Regional Plan For New Mahabaleshwar Eco Sensitive Zone I Planning Studio III I Transportation

1 INTRODUCTION 1. NEW MAHABALESHWAR CHARACTERISTICS:

2. REASON BEHIND DEVELOPING NEW MAHABALESHWAR: • Over saturation of the current site.

• District of New Mahabaleshwar: Satara district.

• The new site will open new destinations for frequent travelers and will open new avenues for suppliers.

• Zone: Eco Sensitive Zone, to be declared first in India by a notification of the Ministry of Environment and Planning, India In the year 2001.

• Project handled by: Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC).

• Area: 38,944 hectares of land and will extend its current base (Mahabaleshwar) to Koyna Dam.

• Planned development with a focus on boosting infrastructure, enhancing the economy while protecting the ecology of this hill station.

• Currently, Mahabaleshwar along with Panchgani are promoted as hill stations, while Tapola is promoted as 113 Kms an adventure site.

MAHARASHTRA, INDIA

• Planning Authority: Under the Maharashtra Regional Town Planning Act, 1966, appointed MSRDC as a special planning authority.

• Opportunities for employment generation for the local people residing.

PUNE

• Villages to be developed: 61 villages of Jaoli, Patan and Satara tehsils in Satara district.

SATARA, MAHARASHTRA

MUMBAI

113 Kms

255.8 Kms

SATARA

5. AIM AND OBJECTIVES: 1. AIM:

172 Kms 316 Kms

• To prepare regional plan of Eco Sensitive Zone (ESZ) of New Mahableshwar.

113 Kms

PUNE

❑ HIGHLIGHTS :

2. OBJECTIVES:

Total area : 389.44 Sq. Km • To study the existing conditions and situations of the study area. i.e. : 38,944 Ha • To examine the existing aspects for the development in future with respect to land, water and the mobility of people.

SATARA

RAIGARH

: 240 Sq/m

• To define a framework that will help for implementation of the plan and projects in the Satara region in to upgrade the Population: 31,371 infrastructure facilities and employment by promoting tourism.

Literacy : 83.91 % (2011 census) • To formulate the strategies and policies in order to grow the economy.

Sex ratio : 937 (2011 Census) Introduction

JAOLI

Elevation : 1,353 m (4,439 ft) Density

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SOLAPUR

PATAN

STUDY AREA BOUNDARY, NEW MAHABALESHWAR

SANGLI

2 TEHSILS REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY:

4. ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISON :

Nearest Railway Station: Pune (JN ) Railway Station

The region of Satara basically has three tehsils:

A

Nearest Airport: Pune International Airport

‘ DETAIL AT A ‘ Villages in Jaoli: 16 Nos.

B JAOLI

SATARA

PATAN

C

‘ DETAIL AT B ‘

Nearest railway station:

Villages in Satara: 8 Nos.

• Satara Railway Station: • 115 Kms from Pune

Can also travel by: • • • •

Bus Taxi Car Town car

KEY MAP OF TEHSILS IN THE STUDY AREA: AREA OF AREA OF Name of TEHSIL ESZ Taluka (Sq.kms) (Sq.kms) Can travel by: • Bus • Taxi • Car • Town car

SATARA JAOLI PATAN TOTAL 1.2

Introduction

% OF TEHSIL

No. of Villages (Total)

No. of Villages (ESZ)

911 596 1386

128.00 109.045 152.40

14 18.2 10.2

216 162 344

8 16 37

2893

389.445

12.16

722

61

‘ DETAIL AT C ‘ Villages in Patan: 37 Nos.

3 LANDMARKS AND CONNECTIVITY CONNECTIVITY :

LANDMARKS :

Kaas Lake

KEY MAP :

NATIONAL HIGHWAY 4.1% STATE HIGHWAY 0.0064%

Kaas Patthar – Valley of Flowers

MDR 13.3% PATAN

Village road 73%

SATARA

Sajjan gad

ODR 9.3%

National Highway State Highway MDR ODR Village road

JAOLI

LIST OF ROADS IN THE STUDY AREA:

Length of Roads in Kms :

Thoseghar

National Highway – 25.8 State Highway – 2.57 MDR – 58.82 ODR – 58.75 Village Road – 251.79 Koyna Dam

Total: 397.73 Kms

TIMELINE : 1. BACK TO 200 B.C

2. 451 & 455 CE.

Historical inscriptions Empire of circa: oldest of Chandragupta II. Introduction 1.3 known place Karad.

3. LATER IN 1663 Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj conquered Satara.

4. IN 1819 British acquired the hills of Satara.

5. IN 1828 Regular visitors like Sir Mountstuart Elphinstone, Arthur Malet

7. BY THE END OF 19TH CENTURY

Become an attractive popular hill station of world renown.

6. AROUND 2019 -2020 Over saturation of the site so New Mahabaleshwar.

4 PHYSIOGRAPHY ASPECT

LEGEND :

HILLSHADE

LEGEND :

SLOPE

LEGEND :

• The map indicates the directions • The map shows the topographical • Green shows lower elevation. of physical slope face. shape of hills and mountains that • Red shows higher elevation. indicate the slope, mountain ridges.

1.4

Introduction

CONTOURS

LEGEND :

• Contour interval is 100.

• Closer the contour higher the elevation.

5 EARLIER PLANNING EFFORTS REGIONAL PLAN OF SATARA DISTRICT 2016-36 • The then Prime Minister of India Smt. Indira Gandhi had suggested the Government of Maharashtra to take actions for protection and conservation of hilly areas in the Western Ghats particularly Matheran, MahabaleshwarPanchgani from environmental point of view.

PRESENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS: • Western sub tropical hill forest type occurs in Sahyadri ranges where altitude is more than 1,000 meters above mean sea level and rainfall exceeds 2500 mm.

• Shifting cultivation, uncontrolled grazing, heavy precipitation have led to degradation of these areas.

• Main species are Syzigium cumini, Actinodaphne angustifolia, Terminalia chebula, Memecylon edule, Catunaregam spinosa, Phyllanthus emblica, Olea dioica, Acacia concinna etc.

• Bamboo is absent. The height of trees varies from 5 to 12 meters.

• The trees are generally of spreading habit.

• Shikekai and Hirda occur predominantly.

1.5

Introduction

• Evergreen forests are found between the western tropical hill forests and Southern moist mixed deciduous forests.

• In these type of forests, the leaves of all trees are not shed at a time. That is why these forests appear always green.

6 EARLIER PLANNING EFFORTS

ESSENTIAL UTILITIES AND INDUSTRIES PERMITTED IN GREEN/AGRICULTURAL ZONE • • • • • • • • • • •

Agro based industries Bee keeping Sericulture Nurseries Floriculture Mushroom farming Petrol pumps Gas filling stations Kerosene depot Primary and Secondary School Primary Health Centers

1.6

A. Area of Mahableshwar Panchgani Region = 237.28 sq. kms B. Of the above (1) Mahableshwar Municipal Area = 19.55 sq. kms (2) Panchgani Municipal Area = 6.16 sq. kms (3) Gaothans outside Municipal limits = 0.95 sq. kms

C. Residential Zone outside Municipal limits = 1.66 sq. kms D. Forest Zone = 123.96 sq. kms E. Green Zone = 83.72 sq. kms Introduction

RESTRICTIONS: • Quarrying and Mining activities shall be banned in this area. No fresh mining lease shall be granted in the Eco Sensitive Zone.

• There shall be no felling of trees whether on Forest, Government, Revenue or private lands within the Eco-Sensitive Zone, without the prior permission of the State Government.

• Tourism activities shall be as per a Tourism Master Plan to be prepared by the Department of Tourism of the State Government.

• Extraction of ground water shall be permitted only for the bona fide agricultural and domestic consumption of the occupier of the plot.

• The use of plastics within the Eco Sensitive Zone shall be regulated by the Monitoring Committee.

7 ECO SENSITIVE ZONE DECLARATION OF ECO SENSITIVE ZONE:

• Nearly 1,452 species of plants belonging to 680 genera of 156 families have been recorded.

• The Western Ghats region is known as one of the • a total of 251 species are reported to be ‘endangered’ in Maharashtra state of which 20 species are found in the eight 'hottest' biodiversity hotspots of the 34 study area. identified biodiversity hotspots worldwide.

• As defined in the government of Maharashtra notification of 29th April 1983, Central government notified the • The region hosts a tremendous diversity of plant and Mahabaleshwar Panchgani as Eco Sensitive Zone. animal life.

SAYADRI TIGER RESERVE : • The Sahyadri Tiger Reserve is located in the Sahyadri Ranges of Western Ghats in Maharashtra.

• These ranges form a common boundary between Maharashtra, Karnataka and Goa, and comprise of rich evergreen, semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests.

JAOLI TALUKA

STR CORE ZONE

STR BUFFER ZONE

SATARA TALUKA

PATAN TALUKA

• It is the first Tiger Reserve of Western Maharashtra and the fourth Tiger Reserve of the State spreading over two Protected Areas of Koyana Sanctuary (KWLS) and Chandoli National Park (CNP).

• There are total 8 villages in the STR buffer zone under study area.

AREA OF THE FOREST:

LEGEND :

Core Area : 600.12 sq.kms.

Buffer Area : 565.45 sq.kms.

Total : 1165.56 Sq.Kms. •

SAYADRI TIGER RESERVE AREA

• • •

• • MAP OF THE STUDY AREA SHOWING THE BUFFER ZONE AND THE STR BOUNDARIIES:

1.7

Introduction

The Tiger Reserve is home to the endangered species of top carnivores such as Tiger, Wild dog, and Leopard.

The herbivores include Gaur, Sambar, Four Horned Antelope, Mouse Deer and Giant Squirrel.

As many as 30 species of mammals have been recorded. In addition, the area is home to Vultures and Crocodiles.

The habitat also supports Hornbills, and many other endemic Birds. There are 58 varieties of snakes.

The Blue finned Mahasheer fish is present in the Koyana waters.

Presence of 5 to 7 tigers has been noticed, at Shirshinge, Pali, Mhalunge, Navaja, Takavli, Ghatmatha, Male, Rundiv, Siddheshvar, Dhakale areas.

NOTIFICATION DATED 17/01/2001: Mahabaleshwar Pachgani Region has been declared as Eco Sensitive Zone under Environment Conservation Act, 1986 by the Ministry of Environment and Forest Notification No. 5052(E) dt.17/01/2001 in order to protect and conserve the region.

By government Notification, Urban Development Department dt. 18/07/2001 government of Maharashtra has constituted the “Mahabaleshwar-Pachgani Region Regional Planning Board” for the preparation of the said proposed Regional Plan.

8 FEATURES OF KOYNA MAP SHOWING AREA BOUNDARIES :

• Located

mountainous Sahyadri range of the Western ghats that run North to south along on

the

MAP SHOWING WATER BODY :

western coast of India.

• Bound by valleys on all sides.

• It reaches a height of 1,439 m (4,721 ft) at its highest peak above sea level, known as Wilson/Sunrise Point.

SHIVSAGAR JALASHAY

• Maximum elevation: 4,784 ft • Average elevation : 3,573 ft

URMODI RESERVIOR

FEATURES OF KOYNA : JAOLI TALUKA SATARA TALUKA

• Originates from mountainous hills of Sahyadri near the famous hill station Mahabaleshwar along with the rivers Savitri, Gayatri, Venna and Krishna.

KANHER

KOYNA WATER BODY

• Savitri, Gayatri flow westward and Venna and Krishna flows on eastern side.

• Koyna flows down for 64 kms.

• Average rainfall: 5000 mm.

PATAN TALUKA

SAYADRI TIGER RESERVE AREA

• Built in rubble concrete, natural geographic features utilized to construct the dam.

• Rocky hills and red soil valleys.

• This Koyna Project is an engineering sculpture carved with the efforts of thousands of workers, and hence called ‘ The lifeline of Maharashtra’.

SHIVSAGAR JALASHAY

❑ HIGHLIGHTS : • Total Area of water body : 4199.62 Ha

• Kolkewadi: 25.40 Sq.Kms

• 807 m long and 103 m high.

LEGEND:

• Catchment area of Koyna: 891.78 Sq.Kms 1.8

Introduction 120018029

- Water Body

9 MAIN FEATURES OF AREA STUDY : 1. Zero Population Villages: • Bhambe • Jambruk • Chimbare • Dastan Detail at ‘1’

Origin: Mountainous hills of Sahyadri near Mahableshwar along with the rivers Savitri, Gayatri, Venna and Krishna.

Flow of Koyna River: North – South Direction Flows down for 64 kms.

Height and Elevation: Height of 1,439 m (4,721 ft) Maximum elevation: 4,784 ft Average elevation : 3,573 ft

Detail at ‘ 2 ’

Core Area : 600.12 Sq.Kms.

0 1.75 3.5

7

10.5

14

Kilometers

SAYADRI TIGER RESERVE AREA

Buffer Area : 565.45 Sq.Kms.

• • • •

Eco Sensitive Zone: Environment Conservation Act, 1986 by Under

• Devghar Tarf • Chimbare • Dastan • Nahimbe • Gojegoan • Ambegarh MAP OF THE STUDY AREA:

Introduction

Vasota • Nahimbe Deur • Ambegarh Vele • Bhambe Jambruk

3. Rehabilitated Villages:

the Ministry of Environment and Forest Notification No. 5052(E) dt.17/01/2001.

1.9

2. Sahyadri Tiger Reserve buffer: 8 Villages

Detail at ‘ 3 ’

10 GROWTH PATTERN AND HISTORY DECADAL GROWTH OF ESZ , 2011 CENSUS :

HISTORY :

SEX RATIO OF TEHSILS:

DECADAL GROWTH

SEX RATIO

35000 30000 25000

RATIO

POPULATION

• Post Independence Era (to cater to the needs of electricity, the water reservoir is diverted to the westward through tunnel)

40000

20000 15000

• Utilizing an altitude of Sahyadri a 600 MW, under ground power station is constructed at Pophali.

• The water coming out of this powerhouse is stored on Kolkewadi reservoir.

10000 5000 0 YEAR POPULATION

1 1991 27,227

2 2000 37504

3 2011 31371

• The graph above shows the decadal growth of the study area for the years of 1991, 2000 and 2011.

DECADAL GROWTH OF ESZ

950 940 930 920 910 900 890 880 870 860 850

SEX RATIO

SATARA 922

JAOLI 887

PATAN 943

REGION 931

• The graph above shows the Sex ratio of the region is 931.

COMPOSITION OF TRIBAL POPULATION :

20

10

0

DECADAL POPULATION OF NEW MAHABLESHWAR

PERCENT

GROWTH RATE OF NEW MAHABALESHWAR:

7%

-10

-20

-30

-40

SR. NO. 1

YEAR

1991

2001

2011

-50

93%

-60

INDIA

-70

838,583,988

1,028,737,436

1,210,193,422 PERCENT

2

MAHARASHTRA

78,937,187

96, 878,627

112,374,333

3

DISTRICT

2,451,372

2,808,994

3,003,741

4

NEW MAHABLESHWAR

27,227

37,504

31,371

SATARA -25.74

JAOLI -61.4

PATAN 11.97

SC ST

According to the census of 2011, The graph above denotes the Decadal growth of Satara, Jaoli and Patan followed by the negative growth in Satara, Jaoli and the positive in Patan.

• The population for SC i.e. 93% than that of ST followed by 7%.

ANALYSIS PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

TRANSPORTATION

12 TRANSPORTATION INTRODUCTION TO REGION : TRANSPORT SYSTEM ▪ Mahabaleshwar Eco-Sensitive Region consist of 3 talukas namely – Satara, Patan and Jawali. Includes 1 National highway, 1 State highway , Major district roads, Other district roads and village roads.

▪ The study region does not consist of any railway line and airport.

▪ Transport infrastructure forms a backbone of any economy and plays important role in the development of a region. It is also one of the most important infrastructure facilities of any city or region.

ROAD NETWORK:

JALGAON

DHULE

NASHIK JALANA

AURANGABAD

HINGOLI

MUMBAI PARBHAN I

AHMEDDNAGA R

RAIL CONNECTIVITY

NANDE D

BEED

PUNE

LATUR

BARAMAT I

• Satara Railway Station is the nearest railway station and lies on the Pune–Miraj line of the Central Railways and is administered by the Pune Railway Division.

• This station connects Satara with major Indian cities such as Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Nagpur, Sangli, Miraj, Kolhapur, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Delhi, Goa, and Dhanbad through express trains.

• The station has three platforms and five tracks.

OSMANABAD SATARA

SOLAPUR

SANGLI

RATNAGIRI

KOLHAPUR

0

170

340

680

Kilometers

Map: Maharashtra State Road Network Map

AIR CONNECTIVITY

Major cities

• Pune's Lohegaon Airport is the nearest airport to Satara & it is located at a distance of 120 km from Satara. All major Indian cities, including Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, and Srinagar, are well connected to the airport.

• Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport is located at a distance of about 264 km from Satara and Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj Airport Kolhapur is located at a distance of 124 km from Satara.

Airports

MAHABALESHAR

WAI PHALTAN

MEDHA

SATARA

DAHIWADI

UMBRAJ

city PATAN 50KM

25KM

75KM

KARAD

Fig: Satara Railway Station

Fig: Pune International Airport

0 5 10

20

Kilometers

Map Showing Inter-Region Connectivity 7.1.1

Physical Infrastructure - Transportation

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13 ROAD NETWORK ROAD NETWORK: ▪ New Mahabaleshwar Eco Sensitive Zone is connected by only Road Transport System.

▪ National Highway 166E in the region connects Patan to the Chiplun, The National Highway 48 Mumbai-Bangalore is also passing from nearby. and the state highway named Thoseghar Chalkewadi – Patan road passes through Thoseghar- Chalkewadi- Ghanbi- Karvat- Ker. ▪ The total length of the roads in the region is 397.73 km ▪ In the region, 25.8 km covered by National Highway, 2.57 km is covered by State Highway.

▪ Major contribution in the road is of ODR measures 251.8 km ▪ Lowest Contribution in the roads is of state highway which measures 2.57 km which lies in Patan taluka

REGION : ROADS AT A GLANCE ▪ There are possibly two modes of transport for mountainous or hilly areas, namely, roads and railways.

▪ In the study region the villages are connected to each other only with the road network ▪ Most of the roads can be seen are of 7.5 m wide village roads in the region .

▪ Patan – Chalkewadi – Satara is the main spinal road to which other village roads are connected.

LENGTHWISE DISTRIBUTION OF THE ROAD IN THE REGION SR.NO.

CATEGORY

LENGTH OF THE ROAD (IN KM) STUDY REGION

JAWALI

SATARA

PATAN

1

National Highway

25.8

0

0

25.8

2 3 4 5

State Highway MDR ODR Village road TOTAL

2.57 58.82 58.75 251.79 397.73

0 16.84 6.7 46.7 70.24

0 32.5 25.15 42.3 99.95

2.57 9.48 26.9 162.79 227.54

Villages

KEY MAP :

NATIONAL HIGHWAY 4.1%

Percentage of Length of the Roads in the Region

STATE HIGHWAY 0.0064% MDR 13.3%

Village road 73%

ODR 9.3% Physical Infrastructure - Transportation

Map: Road Network

14 ROAD DENSITY ROAD DENSITY:

JAWALI

ROAD LENGTH(km) 70.24

SATARA

99.95

9007

58.38

0.011

41.57

PATAN

227.54

19193

180.19

0.011

1.26

New Mahabaleshwar

397.73

31371

389.44

0.044

43.29

TALUKA

3171

AREA (in Sq.Km) 150.86

ROAD DEN. (LENG./POP.) 0.022

ROAD DEN. (LENG./AREA) 0.465

POPULATION

ROAD DENSITY COMPARISON: Sr no.

District /Region

Density /100 sq.km. area

Density /lakh population

1

Study Region

11.115

0.14

2

Pune District

119

398

3

Nashik District

123

300

4

Sangli District

142

416

5

Maharashtra

97

255

6

India

22

52

160

High Density

Medium Density Low Density

Density /100 sq.km. area KEY MAP :

140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Study Region

Pune District Nashik District Sangli District Maharashtra

Bar Chart: Road Density Comparison 7.1.3

Physical Infrastructure - Transportation

India Map: Village wise Road Density Map

15 REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY INTER-REGION CONNECTIVITY ▪ Maharashtra State Public Transport System is pretty good in the district connecting it other parts of Maharashtra State.

• Local buses run by MSRTC (Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation) or run by private operators are easy mode of transportation within Satara District.

• Satara ST Depot is well connected by daily buses from Mumbai Central, Thane, Swargate, Ratnagiri, Kolhapur, Vijapur, Nashik, Belgaon, Latur, etc.

Jaoli/Medha

30 KM

34.6 KM

Bamnoli

INTRA- REGION CONNECTIVITY Alavadi

▪ Intra-Regional connectivity benefiting farmers, small scale industries and backward regions by connecting them to important regional trade centers, religious and tourist places.

▪ New Mahabaleshwar Eco Sensitive Zone is connected by Maharashtra State transport buses. All the major settlements within the region are connected by public transport.

▪ Frequency of buses from Satara, Medha and Patan Depot is good and connecting only major settlements. Private vehicles like jeep and other service vehicles are helps in connecting the remote settlements.

Table: Frequency of Buses in Study Area, Source: MSTRC- Satara, Patan & Medha Depot Bus Routes Frequency Bus Routes Frequency Satara Depot Satara-Medha - 34.6km 12 Satara-Patan - 66km 4 Satara-Kusavade -37.5km 3 Kusavade-Satara - 37.5km 2 Satara-Jungati - 38.1km 1 Jungati-Satara - 38.1km 1 Satara-Kelavali - 38km 6 Kelavali-Satara- 38km 6 Satara-Alawadi-33.5km 1 Alawadi-Satara-33.5km 1 Patan Depot Patan-Bondri - 5.8km 2 Bondri-Patan - 5.8km 2 Patan-Chafoli- 13.5km 2 Chafoli-Patan- 13.5km 2 Patan-Bharsakhale-20.2km 2 Bharsakhale-Patan-20.2km 2 Patan-Divshi- 20.7km 2 Divshi-Patan- 20.7km 2 Patan-Mhavshi- 6km 2 Mhavshi-Patan- 6km 2 Patan-Vatole- 24km 2 Vatole-Patan- 24km 2 Patan-Vankusavade-30 1 Vankusavade-Patan-30 1 Medha (Jaoli) Depot Medha-Bamnoli- 30km 4 Bamnoli-Medha- 30km 4 7.1.4

Physical Infrastructure - Transportation

33.5 KM

Satara

38 KM

Kelavali 37.5 KM

38.1 KM

Satara Depot

Kusavade 66 KM

Vankusavade 30 KM

Jungati

Bharsakhale

Chafoli Divshi 20.2 KM

Vatole Bondri 24 KM

5.8 KM

Patan Map: Intra-Regional Connectivity

Medha Depot Patan Depot

KEY MAP :

16 ROAD CONDITION ROAD SCHEMES & INDIAN ROAD CONGRESS STANDARDS FOR RURAL ROADS: Roadway Width in Meters

▪ While surveying the study area of 3 tehsils, we found that some of the roads are built under the schemes provided for Rural road development. Some of the village roads are in good condition as recent constructions while some roads are in poor condition.

Road Classification

Plain & Rolling Terrain

▪ Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation deals with properties and assets related in state highways development.

National & State Single Lane Highways Two Lane

12

6.25

12

8.80

Mountainous Plain & Study & Steep Rolling Area Terrain Terrain

▪ Public Works Department (PWD) of Maharashtra State is responsible for the construction and maintenance of MDR & ODR.

Major District Roads

Single Lane

9

4.75

Two Lane

9

-

▪ Village roads are constructed and maintained by PWD of Maharashtra State. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana & Mukhyamantri Gram Sadak Yojana are the schemes related to village roads.

Other District Roads

Single Lane

7.5

4.75

Two Lane

9

-

Village Roads

Single Lane

7.5

4

24

45

4.75

25

18

18

4.75

15

15

15

4

12

9

9

1) National Highway: Karad-Chiplun Road (NH 166E) Terrain: Plain & Rolling Terrain Average width of carriage way is 7M Width of roadway (Carriage way + Shoulder) is 12M

7M 12 M

Source: Primary survey; Karad-Chiplun Road

Study Area

45

ROAD CONDITION:

Source: Primary survey; Karad-Chiplun Road

Mountainous & Steep Terrain

12

Ref: Indian Roads Congress, Govt. of India

▪ ▪ ▪ ▪

Right of Way in Meters

National Highway Section

17 ROAD CONDITION ROAD CONDITION: 2) Major District Roads: ▪ MDR 29: PatanThoseghar Road ▪ Terrain: Mountainous & Steep Terrain ▪ Average width of carriage way is 3.75M ▪ Width of roadway (Carriage way + Shoulder) is 4.75 M ▪ ROW: 18 M

3.75 M 4.75 M 18 M

Major District Road Section

Source: Primary survey; MDR 29

Source: Primary survey; MDR 29

Source: Primary survey; ODR 133

Source: Primary survey; ODR 133

Source: Primary survey; VR 67- Divshi

Source: Primary survey; VR 97- Bondri

3) Other District Roads: ▪ ODR 133 ▪ Terrain: Mountainous & Steep Terrain ▪ Average width of carriage way is 3.75M ▪ Width of roadway (Carriage way + Shoulder) is 4.75 M ▪ ROW: 15 M

3.75 M 4.75 M 15 M

Other District Road Section

4) Village Roads: ▪ VR 97 ▪ Terrain: Mountainous & Steep Terrain ▪ Average width of carriage way is 3 M ▪ Width of roadway (Carriage way + Shoulder) is 4 M ▪ ROW: 9 M

3M 4M 9M

Village Road Section

PROPOSALS PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

TRANSPORTATION

18 INTER & INTRA REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY Transport Improvement Strategies & Proposals: Objectives for Transport Improvement are: ▪ To promote smooth movement of traffic both regional and local adopting transport system management measures such as frequency of public transport buses.

▪ To develop a eco-friendly transport system operation with priority on public transport system.

▪ To facilitate improved pedestrian environment in conservation and transition zone through vehicle restriction strategies and better pedestrian facilities.

Issues in Transportation: ▪ Poor quality of Public Transport in the Region which is hampering the circulation within the region.

▪ Less Intra Regional connectivity to Patan, Jaoli tehsil and remote villages.

▪ Unavailability of alternate mode of transport leading to heavy dependency on existing forms of transport.

▪ Roads in remote settlements like Marathwadi, Chafoli, Divshi, Khivshi are not in good condition.

▪ Deur, Vele, Nahimbe, Kelavati villages don’t have all weather motorable roads.

Proposal for Inter Regional Connectivity:

▪ All the tehsils are well connected with Satara however direct frequency among other talukas is less and it is recommended to increase.

▪ Extra buses should be provided on weekends to increase tourism potential of the region.

Proposal for Intra Regional Road Connectivity: ▪ It is proposed to develop local public transport which would consist of 30 seater mini buses, 10 seater cabs and private taxis operating on environment friendly fuel such as LPG or CNG. ▪ The local bus routes have been planned along MDR which have maximum number of tourist spots, so that tourist could be directly dropped at their destinations.

▪ In order to smooth flow of bus traffic on tourist corridors as part of traffic management measures it is proposed to ban on street parking and ensure parking is in designated off street parking lots.

▪ The National Highway, MDR’s has less width in some areas (bottlenecks) which needs to be widened to cater the future travel demand.

▪ In order to ensure more safety in the region it is proposed to install retro reflective traffic signs, pavement markings and ensure adequate street lighting along major tourist spots and roads.

▪ Mobility management center is also proposed which will promote integration between various modes of transport & travel information such as travel schedules, pick up/drop off points, etc. and provide transport services of varied choices to its potential users.

Rail Network: ▪ Satara has railway station near Mahuli, about 7 km distance on the Satara Pandharpur road from Satara Bus stand. Satara is on the route from Mumbai to Miraj, Sangli, Kolhapur and Bangalore.

▪ Proposal of double line network is necessary for now to cope up with the future transportation needs of the district.

▪ Karad station should be upgraded and Karad to Chiplun railway route proposal is necessary for the better connectivity of region.

Road Signage & Marking: ▪ Provision of Road signs and marking let drivers know what lies ahead. Weather it is a merger or a traffic light, post signs to keep drivers aware of what is coming ahead.

▪ Installation of speed breakers at slopes, railing / Parapet with Indicators on the edge of the road

Road Network: ▪ The major National Highway (NH166E) is to be upgraded to up to 45 m in plain areas and 24 m in hilly areas.

▪ The inter region public transport is operated by MSRTC (Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation). There is need to increase the frequency of buses from other part of state.

Landslide Prevention: ▪ The land slide can be prevented by reducing the angle of slope or providing retaining walls, providing sub-surface drains at foot of the hill slope to control seepage flow.

19 PROPOSED ROAD NETWORK KEY MAP :

Conservation Zone: ▪ Every settlement should be connected by village roads.

▪ With all permissions & NOC from Forest Department, new access road MDR having carriage way width of 3.75 M wide and approximate length of ----M is to be proposed for the overall regional connectivity. It will act as a Spinal Cord for a region.

▪ Every settlement should be connected by village roads.

Transition Zone: ▪ New access roads are proposed to tourist spots which will help the tourist to access varied tourist destinations.

▪ Settlement of population less than 500 to be connected by all weather roads.

▪ Road upgradation and retrofitting should be done for all the unpaved roads.

Developable Zone: ▪ This zone is well connected by the other district roads and village roads.

▪ Retrofitting work of infrastructure and broken road surface should be done for the village roads.

Sr no.

Road Length

Proposals

Implementing Agency

scheme and source of fund

Zone 1 - Conservation Zone 1

Connecting Patan - Chalkewadi MDR to Urmodi kas ODR with village road from deur to kelavali

4.27 km

PWD, Satara

State Road Fund

Zone 2 - Transition Zone 2

kelavali to kelavali waterfall tourist spot

3.15 km

ZP, Satara

PMGSY

3

MH 11 camping Access road From thoseghar

1.87 Km

ZP, Satara

State Road Fund

4

MH11 camping access from thoseghar- Chikhlai Road

1.76 Km

ZP, Satara

State Road Fund

5

Van Kusawade to janai devi Mandir

2.42 km

ZP, Satara

PMGSY

6

Access road to Thoseghar Waterfall agro-tourism

0.35 Km

ZP, Satara

MLA funds

7

Marathwadi to Arai waterfall

560m

ZP, Satara

State Road Fund

8

Divshi road to dhareshwar mandir

620m

ZP, Satara

MLA funds

Zone 3 - Developable Zone

9

Munavale road to Mahakali temple

0.62 km

ZP, Satara

PMGSY

10

Sawarghar Road Joining

150 m

ZP, Satara

MLA funds

11

Kathi Road to Sahadri tiger reserve

150m

ZP, Satara

State Road Fund

12

Ghanbi Road to Ghanbi Mandav Kada

1.6 km

PWD, Satara

State Road Fund

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