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CHANDIGARH

INTRODUCTION
CHANDIGARH IS A UNION TERRITORY OF INDIA SERVING AS CAPITAL OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA. FIRST PLANNED CITY OF INDIA, CHANDIGARH IS KNOWN INTERNATIONALLY FOR ITS ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNING. ETYMOLOGY - THE NAME CHANDIGARH TRANSLATES AS "THE FORT OF CHANDI". THE NAME WAS COINED FROM AN ANCIENT TEMPLE CALLED CHANDI MANDIR DEVOTED TO THE HINDU GODDESS CHANDI , PRESENT IN THE CITY'S VICINITY. ALSO KNOWN AS THE CITY BEAUTIFUL. EARLIER THE CHANDIGARH CAPITAL REGION WAS ALSO CALLED 'TRICITY' BECAUSE OF PANCHKULA AND MOHALI AS ADJACENT CITIES BUT WITH MUSHROOMING OF OTHER TOWNS LIKE ZIRAKPUR, KHARAR ETC. WITH CONSIDERABLE POPULATION IT IS BETTER CALLED 'CHANDIGARH CAPITAL REGION'. IT HAS HIGHEST PER CAPITA INCOME IN THE CO

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LOCATION

-LOCATED NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SHIVALIK RANGES OF THE HIMALAYAS IN NORTHWEST INDIA. -SHARES ITS BORDERS WITH THE STATES OF HARYANA IN THE SOUTH AND PUNJAB IN THE NORTH. -SURROUNDING DISTRICTS ARE OF MOHALI AND ROPAR IN PUNJAB AND PANCHKULA IN HARYANA.

GEOGRAPHICAL PROFILE OF CHANDIGARH

Area Longitude Latitude Altitude Annual Rainfall Monsoon Temperature 114 sq kms 760 47' 14E 300 44' 14N 304-365 m above MSL with 1% drainage gradient 1110.7 mm (avg) July-September Winter Min. (Nov.-Jan, 2006) 10 C-160 C Summer Max. (April-July, 2004) 270C-440C CITY CITY CHANDIGARH - DELHI CHANDIGARH SHIMLA CHANDIGARH - MANALI DEHRADUN DISTANCE 260 KM 110 KM 320 KM 175 KM

Prevalent Winds North West to South East in Winter and reverse in Summer

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PHYSICAL FEATURES
THE CITY IS BOUND ON THE NORTH-EAST BY THE SHIVALIK RANGE OF THE HIMALAYAS. THESE HILLS FORM A PICTURESQUE BACKDROP AND WERE ALSO THE REASON FOR LOCATING ITS MONUMENTAL BUILDINGS AT THE FOOT OF THE HILLS. ON THE SOUTH-EAST AND THE NORTH-WEST SIDES ARE TWO DRY RIVER BEDS SUKHNA CHOE AND PATIALI RAO. BOTH THESE RIVERS BEDS ALSO FORM A NATURAL BOUNDARY TO THE CITY. FROM NORTH-EAST TO SOUTH-WEST , THE LAND SLOPES GENTLY AND IS NATURAL DIRECTION OF GROWTH OF THE CITY .

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<< PHYSICAL FEATURES

- WELL CONNECTED TO THE STATE OF PUNJAB, HARYANA, AND HIMACHAL PRADESH. -DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO DELHI BY NH22, WHICH CONNECTS IT WITH SHIMLA TOO. -NH 21 AND NH 64 CONNECT CHANDIGARH WITH THE STATE OF PUNJAB. CHANDIGARH - GATEWAY TO MANY TOURISM AND PILGRIMAGE CENTERS IN HIMACHAL PRADESH, JAMMU & KASHMIR, PUNJAB AND HARYANA.

CONNECTIVITY

BY ROAD TRANSPORT: SEVERAL STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATIONS CONNECT CHANDIGARH WITH MAJOR CITIES AND TOWNS OF THE NEIGHBORING STATES, PUNJAB, HARYANA & HIMACHAL PRADESH. THE BUS STAND IS IN THE CENTER OF THE CITY (SECTOR 17). BY TRAIN: CHANDIGARH IS LINKED WITH ITS PRINCIPAL GATEWAY CITY, DELHI. CHANDIGARH RAILWAY STATION IS 8KM FROM THE CITY CENTER IN SECTOR 17. OTHER IMPORTANT AND LONG DISTANCE TRAINS ARE ALSO CONNECTED FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. BY AIR: INDIAN AIRLINES, JET AIRWAYS, JAGSONS, RAJ AIR ARE THE MAJOR AIRLINES, WHICH SERVE DAILY FLIGHTS TO THE CITY. THE AIRPORT IS 11 KMS FROM DOWNTOWN. TAXIS ARE AVAILABLE FOR AIRPORT TRANSFER.

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DEMOGRAPHY
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF CHANDIGARH
Total Population (2001 census) Density of population/sq. km. Birth Rate (per 1000) Death Rate (per 1000) Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000) Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) Decennial Population Growth Literacy Rate 9,00,635 (Rural-92120 (10.2%), (Urban-808515 (89.8%) 7,900 21.45 (2005) 10.22 (2005) 44.13 777 40.33% 81.9%

PROJECTED POPULATION OF CHANDIGARH

Year 2001 2009 2011 2021 2031 2041 Population 900635 1326821 1459274 1795461 2349824 2801127

SOURCE: CDP, CHANDIGARH

POPULATION AND DECADAL GROWTH

2001 1991 1981 Year 9.01 6.42 4.52 Population (lakh) 40.33 42.16 75.55 Decadal growth rate (%)

COMPOSITION OF THE GROWTH

TOTAL JURISDICTIONAL IN-MIGRATION NATURAL INCREASE 1981-91 YEAR INCREASE 190405 126900 63505 CHANGE 4.22 2.81 1.41 % OF TOTAL 258620 172510 86110 1991-2001 4.03 2.69 1.34 % OF TOTAL

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ECONOMIC BASE AND OCCUPATIONAL DISTRIBUTION

- TRANSFORMATION OF ECONOMY FROM TRADITIONAL MANUFACTURING TOWARDS A KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY TO PROMOTE KNOWLEDGE SECTOR AND TOURISM

ECONOMIC BASE, OCCUPATIONAL DISTRIBUTION, 2001

OCCUPATION CATEGORY HOUSEHOLD INDUSTRY PRIMARY SECTOR MANUFACTURING SUPPLY CONSTRUCTION & WATER ELECTRICITY,STORAGE & TRANSPORT, GAS COMMUNICATION TOTAL SERVICES TRADE & & INSURANCE BANKING BUSINESS NUMBER OF WORKERS % OF TOTAL (LAKH) 3880 124691 1.18% 14% 17224 5.24% 56000 6600 12298 328989 83000 13296 12000 1.70% 2% 3.74% 25.23% 4.04% 3.65%

MANUFACTURING

SECTOR

INCLUDES

I.T.

PHARMACEUTICALS, ELECTRONIC GOODS,, ETC. -TERTIARY SECTOR HAS INCREASED OVER THE RECENT YEARS -CHANDIGARH IS ONE OF THE GROWING IT CITIES OF THE COUNTRY -CHANDIGARH DESTINATION IS BEING PROMOTED ITS TOURIST CONSIDERING ADVANTAGEOUS

LOCATION AS A MAJOR TRANSIT HUB BETWEEN: DELHI AND HILL STATES OF HIMACHAL AND J & K. - REGIONAL CENTER FOR MNCS & GOVERNMENT, CENTRAL

- THE GDP OF CHANDIGARH HAS INCREASED BY MORE THAN 100% DURING 1993-94 TO 1997-98 FURTHER GDP HAS INCREASED AGAIN TO MORE THAN 100% DURING 1997-98 TO 2003-04.

- THE PER CAPITA INCOME OF CHANDIGARH WAS RS.19761/- IN THE YEAR 1993-94 WHICH HAS RISEN TO RS.51341/- IN THE YEAR 2002-03 AGAINST NATIONAL PER CAPITA INCOME RS.7690/- (IN 1993- 94) AND RS.18912/- (IN YEAR 2002-03). THE PER CAPITA INCOME OF CHANDIGARH IS HIGHEST IN INDIA AT CURRENT ASSESSMENT AND ASSESSED PRICES.

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CITY PLANNING BY LE CORBUSIER

-IT IS BASED ON A GRID IRON PATTERN. -PLANNING OF CITY OF CHANDIGARH IS BASED ON FOUR MAJOR FUNCTIONS: LIVING , WORKING, CIRCULATION , CARE OF BODY AND SPIRIT

CONCEPT CORBUSIER COMPARED THE CITY WITH A LIVING ORGANISM AND COMPARED EACH AND EVERY ORGAN OF THE HUMAN BODY WITH THE COMPONENTS OF A CITY. HE USED HUMAN SCALE INSTEAD OF MONUMENTAL SCALES. HE DIVIDED THE CITY INTO DIFFERENT SECTORS AND COMPARED EACH SECTOR WITH A NEIGHBORHOOD.

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SECTOR- THE BASIS PLANNING UNIT

THE PRIMARY MODULE OF CITYS DESIGN IS A SECTOR, A NEIGHBORHOOD UNIT OF SIZE 800 METERS X 1200 METERS. IT IS A SELF-SUFFICIENT UNIT HAVING SHOPS, SCHOOL, HEALTH CENTERS AND PLACES OF RECREATIONS AND WORSHIP. THE POPULATION OF A SECTOR VARIES BETWEEN 3000 AND 20000 DEPENDING UPON THE SIZES OF PLOTS AND THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE AREA. THE SHOPS ARE LOCATED ALONG THE V4 STREET (SHOPPING STREET), WHICH RUNS NORTH-WEST TO SOUTH-EAST ACROSS THE SECTOR. EVERY SECTOR IS INTROVERT IN CHARACTER AND PERMITS ONLY 4 VEHICULAR ENTRIES INTO ITS INTERIOR. THE SHOPPING STREET OF EACH SECTOR IS LINKED TO THE SHOPPING STREET OF THE ADJOINING SECTORS THUS FORMING ONE LONG, CONTINUOUS RIBBON LIKE SHOPPING STREET. THE CENTRAL GREEN OF EACH SECTOR ALSO STRETCHES TO THE GREEN OF THE NEXT SECTOR

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CIRCULATION SYSTEM
LE CORBUSIER DEVELOPED A 7VS SYSTEM WHICH ESTABLISHES A HIERARCHY OF TRAFFIC FROM FAST MOVING TO SLOW MOVING RANGING FROM THE ARTERIAL ROADS.A SECTOR IS TRAVERSED ONLY BY SLOW-TRAFFIC STREETS, THE FAST-TRAFFIC ROADS BEING RESTRICTED TO ITS PERIPHERY. THE ROADS OF THE CITY ARE CLASSIFIED INTO SEVEN CATEGORIES, KNOWN AS THE SYSTEM OF 7VS,AS BELOW: V1: FAST ROADS CONNECTING CHANDIGARH TO OTHER TOWNS V2: ARTERIAL ROADS V3: FAST VEHICULAR ROADS V4: MEANDERING SHOPPING STREETS V5: SECTOR CIRCULATION ROADS V6: ACCESS ROADS TO HOUSES V7 & V8: FOOTPATHS AND CYCLE BUSES WILL PLY ONLY ON V-1, V-2, V-3 AND V-4 ROADS. ROADS ARE MARKED USING PROPER ROAD MARKINGS. CROSS SECTIONAL ELEMENTS ARE ARRANGED N A PROPER MANNER. KERBS ARE PROVIDED WITH OPENINGS FOR DRAINAGE PURPOSES. ROUNDABOUTS ARE PROPERLY LANDSCAPED WITH BOTH HARD AND SOFT ELEMENTS. ZEBRA CROSSING TO ENCOURAGE PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT. ISLANDS AND CHANNELIZERSWITH PROPER OBJECT MARKINGS FOR FREE FLOW OFF VEHICLES.

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Road &

TRANSPORT SYSTEM
CHANDIGARH HAS THE LARGEST NUMBER OF VEHICLES PER CAPITA. AMONG THE NUMBER OF REGISTERED VEHICLES IN CHANDIGARH, 2-WHEELERS ACCOUNT TO AROUND 63% AND CARS/JEEPS AROUND 35% OF TOTAL VEHICLES REGISTERED PUBLIC BUSES RUN BY THE CHANDIGARH TRANSPORT UNDERTAKING (CTU), AN UNDERTAKING OF THE CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION, PROVIDE LOCAL TRANSPORT AS WELL AS INTER-STATE TRANSPORT SERVICES RICKSHAWS ARE COMMON FOR TRAVELING SHORT, MOST HEAVY TRAFFIC ROADS NOW HAVE RICKSHAW LANES -CHANDIGARH HAS TWO INTER-STATE BUS TERMINUS (ISBT), * ONE FOR THE NORTH, EAST AND SOUTH LOCATED IN SECTOR 17, WHICH IS THE BIGGEST DEPOT OF HARYANA ROADWAYS AND HAS REGULAR BUS SERVICES TO MOST MAJOR CITES IN HARYANA, AND THE NATIONAL CAPITAL DELHI, WHICH IS ABOUT 240 KM AWAY. * AND A SECOND IN SECTOR 43 FOR THE WESTERN SECTION, PUNJAB, HIMACHAL PRADESH, UTTARAKHAND AND JAMMU AND KASHMIR.

Chandigarh Transport Undertaki (CTU) Haryana Roadways Himachal Roadways Pepsu Roadways (PRTC) Punjab Roadways Citco Tour And Travels

- IN THE NEAR FUTURE, THE CITY WILL ALSO SEE A METRO RAIL,AND AN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

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BUS ROUTE

TOURIST CIRCUITS IN PUNJAB

CHANDIGARH, ROPAR (RUP NAGAR), ANANDPUR SAHIB, BHAKRA - NANGAL, ROPAR, CHANDIGARH PATIALA-NABHA-MALERKOTLA - LUDHIANA - FATEHGARH SAHIB CHANDIGARH JALANDHAR-HOSHIARPUR, EITHER BACK TO JALANDHAR OR ROPAR-CHANDIGARH

SUTLEJ CIRCUIT THIS CIRCUIT COVERS DELHI - PARWANOO KASAUL I- BAROG - SOLAN - CHAIL - HATKOTI - RAMPUR - SARAHAN - NARKANDA NALDEHRA - TATTAPANI - SHIMLA KIARIGHAT - DELHI. THIS CIRCUIT ALSO INCLUDES RENUKA, PAONTA SAHIB AND NAHAN. NO. OF TOURISTS - MAY 2009 TOURISTS 73,914 INDIANS 2,519 FOREIGNERS

LOCAL TRANSPORT Hop on Hop off Tourist Coach - THE WELL FURNISHED DOUBLE DECKER COACH MOVES IN CIRCULAR ROUTE COVERING ALL THE MAJOR TOURIST DESTINATIONS IN THE CITY

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AMRITSAR

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INTRODUCTION TO CITY
ETYMOLOGY: POOL OF THE NECTAR OF IMMORTALITY ORIGIN: WAS FOUNDED BY 4TH SIKH GURU RAM DAS JI IN 1577 ADMINISTRATIVE STATUS -ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS OF AMRITSAR DISTRICT -THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION CAME INTO EXISTENCE IN 1886. -NOW AMRITSAR IS ONE OF THE METROPOLITAN CITY OF THE COUNTRY. REGIONAL SETTING -CLOSE TO INDIA'S WESTERN BORDER -WELL CONNECTED THROUGH AIR, RAIL AND ROAD. -INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAS BEEN 1DEVELOPED. -NH-1 (G.T. ROAD) RUNS THROUGH THE CITY AND LINKS THE CAPITAL NEW DELHI TO AMRITSAR.
DISTANCE OF AMRITSAR FROM MAJOR CITIES
CITY CITY DELHI CHANDIGARH JALANDHAR LAHORE DISTANCE 450KM 228KM 82KM 32KM

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ACCESSIBILITY AND - A TRANSIT NODE - AMRITSAR PROVIDES ACCESSIBILITY TO CONNECTIVITY

ALL OTHER IMPORTANT DESTINATIONS - SHIMLA, HARIDWAR, DEHRADUN, MANALI, KATRA ETC. AIR CONNECTIVITY - AMRITSAR HAS AN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LOCATED IN RAJASANSI, WHICH IS ABOUT 11 KILOMETERS FROM THE MAIN CITY. OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT, CAR RENTAL FACILITY IS AVAILABLE FOR TOURISTS AND TRAVELLERS. THIS AIRPORT IS WELL CONNECTED WITH OTHER DOMESTIC AIRPORTS AT CHANDIGARH, LUDHIANA, PATHANKOT. -THERE ARE 70 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS ARRIVE AND DEPART FROM AMRITSAR EVERY WEEK AND THE VISITS OF NRIS AND FOREIGN TOURISTS VARY BETWEEN 500 TO 5000 PER WEEK. -RAIL CONNECTIVITY -HAS VARIOUS TRAINS RUNNING DAILY FROM DELHI ROAD - LOCATED ON G.T ROAD - WELL CONNECTED TO ROAD NETWORK. DAILY BUS SERVICES RUN TO AND FROM AMBALA, DELHI, CHANDIGARH AND JAMMU

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- NH -1 CONNECTS THE CITY TO JALLANDHAR THROUGH BEAS TOWARDS THE EASTERN SIDE AND - NH-15 LINKS THE REGION WITH TARN TARAN DISTRICT TOWARDS SOUTHERN SIDE.

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TOPOGRAPHY WHOLE SLOPE SOUTH- DIRECTION. SLOPE AREA SLOPES FROM NE TO SW

PHYSIOGRAPHY

THE CITY IS CHARACTERIZED WITH FEATURE LESS ALLUVIAL PLAIN WITH RUNNING WATER BODIES. THE CITY ON THE

- THE AVERAGE BEARING CAPACITY OF AMRITSAR IS 1.18KG/CM2 ELEVATION 218 METRES (715 FT)

SUNSHINE HOURS PER YEAR - THERE ARE ON AVERAGE 3,200 SUNSHINE HOURS PER YEAR IN AMRITSAR

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HISTORY
PERIOD 1577 1665 UPTO 1665-1802 1802-49 1849-1947 1947 GROWTH OF CITY FOUND BY OF MUGHALDASS INVASION GURU RAM RULERS EXPANSION OF CITY UNDER SIKH RULERS WALL CITY DEVELOPMENT (GOLDEN PERIOD FOR CITYS PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT) BRITISH PERIOD (DEVELOPMENT BEYOND WALLS) POST INDEPENDENCE PERIOD DEVELOPMENT

POPULATION GROWTH
Year 1855 1868 1881 1891 1901 1911 1921 1931 1941 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 Total population 1,22,181 1,35,813 1,51,896 1,36,766 1,62,429 1,52,756 1,60,218 2,64,846 3,91,211 3,24,747 3,76,295 4,34,951 5,89,229 7,08,835 9,00,000

PHYSICAL EXPANSION OF CITY

THE AREA OF CITY I.E. MUNICIPAL LIMIT UP TO 1908 WAS 10 SQ. MILES AND FROM 1908 IT WAS 11 SQ. MILES WHICH INCREASE TO 13 SQ. MILES IN 1936. THE AREA OF THE AMRITSAR CITY I.E. WITHIN M.C. BOUNDARY IS 33.65 SQ. KM. IN 1975 WHICH HAS INCREASED TO 114.85 SQ. KM IN 2006, INDICATING THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION OF CITY.

Source : DTP, Amritsar- The Urban History of Town by Gauba

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DEMOGRAPHY
Sr. 1 No. 2 3 4 Year 1971 1981 1991 2001 Total 454805 594844 708835 1000536 Males 256142 321086 376478 536833 Females 204662 273758 332357 46370 Growth 16.66 rate 30.79 19.16 41.15
1200000 1000000 800000 Total Males Females

600000

400000

200000

0 1971 1981 Years 1991 2001

City is having a 603 persons per square kilometer average density in 2001. Density of population decreases from core or centre of the city to periphery

The wards which having low density are mainly on the periphery of the city because developed area is less than core area and low intensity of land. Walled city having highest density due to this the land value is high and transformation of land.

Sex Ratio of City

2001 1991 1981 Year 1000536 708835 594844 Total 536833 376478 321086 Males 463703 273758 204662 Females 864 883 853 Sex Ratio
80 9 85 8 80 8 85 7 80 7 85 6 80 6 85 5 80 5 85 4 80 4 85 3 18 91 19 91 Years 20 01 SexRatio

According to 2001 census the total literacy rate is 78.8.

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TRADE AND COMMERCE

- TRADING SECTOR ABSORBS 59% OF THE WORKFORCE. - THE MAJOR COMMODITIES FOR TRADE INCLUDE VARIOUS SILK PRODUCTS; WOOLENS MAINLY IN DEMAND ARE PASHMINA AND REFFAL SHAWLS, PHULKARI TRADITIONAL EMBROIDERY, BLANKETS, CARPET, COPPER, BRASS UTENSILS, DRY FRUIT AND TEA. - THE IMPORTANT RETAIL AND WHOLESALE BUSINESS CENTRES IN AMRITSAR ARE TALHI SAHIB BAZAAR, KATRA, JAMAILSINGH, MAJITH MANDI, HALL BAZAAR, SHASTRI MARKET AND KATHAIN BAZAAR ETC. - APART FROM TEXTILE MANUFACTURING, AMRITSAR IS ALSO ONE OF THE BIGGEST GRAIN MARKETS IN PUNJAB. THE IMPORTANT ITEMS INCLUDE WHEAT, MAIZE, GRAM, RICE AND GUR. - THE CITY IS ALSO FAMOUS FOR RICH CUISINE AND MILK PRODUCTS

INDUSTRIES
-MAIN INDUSTRIES ARE WOOL, COTTON AND TEXTILE MILLS AS WELL AS DAIRY AND LIGHT ENGINEERING WORKS. -AMRITSAR HAS WITNESSED SEVERAL HISTORICAL EVENTS LEADING TO CHANGE IN THE CHARACTER OF THE CITY OVER THE YEARS. SINCE, INDEPENDENCE, THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR HAS ALSO SEEN MANY FLUCTUATIONS IN ITS GROWTH. -INDUSTRIES LOCATED ON THE PERIPHERY OF THE CITY DO NOT CONFORM TO POLLUTION CONTROL STANDARDS. -NUMBER OF SMALL INDUSTRIES ARE SHUTTING DOWN. ABOUT 200 UNITS HAVE BEEN ALREADY CLOSED DOWN LEAVING MORE THAN 8000 WORKERS JOBLESS IN INDUSTRIES ON BATALA ROAD. -IT IS ESTIMATED THAT ANOTHER 175 UNITS MAY ALSO CLOSE DOWN DUE TO THE IMPORT OF CLOTH FROM SURAT AND AHMEDABAD.

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ECONOMIC PROFILE
WORK FORCE DISTRIBUTION IN AMRITSAR
Occupation Category Primary Sector Status of working population House-hold manufacturing Others Type of Workers Main Workers Workers Total Worker Agricultural labourers Non Workers Marginal Cultivators MainWorkers Marginal Worker - Cultivators labourers Agricultural Main Worker -Household Industries Marginal Worker - Household Industries Marginal Worker Others Main Worker Others No. of workers 2900 678322 20387 301827 322214 5897 283 1466 12260 1992 16646 280770 % to Total Workers 0.90 6.33 93.67 -1.83 0.09 0.45 3.80 0.62 5.17 87.14

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HERITAGE RESOURCES
- THE CITY OF AMRITSAR HAS DEVELOPED AROUND THE GOLDEN TEMPLE. -THE 12 GATES IN THE CITY WALL ARE THE ENTRY POINT TO A RICH HERITAGE ZONE COMPRISING OF KATRAS, COURTYARD HOUSES, BUSTLING BAZAARS. -OVER 10 TO 15 MILLION TOURISTS, FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD VISIT AMRITSAR EVERY YEAR DURING BAISAKHI, DIWALI, SANGRAND AMASYA, -DAILY VISITORS TO THE CITY OF AMRITSAR ARE ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 70,000 MOSTLY FROM WITHIN THE STATE. -OTHER PLACES OF INTEREST INCLUDES:
SRI HARI MANDIR SAHIB COMPLEX GANDHI GATE RAM BAGH GARDEN GOBINDGARH FORT RAM TIRATH TEMPLE JALLIANWALLA BAGH MAHARAJA RANJIT SINGH MUSEUM KHALSA COLLEGE 12 GATES OF THE WALLED CITY A FEW HAVELIES WITHIN THE WALLED CITY AKHARAS GENERAL SHAM SINGH FORT AND HAVELI AT ATTARI VILLAGE NEAR WAGHA BORDER

EXISTING TOURIST TREND IN AMRITSAR THE VISITORS TO AMRITSAR IS EXTREMELY HIGH I.E.70,000 PER DAY, INDICATING THAT THERE IS A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF INTRA-STATE TOURISM, SHOWING RELIGIOUS CONNECTIONS TO THE CITY TOURIST CIRCUITS - AMRITSAR RAM TIRATH - SARAI AMANAT KHAN -WAGHA BORDER AMRITSAR - AMRITSAR - DERA BABA NANAK -QADIAN-KALA NAURGURDASPUR-PATHANKOT - AMRITSAR-TARN TARAN-HARI-KE-PATTAN - GOINDWAL SAHIB SULTANPUR - LODHI KAPURTHALA(KANJLI LAKE) JALANDHAR - AMRITSAR - BABA BAKALA KARTARPUR JALANDHAR.

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urist trend in Amritsar city

Number of Tourists

500000 450000 400000 350000 300000 250000 200000 150000 100000 50000 0 2001-02 2002-03 Year 2003-04 2004-05

2004-05 2003-04 2002-03 2001-02 Year

450000 390000 315000 290000 Number of Tourists

Tourist trend through Airport

2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03 2001-02 Year 300000 250000 230000 200000 150000 Tourist 70000 80000 130000 60000 Domestic 230000 200000 150000 70000 90000 International

Source : Airport Authority

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THE ROAD NETWORK OF AMRITSAR - PRIMARILY RADIAL WITH ALL THE REGIONAL ROADS LEADING TO CORE CITY. - THE G.T. ROAD FORMS THE CENTRAL SPINE OF THE CITY. - THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE ANY DISTINCT RING . THE AMRITSAR-DELHI RAILWAY LINE THAT ALSO IS AN INTERNATIONAL LINK WITH PAKISTAN IS A MAJOR PHYSICAL BARRIER FOR TRAFFIC MOVEMENT WITHIN THE CITY. - THE ROAD NETWORK IN THE CITY CAN BE DISTINGUISHED INTO TWO PARTS: (1)THE OLD CITY AND (2)(2) THE LATER DEVELOPMENTS (CIVIL LINES). - THE OLD CITY BOUNDED BY A WALL AND A CIRCULAR ROAD THAT RUNS ALONG THE WALL BOTH IN THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE. IT HAS A ROAD NETWORK CHARACTERISTIC TO A TYPICAL MEDIEVAL TOWN OF NORTH INDIA.

- NARROW WINDING STREETS CHARACTERIZE THE ROAD NETWORK, LANES AND BY-LANES LAID OUT INTO INTROVERT PLANNING UNITS. - THIS PART OF THE CITY IS BUILT TO HUMAN SCALE WITH THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARES. AND IT TENDS TO FAIL TO THE EXISTING TRANSIT DEMANDS OF MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORT WITH MAJORITY OF MOTORIZED VEHICLES. - THE NEW CITY, WHICH IS ACROSS THE RAILWAY LINE, COMPRISES THE CIVIL LINES, MODEL TOWN, INDUSTRIAL AREAS, AND REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS LIKE THE UNIVERSITY ETC. MOST OF THE RECENT DEVELOPMENTAL EFFORTS IN THE CITY ARE SPREAD IN AREAS ACROSS THE RAILWAY LINE

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MAJOR ROADS -THE ROAD NETWORK OF THE AMRITSAR CITY IS RADIAL-CUMCIRCUMFERENTIAL -COVERING AN AREA OF 139 SQ. KM. -THE TOTAL ROAD LENGTH IS ABOUT 525 KM. -THE G.T. ROAD PASSES THROUGH THE CENTRE OF THE CITY CONNECTING BOTH ENDS OF THE NATIONAL HIGHWAYS BYPASS. -THE OTHER IMPORTANT ROADS THAT CONNECT TO OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY ARE - RAM TIRATH ROAD CONNECTING THE CITY WITH CHOGAWAN; - AIRPORT ROAD CONNECTING THE CITY WITH AJNALA, - OTHER MAJOR ROADS LIKE FATEHGARH CHURIAN ROAD CONNECTING TO FATEHGARH CHURIAN TOWN, - MAJITHA ROAD TO MAJITHA TOWN, KASHMIR ROAD LEADING TOWARDS BATALA CONNECTS BATALA, GURDASHPUR, PATHANKOTE AND FINALLY JAMMU & SHRINAGAR. - THE G.T. ROAD CONNECTS AMRITSAR WITH THE WAGHA (PAKISTAN BORDER) ON ONE END AND TO JALANDHAR ON THE OTHER END. - THE SOUTHERN CONNECTION OF THE CITY VIZ. TARN-TARAN LINKS THE CITY TO FEROZPUR AND PARTS OF RAJASTHAN. - KHEM KARAN ROAD CONNECTS THE CITY WITH KHEMKARAN (BORDER)

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LAND USE PATTERN OF AMRITSAR 1971 - 2001 ( AREA IN ACRES AND % AGE )
Land use Residential Commercial Industrial Transportation Public/Semi public Parks and open spaces Government land Total 1971 3235 173 (42.32) 758 (2.26) 1028 (9.91) 1209 (13.44) 155.81) (15 1090 (20.02) 7648 (14.25) (100) 1981.18 4472 485 77 (46..66) 1098 (5.09.)01 1077.95 (11.45) 1117.55 (11.25) 151..66) (11 9 1179 (1.58.)99 9583.6 (12.31) (100) 1991.31 6602 513 76 (48..42) 1222 (3.77.)65 1785 (8.98.)81 1192.31 (13.11) 151.9) (8.74 2164 (1.11.)7 13634 (15.87.)4 (100) 2001.67 9042 622 44 (43..99) 1356 (3.03.)03 2363 (6.60.)79 1384.18 (11.50) 151.9) (6.75 5634 (0.74.)07 20552 (27.41.)87 (100)

- COMMERCIAL LAND USE HAS INCREASED ALMOST THREE TIMES IN THE LAST TWO DECADES I.E. 173 ACRES TO 514 ACRES, DEPICTING IMPORTANCE OF AMRITSAR AS A TRADE CENTRE. - RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL AREAS ARE DEVELOPING ALMOST AT THE SAME PACE AS BOTH HAVE SHOWN AN INCREASE UP TO THREE TIMES IN 3 DECADES. - THE GROWTH OF INDUSTRIES SHOWS A STEADY PROGRESS OVER THE YEARS.INDUSTRIES HAVE DEVELOPED IN AMRITSAR CITY PRIMARILY ALONG AMRITSAR- ATTARI ROAD, FOCAL POINT, MEHTAR ROAD, BATALA ROAD, AMRITSAR-JALANDHAR ROAD, AMRITSAR TARN-TARAN ROAD, KHEMKARAN ROAD AND TARN- TARAN RAILWAY LINE. - THE ROAD NETWORK OF AMRITSAR IS PRIMARILY RADIAL WITH ALL REGIONAL ROADS LEADING OUT. LAND UNDER TRANSPORTATION LAND USE IS 11.50% IN 2001, WHICH IS MUCH BELOW THE ADEQUATE STANDARDS OF 15-20 PERCENT. AREA UNDER TRANSPORTATION HAS BEEN INCREASED FROM 1028 ACRES IN 1971 TO 2363.79 ACRES IN 2001 SHOWS THAT WHEREAS THE AREA UNDER RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES HAS INCREASED THREE TIMES, THE AREA UNDER TRANSPORTATION IS JUST DOUBLED SHOWING CONGESTION IN THE CITY.

COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN

SUBMITTED BY : MEGHA M . PLG 2 ND SEM , 2011

S . P . A . DELHI

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