MASTER PLAN AMRITSAR - 2031

Presented By:
Mr. Gagandeep Singh
Ms. Savita Garg

Team Members:
Mr. Mridul Nischal
Mr. Amir Latif
Ms. Naresh Sharma
Ms. Isha Sapra

GURU RAMDAS SCHOOL OF PLANNING,

GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY,
AMRITSAR (PUNJAB)

Master Plan
A plan for a period of generally about 20 years prepared and approved after following the relevant legal
procedures, that source as an instrument to guide its sociocultural, economic and physical development through
judicious land use planning.

Proposed landuse plan of Amritsar

City for All

The term CITY FOR ALL states that a City should be attractive, worthwhile, safe, not
only for the people who are living there but also for people who earn money there and then
go and live outside in the suburbs and in the surrounding communities.
Activity
Oriented

Housing & Affordability

Commuters
Age and Gender
Disability

Landuse
Oriented

Environment

Aspects of
City for All

Infrastructure
Tourist

Socio-Economic Classification

Concept of
City for All

People
Oriented

Accessibility in Peri urban areas

Accessibility is a relative quality accruing to a parcel of land by virtue of its relationship to a transportation
system operating at some specified level of service.
Peri-urban area is the transitional area of urban and rural having mixed character of these both. They are having
neither fully urban nor entirely rural character. Generally , it originates from outside the municipal limit and ends
to some extent in planning area of the city.

Peri-urban area

Rural Area

Rural Area

Outgrowt
h
City

Rural Area

Amritsar at a glance
430 years old city
District head quarter
Important tourist destination (1 lac tourist/day)
Trade and commerce economy
Border city
Second metropolis of the state
Medieval period development
Ring and radial road pattern

AMRITSAR MASTER PLAN

vision
To develop Amritsar as a Eco-Friendly, National Heritage, Tourism & Cultural Hub, Medical and Educational Hub,
Financial & Industrial Capital with Sustainable, Inclusive & Harmonious city.

Aspects

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To -25
Sh

To Fat
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Proposed Landuse Map- 2031

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M.C
LPA
Area
14237.22 ha 139419.45 ha
Population
1.2 Million 1.9 Million
Population Density
72 PPH
12 PPH
No. of Settlements
315

Landuse distribution
1%
1% 1%
NH-1

r
u
p
d
in
b
o
g
r
a
H
i
r
h
To S
SH-22

17
%

NH-1
51
%

19
%

51

5%

To Taran
Taran

To J
hab
SH- al
21

To Jala
ndhar
NH-1
5%

Residential
Commercial
Industrial
Public/SemiPublic
Circulation
Recreational
Area
Mixed Landuse
Utlities &
Services

S.W.O.T. Analysis

Strengthens
Existing situations

Proposals

Historical Significance.
Religious and Political Capital.
Tourist Destination for both National and
International visitors.
Medical, Educational and Textile Hub.
High degree National and International
connectivity.
Prime distribution centre of goods and
services.
Rail and road gateway to the country for
flow of goods and passenger traffic.
House of traditions of crafts and cottage
industry.
House of known Indian food cuisines.

Heritage walk named as Religio Cultural

trail.
Majitha road proposed as Medical Hub.
G.T. road proposed as Educational Hub.
Upgradation of Railway Station.
Creating more opportunities to attract
tourism.
Providing state of Art Tourism.
Different tourist circuits are proposed.
BRTS.
Food courts are proposed in commercial
area.

Golden Temple

Border

S.W.O.T. Analysis

Weaknesses
Existing situations
Border settlement are prone to threat.
Low level of investment.
Unplanned and Unauthorized growth.
Shortage
of
housing
both
quantitatively and qualitatively.
Absence of infrastructure, facilities
and amenities.
Lack on appreciation on conserving
Heritage.
Poor public
& goods transport
system.
Parking

Proposals
Regulation of landuse along proposed road
network.
Main focus is on providing shelter to LIG and
EWS.
Heritage walk named as Religio Cultural trail.
Identification of prohibited area in Historical
monuments.
Battery/ CNG operated public transport within
walled city.
Upgradation of Railway Station.
Upgrade Khalsa Railway Station for handling
the goods traffic.
Multistoried parking within the Walled city.
Paid parking.

Heterogenous Traffic

Poor Condition of E.W.S. Houses

S.W.O.T. Analysis

Opportunities
Existing situations

Proposals

Major export centre.

Attracting large investment and
generating considerable employment.
Emerging major tourist centre.
Emerging growth of Industries, major
collection and distribution centre.
Demand growth of education, health,
trade and commerce, entertainment
and housing.
Becoming Air Cargo Hub for Northern
India

Shifting of markets from core to outer area

and provision of food court along with parking
space.
Guidelines for Rehries and Hawking Zone.
Industrial Park.
Educational and Medical City.
One Zoological Park, Sports Complex, Golf
Courts, Shifting of Rambagh and up gradation
of Stadium.
Main focus is on providing shelter to LIG and
EWS.
A recreational area have been proposed along
UBDC.

Guru Nanak Dev University

Rajasansi International Airport

S.W.O.T. Analysis

Threats
Existing situations
Accidents and Jamming problems.
Delay
in
placing
appropriate
framework for preservation
and
conservation of heritage.
Delay in bridging gaps in basic
infrastructure, services, trade &
commerce.
Unhygienic conditions and foul smell
along drain.
Pollution by industries, transport
modes and solid waste.
Unfit Groundwater and water used for
irrigation.

Proposals
Widening of road, bridge, extending elevated
road and improving junctions
Conserving and revitalizing the Walled City.
Leveraging growth management process for
resource generation.
Removing all Legal and Administrative
roadblocks
in
the
efficient
growth
management.
Buffer around industries and drain.
Treatment of water, sewage and industrial
waste.

Water logging on roads

Traffic at a Busy Junction (Bus Terminal)

AMRITSAR MASTER PLAN

Peri urban- Amritsar
As per the Master Plan of Amritsar, area outside the municipal boundary and upto the proposed outer ring road is called
as urbanisable area i.e. Peri urban area of Amritsar.

Peri-Urban area = 51,426 ha.

Population = 4,16,854

Landuse distribution

15%

43%

15%

11%

Municipal Area
Peri Urban Area

Taran
To Taran

11% 5%

Residential
Commercial
Industrial
Public/Semi-Public
Recreational
Circulation

Proposals of peri urban areas in

Amritsar Master Plan
Aspects
Proposals
Location
Commercial

Recreational

Infrastructure

Circulation

3 Districts Shopping Centres

1 recreational area

Along U.B.D.C

International level sports complex on southern

part of city with an area of 50-60acres.

Along City Ring Road

Medicity

Along Majitha Road

Education hub

G.T. Road towards Jalandhar

Exhibition grounds, Convention centers, Music,

Art and Drama centre, etc.

Along Ajnala Road

3 ring roads i.e. Inner ring road, Middle ring

road and Outer ring road
Public transport system i.e. BRTS

Ajnala, Fatehgarh Churyan, Majitha, Batala,

Jalandhar, Taran Taran, Jhabal and towards
Boarder

Accessibility

Analysis of accessibility in
peri -urban areas
No.
1
2
3

Length
(kms)
5
10
15

No. Length
(kms)
5 km

10
km

1
2
3

5
10
15

Travel Speed
(kms/hr)

Time Travel
(minutes)

20
20
20

Design Speed
(kms/hr)

15
30
45

Time Travel
(minutes)

80
80
80

4
8
11

Fact: Remarkable difference between design travel time

15km

and actual time travel.

Reason: Congestion.
Solution: Proposal of BRTS in Master Plan.

Analysis of accessibility in
peri -urban areas

at
al
a
To
B

To Fat
eh

n i an

High Accessible
(800m)
Less Accessible
(>800m)

ajith

To R
a

Distance

To M

al a
Ajn
To -25
SH

gar h C
hurian

Accessibility from roads

Area(sqkm)
39300
12100

Public mass transport has been

r
u
p
d
n
i
proposed
on
roads
which
have
b
o
g
r
a
H
i
r
h
S
o
2
T
2
H
S
been shown on map.
The proposals of the Amritsar
Master Plan are coming under
the road buffer.
The routing of the further
analysis have been done on the
basis of these roads network.

NH-1

Buffer (800m)
Roads

n
a
r
a
T
o
T
Taran

Legend

To J
hab
SH- al
21

To Jala
ndhar
NH-1

at
al
a

To Fat
eh

n i an

ajith

To R
a

To M

al a
Ajn
To -25
SH

To
B

Zoning

gar h C
hurian

Analysis of accessibility in
peri -urban areas

2
NH-1

r
u
p
d
n
i
b
o
g
r
a
H
i
r
h
2
To S
2
H
S

Legnd

n
a
r
a
T
o
T
Taran

To J
hab
SH- al
21

Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Zone 4
AirPort
Cantonment
Centroid

To Jala
ndhar
NH-1

Zones

Area (ha.)

1
2
3
4

5748
14756
12256
13156

Zones have been demarcated

taking roads as an parameter
in Peri-Urban areas. The
areas of the airport and
cantonment are excluded.

Analysis of accessibility in
peri -urban areas

at
al
a

Commercial order 1
Commercial order 2
Centroid
Routes

To
B

To Fat
eh

n i an

Legend

ajith

To R
a

To M

ala
Ajn
To -25
SH

gar h C
hurian

Accessibility from Commercial areas

r
u
p
d
n
i
b
o
g
r
a
H
i
r
h
2
To S
2
H
S

NH-1

To Jala
ndhar
NH-1

Distance

n
a
r
a
T
o
T
Taran

Highly accessible
Moderate
Moderate
accessibleaccessible
Least
accessible
Least
accessible
Highly accessible

To J
hab
SH- al
21

Distance

No. Accessibility
(km)
1
2
3
4

5
10
15
>15

Area
(sq.km)
58
182
170
102

272 sq.km. area of peri

urban is least accessible.
Three district shopping
centres has proposed but has
not mentioned the location.

Analysis of accessibility in
peri -urban areas

at
al
a

Rambagh Garden
Exhibition Ground
Park
Centroid
Routes

To
Ba
ta
l

To
B

To Fat
eh

n i an

ajith

To R
a

Legend

To M

al a
Ajn
To -25
SH

gar h C
hurian

Accessibility from Recreational areas

r
u
p
d
n
i
b
o
g
r
a
H
i

r
h
S
2
To
2
H
S

No.

Accessibility
(km)

Area
(sq.km)

1
2
3
4

5
10
15
>15

39
187
193
95

288 sq.km. area of peri

urban is least accessible.
Sports complex is proposed in
southern part i.e. along city
ring road.

NH-1

To Jala
ndhar
NH-1
n
a
r
a
T
o
T
Taran

Highly accessible
Moderate accessible
Least accessible

To J
hab
SH- al
21

Distance

Analysis of accessibility in
peri -urban areas

at
al
a
To
B

To Fat
eh

n i an

Legend

ajith

To R
a

To M

ala
Ajn
To -25
SH

gar h C
hurian

Accessibility from Educational areas

College
University
Centroid
Road Network
Routes

r
u
p
d
n
i
b
o
g
r
a
H
i
r
h
2
To S
2
H
S

NH-1

To Jala
ndhar
NH-1
n
a
r
a
T
o
T
Taran

Highly accessible
Moderate accessible
Least accessible

To J
hab
SH- al
21

Distance

No. Accessibility Area

(km)
(sq.km)
1
2
3
4

5
10
15
>15

4
140
185
185

370 sq.km. area of peri

urban is least accessible.
Education hub is proposed
along G.T road.
There is need to propose two
colleges, as for population of
1.25
lakh
there
is
requirement of one college.

Analysis of accessibility in
peri -urban areas
No. Accessibility Area
(km)
(sq.km)
1
2
3
4

To
Ba
ta
la

h u r ia n
garh C
To Fat
eh

n i an

Hospital

ajith

To R
a

Legend

To M

al a
Ajn
To -25
SH

a
l
a
n
j
A 5
o
T h -2
S

Accessibility from Health areas

5
10
15
>15

5
117
180
212

r
u
p
d
n
i
b
o
g
r
a
H
i
r
h
S
2
To
2
H
S

NH-1

To Jala
ndhar
NH-1
n
a
r
a
T
o
T
Taran

Highly accessible
Moderate accessible
Least accessible

To J
hab
SH- al
21

Distance

392 sq.km. area of peri urban

is least accessible.
Peri urban area is least
accessible
with
health
facilities.
There is need to propose one
general hospital which is one
for 2.5 lakh population.

Analysis of accessibility in
peri -urban areas

at
al
a
To
B

gar h C
hurian
To Fat
eh

n i an

Legend

ajith

To R
a

To M

al a
Ajn
To -25
Sh

Accessibility from Transport linkages

Air Port
Bus Stsnd
Railway Station
Centroid
Routes

r
u
p
d
n
i
b
o
g
r
a
H
i
r
h
2
To S
2
H
S

NH-1

To Jala
ndhar
NH-1
n
a
r
a
T
o
T
Taran

Highly accessible
Moderate accessible
Least accessible

To J
hab
SH- al
21

Distance

No. Accessibility Area

(km)
(sq.km)
1
2
3
4

5
10
15
>15

78
195
169
73

242 sq.km. area of peri urban

is least accessible.
Peri urban area is in least
accessible zone.
With coming up of ring road
and public mass transport,
accessibility has increased..

Proposals for the peri urban area

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um
Medi

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t
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C

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a
o
R
g
n
i
R

To
B

To Fat
e h gar h
Churia
n

ha
aj i t
To M

ala
Ajn
To -25
Sh

To R
a

r
u
p
d
n
i
b
o
g
r
a
H
i
r
h
2
To S
2
H
S

Road
Ring

NH-1

As border is present in western

side of city, so the location of
proposals will be decided
accordingly.

City Ring Road

Legend

n
a
r
a
T
o
T
Taran

To J
Th
o Ja
abaa
SH-SH-h2b
ll
211

Hospital
College
Commercial area
Sports Complex
Road

Medium Ring Road

To Jala
ndhar
NH-1

Outer Ring Road

Comments: Its a good plan in case of transportation as connectivity has improved.

All the proposals and their locations have been marked based on the transportation
linkages and proposed mass transport.

Education:
Two
colleges
proposed
1- Ring road meets with Ajnala
road instead of G.T road.
2- Along Batala road where
middle ring road meets with this
road. It will lead to development
along Batala road.
Commercial: Centers proposed
along ring roads i.e. in Manawala,
Verka and Iban kalan.
Recreation: Along two major
roads i.e. NH and city ring road,
provide accessibility to peri urban
area in SE direction.
Health
Facilities:
General
hospital along NH and Medium
ring road.

references
Amritsar Master Plan- 2031
A Research Paper on Concept and Applications of Accessibility - A Retrospect by
A.K.Sharma and Dr. Ashwani Luthra.
http:/www.indiansmartcities.in/concept note_3.12.2014

THANKS