Tushar Chimankar | Urban Design study | Sakoli, District - Bhandara, Maharashtra |MUD, SPA Delhi

Primary & Secondary Study Urban Design - Sakoli, Maharashtra

SPA/NS/UD/917_Tushar C.

Urban Design Studio_SPA_D_MUD-2020

Introduction

Relationship of the Site wit EVOLUTION & HISTORICITY : TIMELINE 1100 A.D. 1818 to 1830 1820 1820-21 1853 1881 1911-1955

Sakoli is well connected to the major and minor cities.

This city lie along National Highway 6 mainly connects 1947 to 1956 Mumbai and Kolkata (via Nagpur, Raipur). Other cities like Gondia, Gadchiroli, Chandrapur etc., are also wellconnected through roads and/or rails. Gondia 1956 Junction(60 km) and Nagpur Junction(105 km) are the nearest major Railway Stations from the city. Other 1961 railways station of importance is Saundad (convenient place to go by train to Gondia and Chandrapur).

1981 Nearest Airport is Nagpur International Airport (120 km) Two important tourist points, viz., Nagzira National Park and Navegaon Bandh Bird Sanctuary are very close to the city,

2001

Bhanara is found in an inscription traced at Rat The district was under regency administration the district was administered from Lanji headquarters of the district were shifted from Lanji to Bhandara The area became British Territory

only two tahsils viz., Tirora and Sakoli in the dis

headquarters of Tirora tahsil were shifted to Go form a part of the central provinces.

Bhandara district was transferred from Madhya Pradesh to the Bombay State, which came into existence in the same year. district comprised of three tahsils 10 new tahsils were formed

Bhandara district is divided into two districts vi Bhandara and Gondiya. The new Bhandara dis has 7 tahsils

1867

In 1867, Sangadi, which is connected with Sakoli by a good road, was formerly the headquarters of the tahsil, About 1867 it was moved to Sakoli probably on account of its position on the main highway.

1881

In 1881, the district comprised only two tahsils, viz., Tirora in the north and Sakoli in the south. A third tahsil named as Bhandara

Urban Transformation of Sakoli (1867 – 2020) After 1867

transport of bamboos, firewood, teak, timber and coal to the distant markets in the country. The entire bamboo production in the district and especially from Sakoli forests is transported to the paper mills at Ballarpur in Chandrapur district. The railway route also serves as a commercial link between Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh as it connects the district with Jabalpur.

1911

headquarters of Tirora tahsil were shifted to Gondiya and Sakoli became an important Tahsil of Bhandara

After 1911

City expanded along the highway and lakes

After 1968

City expanded along the highway and amenties

Urban Transformation of Sakoli (1867 – 1968 2020)

Establishment of Manohar Bhai Patel College of Arts,Commerce and Science

1982

Ashok Leyland company established 14 kms from the city and new settlement i.e. Panchashil ward was

After 1982

City kept on spreading along its edges considering suitable topography

2003

Urban Transformation of Sakoli (1867 – 1983 2020)

Government Polytechnic, Sakoli, popularly known as GPS, is one of the foremost technological institute established by Government of Maharashtra in 1983.

2020

SITE

Bajiraoji Karanjekar College Of Pharmacy, was

As the settlement was spreading, Resort, commercial buildings, hotels came into existance to florish tourism due to the presence of Navegaon

Relief Map – Sakoli

Ecology & Landscape

Site Area for study – 1.3 sq.km Soil type – alluvial type (Shallow, deep) Climate – Hot & Dry Temperature difference – 13 deg C (min.) to 45 deg. Cel (max.)

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SECTION A-A’ (THROUGH LAKE & HILLOCK)

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Vegetation and green spaces

Predominant Flora & Fauna

View from Lake

Predominant Flora & Fauna TREES FOUND IN VICINITY

Sagwan Dhawada Bahawa Apta (Tectona grandis) Anogeissus latifolia (Cassia fistula) Bauhinia racemosa people distribute tree leaves on Dussehra and Vijayadasami day

Banyan Tree Tendu_ Diospyros melanoxylon (Ficus benghalensis)

Vat Savitri festival celebrated

Used to wrap beedis — the poorman’s cigarette

BAMBOOS & GRASSES PARASITES & SAPROPHYTES CULTIVATED VARIETY BIRDS

Katanga Bamboo (Bambusa arundinacea)

Amarwel (Cassytha Filiformis)

INSECTS

Chinnor rice MAMMALS

Painted Sandgrouse Greater flamingo (Pterocles indicus)(Phoenicopterus roseus) migratory bird

Indian Jackal Sarus crane Tiger Blue pansy Yellow-winged darter Indian Wild Boar (Canis aureus indicus) (Antigone Antigone)(Junonia orithya)Sympetrum flaveolum(Sus scrofa cristatus) (Panthera tigris) Sources - the greater flamingoes — at Saundad Lake near Sakoli in the .. Read more at: ttp ://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/76737956.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

Planned interventions and Regulatory Framework Flyover

Flyover construction over National highw •

To make the new generation aware about the inspiring life of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and also to protect and conserve the forts in the state, the Government will constitute a committee. To fuel tourist activities, government will develop new resorts at Sakoli

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Maharashtra cabinet approved the Rs 2,731-crore BHEL (Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited) NSE 0.72 % project . The company will produce 240 mw solar photo voltaic cells and 100 mw photo voltaic modules at its plant in Sakoli in Bhandara district.

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NHAI plans 5 more flyovers on Bhandara-Raipur highway Around 13 flyovers were constructed to bypass towns between the city and Sakoli, which is 100km from the city. Two flyovers will be constructed at Lakhani and Sakoli

Tuli Resort

maximum height permitted - G+4.

arginal Open Spaces/Setback

Residential Mixed Use

FSI

7.5 m. to less than 12 m. in width

1.00 m

2.00 m.

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12 m to less than 18 m 18 m & above NH6

1.50 m 2.00 m 4.5 m

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3.00 m

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1.2m.

4.5 m

Functional structu

Panchashil Ward commercial node

Celebration on Parade ground

Source - sakolicu.blogspot.com

OPEN SPACES

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Way to hillock

Park inside Panchashil ward

Outside Highschool

Lake

Park in Ganesh Ward

STREETS

Street inside the Ganesh Ward

Street Outside the Highschool

Street inside the Ganesh Ward

Hawker Street alonside NH6

Street inside Ganesh Ward

Street inside the Panchashil ward

ACTIVITY CYCLE Morning (6-10am)

Evening (4pm - 10pm)

Afternoon (10am - 3pm)

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Around 6:30 to 8am In the morning the open spaces are used for jogging and exercising supported by breakfast stalls and dairies Around 8am prayers on religeous buildings is seen especially during religeous festivals Around 10:30am Shops and informal vending starts Around noon, vendors can be seen scattered on Parade ground and alongside the National Highway, Around late noon, children Return from schools and come on streets to play, Office goers are on theirs Lunch break, and heavy traffic can be seen on Highway In the evening, Office goers returns and women come out of their homes on streets and open spaces for gossip, Resident of Panchshil Ward climb up the hillock to enjoy green environment and children come to open grounds and parks to play, Residents of Ganesh Ward come to the bank of Lake for interaction and Fishing

MOVEMENT NETWORK

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Transportation and Infrastru

VEHICULAR INTENSITY

SECTION THROUGH NATIONAL HIGHWAY

SECTION THROUGH SECONDARY ROAD

SECTION THROUGH TERTIARY ROAD

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Morphology

FIGURE & GROUND

Distribution of Built and open space

Coarse - organic

Fine - organic

Fine planned

Open Built

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100m

coarse planned

BUILT - USE MAP

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100m

DISTRIBUTION OF BUILT FORM & OPEN SPACE

Core Area

SBI

Panchashil Ward

UNION BANK

School

PETROL PUMP

INDIAN FOREST OFFICE

SCHOOL

PWD Rest House BSNL Telephone Exchange

BUS TERMINAL

PETROL PUMP

National Highway

STREET CHARACTER

Commercial street of Panchshil Ward Residential street of Ganesh Ward

Informal Commercial along NH6

Residential typology

Kuccha House

Puccka House

Villa

Commercial typology

Informal stall

Formal

Formal (G+!)

Society and Cultur

SOCIETY AND CULTURE The residents of Ganesh Ward are predominantly lower Income Group and economically weaker section (approx. 10%) whereas residents of Panchshil Ward are preominantly middle income group, LIG (approx. 10%) & upper MIG (approx. 5%)

Population - 14,636 7,392 are males while 7,244 are females Children with age of 0-6 is 1340(9.16 % of total population) Female Sex Ratio is of 980 against state average of 929.

Literacy - 90.91 % higher than state average of 82.34 %.

Male literacy - 95.36 % female literacy - 86.42 %.

Religeous buildings

Town Sakoli

Populatio n

Hindu

Muslim

Christian

Sikh

Buddhist

Jain

Others

Not Stated

14,636

72.99%

7.19%

0.18%

0.14%

18.78%

0.19%

0.42%

0.12%

Sources - data have been collected from primary study & secondary study (2011 Census and District Statistical Handbook) & Sakoli Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Bhandara district, Maharashtra https://www.censusindia.co.in/subdistrict/sakoli-taluka-bhandara-maharashtra-4040

ANALYSIS OF ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES Sakoli, Maharashtra

Stage-II

SPA/NS/UD/917_TusharUrban C. Design Studio_SPA_D_MUD-2020

INFERENCES RELATIONSHIP OF SITE WITH THE CITY

site

•The site encompasses pre colonial (on the West) and post – colonial (on the East) of lake and two distinct ecological features (Sakoli lake and the hillock).

• No substantial growth on South-East from 1968 due to the presence of ecological barrier (hillock)

1881

site

1968

• Organic growth in the old part of city i.e. Ganesh Ward (South west of city) and no strict regulations resulted into poor living conditions & fomation of dead spaces.

•Settlement is spreading along the Sakoli Lake is vulnerable to water logging & floods OPPORTUNITIES

site

2020

Neighbourhood at the vicinity of Ganesh ward

Old Dilapitated houses in the Ganesh ward

The areas around site is less dense hence feasible for development

View of hillock from Panchashil Ward

INFERENCES PLANNED INTERVENTIONS

SECTION THROUGH NATIONAL HIGHWAY

•The presence of Nagzira National Tiger Reserve Sakoli became a resting place..

To fuel tourist activities, government will develop new resorts at Sakoli.

•Flyover over on the National Highway will reduce traffic and help to cross the Road safely •Present Tuli Resort is exclusive and not helping city to generate revenue/employment opportunities OPPORTUNITIES • Development of affordable Rest houses to cater maximum population • Development/upgradation of passenger terminals • Improvement of road connectivity leading to Nagzira National Tiger Reserve • Wayside amenities with emergency

INFERENCES ECOLOGY AND LANDSCAPE

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SECTION THROUGH HILLOCK

•hillock is not viable & safe for small age group (no steps & undulated terrain) and female (isolation) •Lake being the largest open space on site is mainly used for washing and fishing by predominantly the residents of Ganesh Ward •Threat of wild animals to the vicinity of the city •Tendu leaves - Used to wrap beedis (the poorman’s cigarette) resulted in Reduction of Tendu at great extent so there is ban on extraction. It

3 OPPORTUNITIES •Development on Hillock as a religeous destination to fuel tourism hence make it viable & safe for all age groups and gender •Lake front Development for commercial and recreational activities to give new image and pleasant for tourists

INFERENCES

Source - sakolicu.blogspot.c om

FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURE

Dahi Handi celebration on Parade ground

Vegetable market on Parade ground

•Parade ground being the commercial center of city & important Market for surrounding villages so there is concentration of public gatherings and commercial activities results into overlapping of activities •. The city started as trade & commerce150 years ago and has potential to be developed as a center for commerce also the city

Vendors alongside the National Highway

•OPPORTUNITIES Small & large scale Agro-based industries can de developed and supported

INFERENCES TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE

SECTION THROUGH NATIONAL HIGHWAY

Narrow tertiary roads makes the vehicular movement congested

Lack of basic infrastructure at the passenger stops

SECTION THROUGH SECONDARY ROAD

SECTION THROUGH TERTIARY ROAD

ISSUES – •No dedicated space for Parking in the neighbourhood •Enchroachment on roads for various activities leads to congestion OPPORTUNITIES– Development of bus stops with proper shade

INFERENCES DRAINAGE NETWORK

•Open drainage lines makes unhealthy conditions in the Ganesh ward

Open drainage lines

SECTION THROUGH TERTIARY ROAD

– •Open Storm drains makes unhygenic conditions inside the neihbourhood •Enchroachment on roads for storage leads to blockage of drainage •Improper maintainance of waste disposal & collection predominantly in Ganesh Ward •Open Storm drains overflows on streets during monsoon

Roadside building materials leads to blockage of drainage in Panchashil Ward

No provision for drainage in Ganesh ward

INFERENCES MORPHOLOGY

Sakoli Police Station

Newer buildings in the city started having flat roofs for vertical increment whereas old buildings can be seen in sloping roofs ISSUES – •Dilapidation of Heritage buildings •Street edges turned into dead spaces and enchroached commercial activities •Misused open spaces inside the neighbourhoods due to lack of visual connectivity OPPORTUNITY •Revitalization of Heritage structures to maintain its character

Civil & Session Judge Court

INFERENCES SOCIETY AND CULTURE

Kids playing on the streets of Ganesh ward

Family celebration on the street of Panchashil ward

•So many festivals is celebrated in different parts of the city makes the city rich in cultural diversity •Change in occupation from agriculture to job, business and trade resulting in agricultural lands becoming vacant plots •Lack of dedicated open spaces for lower income group so kids play on streets •Lack of affordable ceremony halls so functions celebrated on the public streets leads to blockage Shivaji Jayantiy celebration on the street of Panchashil ward •Informal commerce bring color and life to commerce during special