Gol Hatti

Encroachment by on-street Encroachments

parking and shopkeepers
reducing the carriage way.
(February,2018)
Chauk bijli Inset
Amrit Talkies Ram Bagh Gate

Congestion caused by
unauthorised parking in Katra
Jaimal Singh Market. Mahan Singh Gate
exchange
Telephone Town Hall

55% encroachment of road by Bazar Jaimal Singh

shopkeepers at Karmandeodi Chwnk. Tahli Sahib
Amritsar Map Wall city Map
Gurudwara
Gurudwara Map not to Scale
Shastri market Saragarhi
Ghee Mandi Gate
Santokhsar

Shaheed Bgahat Singh Marg

Legend
Lack of parking space resulting in
Illegal encroachment by the shopkeepers
on-street parking resulting in
in Katra Ahluwalia blocking one of the Boundary
reduction of carriageway in Partap Bazar Ahluwalia
Bazar.
major public transport route to Golden Roads
iwala hluwal
ia Temple.
Munar
Pratap
nagar
Bazar Katra A Encroachment by Vehicles and Shopkeepers
Bagh
and Da
Raman Encroachment by Shopkeepers
Bazar Mai Sewa
Encroachment by Vehicles
Guru bazar

Ghanta ghar bazar

Singhania Hospital
Maha Singh road Jallianwala bagh
Chaurasti Attari

Guru Bazar is facing encroachment
by two-wheeler vhlices on the both
side of roads resulting in speed
delays and wastage of time.
Bazar Kanak mandi
Loha Mandi is facing swere traffic
pressure due to lack of parking space
reslting in unorganised parking on the
street.
Observations
40% encroachment by four 1. The wall city being the commercial hub attracts alot of
Bagh Akalian
wheelers near Singhania Hospital. visitors daily and the tourists further increases the
Bhram Butta Market
pressure on the narrow streets of the old city.
Mansingh marg Sultanwind Gate 2. The large number of influx of the visitors causes
Bazar Misri
congestion due to lack of parking space resulting in
on-street parking i.e minimum 51% of every road of the
Koulsar wall city is encroached like Hall Gate Road, Katra
Bazar Loha mandi
a Ata
l Jimal Singh Shastri Market.
Bab Paragdas Chowk
kucha Guru ka bagh
Baba Bhordi Wala Chownk
3. The encroachment on road by the shopkeepers in Mai
Katra Mitsingh bazar
Seva Bazar, Loha Mandi, Cheel Mandi, Kahiyanvala
Bazar futher results to increasing congestion.
The condition of the Kahiyan Vala Bazar 4. The condition of the Kahiyan Vala Bazar is very
is very congested due to less carriage congested due to less carriage way width and the mixed
Kanak mandi way width and the mixed traffic makes
Bazar Lakshmansar
the junction more problem-matic. traffic makes the junction more problem-matic.
5. Illegal encroachment by the shopkeepers in Katra
Chownk Moni
Ahluwalia blocking one of the major public transport
route to Golden Temple.
Chatiwind Gate 6. These encroachments are due to lack of enforcement of
law and missing control and regulation devices.

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Session- Prabhjot Singh Map No.

2017-2018 2014SPA538
Transportation Strategies for Roads around Golden Temple
Guru Nanak Dev University,
Amritsar