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i) Introduction
The reason for taking this case study is due to:
The scale of the institute.
To study the functions in the institute that are required for better implementation.
iii) Description
The research institute has been established on 74.1 hectare land which houses
laboratories, office building experimental farm and a few residential quarters for the staff.
About 7 hectare land is reserved for rain-fed agricultural research and 2.5 ha land for
organic farming, which is the need of the time in the state.
This institute has well equipped laboratories and other infrastructure facilities to conduct
research in the identified thrust areas. The various laboratories include:
Pesticide Residue Lab
White grub & other soil Arthropods Lab
Bio-agent production Lab
Seed Technology Research Lab
Crop Physiology Lab
Soil & Plant Elemental Analysis Lab
Wheat Quality Lab
Pathology Lab
Vermicompost Unit
Plant health clinic and Post Harvest Technology Lab.
This institute also has some general facilities like the CIMCA (Centre for Information
Management and Computer Application), Library & Information Centre, Workshop, etc.
More than 70 scientists and 200 administrative, supporting and auxiliary staff members
are engaged in various research activities.
The State of Rajasthan has 10 agro-climatic zones. RARI, Durgapura, Jaipur is serving
in the Semi-Arid Eastern Plain Zone-IIIa comprising four districts viz., Jaipur, Ajmer,
Dausa and Tonk. The geographical area of the zone is approximately 2.97 million
hectare, which represents 8.67% of the total area of Rajasthan. The zone is further
divided into 7 micro-farming situations. About 28 per cent land area of the zone has
problematic soils due to salinity and sodicity. On an average the zone receives 500-600
mm rainfall, mainly during rainy season. The prevailing climate in Jaipur is known as a
local steppe climate. This climate is classified as semi-arid climate. The average annual
temperature in Jaipur is 25.1 °C.
-South side: Largely based on residential houses and farmlands. This side is moderately
populated.
-West side: This side is surrounded by rail tracks followed by International Horticulture
Innovation and Training Center and farmlands.
-East side: It is where the main entrance to the building is provided. It faces mostly
commercial buildings, 4 -star hotels etc. As the main building faces the main road,
Enough open space is provided to overcome the noise produced on the road.
iv) Analysis
The last column (remarks) from the comparison table will help you here.
Inferences from the qualitative description above
Adequacies/ inadequacies
v) Conclusion
No, the people are not satisfied with the planning of the institute.
The alterations they want in the institute are as follows:
The institute has three entry to the campus but only one of them has a security cabin, this
creates security issues in the campus.
The west side faces the rail tracks just after the boundary of institute ends. People use that for
crossing sometimes.
Insufficient parking in the campus.
Since there are many building in the campus, signage should be placed proper for better
circulation.
Proper sheds and sitting space to be provided as in summer it is difficult to work outside the
campus.
Public toilets to be provided for farmers.
Waste management system to be provided as farmlands produces lot of waste product.
Canteen is not proper managed, Toilets are unhygienic and not been maintained.
Only big farmlands are been taken care of, small experimental farms are in bad condition.
Need of better multipurpose hall and play ground are needed for recreational activity.
Roads in the campus are in poor condition.
Residential quarters are not well designed. Poor ventilation and lack of parking space.
The distance between two buildings is less that causes lack of light and ventilation.
lack of space in hostel.
Many of this issues are justified and some can be incorporated in the design:
Better entry to the site.
parking spaces
proper sheds
multipurpose halls and playground
connectivity of the buildings
proper residential quarters
proper hostel quarter for students