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SUNDOL PLOTTING
Shankharapur ,Kathmandu

PROJECT INTRODUCTION

SUBMITTED TO
NG/NEPAL
MINISTRY OF PHYSICAL PLANNING AND WORKS
KATHMANDU VALLEY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
(KDVA)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction
2. Objectives of the project
3. Name of Project
4. Location of the Site
5. Access Road
6. Technical Information
7. Physical Amenities
8. Conclusion
9. Annex (Drawings) - I
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SYNOPSIS
Introduction
Landlocked and land-poor, Nepal is a small country with very limited resources of arable soil
to support its large population. Nepal’s population of 22.6 million is growing at 2.7 percent per
year, and the ratio of population to arable land (around 600 persons per square kilometer) is
one of the highest in the world.
The capital and only metropolitan city of Nepal, Kathmandu, has evolved from lake-bed to
paddy agriculture to present day urban society. Exploiting the Valley’s agricultural abundance
and trade between the Gangetic Plains and Central Asia, the inhabitants developed an urban
culture and townscape unequalled in the entire Himalaya -- a evolving mix of religion, ritual,
art and architecture -- one quite distinct from cities of the plains. The Gorkha Kings invaded
Kathmandu in 1768-69, and made it the capital of Nepal. They were careful, however, not to
tamper with the Valley’s distinctive physical characteristics. The same was true for the Rana
oligarchs who came later and ruled till the middle of this century.
Land in Nepal has traditionally represented the principal form of wealth, the principal symbol
of social status, and the principal source of economic and political power. Even today,
agriculture employs 83 percent of the country’s economically-active population, even though
cultivated land constitutes only 18 percent of Nepal's land area (due to the hilly terrain), with
little room to expand. On an average, eighty-two out of every hundred Nepali households own
land; 86 of every hundred actually farm. Agriculture provides nearly two-thirds of all
household income. For almost 90 percent of those in the lowest-income quartile, farming is
effectively the only remunerative activity available. Even at the top of the consumption scale,
nearly 75 percent of the households are engaged in agriculture, and for both the lowest and the
highest groups, farming income represents more than half (55 and 54 percent, respectively) of
all income.
The dramatic growth of cities of the developing world has become something of a cliché.
Between 1950 and 1990, the world’s urban population more than trebled, from 730 million to
2.3 billion. Between 1990 and 2020, it is likely to double again, to over 4.6 billion. A staggering
93 per cent of this increase will occur in the developing world. That means more than 2.2 billion
people will be added to the already burgeoning cities of the Third World – an increase of 160
percent.
The growth of urbanisation started in Nepal during 1980s. The annual urban population growth
rate is about 5% and about 25% percent of Nepalese live in urban areas. The city areas are
expanding as per the need of housing without planning, and prior provision of infrastructures.
As per the cadastral survey, only 23% of territory belongs to the private ownership which is
mostly good agricultural land and being urbanised. The average size of parcel is about 180 sq.
m. The infrastructures added later date after construction of the building.
The present urbanisation is neither planned nor sustainable nor will meet million Development
goals (MDG). The squatter settlements are also illegally settled by political parties cadres to
their supporters in vulnerable and unsafe areas of public places. Dept. of Housing and Physical
Planning, of Nepal is planning to develop modern cities through land planning or land polling
system.
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Five percent of Nepal’s population lives in Kathmandu Valley where the incidence of poverty
is around 4 percent and illiteracy 24 percent. In the rest of the country, poverty is ten times as
high and the chance of being literate almost three times lower. 9 The average per capita income
in Nepal is $160, as wealth remains concentrated in the upper classes. The country also has one
of the highest inflation rates in Asia. The rapid pace of urbanization in Kathmandu today is
greatly increasing the demand for shelter, infrastructure, employment opportunities and social
services. Moreover, in addition to internal migration, the Valley also needs to tackle the influx
of cheap labor from across the open borders with India. As a result, planning in Kathmandu, as
in most developing countries, is facing increasing pressure.
The Sundol Plotting is a Land planning project, planned with infrastructural facilities like
sewerage treatment plant,24 hours water supply, telephone, cable TV network, and well
managed wide roads and adequate open green area with children’s playground beyond others.
A plan is an agreed and adopted statement of policy – in the form of text, maps, and graphics
– used to guide future development (private and public) towards a desired future. A plan can
address issues at different levels (local, regional, national) and consider different spatial
coverage accordingly. The specific contents of a plan depend upon many factors, such as the
type of plan to be prepared, the purpose, and the desired scope.
The project is designed by a team of eminent architects and project executed by young qualified
and experienced engineers with a track record of similar work experience in Nepal.
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The Project
Objectives of the project
The main objective of this planning is to
• provide plots with their basic necessities
• Creating a environment which is functional, efficient, healthy and aesthetically
satisfying as a setting for human activities
• Implement sustainable and well facilited land units with best of standards,
• Facilitate development of sustainable employment and income generating activities as
well as the integration of poverty alleviation,
• Serving as a policy framework to fulfill needs and aspirations of community,
• Creating co- ordination between physical forces that govern the structure of the
community and the technical means to regulate it,
• Sustainable design by providing local economic activities,
• Provide adequate water supply and sanitary waste disposal to developed areas,
• balance open space and environmental preservation with the community’s development
needs
• Encourage connecting and interrelating neighborhoods with greenbelts or other
pathways, commercial nodes, or public facilities
• Recognize that transportation and land use are directly related, and encourage
appropriate land use and transportation planning
• To plan for the future and orderly development within a regional context

Name of Project
Sundol Plotting
Shankharapur, Kathmandu

Location of the Site

The proposed project is siyuated at Sundol, Shankharapur ,Kathmandu which is as shown in
attached location plan. It is connected to Municipal Main Road.

Access Road
The access road of 8m width is connected with the main way which connects with main road
which is shown in attached location plan. The internal road of the project area is 6m and 4m
wide accordingly as per KDVA norms.
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Technical Information
General
The site is spread over 11 ropanies and is terrain nature. The main road is located at north. Kulo
is located at east direction. The environment of locality is full of natural habitat which is
moderate so peace full and minimal air pollution is at the project area.

Site Details
The total area of the proposed project is 5285 sq.m. (10-6-0-2). The area occupied by buildings
and infrastructures is as follows:

Planning Plot Details

PROJECT SUMMARY TABLE
Descriptions Plot area COVERAGE %
In sq.m. In sq.ft. In R-A-P-D
Plot Area 3992.894 42,975.518 7-13-2-1.6 75.55%
Open Area 254.56 2739.829 0-8-0-0 4.81%
Road 1037.546 111.5641 2-0-2-2.75 19.63%
Total 5285 56,882.455 10-6-0-2 100%

The total number of individual plot is 29 nos.. The details of various type of land is as shown
in the below table.
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Table : Area of individual plots.

PROJECT SUMMARY TABLE
Descriptions of Proposed Planning Plots
S.N. Prop. Plot No. Area of Land Plot Remarks
In sq.m. In sq.ft. In R-A-P-D Coverage
%
1. P01. 254.56 2739.829 0-8-0-0 5.99%
2. P02. 127.18 1368.838 0-4-0-0 2.99%
3. P03. 135.33 1456.557 0-4-1-0 3.186%
4. P04. 143.08 1539.97 0-4-2-0 3.36%
5. P05. 111.49 1199.967 0-3-2-0.1 2.624%
6. P06. 166.66 1793.762 0-5-1-0.06 3.92%
7. P07. 127.43 1371.529 0-4-0-0.13 3.01%
8. P08. 121.38 1306.413 0-3-3-1.08 2.85%
9. P09. 162.2 1745.759 0-5-0-1.62 3.81%
10. P10. 129.94 1398.544 0-4-0-1.39 3.059%
11. P11. 99.97 1075.977 0-3-0-2.30 2.35%
12. P 12. 159.01 1711.425 0-5-0-0.02 3.74%
13. P 13. 113.98 1226.767 0-3-2-1.35 2.683%
14. P 14. 104.64 1126.24 0-3-1-0.66 2.46%
15. P 15. 91.97 989.873 0-2-3-2.28 2.165%
16. P 16. 135.2 1455.158 0-4-1-0.03 3.183%
17. P 17. 153.47 1651.798 0-4-3-1.23 3.613%
18. P 18. 135.65 1460.001 0-4-1-0.26 3.193%
19. P 19. 170.98 1840.258 0-5-1-2.04 4.025%
20. P 20. 182.99 1969.521 0-5-3-0.08 4.308%
21. P 21. 171.09 1841.442 0-5-1-2.09 4.028%
22. P 22. 133.24 1434.062 0-4-0-3.05 3.136%
23. P 23. 143.07 1539.862 0-4-2-0.00 3.368%
24. P 24. 137.16 1476.253 0-4-1-1.02 3.229%
25. P 25. 143.07 1539.862 0-4-2-0 3.368%
26. P 26. 139.28 1499.071 0-4-1-2.09 3.279%
27. P 27. 255.03 2744.888 0-8-0-0.33 6.004%
28. P 28. 121.26 1305.121 0-3-3-1.02 2.854%
29. P 29. 152.66 1643.08 0-4-3-0.82 3.594%
Total 4247.454 45,715.347 8-5-2-1.6 100%
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Physical Amenities

Road system

In any planning hierarchy of road is necessary

• Road hierarchy - secondary road of 6m and 4m. Local Roads have the lowest
speed limit and carry low volumes of traffic

Streets

• Street simply meant a paved road. Only side streets is provided in this site.

• Side street- Are quieter, often residential in use and character, and may be used for
vehicular parking.

Road side paths:

• Footpaths should be greater or equal to 2m wide ( 1.50 m minimum clear width plus
0.50m strip between the path and the road)

Drinking water

• There should be Minimum 10’ from the nearest sewer or gas main.
• Minimum distances from the Septic tank to the water tank is 50’,
• From Sewer and drainage field to the water tank is 100’
• The Water demand in Nepal: 135 lpcd.

Sewage

• Located in the centre line of the road below the water

supply mains
• Required to separate the drain water and sewerage and
treat them before interring into the stream or river

Fig: Sewer Lines

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Electricity

• The Best location for electricity is underground conduit

• The 11 KVA lines are Trans located along the main road

Drainage

• The storm water drainage and domestic sewage both will

have to be taken care of by providing sewers along each road

• It is required to separate the drain water and sewerage and

treat them before interring into the stream or river
• It is generally located 1/3 the distance from the curb line to the centre of street.

Figure: Typical cross section

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CONCLUSION
The study of these projects helped us know about the land planning or plotting procedures and
importance of planning. All these information will help us in further in our future for urban
design, landscape design and urban planning. This project helps to plan for the future and
orderly development within a regional context.
It will also help in Sustainable design by providing local economic activities. From this project,
it will provide adequate water supply and sanitary waste disposal to developed areas and also
balance open space and environmental preservation with the community’s development needs.
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ANNEX (DRAWINGS) - I