (West), Mumbai 400 020 i Table of Contents 1 1 Project Background ............................................................................................. 1 1.1 Concept of the Project .......................................................................................... 2 1.2 Project Objectives ................................................................................................. 4 1.3 Scope of Study ...................................................................................................... 4 1.4 Approach& Methodology ..................................................................................... 4 1.5 Methodology ........................................................................................................ 7 1.5.1 Project Initiation............................................................................................ 7 1.5.2 Project Conceptualisation ............................................................................. 7 1.5.3 Infrastructure Situation analysis ................................................................... 9 1.5.4 Project identification, prioritisation and implementation Plan .................. 10 1.5.5 Institutional set up and Capacity Building .................................................. 10 2 Village Profile .................................................................................................... 11 2.1 Location .............................................................................................................. 12 2.2 Regional Connectivity ......................................................................................... 13 2.2.1 Road Connectivity ....................................................................................... 13 2.2.2 Rail Connectivity .......................................................................................... 15 2.2.3 Air Connectivity ........................................................................................... 15 2.3 Demography Profile ............................................................................................ 15 2.3.1 Village Demography .................................................................................... 15 2.3.2 Landuse Area ............................................................................................... 15 2.4 Social Indices ....................................................................................................... 17 2.4.1 Literacy Rate ................................................................................................ 17 2.4.2 Gender Ratio ............................................................................................... 17 2.4.3 Social Composition ...................................................................................... 18 2.4.4 Average Household Size .............................................................................. 18 Preparation of Development and Management Plan for Historic Temple Complex and Settlement ii 2.5 Economic Indices ................................................................................................ 19 2.5.1 Workforce Participation (WFPR) ................................................................. 19 2.5.2 Religious Tourism ........................................................................................ 20 2.5.3 Farming ....................................................................................................... 20 2.6 Village Growth and Development ...................................................................... 21 3 Tourist Profile ................................................................................................... 22 3.1 Tourist arrivals .................................................................................................... 23 3.2 Village tourism carrying capacity ........................................................................ 23 3.2.1 Methodology for Measuring Tourism Carrying Capacity ............................ 24 3.2.2 Estimation of Carrying Capacity(CC) ........................................................... 27 3.2.3 Carrying Capacity Analysis of Village .......................................................... 29 3.3 Infrastructure availability- Water Supply ........................................................... 29 3.3.1 Water Supply to Salasar Village .................................................................. 30 3.3.2 Water Supply to Temple Complex .............................................................. 32 3.4 Infrastructure availability- Sewerage and Sanitation ......................................... 33 3.5 Infrastructure availability- Solid Waste Management ....................................... 36 3.6 Infrastructure availability- Road and Transportation ......................................... 39 3.6.1 Road Infrastructure ..................................................................................... 39 3.6.2 Transportation facilities .............................................................................. 39 3.7 Social Infrastructure ........................................................................................... 42 3.8 Circulation pattern for tourists ........................................................................... 46 4 Salasar Temple Complex: An Overview .............................................................. 49 4.1 Structure of Temple Complex ............................................................................. 50 4.2 Special Charecteristic/ features of Temple Complex ......................................... 51 4.3 Activities perform by pilgrims/ worshippers ...................................................... 54 4.3.1 Coconut Tying ............................................................................................. 55 4.3.2 Savamani ..................................................................................................... 56 4.3.3 Hari Kirtan ................................................................................................... 56 4.3.4 Aarti/ Puja ................................................................................................... 57 4.3.5 Anjani Mata/ Temple .................................................................................. 57 4.3.6 Sundarkand Paath ....................................................................................... 58 Preparation of Development and Management Plan for Historic Temple Complex and Settlement iii 4.3.7 Jadula (or mundan) ..................................................................................... 58 4.4 Footfall and Movement Pattern of pilgrims ....................................................... 59 4.5 Pilgrim Flow and its analysis inside temple complex.......................................... 62 4.6 Existing condition of temple complex ................................................................ 64 4.7 Issues at temple complex level ........................................................................... 65 5 Stakeholder’s Consultation ................................................................................ 67 5.1 Identification of Stakeholders ............................................................................ 68 5.2 Consultation Mechanism .................................................................................... 69 5.2.1 Stakeholder Group Consultation ................................................................ 69 5.2.2 One on one interview ................................................................................. 72 5.3 Views from Stakeholder Consultation ................................................................ 77 6 Demand Assesment & Survey Outcomes .......................................................... 78 6.1 Survey Findings ................................................................................................... 79 6.1.1 Ownership Pattern ...................................................................................... 79 6.1.2 Type of buildings/ dwelling units ................................................................ 80 6.1.3 Use of buildings/ plots ................................................................................ 81 6.1.4 Condition of buildings ................................................................................. 81 6.1.5 Nature of dwelling units .............................................................................. 82 6.2 Village Popualtion projections ............................................................................ 83 6.3 Tourist Population projections ........................................................................... 84 6.4 Infrastructure demand assessment .................................................................... 85 6.4.1 Water Demand Assessment ........................................................................ 85 6.4.2 Sewerage Demand Assessment .................................................................. 86 6.4.3 Storm Water Demand Assessment ............................................................. 87 6.4.4 Solid Waste Demand Assessment ..............................................................