Contents
Undertaking 2
Certificate 3
Acknowledgments 5
Abstract 7
Table of contents 9
List of figures 13
List of Maps 17
List of Tables 19
1 Introduction 21
1.1 Contextual Background 21
History of Pols, Ahmedabad 24
Need for conservation of Pols 25
1.2 About the DRP 26
1.3 Research Question 27
1.4 Aim & Objective 27
1.5 Scope of work 28
1.6 Limitations of work 29
1.7 Study Utility 29
1.8 Methodology 29
2 Indian cities and Heritage 33
2.1 Conceptual Understanding 33
2.2 Old city and its history 33
2.3 Heritage and Infrastructure 34
Heritage area coping with development 35
Government Initiatives 35
3 Study area Profile 37
3.1 About Ahmedabad 37
3.2 History of Ahmedabad and its Pols 38
3.3 About Dhal ni Pol 39
3.4 Location 40
Study area Delineation 42
Existing Condition analysis 43
1. Architectural heritage in Private Domain 50
4 Physical Infrastructure of Dhal ni Pol 53
4.1 Existing Infrastructure 53
Water Supply 54
Wash areas – Chowkdi 56
Rain water 58
Rain water Storage- Tankas 60
Sewerage 62
Solid waste 64
Electric and Communication cables 66
4.2 Stakeholders Input 72
Workshop I 72
Workshop II 77
4.3 Projects Prioritization 78
5 Detailed projects 81
5.1 Underground Infrastructure 81
Sewerage 81
Rain water Harvesting & Disposal 86
Street lights 88
Hanging wires 91
Additional Cross over pipes 92
Fire Fighting Mechanism 95
5.2 On-street Infrastructure 97
Electrical boxes 97
Solid waste 100
Revitalization of Tankas 103
5.3 Conclusion 105
Sequencing of the project 105
References 107
Appendix 1: General Info. Primary Survey 109
Appendix 2: Street Related Primary Survey 111
Appendix 3: Infrastructure Primary Survey 112