CHAPTER 3

(A) BADHAI ALI

Introduction

Pune "Punya Nagari" as it is rightly called is one of the

most blessed and outstanding city of India. . A copper plate

inscription of 973 A.D. reveals that the name of town was

"Punya-Vishaya" or "Punak-Vishaya" during the regime of

"Rashtrakoots" of Deccan Plateau. The archiological relics prove

that Pune was established as township in the Sth century. In

medieval times there were two principal capitals of India, Delhi

and Pune being headquarters of the Mughals and the Marathas

respectively.

Resuming the political scenario of the 16th century

Shahajiraje Bhosale's contribution to the development of Pune

City was the most remarkable, who gave special attention to

Pune's development by appointing his trusted minister Dadoji

Konddeo as Administrator of Pune region. After 1625 Shahaji

Iived in Pune and encouraged planned inhabitations, like Kasba,

Shaniwar, Somwar and Raviwar Peths, other peths Budhwar

and Shukrawar were added as extensions by the Peshwas during

their period.

AII these peths were divided into smaller areas as per the

trade of the residents, such as Lohar Ali, Bohri AIi, Pangul Ali,

Badhai AIi. etc.

There are many traditional professions that had evolved in

Pune as an important city of the Peshwas. Many professions

were encouraged by the Peshwas or their noblemen to come and

settle in the City of Pune as a community to practise their

profession. One of the professions is that of carpenters or

'badhais' who have settled in Badhai AIi, Iocated in the Raviwar

Peth. This is one of those professions that have maintained

continuity even in a modern scenario. The potters who make the

pots for plants or water containers have an assured existence in

the Kumbhar Ves area in Pune. This is unlike the Pagadband

AIi that has totally disappeared and is replaced by the electrical

shops.

Carpenters as a profession in Pune are one such survival.

Carpenters were needed during the Peshwai Pune for

construction and maintenance of the magnificent wadas and

temples built by the rich and the famous. The typical Maratha

architecture depends a lot on the tiled and wooden roofs, the

carved wooden ceilings and the suru shaped pillars. The

floorings were also supported by wooden members. Badhais and

other experts carved very beautiful wooden ornamentation for

the Maratha wadas and existed in large numbers in the 18th and

19th centuries Pune.

Even today, the common man's needs have sustained the

carpenters. Today's major articles are ladders, small wooden

toys, decorative stands, wooden shelves, etc. They are basically

for the consumption of the lower income groups, because the rich

and the young are today interested in branded furniture from the

departmental stores.

The working of the carpenters is carried out in the front or

the rear of the house and the ware is displayed and sold in the

front or on the roads itself. It is observed that manv of the

younger generation carpenters have now scattered away from the

traditional area. They are also under pressure to shift because of

lack of expansion area. It is also noted that they have not

adopted modern technolory and consequently the products are

not acceptable to the quality conscious younger generation.

There are no unions or organisations to coordinate and protect

this profession. The encroachments on the road and the old style

working conditions along with social pressures have reduced the

scope of these traditional carpenters.

Badhai Ali

Badhai AIi has been in existence as a part of Raviwar Peth,

which was established by Mahajan Vyavahare Joshi in the

regime of Bajirao Peshwa. It is formed along the street dividing

Raviwar Peth, Shukrawar Peth and Budhwar Peth which is now

known as 'Maulana Abdul Kalam Road, in Gaothan area of Pune

city. These carpenters are distinguishable from their name also,

as they have "Badhai' as t;heir surnames, to indicate their

ancestral livelihood.

Badhais came to Pune 200 years ago from Jalna district in

the Nizams State and from Burhanpur, now in Madhya Pradesh.

They belong to "Pardesi" community from North India. There

were about 25 families of Badhais in this AIi, among which only

a few of them are practising this trade in the same area.

History & Morpholosy

During the Peshwa period in 1734 Bajirao Peshwa - Iestablished Raviwar and Shukrawar peths and "Badhai Ali"came into existence. During this period the main residents of

this Ali was Gardi communit;y, who served as personal guards

and palace guards for the Peshwas. The other residents were

Badhais.

In 1820 the Britishers defeated Bajirao Pethwa - II and

established a permanent cantonment area for army in the

eastern part of the city. As carpenters were among the main

craffsmen required for the construction work of the cantonment

area, the original Badhai AIi came into existence exclusively for

the Badhai community. Gardi community left the area after the

defeat of the Peshwas, their residences were occupied by the

Badhais.

The shifting fortunes of the Peshwas saw the shift of a

community like Gardis who were no longer needed by the

British. Lacking the employment they moved elsewhere, whereas

the Badhais were needed by the British in large numbers

because the British built a large number of structures in the

Cantonment areas and their construction technique was

dependent on wooden tiled roofs, wooden flooring, and wooden

doors and windows along with wooden furniture. This

encouraged the Badhai community.

Today Badhai AIi comprises of a few carpentry shops as all

the other carpentry shops have been displaced, their number is

so less that the original name "Badhai AIi'' is known to a very

few people. Some part of the Ali is now having major cloth shops

owned by Sindhi and Marwadi communities. This part of the AIi

is now a days known as "Kapad Ganj". The reason behind this

partial displacement was the importance of Bohri Ali, i.e. Saifee

Street got as the major trading and market street over the years

after independence. This is an interesting example of urban

morphological changes that have occurred because of the

changing socio economic conditions as well as political factors.

The initial shift was of the Gardi community away from this area

and later on the partial shifting of Badhais and replacement by

Kapad Ganj.

Today "Badhai AIi" is bounded by Laxmi Road on its North

M:li.:za Galib Road on its south, Bohri AIi, i.e. Subhan Shah Road

on its west and Perdeshi Road on its east. The area starts from

Paithankar Chowk turning at Chimanlal Chowk and culminates

at Bhagwan Adinath Chowk.

Work Activity Area & Trade

The carpenters in Badhai AIi use their shop, i.e. shop front

on the roadside and part of the household area for making

products and selling them to customers.

These carpenters make different articles such as furniture,

ladders, and railings for households and some decorative objects.

The wood used for making these articles is of various types

such as Burma teak, Red teak, Deodar, Plywood, etc. The wood

is bought from the timber market. The hardware required for

the articles is bought from Bohri shops in Bohri AIi. The

common tools used for making these articles are hammers, saws,

vices, chisels, pliers, etc.

Due to Iack of adequate space and modern equipment,

trade area of these people is limited to certain class only i.e.

people of surrounding rural area that come to the city for their

weekly or monthly shopping of household items required for their

agricultural farms.

Thus by working for about 8 to 10 hours a day these

carpenters earn about Rs. 100 to Rs. 250 as net profit.

Depending upon their monthly income they can be divided in

middle class, poor and very poor class. There is hardly any

family foom this community belonging to the upper class.

Tvnical Establishment & Household

Badhai Ali consists of some old type buildings. These

buildings show influences of both Maratha style s weII as British

style. The fusion of both these styles presents the viewer a

visual treat in Architectural Detailing. The other buildings are

modern with R.C.C. frame structure. Facades of some old

buildings are changed, giving them a contemporary architectural

Iook.

AII buildings in the Badhai Ali are connected to each other

by common walls in between two adjoining structures, thus

opening exists only to front and rear side of structure. Most of

the structures have a central courtyard or series of courts,

depending upon the area of household. These courts act s buffer

between different spaces and serve as ventilation and light

shafts for the central core of these houses.

Most of the buildings in the Badhai AIi are three to four

storied. The front part of ground floor is used for commercial

purpose, whereas the upper part is for residential purposes.

The structural members of the buildings are wooden and

the walls are constructed in bricks. These buildings have

cantilevered. wooden balconies that provide shade to the

verandah in front of the shops.

The architectural design or development is not unique

because there was no such need for carrying out this profession.

Existing Land Use

Badhai Ah covers an area of about 0.79 HA. Most of the

structures in this area are used for residential and commercial

purpose. On ground floor, front part of every structure facing

road is used as commercial purpose. The rear part of the same

floor is used purely for residential purpose. In some structures

first floor is used for amenities like clinics and beauty parlours.

'There are very few public places like some old shrines and

temples.

As the area comes under Gaothan area, there is hardly any

open space lefb, except few central open to sky courts inindividual households.

Thus over the years ch:rnges in the land use pattern has

taken place as original Badhai Dwellers have been displaced and

their shops have been bought by the wealthy traders.

The analysis of land use is as given below:

Land Use Area in HA % of the AreaResidential

Commercial

Resi/Commercial

Open space

Pubic

Road

0.254

0.00

0.31

0.093

0.029

0.109

31.95

0.00

38.99

11.69

3.64

13.73

Total 0.795 LOO%'

Amenities in the Area

The residents of Badhai AIi are benefited by the following

amenities, some of which are parts of Badhai AIi while others are

situated in its vicinitv.

Schools

There are three schools providing primary and secondary

education in three different mediums.

Jawahar English Medium High School on Northern part

i.e. on Laxmi Road.

Maulana Azad Primary School (P.M.C. School), a school

with Urdu medium.

Agrawal Hindi School near Chimanlal School on the

southern corner of Badhai Ali. This school is a part of "Agrasen

Bhawan". This school is having a capacity of b00 students.

Dispe nsarie s/Hospitals

A health clinic run by Dr sathe is situated on the northern

end of Badhai AIi, i.e. in the Pardesi Square. The clinic is having

a capacity of twelve beds.

Post Offrce

A post office is situated on subhansha Road that serves the

Bohri Ali, the Badhai Ali and the Tambakhu AIi.

Bank

There are two banks in the vicinity.

one is Muslim cooperative Bank on saifee street and the

other is Dena Bank on Subhansha Road.

Market

There are two markets near

Market" near Chimanlal square and

behind the Tambakhu AIi.

Telephone Booth

Badhai ali, one is "Manish

the other is "Laxmi Market"

There are three telephone booths with I.S.D. and S.T.D.

facilities and local telephone calls. These booths are situated on

Maulana Abdul Kalam Road.

Religious Buildings

There are two Hindu temples: the "Narmadeshwar

Mandir" on Maulana Abdul Kalam Road and the "Someshwara

Mandir" on Someshwar Road.

There is a mosque at the junction of Maulana Abdul Kalam

Road and the Laxmi Road.

Public Toilet

There is a public urinal situated near the Chimanlal Square.

Utility & Services

The following service lines are observed in the Badhai Ali:

Drainage Lines

The drainage lines are laid underground parallel to the

road. They run along the right hand side of the road when the

Iines start from the Bhagwan Adinath Chowk. At the turningi.e. at Chimanlal Chowk the lines run centrally along Maulana

Abdul Kalam Road. As the road width has changed over the

years, the centre of the road width has shifted. Therefore. the

drainage line has shifted slightly to the right hand side as itapproaches the end, i.e. Pardeshi Chowk.

There is no manhole provided in the drainage line from

Bhag,wan Adinath Chowk to Chimanlal Chowk. Further, on

Maulana Abdul Kalam Road manholes are provided at frequent

intervals.

Water Supply Lines

Water supply lines are laid underground and along the

road. They run parallel to the sides of the road.

Electric Supply Lines

Electric supply lines for the street lights run underground

and parallel to the road sides.

Electric supply lines running overhead are provided for

buildings. They run very close to the upper floors of the buildings

at some points. Therefore, they may prove dangerous to the

residents staying on the upper floors.

Storm Water Drain

There are inadequate numbers of storm water drain points.

Due to heavy load of storm water unkempt roads they always chock.

Traffic & Transportation

The road width in Badhai Ali changes from 30 feet to 25

feet due to heavy encroachment of the road area by the

shopkeepers. Further the parking provided on both sides

reduces the effective road width to about 10 to 15 feet, which is

highly inadequate for two way traffic playing on it. This leads to

congestion and frequent traffic jams.

Saifee Street being a relatively major road has heavy traffic

plying on it. This heavy traffic, which includes trucks and buses,

frequently blocks the outgoing traffic from Badhai Ali at Bhagwan

Adinath Chowk which is the main cause for traffi.c jams.

Due to haphazard growth of Badhai ali, there is an acute

angle created at the junction of Chimanlal Chowk. Further, the

two branch roads connecting to Maulana Abdul Kalam Road

have inadequate distance between their junction points. All

these facts make the turning of the vehicles very difficult.

Most of the carpenters in Badhai Ali use the road area in

front of their shops for temporarily keeping the raw material or

for some work activity. This further aggravates the problem of

congestion and traffic jam.

There are no footpaths for the pedestrians. Even though

the traffic load is high, the road surface is satisfactory and it ismade of tar.

Following table shows the analysis of the traffic volume

survey at Chimanlal Chowk.

Sr.No.

Description Nos./hr.

PCUFactor

PCU o/o ofTotalPCU

1

2

3

Two Wheelers

Cycles

Jeep, Car,Rickshaw

Handcart

Bus, Truck

420

230

300

10

6

0.5

0.5

1.0

6.0

3.0

2IO

115

300

60

18

29.87

16.36

42.67

8.53

2.56

4

5

Asthetic Survey

For studying architectural aesthetics in Badhai Ali we

have studied several structures, which are built about 100 years

ago, and are in good condition. Intricate carving, detailing ofdoors, windows, railings, balconies play major role in definingthe facades ofthese structures.

The aesthetics survey of Badhai Au is carried out by"Kevin Lynch technique". The aesthetic elements should be

considered with respect to the following points:

Path

The major path/road of this area is Maulana Abdul KalamRoad, which itself is Badhai Ali. The minor paths are notpresent in this Ali.

Node

The two major nodes in this area are chimanlal chowkand Bhagwan Adinath chowk. At Bhagwan Adinath chowk,subhansha Road crosses the Tambakhu Ali Road at Chimanlalchowk, Maulana Abdul Kalam Road crosses Tambakhu AliRoad.

District

As Badhai Ali is formed along 150 mt long part of MaulanaAbdul Kalam Road. It cannot be categorized as individualdistrict, but it can be easily distinguished from the Badhai shops

in this Ali. Thus Badhai AIi is a small distinguishable part of thedistrict covering Budhwar and Raviwar peth.

Landmark

There are two major landmarks on both ends of Badhai AIi.

On northern side in Bhagwan Adinath Chowk there is a

magnificent tall wooden bui8lding painted in flesh pink colour.

The building is about 60 years old and is used for residential and

commercial purpose.

On southern side in Pardeshi Chowk there is a Shiva

shrine known as Narmadeshwar Mandir which is about 100

years old.

Buildinq Typology

All buildings in Badhai AIi are connected with adjoining

structures by common walls, thus opening to front and rear side

of structure. Most of them have a central court yards. These

courtyards act as multiple activity space and serve as light and

ventilation shaft for the central core of these buildings.

Most of these buildings are above 60 years and are three to

four storied. Front part of the ground floor is used for

commercial purpose whereas the upper part is for residentialpurpose.

The structural members of these buildings are wooden and

the walls are 18" to 24" thick brick walls in lime mortar. These

buildings have cantilevered wooden balconies on front road side.

Social & Economic Survey

Badhai Ali, from the time of its formation, has considered

of carpenters from a variety of castes and religion. People were

attracted towards Badhai AIi due to the employment

opportunities it provided.

character.

Therefore it had ^ mixed social

Even if we cannot pinpoint a definite way or style of livingfor the people in Badhai Ali, there is certainly one thing common

at least in the life style of carpenters, that is, they are all poor,

working hard to make both ends meet.

Today a carpenter having his own shop with two or three

assistants can earn about Rs. 7000/- to 8,000/- per month. This

sum gets divided amongst himself and his subordinates leaving

his own cut of around Rs. 3000/- per month. Carpenters working

on daily wages can earn at the most Rs. 2000/- per month.

Due to their poor economic condition many shop owner

carpenters are selling their shops to wealthy traders and the

traders are exploiting the central location of these shops. There

are very few carpenters left in Badhai Ali. Each of these

carpenters is doing his business in a rented shop. They are

staying somewhere else.

Many people in the area, whose ancestors were carpenters

have changed their profession. They are turning towards safer

jobs like working in an industry or working in an office, etc.

The principal reason behind this is the ban imposed on

wood cutting by the Government. Due to this the wooden

furniture and artifacts have become costly and the consumers are

using less and less wooden furniture. The carpenters' mainearnings are depending on the sale of petty items like ladders,

wooden decorative objects, etc. They are becoming less and less

interested in their profession.

All these things are slowly changing the character of

Badhai Ali. once a home of carpenters, it is slowly turning into"Kapad Gunj" - a cloth market. There are chances that in some

years there will not be any carpenters left in Badhai Ali.

This might be a welcoming change as they are realising the

importance of education. They have to be educated to get a good

job. Their living conditions might improve in some years.

There will only be one negative point, that is, their rich

history wiII be lost in time.

Information through Interviews

The following people, staying in Badhai Ali were

interviewed,

1. Mr Chandrakant Motilal Badhai (carpenter in Badhai AIi)

2. Mr Ashok Pimpalgaonkar (resident of Gardiwada)

3. Mr Sanjay Dhawale

4. Mr Sandeep Pardeshi.

The interviews have shown that the people staying inBadhai Ali are conscious about the history behind their locality.

They also provided information about the historical buildings inthe locality.

But they are unhappy about the state it is progressing to.

The traffic congestion and pollution has made their lifemiserable. Even though the water supply is nearly adequate, itspurity is doubtful.

The problems in Badhai Ali have made the people staying

there irritated. The population of the original residents is

decreasing. Their houses are bought by wealthy traders and

given on rent to the poor people. Today, majority of residentialpopulation is from economically weaker section who cannot

afford to pay for less congested and less polluted environment.

Even though the commercial importance of the Ali is

increasing, given a choice the people residing there would be

happy to leave the pace for a better environment.

lncome & Expenditure

Total income of Pune city is Rs. 29,8b8 lac. It consists of

33% income spent on establishment and 670/o (Rs. 20001 lac) on

infrastructural develop ment.

Badhai AIi forms a part of Ward No. LzB. The totalexpenditure allotted to each ward is Rs. 161.26 lac. out of this

15% (Rs. 24.19 lac) amount is used for various utility services,

civic amenities, D.P. proposal implementation, maintenance ofroad, etc.

Findinss & Conclusions

1. The area is highly congested and polluted.

2. The effective width of the road is very much reduced due to

parking on both sides of the road. Therefore, there are

frequent traffic jams.

The area needs good parking facility.

No pedestrian walkways are provided in front of the shops.

5. overhead electrical wires are a big nuisance. They create

visual obstructions as well as create possibilities ofaccidents.

3.

4.

6.

7.

There are no traffic signals provided in the area.

the percentage of open spaces is very much less. The rearportion of the buildings gets light from very narrow ductsor narrow passages.

ventilation to the inner portions of houses is very poor,

because of congestion of buildings.

8.

9. The area provides some

architectural point of the

dilapidated condition. The

architectural character.

very good buildings from

view. But they are in a

area provides an interesting

CHAPTER 3

(B) BARDAN ALI

Introduction

Many of the alis of pune have a history of socialtransformation or changes in the land use taking place because

of social, economic or political considerations. The gard.js ofBadhai Ali left that area after the fall of the peshwa rule because

of the lack of political patronage and employment. The change inBardan Ali was because of the shift of some of the land uses

including the main market which necessitated the hamals or thelabourers to shift to a newer area.

The people engaged in the Bardan trad,e effectivelyreplaced the hamols' residences. In the development plan ofPune the main grain market and other trades were shifted toGultekdi area from this zorte and consequently the hamalsshifted their residences also to newer areas.

one more factor responsible for the urban morphological

changes is the economic factor of land values. The land values inthe core areas all over the city are gradually rising and otherforms of traders are replacing the shifted grain, oil and othermarkets in this area. As in the case of items like agriculturaltools, ropes, jailis, screens, pipes, etc. which are purchased by thevisiting agriculturists from the surrounding small towns, thebardans (gunny bags) are also purchased by the outsideagriculturists for shipping of their products, etc.

It is also observed that traditional trades were carried. outby specific communities and though a few people from other

communities started doing business the major trade was usually

controlled by that social group. It is observed that even big

traders like the diamond trade in Mumbai is also controlled by

communities like Rajasthanis or Marwaris, etc. This helps in the

organization of trade contacts and solving of any financial

disputes, etc. and hence this system has continued for many

generations. This is also the case with trades in the Badhai Alior Bardan AIi.

Bhavani Peth ward was created in L767 A.D. by Nana

Phadanavis in the regime of Madhavrao Peshwa and later on MrDeshmukh constructed Bhavani temple in this ward and so itwas named as Bhavani Peth. This ward was founded withintention to accommodate wholesale traders and theirwarehouses.

Bardan Ali is located in Bhavani Peth ward to the north of

Bhavani Peth Road. It is east-west lane joining Mang Chowki

Road, which is situated to west and Dane Ali, which is situated

to the east.

Previously, part of the Bardan AIi from Mang Chowki Road

to Palkhi Vithoba Road was known as Hamal Ali. Later on

Bardan or gunny bag traders purchased road side premises from

Hamals and established Bardan shops, so it is now known as

Bardan AIi. Bardan Ali is spread over an area of about 1.003 Ha.

History & Morpholosy

Most of the people in the trade of gunny bags are Lohana

people.

/tr 1\

They migrated from Kachcha Region of Gujarat about a

hundred years ago.

There are diverse views about the origin of Lohanas. A few

ofthem are:

They are descendants of Lava, son of Lord Rama.

There were two brothers named Lakho and Damo. They

came to Dhangra in Kathiawad region of Gujarat. Lohanas are

descendent of Lakho.

Originally they were Rathod Rajputs. Raja Jaychand of

Kanouj harassed these people so they rebelled against him. They

prayed God Varuna to save them from him. God Varuna created

iron fort for their shelter and they won the war. After 21 days

the fort vanished and from that time they adopted Luhana as

their name instead of Rathod.

As per Sir A.M.T. Jackson, word Luhana formed from word

Lawan (salt) as they were previously trading in salt.

As per Mr Burton, Lohans are resident of Luhanpur in

Multan (Sindh), now in Pakistan.

Though there is a difference of opinion about the origin of

Lohanas, it seems they were original rajputs and rulers. They

came to Gujarat in about fourteenth and fifteenth centuries and

settled there as cultivators and traders. They migrated from

Gujarat during famine. Lohanas have strong community feeling.

They have Panchayat within the community. They settle their

social disputes through it. There are 2 to 12 members in the

Panchayat and there is no presidential post.

It is significant to note that in many of the traditional

trad.ers in Pune, the Panchayats help in reducing the need for

legal actions. Social problems are solved in this manner.

Work Activity Area of Bardan Tradins

The word bardan means old gunny bags. There are three

types of gunny bags, vrz. kiltan bags, bardan bags and cement

bags. There are about 150 hawkers or casual labourers in the

city. They collect old gunny bags from merchants, mills,

factories, etc. The price at which the bags are purchased is

settled at the time of transaction and purchase is made entirely

by paying immediate cash. New bags are imported from Kolkata

in West Bengal.

The old bags are properly cleaned, repaired and stored. As

there is no sufficient place for cleaning and repairing of bags,

each shopkeeper uses front road side for this activity. OnIy very

few dealers have their own godown but they are located in

outskirt of city, mostly in Kondhwa.

The market for old gunny bags both local and outside of the

city. About 6o0/o of goods are sold in neighbouring district of

Satara and Ahmednagar. Most of the consumer outside the

district are cultivators. They bags are transported outside the

city by means of truck. The dealing is in cash. Internal

transportation is by bullock-carts, handcarts, tempo-rickshaws,

etc. Most of the local consumers are dealers in gur or grain.

The market for new gunny bags and kiltan are local

industries. Industries utilize about 7O% of sale of new bags for

packing.

Each dealer requires about 4 to 5 labourers for cleaning,

stitching, repairing, sorting and cutting of bags. There is a

Iabour union that fixes wages of labourers.

The trade is more before Diwali and in summer season.

This is due to fact that major consumers of bardan are

cultivators and hence more business in harvesting period.

Tvpical Establishment & Household

As most of the portion of Bardan AIi was Hamal Ali

previously and was occupied by Hamal labourers so most of the

structures in this lane are Kachha, semi pucca structures built

with wooden frames, bricks, mud walls, G.I. sheet roofing, and

very few are two storied. However, some old buildings are

replaced by R.C.C. structures four storeys high. Most of the old

buildings do not have plinth. There is no architectural

decoration on front fagade.

Front of ground floor structure is used for commercial and

rest of the structure and upper: floor are used for residence.

Existins Land Use

The extent of influence of Bardan Ali is found to be 1.003

Ha. Road fronting part of ground floor is in use of commercial

activities such as Bardan shops, grocery shops, oil merchants,

rope merchants and the rest of the structure is used for

residential use. The shops include wholesale as well as retail

shops.

Rapid changes in land use are taking place. Previously

there were negligible commercial activities on this lane. After

shifting of main Market Yard to Gultekdi area, most of the

Hamals have sold their houses on higher prices and have taken

shelter in slum areas.

The approximate land use analysis is as below:

Sr.No. Land Use Area o/o of Total Area

1. Commercial

2. Residential

0.245 24.5

0.452 45.2

3. Public/semi-public 0.124 I2.4

4. Transportation 0.182 1,8.2

TotaI 1.003 100.00

It will be seen that the area is deficient in open spaces and

amenities.

Amenities in the Area

It is seen from the analysis of existing land use that this

area lacks in amenities such as Primary School, Hospital, etc.

However the following Primary School are in near vicinity

of the lane.

1. Muncipal Primary School at Burud Bridge.

2. Shantabai Ladkat Primary School.

3. Primary School near Kamgar Maidan.

These primary schools can meet requirement of area in

future too.

There are hospitals such as Kotnis Hospital, Tilak Ayurved

Hospital, Municipal Hospital near this area.

Post Office is located on Laxmi Road to the North of this

area.

Banking facilities are available in Bhavani Peth area i.e.

on Bhavani Peth Road, Dane AIi.

Utilities & Services

During the survey it was found that 2Ocm.dia and 15cm.

dia municipal waterlines passes through the road. Water supply

is regular and suffrcient.

There is also 1.5m wide sewer line laid underground which

collects the sewerage and runs from Mang Chowki road to Dane

Ali i.e. from west to east, that has an additional 1.2m sewer line

strengthening it. Storm water drains are provided at a longer

distance and they are not maintained and cleaned regularly

which causes flooding of road occasionally.

Traffic & Transportation Study

As per analysis of existing land use about 18.20% area is

covered by road. The existing road width of the lane varies from

6 meter to 12 meter. The road surface is quite satisfactory.

Due to increasing commercial activities on this road, there

is increase in traffic. Autorickshaws, cars, jeeps and trucks

account for major part of the traffic. Generally traffic is smooth.

However at peak hours there is traffic congestion and this is

added by perpendicular parking, Ioading unloading operation,

bottlenecks in road, maneuvering of heavy vehicles for turning, etc.

The analysis of traffic volume survey of Bardan AIi is as

given below.

Sr.No. Description PCU PCU o/o ofFactor total PCU

No. ofVehicles

204

168

1

2

Two wheeler

Jeep, Car,

Rickshaws

Cycles

Bus, Trucks

Bullock-carts

TOTAL

90

6

48

516

0.5

1.0

0.5

3.0

6.0

LO2

168

45

18

288

62r

16.42

27.O5

7.25

2.O9

46.38

100

3

4

5

Aesthetic Survey

As Bardan AIi was previously Hamal Ali, accommodating

hamal labourers, most of the structures in this area are very

simple and old. They are mostly ground floor structures and

poorly ventilated. Buildings which are used for social activities

such as Hamal Talim, Ram temple are deserved to be conserved.

Aesthetic survey is carried out by using Kevin Lynch technique.

Paths: The major path of this area is Bardan Ali which

joins Mang chowky road and Dane Ali. There are some minor

paths joining bardan ali with different roads .

Nodes: Three major nodes one at junction of Bardan AIi

and Dane Ali, second at the junction of Bardan Ali with Palkhi

Vithoba Road and third at the junction of Bardan Ali with Mang

Chowkv Road. There are four minor nodes.

District: The whole Bardan AIi forms one major district.

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Land mark: Ram mandir and Hamal talim are major land

marks, while Mosque is minor land mark in the area.

Buildine Typoloey

The structures along the Ali are row housing type and are

one or two storey high load bearing wooden framed structures.

Generally stairs are provided at the back portion of the building.

The inner hall has wooden column supports. They have storage

tanks at ground level. Sanitary blocks are provided at the back

or in open courtyards. These Buildings get ventilation and access

from front road only. Few of the structures get ventilation from

inner court-yard. or rear lane.

Age and condition of the structure: Most of the structures

in the Bardan AIi are old structures which are more than ninety

years old. In most of the structures front portion is in commercial

use and rest of the portion is in residential use. Age of the

structures ranges from ten years to a hundred years. But

majority of structures are more than 60 years old.

Most of the structures are built using wooden frame, mud

wall, galvanized iron sheet roofing. Flooring in most of the house

is hard murrum flooring and a few have Shahabad stone flooring.

Analysis of Building age is given below:

Age of building (years) Percentage

Above 90

Above 60

Above 30

Below 30

Under construction

72.8

9.40

2.80

12.80

2.20

Socio-Economic Survey

Lohana people have

Region). Their home tongue

and Hindi.

migrated from Gujarat (Kutch

is Gujarati, but they speak Marathi

These people are thrifty, hospitable and hard working.

Lohana people were originally cultivators but now they are

traders, money lenders and dealers in Bardan. Presently there

are about 400 to 450 families of Lohana spread in different parts

of the city.

Lohana people are united socially. They have also formed

a trust which runs a library zrnd constructed a community haII.

A trust building is located in Bhavani Peth.

Some of Bardan traders reside in Bardan Ali and some in

nearby localities. They are worshipers of "Alandel Mata", a

goddess and also Hindu Gods. Gunny bags are collected by

merchants from hawkers and then bags are properly cleaned ,

repaired and stored. The road side space is used for these

purpose. On an average four to five labourers a1:e required. The

economic condition of dwellers is very good. The income ranges

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from Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 30,000 per month. Trading in this

profession is generally in cash.

There is a lot of competition in market. Recent recession in

overall economy had affected the trade. In comparison to

previous years, the trade this year was about 60%. Most of the

traders are from third to fourth generation and revealed that at

Ieast one member of the family will continue the trade.

As per details available from census record of Ward No.

108 and proportionate of Bardan Ali, it is concluded that -

Area of Bardan AIi is 1.003 Ha.

Present population is 628 persons.

Information through Interviews

The persons interviewed are:

Mr Shankarlal Laddaram Thakkar (Bardan Shop)

M/s Balaji Traders, 1265 Bhawani Peth, Pune.

Mr Ramakant Andekar (Corporator)

L265 Bhawani Peth. Pune.

Mr Paresh Thakkar (Bardan Shop)

M/s Kanji Deoji Thakkar, 1203 Bhawani Peth, Pune.

The following information is revealed through interviews:

There is traffi.c congestion at peak hours particularly due

to the parking of vehicles and loading and unloading of trucks.

Water supply and drainage facilities are good and sufficient.

Turnover in business is reducing day by day. Some of the

families are doing the same business for four generations and

some of the family members belonging to younger generation are

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2.

3.

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diverting in various professions as construction, trading inplastic articles, etc.

Income & Expenditure

Total income of Pune City is Rs. 29,8b8 lac, out of which

33% is spent on establishment and 67% on infrastructure

development and maintenance of 124 wards of the city. Bardan

AIi is located in ward No. 108. out of the total expenditure ofeach ward, i.e. Rs. 16I.29lac, iSOo/o amount (Rs. 48.38 lac) is used

for various utility services, civic amenities, D.P. proposals

implementation, maintenance of roads, etc.

Findings & Conclusions

1. Hamal Talim, Shri Krishna Temple are land marks and

need to be conserved.

2. There are bottlenecks on road and parking as well as

stopping of vehicles, for loading and unloading causes

traffic congestion.

3. The area totally lacks in amenities as open spaces.

4. Light and ventilation in the inner part of the houses is very

poor. t5. Area needs redevelopment.