BRIJGHAT REDEVELOPMENT REDEVE LOPMENT AT GARHMUKTESHWA GARHMU KTESHWAR R AADYA AAD YA AGRAWAL AGRAWAL M.ARCH, RECREATIONAL ARCHITECTURE
ABSTRACT Known for ages for its ri! anient tra"itions, Uttar #ra"es! a$o%n"s in &'aes of re'igio%s i(&ortane. T!ere are a'so a 'arge n%($er of &'aes w!i! annot $e on') a''e" &'aes of &i'gri(age $%t w!i! !a*e great i(&ortane fro( !istoria' an" to%rist &oint of *iew a'so. T!e +tate is s&eia'') nown for its %'t%ra' enters. G!ats are series of ste&s 'ea"ing "own to a water $o") "eri*e" fro( t!e sansrit wor" g!atta, (eaning a 'an"ing &'ae or -%a), or ste&s $) a ri*ersi"e. ario%s ario%s ati*ities are assoiate" wit! t!e g!at t!at 'in &eo&'e an" t!e sare" ri*er as/ a0 Ho') "i& $0 re(ation 0 !i'"ren ere(onies "0 fairs1festi*a's e0 rit%a' ere(onies f0 'oa' o((%nit) 'i*e'i!oo" et.
AIM To "e*e'o& t!e fai'ities an" infrastr%t%re at Gar! to a !ig! 'e*e' so t!at $esi"es its i(&ortane as a &i'gri(age enter, it is a'so a &'ae wit! eno%g! ati*ities to (ae a &erson sta) o*er rat!er t!an (ae a "a) *isit on').
OBJECTIVES
To "e*e'o& re'igio%s to%ris( at sites w!ere s%! &otentia' a'rea") e2ists. To inrease f'ow of to%rists in t!e region wit! a *iew to &ro*i"e e(&'o)(ent an" ino(e to 'oa' &eo&'e. To &ro*i"e rereationa' fai'ities fai 'ities for to%ris( to%ris ( growt!. To &o&%'ari3e areas of !istoria' interest in t!e region an" to e2a(ine &ossi$i'it) of "e*e'o&ing so(e of t!e( as (a4or to%ris( ir%its an" !%$s.
SIGNIFICANCE T!e &'ae !as onsi"era$'e re'igio%s i(&ortane of t!e Hin"%s, a $at!ing fair $eing !e'" !ere on t!e f%''/(oon "a) of Kartia w!en a$o%t a$o%t si2 'a! &ersons, fro( far an" near , o(e to !a*e a "i& in t!e ri*er Ganga w!i! t!e) onsi"er to $e !o'). Anot!er fair, !e'" 5in 6)aist!a0 on t!e oassion of Dasa!ra, attrats a$o%t a$o%t one 78,888 &ersons. Places of i!e"es! icl#$e9 M%tes!war Ma!a"e* Te(&'e, Meera$ai/Ki/Reti, Na!%s! Koo& 5 Naa K%an0, Ganga Te(&'e, O'" M%tes!war Te(&'e Te(&'e an" 6a(a Mas4i"
WH% BRIJGHAT& Ganga !as $een a s)($o' of In"ia:s age 'ong %'t%re an" i*i'i3ation, e*er !anging, e*er f'owing an" )et t!e sa(e. ;ri4 G!at, Gar! M%!tes!war !as $een a *en%e of great i(&ortane in In"ia, it:s $een a *en%e of a re'igio%s ongregation e*er) Karti #%rni(a
?, =88> is to o*ersee t!e "e*e'o&(ent of t!is area. ;ri4 G!at is i"ea'') 'oate" wit! eas) aess *ia NH / =@ to ities 'ie Ga4ro'a, Meer%t, Mora"a$a", Ha&%r, De'!i an" Nainita'.
SITE LOCATION T!e area of inter*ention is 'oate" at ;ri4G!at, Gar!(%tes!war. Loate" at Nationa' Hig!wa)s =@ 4oining New De'!i wit! L%now.
It is &ro&ose" to "e*e'o& a Ganga D!a( Co(&'e2B w!ose entre &iee wi'' $e a 'i*e woring (o"e' wit! water f'owing t!ro%g! it. It wo%'" "e&it t!e stor) of Ganga an" t!e fo' 'ore s%rro%n"ing t!e !o') ri*er. T!is (o"e' (a) o*er an area of a$o%t = ares an" wi'' s!ow t!e 4o%rne) of Ganga Ri*er fro( t!e Hi(a'a)a to t!e ;a) of ;enga'.
RAILWAY LINE
NH/=@
RAILWAY LINE
NH/=@
GANGA RIER
GANGA RIER
INTERENTION +TRETCH O< GHAT I+ 88(ts
BASIC DRAWINGS 'BASE PLAN(
PROBLEMS) >. T!e e2isting g!at on"ition is *er) $a", not (aintaine" &ro&er'). =. No to%rist fai'ities 'ie !anging roo(s, 'o"ging, resta%rant, inter&retation entre, et. . T!e &'ae is %n!)gieni an" %n&'anne" in to%ris( &oint of *iew. @. No &ro&er (aret&'ae for 'oa' &eo&'e growt!. 7. No re'igio%s o(&'e2 w!i! an attrat to%rists. . No &ro&er to%ris( infrastr%t%re.
SCOPE T!e so&e of t!e &ro4et wi'' $e9 •
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GHAT DEELO#MENT WITH LENGTH O< 88 (ts, Rit%a' terraes, !anging roo(s, toi'ets, *iewing &'atfor(s. CRA
CASE STUDIES >. I+HRAM GHAT, MATHURA =. RINDAAN GHAT+
ANNEURE
