CITY OF PURI

CASE STUDY

B17ARB09 ATHULYA SINDHU B17ARB27 PARVATHY R S

B17ARB10 AZAD BIN JAMAL B17ARB28 RAJASREE R
B17ARB19 HRIDYA S PRADEEP B17ARB29 RANJAN MADHU
B17ARB21 KARUN VP B17ARB33 SAVIO L GOMEZ
B17ARB24 NIMSHA P B17ARB35 VAIKHA VINOD
PURI
CITY
 INTRODUCTION - PURI CITY
● A coastal city on the Bay of Bengal, in Odisha, the city of Puri forms a
tip of the popular ‘Golden Triangle’ followed by tourists in the East of
the country along with Konark and Bhubaneswar, the city is a masterful
medley of long stretches of beaches pulsating with life and a legacy of
extraordinary architectural heritage, replete with a strong undercurrent
of religious fervour stemming from Jagannatha culture.

● Puri, as a settlement, is more than a thousand years old. Being a Hindu

religious centre, its planning is said to be based on the Vaastu Purushu
Mandala, with many metaphysical aspects informing the town’s design.

● The built heritage of the city is the culmination of close knit residential
quarters that have grown surrounding the abode of the city’s presiding
deity – Lord Jagannatha.

● It was after the 9th century that Puri began to gain prominence as a
pilgrimage and populaces started to migrate and settle in the holy city,
after it was declared one of the four dhaams by Shankaracharya
 REGIONAL SETTING 1 2

● The city of Puri is situated midway on a 67

kilometre long stretch of sandy beach along the
Bay of Bengal.
● Geographically, it is bound by the sea to the
South, Musa River to the North, Mangla River to
the West and the Balukhanda Reserved Forest to
3
the East.
● The initial growth of the town occurred with
Jagannatha Temple as its epicentre.
● Eight colonies known as ‘sahi’s radiated outwards LEGEND

from the temple. 1-Bada danda and

surrounding sahis
● Puri is often referred to as Sankhakshetra-city was
planned in the shape of a conch shell, The temple 2- Shankhashetra
planning of the
of Lord Jagannatha was placed at the centre of this city
conch shell, Eight sahis or precincts radiated from 3- regional
it. connectivity of
puri
 DEMOGRAPHY
● The distribution of population, when
perceived in comparison to the existing 1 2
land use, it is seen that the high density
zones remain in the older parts of the
city – around the temples, around
Chakratirtha and along Bada Danda
and Swargdwar Road.

● The zone dedicated to commercial use 3

along the Marine Drive Road and the
institutional zone,also show medium to
low density.

1- Existing land use

● Low density also exists at the Western 2- Proposed land use
end of the city where the city is
currently growing along the Bramhagiri 3- Density
Road. distribution in puri
TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE 1

● Puri, has been a tourists' paradise and a pilgrims’

favourite since the ancient past, long enough for the
economic importance .
● Benefits of this industry to be palpable to the residents
and administrative bodies of this region alike.

CHALLENGES

● Inadeqaute infrastructure – both general and tourism

2
specific, reign supreme.

● Lack of initiative in development of strategic plan for

tourism development
1- 1840 map
of Puri

● Absence of an understanding of the potential target 2 - the

audience, inadequate marketing principal
streets of
Puri
 Appraisal of Heritage and Cultural
CULTURAL HERITAGE OF PURI Assets of Puri

● The HRIDAY scheme is an unprecedented

opportunity to improve quality of life of people
of Puri through investment in its cultural and
natural heritage sites.
● The potential of Puri´s diverse cultural assets
have been identified to inform the strategic
development plan for the city which is
responsive to the needs of the people of the city
including the economically vulnerable sections
of society.
● This has been considered necessary as cultural
and natural heritage sites of significance
underpin the character and identity of
communities and neighborhoods, embody
accumulated knowledge and traditions that are
an important source of livelihood and lastly,
inform environmental sensitive solutions to
geographically specific problems
TANGIBLE HERITAGE TANGIBLE HERITAGE INTANGIBLE HERITAGE
BUILT HERITAGE NATURAL HERITAGE

Mangala River
Markandeshwar temple Festivals mapping of Puri

Mitiani Jhil
Internal courtyard of Bada Odiya
Paper Mache Crafts being sold on Bada
Matha Danda
INTRODUCTION -Purpose of HRIDAY city plan
Heritage City Development and Augmentation
Yojana (HRIDAY) has been launched as a holistic scheme
of development for not only some select heritage components of
cities, but urbanity as an entirety so as to provide an improved
quality of life to communities in HRIDAY also seeks to establish
an approach through heritage sensitive urban planning that taps
the potential underlying in cultural tourism by harnessing the
power of indigenous resources, locally available knowledge,
accessible technology, skilled craftsmanship and traditional
economy. Launched in partnership with State Governments,
private sector, academic institutions and local communities, the
scheme emphasizes to address infrastructure which could include
Physical, Institutional, Economic and Social infrastructure. As an
initial model, the twelve cities that the scheme focuses on are
Amaravati, Gaya, Dwarka, Badami, Puri, Amritsar, Ajmer,
Kanchipuram, Velankanni, Warangal, Mathura and Varanasi The Four Tiered Hierarchy of Infrastructure Development
historic areas within 12 heritage cities across India. Source: Project Team
VISION
Infrastructure development around heritage assets, as the mandate of HRIDAY, requires a unique approach to ensure
sensitive development of the heritage assets and its buffer zone ensuring a balanced approach for protection of
authenticity and integrity of heritage.

The strategy for Puri, thus, is encapsulated in the understanding that development of infrastructure must ensure
protection of values and attributes of heritage and it’s ‘Eco –System’ to enable their sustainable use by the community at
large. Towards this end, a hierarchy of infrastructure would include:

i. Infrastructure needs within the heritage

site
ii. Infrastructure needs within the setting of
the site
iii. Infrastructure needs towards developing
linkages
between group and cluster of sites
iv. Infrastructure development to ‘de-stress’
heritage sites
by creating “off –shore” infrastructure to
service the needs and demands on sites itself.
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
The issues plaguing the The sub-components of each of these larger components, related issues, and interventions required to
achieve the ultimate goal towards reviving heritage cities – the creation of behavioral change towards
heritage of the city are
the perception of heritage and the need for its maintenance.
identified as:
1. Institutional reforms For successful implementation of projects, a plethora of projects activities and inputs by technical
specialists are required, keenly supported by local government authorities.
2. Technical Assistance
3. Community Outreach

This symbiotic relationship and

synergetic process has been
illustrated through the following
table and supporting flow diagrams,
which position the project
components within the complex
matrix of the multimodal
involvement that is required for their
effective execution and conception of
operation and maintenance
strategies
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN & MONITORING MECHANISMS
TOOLKITS – PLANNING AND DESIGN
PURPOSE
The principal purpose of the toolkit/s is to provide design approach
and guidelines for preparation of Detailed Project Reports for the
projects listed in the shelf of projects and possibly others in the City
HRIDAY Vision Plan.They are also tools for monitoring design
development and a visual aid to communicate with the local
community on rationale of the project, plans and design that would
be achieved on the ground.

STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION :

•CONTEXTUAL
•ACCESS
•DEVELOPMENT
•SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT
•ECONOMY PLANNING
•COLLABORATIONS
CITY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PLAN

Three zones having high cultural and natural heritage values

have been identified.

● Shankha Khsetra Heritage Zone

● River Musa Environmental Zone
● Balukhanda Recreational Zone
1. Identifiers of issues within the heritage fabric of urban Puri,
which should be resolved through a participatory approach,
encouraging the use of local knowledge and traditional skill.
2. Providers of technical assistance towards protection and
promotion of tangible heritage.
3. Enablers for technical guidance and planning for heritage
development.
ZONE 1: SHANKH KSHETRA HERITAGE ZONE
The ‘Shankha Kshetra’ is the ‘sacred geography’ of Puri town in
the form of a conch shell with Shri Jagannatha Temple -centre,
Loknatha temple -apical point, the Grand Road -connecting
central spine between Gundicha Temple and Shri Jagannatha
Temple, and Indradyumna Tank -bottom most tip of the conch.

This zone is the historic core of the city; rich in cultural

narrative with its varied building typologies, distinctive spatial
configuration and living traditions

The primary roads are Bada Danda and Swargdwar road, which
are in active use throughout the day and night as these connect
sites of interest to both pilgrims and tourists.

The action goals identified in the CDP1 are:

● Development of heritage walks in identified routes

● Improved accessibility
● Restoration and renovation of protected heritage
structures of the city.
● Improvement of Swargdwar
● Grand Road & Beach Revitalization
● Signage Development
Need For Proposal
Drains and Building Edge

The Right of Way of the Bada Danda (ROW) varies

from 40m near Shree Jagannath Temple end to 130m at
the Gundicha Temple end. While the entire ROW can be
assumed to be dedicated for vehicles, upon analysis it
emerged that this usage is limited within 1 to 14m while
the remaining space is used by stalls and vending carts
selling a variety of items including temple wares,
souvenirs, fruits and vegetables. Towards Gundicha
temple, the area beyond the vehicular ROW is used for
parking of vehicles.

● Buildings on Grand Road

● Parking
● Drains
● Noise Pollution Stalls Along Road Edge
● Jagannath Temple Main Entrance
● Activities of Bada Danda Road

Auto Rickshaw Stand

CONCEPT & VISION
THE BADA DANDA ROAD AND THE CITY
CONCEPT
● Connecting Heritage Zones
● Crowd Management of Bada Danda Road
● Relationship with Transit Exchange along
the river precinct and the beach precinct.

VISION
● Envisioning Bada Danda as a Great Public Street
● Making Bada Danda into a great street to become the activity
magnet of Puri
Five Critical Steps for Development of Bada Danda Heritage Precinct
STEP I: Creating Transit Exchange Nodes
within 800m Walking Radius from Core
Heritage Zone STEP III: Removing
Noise, Pollution and
Chaos caused by
motorised vehicles

STEP IV: Introducing

Heritage mobility
options that are
environment, visitor
STEP II: Reorganising and Formalising - and resident friendly
Creating a Human Friendly Enclosure

STEP V: Creating
Temporary Public and
cultural spaces along
Bada Danda Road that are
of a temporary nature and
can be moved during
large festivals
ACTIVITY MAPPING
ZONE 2: RIVER MUSA ENVIRONMENTAL HERITAGE ZONE
Puri is surrounded on all sides by water - Musa and
Mangala River to the East, North and West and the Bay
of Bengal to the South, which in addition to their
customary roles, are also sites for spiritual, social and
historic significance.

The many sacred tanks that dot the cultural landscape

of Puri old town, are inextricably linked with the
Jagannath Temple and are considered as holy waters.
Visiting and bathing in the Panch Tirth is an integral
part of pilgrimage to Puri.

Panch Tirth - The sacred water bodies of Puri

● Swetganga
● Rohini Kund
● Indradyamuna
● Markendeya
● Mahodadi Tirtha
Why the Sacred Water At present 30% of the

Bodies of Puri need to

sewage and storm water
which is untreated and
emanating from the

be revitalized ? Sahis and Grand Road

enters the Musa River.
This has a detrimental
NEED OF THE PROPOSAL
impact on the water
quality of the river and
surrounding
environment.

The river is currently

infested with water
hyacinth and other
invasive weeds and
plants which have a
detrimental impact on
its ecological condition.
 CONCEPT AND VISION OF THE PROJECT
CONCEPTS
The major objectives come under the Heritage zone connections
urban revitalization in this zone are:
● Environmental Improvement and
Restoration of the river New natural recreational area
● Protection and conservation of
catchment of the river and the water
structures Commercial opportunities
● Development of recreational facilities
along the public lands along the river
Musa. Gateway to the City
● Revival of ponds located in open areas
which involves desilting and dredging. VISIONS
● Conservation of heritage buildings
including Atharanala, Pathar Pokhri, Multi-Modal Access
Mathas and others
● Conservation and landscape
development of sacred water tanks A Public Feel
including improvement of it water
quality
● Protection and preservation of the Local Identity
Sweet Water Zone
Concepts for the Riverfront : Activity Nodes Concept for the Riverfront: Transport

NH203A runs
along the Musa
River; and is wide
enough to cater
to city buses,
cycles, cars and
other modes of
transportation.

There is an opportunity to create transit

exchange nodes along this highway where visitors
can switch from vehicles to walking or public
transport options to access the Riverfront,
TOOLKIT FOR THE MUSA RIVER
The Three Zones of the River-Proposal
Zone 1 - River Zone
The river zone consists of the immediate river
bed and the river flood area. This zone needs
strict no development guidelines while being
accessible for people. This is the most
ecologically sensitive area of the river
Zone 2 - River Accessibility and Buffer
The main function of this zone is to enable
proper access to the river. This zone covers
the strategies for landscape and mobility
along the river for people along with all other
modes of transportation.
Zone 3 - Development Zone
This zone contains development
guidelines for buildings and structures
along the river
Guidelines for
Restoring the River with its context
1. Restoring the natural ecology of river Musa

Zone 1 Removal of Water Hyacinth

Restoring multiple small natural flow channel on ground :

2. Restoring a continuous, functioning riparian ecosystem along the

river

Connecting the River to the City

1. Making the River Accessible

Access Distribution and Maximum lengths

Natural Terraces as connections

Bridges for Pedestrians + Cyclists

River and Development

1. Protection of the river

The riverbanks, flood plains and the river should be
viewed as protected areas with only activities
associated with access to them and pedestrian
walkways are allowed.
Guidelines for Intelligent Management of the River

Zone 1
1. A Healthy River with Flowing Water

2. Plan STP and other infrastructure along river front to

meet future demand

New Activities on Musa River

1. Creating New Programmes for Musa

Educative Ecology Walks

Boats, Kayaking and other River Activities.

Collective Vision and Collaborations for Musa

1. Multi-faceted development which will require

the expertise, experience and knowledge of a wide
variety of experts
ZONE 3: BALUKHANDA RECREATIONAL ZONE
Like most of Puri, the sea has great cultural significance
and is part of the Panch Tirtha. In addition to the
cultural importance the coast is rapidly becoming a very
popular beach resort which attracts a large number of
tourists. The section of the Beach adjacent to Marine
Drive Road between Swargdwar Road and Mahatma
Gandhi Park is very active. The beach houses many
activities such as sea food and beverage stalls, shops and
sand sculpture artists that together create a entertaining
experience for tourists. The beach is brightly lit after
sunset and hence patronised by tourists both during the
day and night. However, an adversity faced by the sea
front at Puri is that it comes under the Cyclone Prone
Zones as a Very High Damage Risk Zone.
Need For Proposal
As one of Puri’s and Odhisa’s major tourist
attractions, the beach is a strategically important
asset for the area.
● The primary access to the beach is via Marine
Drive Road. At present, the road is congested
due to the lack of transportation planning.
● Pedestrian infrastructure is minimal which
results in inefficient and chaotic movement of
vehicles mixed with pedestrian movement.
● Noise pollution due to disorganised movement
and horns.
● The beach front gets severely affected by
frequent storm surges and cyclones that hit
Odisha at frequent intervals.
● Puri is located within the Storm surge of up to
5.5m above mean sea level.
● During the cyclone, the storm surge/storm tide
can go as high as 5m-6m. In coastal Puri, the
development is very close to the sea which
makes it prone to the disaster caused by these
storm surges.
● In addition to these pressures the CRZ
guidelines are not followed.
CONCEPT AND VISION OF THE PROJECT
Heritage zone connections

The beach and the sea are of great cultural, tourist and commercial importance. Located
abutting the heritage core of the city, the link between them needs to be strengthened .

Hospitality hub of Puri

Marine Drive Road is home to many hotels and resorts and to meet thE growing demand
more hotels are being developed along it. Active and varied programming along the road and
beach and improved accessibility can help the area become a hospitality and recreational
hub for locals and tourists.

Multi-modal access

The Marine Drive Road is linked to the heritage core of the city through several major roads
and a labyrinth of Sahi streets. Strengthening the links between the heritage core and the
beach is vital for the development of this area as a hospitality hub.

Eco-sensitive buffer
As coastal Puri is in a cyclone prone zone, ecological buffer should be provided between the
sea and the developments as a storm surge mitigation strategy.