CONTENTS 1 Table Of Contents 1 Introduction 7 1.1 Background of the problem 7 1.2 Research Questions 8 The key questions I want to address in this study are 8 How urban centre/town like Puri catches up huge infrastructure demand during a specific time period? 8 1.3 Aim and objectives 8 1.4 Approach and methodology 9 2 LITERATURE REVIEW 12 2.1 Special tourism/ pilgrimage infrastructure issues 12 2.1.1 Haridwar 12 Location 12 Connectivity 12 Tourists Places 12 2.1.2 Nanded Town 13 2.1.3 Allahabad 14 2.1.4 DWARKA 15 2.1.5 European tourist area 16 2.1.6 Pandharpur Town 17 3 INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY AREA 21 3.1 INTRODUCTION 21 3.2 LOCATION & CONNECTIVITY 21 3.3 Geographic Location 23 3.4 Mythological importance of Puri Town 23 3.5 Evolution of Puri Town 25 3.6 Area & Populatio 27 3.7 Demographic and socio-Economic profile of the city 27 3.8 Existing Land use 28 3.9 Existing Infrastructure in the town 29 3.9.1 Road network within Puri town 29 Types of Road in Puri Municipal Area 30 3.9.2 Water Supply 30 3.9.3 Sewerage system 30 3.9.4 Solid waste 30 3.9.5 Public toilets 30 3.10 Administration 31 4 Analysis of Tourist 39 4.1 Tourist Flow 39 4.2 Annual flow of tourist to Puri & Its Projection 40 4.3 Monthly flow of tourists to Puri 41 4.4 Majors Fairs & Festival 42 4.5 Ratio of Residential population &Tourist Population of Puri town 43 4.6 Tourist Routes in Normal & Rath Yatra Time 45 4.7 Special Infrastructure Provided by Departments during Rath Yatra 47 4.7.1 Infrastructure provided by Puri Municipality 47 4.7.2 Infrastructure provided by PHE Department 49 4.7.3 Traffic Police arrangement 54 4.7.4 Public Works department 58 4.7.5 Puri Electric department 59 4.7.6 Chief District Medical officer, Puri 59 4.8 Hotel Information 60 5 Analysis of tourist survey 62 5.1 MAJOR OURTPUTS FROM THE TOURIST SURVEY CONDUCTED 62 5.2 Analysis on level of infrastructure accessed by tourists 66 5.3 Major issues identified 68 5.4 MAJOR OURTPUTS FROM THE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY CONDUCTED 69 5.4.1 Survey methods used and sampling 69 5.4.2 Analysis on level of infrastructure accessed by households 70 5.5 Major issues identified 71 5.6 Gaps Found out 72 5.6.1 Water Supply 72 5.6.2 Solid Waste Generation 74 6 Conclusion 76 6.1 Recommendation 77 6.1.1 Technical 77 6.1.2 Institutional 81 6.2 ISSUES 82 6.3 Duration of the Proposal 83