District Transport Master Plan_Kathmandu
FINAL REPORT
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AcknowledgementTable of ContentList of TablesList of Abbreviations1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 1
1.1
B
ACKGROUND
........................................................................................................................... 11.2
O
BJECTIVE OF
D
ISTRICT
T
RANSPORT
M
ASTER
P
LAN
........................................................................... 11.3
S
COPE AND
L
IMITATION OF
D
ISTRICT
T
RANSPORT
M
ASTER
P
LAN
........................................................... 21.4
P
ROJECT
P
REPARATION
............................................................................................................... 21.5
I
MPLEMENTATION
P
LAN
............................................................................................................... 2
2. METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................................. 3
2.1
I
NTRODUCTION
......................................................................................................................... 32.2
S
OURCE OF
I
NFORMATION
........................................................................................................... 3
2.2.1 Primary Sources ............................................................................................................... 3
2.2.2 Secondary Sources ........................................................................................................... 3
2.3
P
REPARATION OF
I
NDICATIVE
D
EVELOPMENT
P
OTENTIAL
M
AP
(IDPM) ................................................... 3
2.3.1 District Base Map ............................................................................................................. 4
2.3.2 Secondary Data Collection ................................................................................................ 4
2.3.3 Plotting the various information on Base Map .................................................................... 4
2.3.4 Plotting on GIS Map ......................................................................................................... 4
2.4
P
REPARATION OF
D
ISTRICT
I
NVENTORY
M
AP
(
DIM
)
OF
T
RANSPORT
L
INKAGES
........................................ 42.5
D
ISTRICT
T
RANSPORT
P
ERSPECTIVE
P
LAN
........................................................................................ 52.6
D
ISTRICT
T
RANSPORT
M
ASTER
P
LAN
.............................................................................................. 62.7
R
OAD
C
LASSIFICATION AND
P
RIORITISATION
.................................................................................... 62.8
A
REA
W
ORKSHOP
...................................................................................................................... 6
2.8.1 First Workshop ................................................................................................................ 6
2.8.2 Second Workshop ............................................................................................................ 7
2.9
E
NGINEERING
A
SPECTS
............................................................................................................... 7
2.9.1 Assessment of Roads ....................................................................................................... 7
2.9.2 Cost Estimation ................................................................................................................ 7
2.9.3 Maintenance .................................................................................................................... 7
2.10
L
IMITATIONS
.......................................................................................................................... 8
3. INDICATIVE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL MAP ................................................................... 9
3.1
I
NTRODUCTION
......................................................................................................................... 93.2
K
ATHMANDU
D
ISTRICT
............................................................................................................... 9
3.2.1Background ...................................................................................................................... 9
3.2.2 Geo-physical .................................................................................................................... 9
3.2.3 Demographic Characteristics ............................................................................................ 10
3.2.4 Employment Structure ..................................................................................................... 13
3.2.5 Agriculture Sector ........................................................................................................... 13
3.2.6 Livestock Sector .............................................................................................................. 15
3.2.7 Historical/Religions and Tourist Places .............................................................................. 18
3.3
B
RIEFS ON
G
ROWTH
C
ENTRES
..................................................................................................... 20
3.3.1 Existing Growth Centres .................................................................................................. 20
3.3.2 Potential growth Centres ................................................................................................. 24
3.3.3 Ranked List of Growth Centres ......................................................................................... 25
4. DISTRICT INVENTORY MAP OF RURAL ROAD NETWORK ................................................ 27
4.1
I
NTRODUCTION
........................................................................................................................ 274.2
N
ATIONAL
H
IGHWAY
&
F
EEDER
R
OADS
.......................................................................................... 274.3
D
ISTRICT
I
NVENTORY
M
AP
(DIM)
OF
R
URAL
R
OAD
N
ETWORK
............................................................. 27