UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY, LAHORE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURED AND PLANNING THESIS REPORT: HOME-GROWN POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES THROUGH “SSMALL SCALL COTTAGE INDUSTRIES” LIFE RETURNS TO ROHI (CHOLISTAN) BY: MEHAK WAJID ALI (13004101021) (BATCH-04) 1 Contents UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY, LAHORE ......................................... 1 LIST OF FIGURES .................................................................................................................................... 6 LIST OF TABLES ...................................................................................................................................... 9 DEDICATION........................................................................................................................................... 10 ACKNOWLEDGMENT .......................................................................................................................... 11 ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................................................... 12 CHAPTER ONE: EXORDIUM TO PROJECT .................................................................................... 13 1.1 PROJECT TITLE: ......................................................................................................................... 13 1.2 DEFINING THE PROJECT ......................................................................................................... 13 1.3 CLIENT ........................................................................................................................................... 14 1.4 USER ................................................................................................................................................ 14 1.5 SITE ................................................................................................................................................. 15 1.6 WHY MEERGARH? ...................................................................................................................... 15 1.7 THESIS STATEMENT .................................................................................................................. 16 1.8 PHILOSOPHY ................................................................................................................................ 17 1.9 FEASIBILITY ................................................................................................................................. 17 1.9.1 NEED OF THE PROJECT ..................................................................................................... 17 1.9.2 BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT ................................................................................... 18 1.9.3 Ambition of the Project ........................................................................................................... 20 1.9.4 Deserts of Pakistan ................................................................................................................... 20 1.10 OBJECTIVES ............................................................................................................................... 21 1.11 METHODOLOGY ....................................................................................................................... 21 1.12 SCOPE OF PROJECT ................................................................................................................. 22 1.13 EXISTING EXAMPLE ................................................................................................................ 22 1.14 PHYSICAL OUTCOME .............................................................................................................. 23 CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW ........................................................................................ 25 2.1 HISTORY AND EVOLUTION ..................................................................................................... 25 2.1.2 History and Evolution of Earth Architecture Construction ................................................ 25 2.2 Bahawalpur History ........................................................................................................................ 26 2.2.1 Ruling Dynasty ......................................................................................................................... 27 2.3 Bahawalnagar History .................................................................................................................... 28 2 2.4 CHOLISTAN HISTORY ............................................................................................................... 28 2.4.1 Cholistan through Ages ........................................................................................................... 29 2.4.2 Forts in Cholistan ..................................................................................................................... 30 2.5 Punjab .............................................................................................................................................. 32 2.5.1 Southern Punjab ...................................................................................................................... 33 2.6 Cholistan Desert .............................................................................................................................. 34 2.7 The Area .......................................................................................................................................... 36 2.7.1 Geography ................................................................................................................................ 36 2.7.2 Topography .............................................................................................................................. 36 2.7.3 Climate ...................................................................................................................................... 38 2.7.4 Temperature ............................................................................................................................. 38 2.7.5 Aridity ....................................................................................................................................... 38 2.7.6 WIND DIRECTION ................................................................................................................ 39 2.7.7 Sun Shine .................................................................................................................................. 39 2.7.8 Physical Environment .............................................................................................................. 39 2.8 Settlement Pattern .......................................................................................................................... 39 2.8.1 THE CONCEPT OF BUILDING ........................................................................................... 40 2.8.2 Main Construction Material ................................................................................................... 41 2.9 The Local Dialect ............................................................................................................................ 42 2.9.1 History ....................................................................................................................................... 42 2.10 Floristic Composition of Plants of Cholistan .............................................................................. 43 2.10.1 Prolusion ................................................................................................................................. 44 2.11 Therapeutic Flora of Cholistan .................................................................................................... 48 2.11.1 Herbal properties of some important medicinal plants in the Cholistan desert. ............. 49 2.11.2 Threats to native vegetation................................................................................................... 50 2.12 Art and Craft ................................................................................................................................. 53 2.13 Livestock and Agriculture ............................................................................................................ 63 2.13.1 Prelude .................................................................................................................................... 63 2.13.2 Livestock Production in Cholistan. ...................................................................................... 64 CHAPTER THREE: CASESTUDIES .................................................................................................... 65 3.1 INTENT LOCAL CASESTUDIES ............................................................................................... 65 3.1.1 LOK VIRSA ............................................................................................................................. 65 3 3.1.2 Reason of Assortment .............................................................................................................. 66 3.1.3 Parts of Complex:..................................................................................................................... 67 3.1.4 Heritage Library ...................................................................................................................... 71 3.1.5