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Page 1: Konkan Coastal Tourism_2007

Mas

ter Pla

nM

TD

C C

oas

tal T

ouri

sm D

evel

opm

ent

Concept Plan Report

Nov

2007

Kiran Keswani

architects

Project Report com

missioned by CRISIL Infrastructure Advisory Services

kiranm

kesw

ani@

gm

ail.

com

Page 2: Konkan Coastal Tourism_2007

In t

he

Coa

sta

l T

ou

rism

pla

n fo

r M

aha

rash

tra

the

arc

hite

ctu

re o

f “placemaking”

aim

s a

t cre

atin

g o

r re

-cre

atin

g liv

ely

“so

cia

l”a

rea

s

with

water, forts & heritage

as t

he

fo

cu

s

to g

ene

rate

a b

randed

im

age

for

ach

ievin

g

tourism and environmental planning objectives

Page 3: Konkan Coastal Tourism_2007

BANKOT

Maste

r P

lan f

or

Bankot

Bankot F

ort

MT

DC

land f

or

develo

pm

ent

Harihare

eshw

ar

& B

agm

andala

shore

Bankot shore

Natu

re tra

il

Bankot C

reek c

ruis

e

Koli

vill

age W

alk

SRIVARDHAN

Appro

ach r

oad to S

rivard

han s

ite

Resort

DE

SIG

N

Convention C

entr

e D

ES

IGN

Am

phitheatr

e D

ES

IGN

Min

i-M

ahara

shtr

a M

inia

ture

land

Vern

acula

r arc

hitectu

re o

f S

rivard

han tow

nVIJAYDURG

Maste

r P

lan

Appro

ach to the F

ort

The E

ntr

ance

Fort

Deta

ils

Fort

Museum

Lig

ht &

Sound s

how

Herita

ge w

alk

Jett

y a

t V

ijaydurg

Wate

r sport

s

Beach s

hacks for

tourists

MTD

C P

roje

cts

South

Mah

aras

htr

a

MA

STE

R P

LA

N

for

Coas

tal T

ourism

Page 4: Konkan Coastal Tourism_2007

WADHWAN

Site a

t A

lew

ad

i

Site a

t W

adhw

an

Wate

r sport

s

Cam

per

van facili

ties

MTD

C P

roje

cts

Nort

h M

ahar

ashtr

a

MA

STE

R P

LA

N

for

Coas

tal T

ourism

Page 5: Konkan Coastal Tourism_2007

Char

acte

r of a

konka

n v

illag

e

In C

oasta

l M

ahara

shtr

a, vill

ages s

till

reta

ins its

tra

ditio

nal

chara

cte

r. A

few

of th

e c

hara

cte

ristics o

f a k

onkan v

illage a

re:

•S

purs

of

weste

rn g

hat on the e

ast

•S

teep c

oasta

l dro

p o

n the w

est

•U

ndula

ting b

ut som

ew

hat flat la

nd in the m

iddle

•E

stu

aries form

ind d

eltaic

str

uctu

re n

ear

the s

ea

•A

griculture

on p

lain

s, m

ain

ly p

add

y a

nd m

illets

•V

illages a

re ideal w

ate

rshe

ds

•E

ach g

roup o

f ham

lets

is s

urr

ounded b

y h

ills w

ith thic

k

vegeta

tion c

over

and p

ere

nnia

l springs o

r anoth

er

wate

r

sourc

e

•V

illage jungle

is tre

ate

d a

s c

om

mon p

ropert

y a

nd p

reserv

ed

•P

henom

ena lik

e s

acre

d g

roves a

nd b

unded w

ate

r chan

nels

main

tain

ed tra

ditio

nally a

re s

till

com

mon.

Sourc

e :

Bhagw

at,

Sh

ruti -

Str

eng

thenin

g o

f na

tura

l re

sou

rce

base

for

tou

rism

develo

pm

ent

–in

a K

onkan c

oasta

l vill

age; P

ost-

gra

dua

te d

iplo

ma

in L

and

scap

e a

rchitectu

re,

CE

PT

,

Ahm

edaba

d,

19

99

Page 6: Konkan Coastal Tourism_2007

Ver

nac

ula

r ar

chitec

ture

in K

onka

n reg

ion

In C

oasta

l M

ahara

shtr

a, houses in r

ura

l

are

as a

re n

estled a

mid

st th

e tre

es a

nd the

padd

y f

ield

s. H

ere

, th

e g

reen o

f th

e

countr

ysid

e, aft

er

the first ra

ins is s

o v

ery

much a

gre

en that seem

s to h

ave b

een

custo

m-m

ade for

coasta

l re

gio

ns. T

here

is

abundant la

nd a

vaila

ble

to b

uild

upon a

nd

yet, the h

ouses lie

snugly

next to

each

oth

er.

In India

, th

e p

eople

who f

arm

ed, w

ho f

ished

and w

ho h

ave b

uilt

their h

ouses w

ith their

hig

hly

develo

ped s

kill

s o

f cra

ftsm

anship

alw

ays p

lanned a

house that w

as their o

wn

but th

at als

o b

elo

nged to the v

illage. It w

as

only

one u

nit o

f th

e m

an

y th

at m

ade u

p the

vill

age s

treet. O

ne h

ouse w

as b

uilt

, th

en the

next and the n

ext. S

treets

that w

ere

thus

form

ed w

ere

shaded fro

m the a

ftern

oon

sun.

Page 7: Konkan Coastal Tourism_2007

Under

stan

din

g C

OA

STA

L Z

ON

AL R

egula

tions

(Sourc

e :

S.

Gopik

rishna W

arr

ier)

The C

oasta

l R

egula

tion Z

one (

CR

Z)

cam

e into

exis

tence o

n F

ebru

ary

19, 1991, w

ith the g

azett

ing o

f th

e n

otification b

y the U

nio

n M

inis

try o

f

Envir

onm

ent and F

ore

sts

(M

oE

F)

under

Sec. 3(1

) and S

ec. 3(2

)(v)

of

the E

nviron

ment P

rote

ction A

ct, 1

986, and R

ule

5(3

)(d)

of

the

Envir

onm

ent

Pro

tection R

ule

s, 1986.

Thro

ugh the N

otification the C

entr

al G

overn

ment decla

red the c

oasta

l str

etc

hes o

f seas, ba

ys, estu

aries, cre

eks, rivers

and b

ackw

ate

rs, w

hic

h a

re

influenced b

y t

idal action (

in the land w

ard

sid

e),

up to 5

00m

. fr

om

the h

igh tid

e lin

e (

HT

L)

and the land b

etw

een the low

tid

e lin

e (

LT

L)

and H

TL a

s

CR

Z.

In the c

ase o

f rivers

, cre

eks a

nd b

ackw

ate

rs, th

e N

otification s

tate

d that th

e C

RZ

could

be m

odifie

d o

n a

case b

y c

ase b

asis

, on

the b

asis

of

reasons to b

e r

ecord

ed d

uring the p

repara

tion o

f th

e c

oasta

l zone m

anagem

ent pla

n (

CZ

MP

). H

ow

ever,

the w

idth

of

the C

RZ

fro

m e

ach b

ank

could

not be less than 1

00 m

., o

r th

e w

idth

of

the w

ate

r bod

y,

wh

ichever

was less.

Activities Prohibited in the CRZ:

•Settin

g u

p o

f new

industr

ies a

nd e

xpansio

n o

f exis

ting o

nes, except th

ose d

irectly r

ela

ted to w

ate

rfro

nt or

requir

ing f

ore

shore

facili

ties.

•Manufa

ctu

re, handlin

g, sto

rage o

r dis

posal of

hazard

ous s

ubsta

nces.

•Settin

g u

p a

nd e

xpansio

n o

f fish p

rocessin

g u

nits inclu

din

g w

are

housin

g (

exclu

din

g h

atc

hery

and n

atu

ral fish d

ryin

g in p

erm

itte

dare

as).

•�D

ischarg

e o

f untr

eate

d w

aste

s a

nd e

fflu

ents

fro

m industr

ies, citie

s, to

wns o

r oth

er

hum

an s

ettle

ments

. T

he e

xis

ting p

ractices w

ou

ld h

ave t

o b

e

phased o

ut b

y the c

oncern

ed a

uth

orities w

ith

in thre

e y

ears

.

•Dum

pin

g o

f ash o

r any w

aste

fro

m therm

al pow

er

pla

nts

.

•Land r

ecla

mation, bundin

g o

r dis

turb

ing the n

atu

ral cours

e o

f sea w

ate

r w

ith s

imila

r obstr

uctions. E

xceptions a

re m

ade for

activitie

s r

equir

ed for

the c

ontr

ol of

coasta

l ero

sio

n, th

e m

ain

tenance o

f w

ate

r w

ays to

port

s; cle

aring s

and b

ars

; and for

the c

onstr

uction o

f re

gula

tors

, sto

rm w

ate

r

dra

ins a

nd s

tructu

res for

the p

revention o

f salin

ity ingre

ss.

•Min

ing o

f sand, ro

cks a

nd o

ther

substr

ata

mate

rials

, except th

ose r

aw

min

era

ls n

ot availa

ble

outs

ide the C

RZ

are

as.

•Dra

win

g o

r harv

esting o

f gro

undw

ate

r and c

onstr

uction o

f m

echanis

m w

ithin

200 m

. of

the H

TL. B

etw

een 2

00 a

nd 5

00 m

. it w

ill b

e p

erm

issib

le

only

if

done m

anually

thro

ugh o

rdin

ary

wells

for

drinkin

g, hort

iculture

, agriculture

and fis

heries.

•Constr

uction a

ctivity in e

colo

gic

ally

sensitiv

e a

reas.

•An

y c

onstr

uction a

ctivity b

etw

een L

TL a

nd H

TL e

xcept fa

cili

ties f

or

carr

yin

g tre

ate

d e

fflu

ents

and w

aste

wate

r dis

charg

e into

the s

ea, fa

cili

ties f

or

carr

yin

g s

ea w

ate

r fo

r coolin

g p

urp

oses, oil,

gas a

nd s

imila

r pip

elin

es a

nd facili

ties e

ssential fo

r fa

cili

ties p

erm

itte

d u

nder

the n

otification.

•Dre

ssin

g o

r altering o

f sand d

unes, hill

, natu

ral fe

atu

res inclu

din

g landscape c

hanges for

beautifica

tion, re

cre

ation a

nd o

ther

such p

urp

oses,

except as p

erm

itte

d u

nder

the n

otification.

Regulated activities

(requirin

g e

nvironm

enta

l cle

ara

nce f

rom

MoE

F):

•Constr

uction a

ctivitie

s r

ela

ted to d

efe

nse r

equirem

ents

for

whic

h f

ore

shore

facili

tie

s a

re e

ssential. R

esid

entia

l off

ice, hospital, w

ork

shops w

ill n

ot

norm

ally

be p

erm

itte

d in the C

RZ

, except in

very

specia

l cases.

•Opera

tional constr

uction f

or

port

s a

nd h

arb

ors

and lig

ht house.

•Fore

shore

facili

ties o

f th

erm

al pow

er

pla

nts

for

transport

of ra

w m

ate

rials

, in

-take o

f coolin

g w

ate

r and o

ut fa

ll fo

r dis

charg

e o

f tr

eate

d w

aste

wate

r

or

coolin

g w

ate

r

•All

oth

er

activitie

s w

ith in

ve

stm

ent exceedin

g. 5 c

rore

s.

Page 8: Konkan Coastal Tourism_2007

Muse

um

sal

ong the

Coas

tlin

e

Dott

ed li

ne

indic

ates

the

exte

nt of ro

of ab

ove

Sec

tion

Pla

n

Info

rmat

ion

dis

pla

y

Info

rmat

ion

dis

pla

y

Muse

um

obje

cts

Info

rmat

ion

dis

pla

y

These

will

be

pla

ces

wh

ich the tourists

can

vis

it a

long the r

oute

,w

here

info

rmation a

bout can b

e o

bta

ined a

nd

an o

rienta

tion f

ilm c

an b

e v

iew

ed.

•F

ort

s o

f M

ahara

shtr

a

•H

isto

ry o

f th

e M

ara

thas

•C

hhatr

apati S

hiv

aji

•F

isherm

en’s

Museum

•F

olk

art

& m

usic

•T

raditio

nal gam

es

•M

alv

ani &

Konkani cuis

ine

•S

indhudurg

conte

mpora

ry

pers

onalit

ies

•W

ate

r H

erita

ge (

about th

e s

ea, th

e

sitin

g o

f fo

rts in the v

icin

ity o

f aquifers

,

about lif

efo

rms in the w

ate

r, h

ealin

g

pro

pert

ies o

f w

ate

r and a

bout w

ate

r &

relig

ion)

The

desig

n o

f each m

useum

will

consis

t of

a c

hange

of

levels

that add

inte

rest to

the v

iew

ing o

f th

e p

ieces.

Page 9: Konkan Coastal Tourism_2007

Ganapati Tour atPen

The s

treets

aro

und S

hiv

aji

Chow

k in P

en a

re lin

ed w

ith

Karkhanas

that cre

ate

the G

anapati s

tatu

es that are

sent to

Bom

bay a

nd

to tow

ns a

ll over

Mahara

shtr

a. M

ore

than 7

0%

of

the s

tatu

es thatare

sold

in B

om

ba

y a

re m

ade in P

en. T

he m

akin

g o

f th

e

Ganapatis is a

cra

ft that is

so t

yp

ical of

this

part

of

India

.

Facili

ties that m

ay b

e p

rovid

ed h

ere

:

Resta

ura

nt w

ith local cuis

ine

Tea s

hop that is

cle

an a

nd w

ith a

specia

li desig

n them

e

Rest ro

om

s/T

oile

ts

AT

M

Ganesha M

useum

Infr

astr

uctu

re s

uch a

s r

oads, w

ate

r supply

and d

rain

age s

yste

ms m

ay n

eed u

pgra

dation if

a flo

ating to

urist popula

tion is

expecte

d

If P

en c

an b

e inclu

ded a

s a

tourist sto

p, a tra

ditio

nal /

vern

acula

r house to b

e identified for

lease b

y M

TD

C in the v

icin

ity o

fS

hiv

aji

Chow

k. P

ondic

herr

y tourism

has s

imila

rly d

eve

loped h

erita

ge h

ouses for

boutiques, re

sta

ura

nts

& c

off

ee s

hops.

Page 10: Konkan Coastal Tourism_2007

Cafetaria

Craft shop

Sitout

Beach games

Entrance

Plaza

Information

Counter

1Entrance Plaza

2Information Counter

3Craft shop

4Circulation Path

5Landscaped area

KE

Y for

Pro

pose

d tourist

fac

ilities

3

4

2

1

5

It is r

ecom

mended that th

e c

ircula

tion p

ath

wa

ys

for

the R

ecre

ational V

ehic

le P

ark

be w

ell-

defined

for

the tourists

who w

ill v

isit h

ere

. T

his

path

wa

y

can b

e h

ave r

andom

sto

ne p

avin

g.

The P

ark

will

inclu

de a

nIn

form

ation C

ounte

r, a

Cra

fts s

hop

and a

n E

ntr

ance P

laza that in

clu

des

toile

t fa

cili

ties a

nd a

cafe

taria

Rec

reat

ional

Veh

icle

Par

k

Page 11: Konkan Coastal Tourism_2007

Ara

vi S

hri

vard

han

& M

uru

d J

anjir

aM

TD

C C

oas

tal T

ouri

sm D

evel

opm

ent

Srivardhan Master Plan

Site-related assessment

Appro

ach r

oad to S

rivard

han s

ite

Vern

acula

r arc

hitectu

re o

f S

rivard

han tow

n

Design Brief

.

Concept Design

Institu

te o

f H

ospitalit

y &

Tourism

Managem

ent D

ES

IGN

Upgra

dation o

f Jettie

s –

Dig

hi &

Rajp

uri

Min

i M

ahara

shtr

a M

inia

ture

Land

Murud Janjira

Herita

ge w

alk

Orienta

tion c

ente

r

Fort

Museum

Lig

ht &

Sound s

how

Food &

Bevera

ge s

talls

Page 12: Konkan Coastal Tourism_2007

SR

IVA

RD

HA

N

MA

STE

R P

LA

N

Page 13: Konkan Coastal Tourism_2007

Am

phithea

tre

DE

SIG

N

The b

est lo

cation for

the a

udie

nce w

ill

norm

ally

fall

within

a lin

e a

ppro

xim

ate

ly a

t

100 d

egre

es to the s

tage e

nds o

n e

ither

sid

e. D

ista

nce b

etw

een the last ro

w o

f

seats

and the p

erf

orm

ance a

rea s

hould

not exceed 5

0’-0”

to p

erc

eiv

e d

eta

ils o

f

the p

erf

orm

ers

.

Sight lines

A v

ert

ica

l angle

of

30 d

egre

es a

t th

e

specta

tor’s p

ositio

n e

sta

blis

hes the

dis

tance fro

m the c

losest seat to

the

scre

en o

r to

the h

ighest sig

nific

ant obje

ct

on s

tage. T

he low

est seat m

ust be locate

d

where

the o

bserv

er

can just see the s

tage

floor.

The h

ighest seat should

be in lin

e

with the 3

0 d

egre

es v

ert

ical angle

lin

e.

a P

LA

N

Page 14: Konkan Coastal Tourism_2007

Ban

kot

MTD

C C

oas

tal T

ouri

sm D

evel

opm

ent

Bankot Master Plan

Site-related assessment

-B

an

ko

t C

on

text

pla

n

-H

ari

ha

reesh

wa

r b

ay &

Ba

gm

an

dala

sh

ore

-B

an

ko

t sh

ore

-B

an

ko

t F

ort

-M

TD

C la

nd

fo

r de

ve

lopm

en

t

-R

oa

d to

Vela

s v

illag

e

-V

ern

acu

lar

arc

hite

ctu

re o

n the

Ba

nko

t h

ill

Design Brief

Concept designs

Bankot F

ort

resto

ration

Natu

re T

rail

Bankot C

reek C

RU

ISE

Koli

vill

age W

ALK

Str

ength

enin

g o

f Jettie

s

Appro

ach r

oad to s

ea fro

m fort

Path

wa

ys &

Seating a

reas

Page 15: Konkan Coastal Tourism_2007

BA

NK

OT M

AS

TE

R P

LA

N

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Ban

kot C

reek

Cru

ise

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Ban

kot C

reek

Cru

ise

At pre

sent, there

are

no tourist boats

or

launches that opera

te o

n the B

ankot cre

ek

for

the p

urp

ose o

f cru

isin

g o

r sig

ht-

seein

g. T

here

are

tw

o launches that do o

pera

te

for

the tra

nsport

of

people

betw

een the s

hore

s o

f B

ankot and B

agm

andala

. T

here

is

a c

ar

jetty that is

more

com

monly

refe

rred to a

s the J

ungle

jett

y

Page 18: Konkan Coastal Tourism_2007

Ban

kot nat

ure

tra

il

CO

NC

EP

T D

ES

IGN

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Path

wa

y o

r T

rail

Ele

vate

d v

iew

ing d

eck

Inte

rmedia

te r

est are

as

Bird f

eeder

Turt

le n

esting s

ite

Butterf

ly f

arm

Ste

pped V

iew

po

int

Machaan

Birdshop

Ham

mocks &

Benches

Bankot nature trail

elements

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Vija

ydurg

MTD

C C

oas

tal T

ouri

sm D

evel

opm

ent

Vijaydurg Master Plan

Site-related assessment

-C

on

text

Ma

p

-V

iew

s f

rom

the fort

-

Ap

pro

ach t

o th

e F

ort

-F

ort

De

tails

-H

eri

tag

e w

alk

Design Brief

Concept Design

Fort

Museum

Herita

ge w

alk

Sound &

Lig

ht show

Deer

Park

at V

ijaydurg

Para

pet &

Reta

inin

g w

all

The E

ntr

ance

Sig

nage

Str

ength

enin

g o

f Jetty

Cra

fts F

estival

Wate

r sport

s

Beach s

hacks for

tourists

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VIJ

AY

DU

RG

MA

STE

R P

LA

N

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Vija

ydurg

Fort

Pla

n

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Vija

ydurg

Her

itag

e w

alk

Traditional structures along the main street

Page 24: Konkan Coastal Tourism_2007

Her

itag

e w

alk

Som

e o

f th

e b

eautifu

l tr

aditio

nal deta

ils o

f vern

acula

r houses o

n the h

erita

ge w

alk

.

These h

ouses a

re in a

dila

pid

ate

d c

onditio

n s

ince t

he m

ain

tenance o

f tr

aditio

nal

houses c

an b

e e

xpensiv

e. It is r

ecom

mended that som

e o

f th

ese h

ouses b

e

acquired b

y M

TD

C o

n a

long-t

erm

lease s

o that th

e tow

n o

f V

ijaydurg

still

reta

ins

its h

isto

ric c

onte

xt alo

ngw

ith the fort

.

Page 25: Konkan Coastal Tourism_2007

Entr

y

to Dee

r Par

k

Info

rmat

ion

Cen

tre

Pro

men

ade

Pic

nic

villa

ge

Nat

ure

wal

k

Nurs

ery

Wooden

bridge

Shad

ed s

eating a

reas

EntrancePlaza

It is p

roposed that a D

eer

Park

be

develo

ped a

t V

ijaydurg

as p

art

of th

e

landscape d

evelo

pm

ent.

Dee

r P

ark

at V

ijayd

urg

( w

ithin

the

Lan

dsc

ape

dev

elopm

ent co

mponen

t )

Page 26: Konkan Coastal Tourism_2007

Wadhwan Master Plan

Site-related assessment

-A

lew

ad

i site

-W

adhw

an s

ite

Design Brief

Concept Design

Sport

s T

rain

ing C

entr

e M

AS

TE

R P

LA

N

Desig

n a

ppro

ach

Dim

ensio

ns &

Are

as

Ba

ske

tba

ll

Fie

ld h

ocke

y

Ath

letic tra

ck

Te

nn

is

Dis

cu

s th

row

Hig

h J

um

p

Po

le v

ault

Are

a S

tate

ment

Ou

tdo

or

spo

rts

Ind

oo

r sp

ort

s

CO

NTEN

TS

Wad

hw

anM

TD

C C

oas

tal T

ouri

sm D

evel

opm

ent

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WA

DH

WA

N M

AS

TE

R P

LA

N

Page 28: Konkan Coastal Tourism_2007

Wad

hw

an s

ite

Land a

t W

adhw

an a

buttin

g the b

each a

nd c

overe

d w

ith C

asuarina p

lanta

tion

If this

land b

ecom

es a

vaila

ble

aft

er

deducting the w

idth

to b

e left

under

Coasta

l Z

onal R

egula

tions, w

ould

still

be d

ifficult to u

tilis

e in a

n

ecolo

gic

al and s

usta

inable

wa

y, sin

ce the c

asuarina

pla

nta

tion w

ould

need to b

e r

em

oved to m

ake c

onstr

uction p

ossib

le.

This

may a

ffect th

e e

cosyste

m a

nd the b

uff

er

that th

e c

asuarina is

inte

nded to c

reate

.

Page 29: Konkan Coastal Tourism_2007

Sport

s Tra

inin

g C

entr

e

Mas

ter P

lan

c

ba

d

CO

NC

EP

T D

ES

IGN

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“It

is im

po

rtan

t

to look after the environmental attractions

tha

t cre

ate

d t

he

opp

ort

un

ity f

or

tou

rism

de

ve

lopm

en

t in

th

e f

irst

pla

ce

an

d

on

wh

ose

co

ntinued

attra

ctive

ne

ss t

he

de

ve

lopm

en

t de

pend

s fo

r its s

urv

iva

l.

No

whe

re is th

is m

ore

im

po

rta

nt

tha

n in

the

fra

gile

an

d d

yna

mic

coastal zone