UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Sector - 16 C, Dwarka, New Delhi - 110078

SEMINAR
2022-2023

A STUDY ON
BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE DISTRICT CENTRE

B.ARCH
FOURTH YEAR

PAVNEET RATTEY – 02017301619

MIRINAL SUGANDH – 05017301619
VANYA ARORA – 02417301619

Guide
Prof. AVTAR SINGH
Prof. DEEPSHIKA SINHA
Prof. SHAMEEN KHAN
 UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
Sector 16C, Dwarka, New Delhi- 110078

APPROVAL CERTIFICATE

Research Paper title: A study on Bhikaji Cama Place District Centre.

The following study is here by approved as a creditable work on the approved subject, carried out and presented in
a manner sufficiently satisfactory to warrant its acceptance as a pre-requisite for the Bachelor of Architecture
program.

It is to be understood that by this approval, the undersigned does not necessarily endorse or approve any statement
made, opinion expressed or conclusion drawn therein, but approves the study for the purpose for which it is
submitted.

Date: January 10th 2023

Submitted by:

PAVNEET RATTEY – 02017301619

MIRINAL SUGANDH– 05017301619

VANYA ARORA – 02417301619

Signature of the Author

Guide:

Prof. AVTAR SINGH

Prof. DEEPSHIKA SINHA

Prof. SHAMEEN KHAN

Signature of the Guide

Prof. (Dr.) Neeraja Lugani Sethi | Asst. Prof. Sajida Shahnum

Seminar Co-ordinators Signature of the Juror

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We have made sincere efforts in this research paper. However, it would not have been possible without the kind
support and help of many individuals and organizations. We would like to extend our sincere thanks to all of them.

Our most profound appreciation goes to Prof.Avtar Singh, Prof. Deepshika Sinha and Prof. Shameen Khan ,our
guides, for their time, effort, and understanding in guiding us throughout the research. Their vast wisdom and
wealth of experience have been of immense help in completing this research paper. We would like to express our
gratitude towards other faculties of USAP for their kind co-operation and encouragement throughout.

We would like to express my special gratitude and thanks to our parents for their concern and support.

This project was a teamwork and we would also like to appreciate each other’s understanding and co-operation on
daily basis. The paper suffices itself with the hard work of each member and acknowledges it enough.

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 UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
Sector 16C, Dwarka, New Delhi- 110078

Seminar 2022-23

A study on Bhikaji Cama Place District Centre

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 LIST OF TABLES:
Table 1: Five-Tier system of commercial areas
Table 2: Five-Tier system of commercial areas
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LIST OF FIGURES:

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 INTRODUCTION
GLOSSARY/DEFINATIONS:
S.NO WORD DEFINATION
1. District Centre

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BACKGROUND:
SECTOR-18 NOIDA MARKETPLACE
It is a central hub for offices and shopping destination in noida including dlf mall of india, wave one, wave silver tower &
world trade center.. Location:  Its Near Atta Village, Sec 27 & Opp. Sector-18 Metro Station.
Figure 38: Map of sector-18 Noida marketplace with Major destinations.
Figure 2: Location of sector-18 Noida Marketplace.
In well-planned Noida, commercial complexes are a convenience feature of every sector.The one in Sector-18, particularly, has
emerged to be the centre-point of trade and commercial activities. It's where market leaders congregate at departmental stores
and shopping malls. They provide opportunities for commercial expansion at spacious office facilities at a central location.
Sector-18 also houses a five-star hotel and a five-screen multiplex in a giant mall. (New Okhla Industrial Development
Authority, Uttar Pradesh, India. / Commercial (noidaauthorityonline.in))
NOIDA CITY CENTRE(Sector-25,Noida)
Development of Noida's City Centre on a 99-hectare plot is under way. Conceptualised to harmonise the human habitat with
industrial enterprise, the centre will bring together shopping arcades, plush offices and international food majors along with
two multiplexes and five-star hotel. Two spectacular multiplex and entertainment centre s namely Centre stage Mall at Sector
18 and PVR at Spice World in Sector 25 are operational. New Okhla Industrial Development Authority, Uttar Pradesh,
India. / Commercial (noidaauthorityonline.in)

BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE, R.K PURAM

What is a District Centre?
According to the Mater Plan of Delhi-2021, District Centres are meant to serve as the apex of the multi-nodal activities of the
community, which should be conceived as major shopping centers, while serving the community with a reasonable variety of
other services and facilities and also centres of socio-cultural activity where the community can get together. The emphasis in
these centers should be on commerce and their related activities. In the commercial hierarchy, District Centres are meant to
serve the population of 5 lakhs.(MPD, 2021, p.77) (see sec. 5.4).
Why do we need a district centre?
District Centers were designed to 'decentralise' CBD's in terms of employment and community facilities and to maintain good
relationship between home and workplace and consequently reduce traffic congestion.
District Centres are places which help to decongest the City Centre by attracting certain sections of traders and consumers. By
doing this it reduces the load on the City Centre and thus becomes an important node of commercial and socio cultural
activities. The major function of these District Centres is to cater to the commercial needs of different zones of the city.
(IJCRT, 2020 (Vol.8, p.3832) (see sec. 1.1.2),

HIERARCHY OF COMMERCIAL AREAS

The following five-tier system of Commercial Areas is envisaged to accommodate required shopping, commercial office and
other service activities like cinema, hotel and restaurant and various community services and facilities in an integrated manner.
According to the [(MPD, 2021, p.75) (see sec. 5.2 , table 5.1)]

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Population About 5 lakhs About 1 lakh About 10,000 About 5,000
Commercial Metropolitan City District Centre Community Local Shopping Convenience
Areas Centre (Pertains Centre Centre Shopping
to already Centre
developed
Central Business
District)
Area(in Ha) 40 4.0 0.3 0.1
Activities Retail Shopping, Retail Shopping, Retail Shopping, Retail Shopping, Retail
permitted Stockists and Stockists and Stockists and Stockists and Shopping,
dealers of dealers of dealers of dealers of Local level
medicines and medicines and medicines and medicines and service
drugs, drugs, drugs, drugs, activities,
Commercial and Commercial and Commercial and Commercial Repair,
Offices of local Offices of local Offices of local Offices, Clinical 1[Office up
bodies, PSUs, bodies, PSUs, bodies, PSUs, Laboratory, Clinic to 125
Cinema, Cinema, Cinema, & Poly Clinic, sqm.*],
Cineplex, Hotels, Cineplex, Hotels, Cineplex, Hotels, Repair / Services, Bank, ATM,
Restaurants, Restaurants, Service Apptts. Bank, ATM, Informal
Banquet Halls, Banquet Halls, Restaurants, Guest House, Trade,
Socio-Cultural SocioCultural Banquet halls, Nursing Home, Restaurant.
activities / activities / Guest House, Informal Trade.
Recreational Recreational Nursing Home, Coaching
Club, Service Club, Service Dispensary, Centres / Training
Apptts, Coaching Apptts, Coaching Clinical Lab. Institutes,
Centres/ Training Centres/ Training Clinic & Poly Restaurant.
Institutes, Police Institutes, Police Clinic, Coaching
Post, Fire Post. Post, Fire Post. Centres /
Tel. Exchange, Tel. Exchange, Training
Post & Telegraph Post & Telegraph Institutes, Police
Office, Petrol Office, Petrol Post, Post Office,
Pump / CNG Pump / CNG Petrol Pump /
Station, Bus Stn., Bus CNG Station,
Terminal, Terminal, Repair Repair / Services,
Informal Trade. / Services, Bank, Bank, ATM,
ATM, Guest Informal Trade,
House, Nursing Multi level
Home, Informal parking.
Trade.
Table 39: Five-Tier system of commercial areas.
TIER -1 : METROPOLITAN CITY CENTRE/CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICTS
Metropolitan City Centre/ Central Business District is the core commercial area of a city.
The city centre or CBD has evolved over time and thus has historical significance which gives it prominence over other
commercial areas. The metropolitan city centre/ CBDs have been historic markets with many trades whose generations have
passed trading and doing business in core of the town.
These centres have become extremely popular and have extraordinary land prices which make it hard for new traders to
establish a new business in these areas. This is the most popular place of a city and thus are extremely popular amongst the
consumers as well who love to visit these centres to shop. This makes these centres of great commercial, historical and socio-
cultural significance. (IJCRT, 2020 (Vol.8, p.3832) (see sec. 1.1.1),

The existing CBDs are Connaught Place and its Extension, commercial areas in Walled City and its Extension and
Karol Bagh. These have all the necessary ingredients to emerge as Metropolitan City Centres. (MPD, 2021, p.76)
(see sec. 5.3)
These Metropolitan City Centres, need to be seen in the light of the historical legacy of the pre-colonial and post-
colonial capital cities of the so called old and new Delhi, are envisaged as a city level centre for shopping,
entertainment, sociocultural and all other activities indicated in respect of District Centres. (MPD, 2021, p.76) (see
sec. 5.3)

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 A comprehensively planned and attractive built environment will therefore need to be conceptualized and
implemented to develop these as unique centres and major attraction of the city, apart from their commercial and
social value for the citizens. (MPD, 2021, p.76) (see sec. 5.3)

TIER-2 : DISTRICT CENTRE / SUB- CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT

According to . (MPD, 2021, p.77) (see sec. 5.4), the District Centres are meant to serve as the apex of the multi-nodal activities
of the community, which should be conceived as major shopping centers, while serving the community with a reasonable
variety of other services and facilities and also centres of socio-cultural activity where the community can get together.
Thus we can observe that the functions of a District Centre are similar to those of a Central Business District. The difference
lies in the population which they both serve. CBDs have a city wide consumer base while District Centres are supposed to
serve different sections of the city. (IJCRT, 2020 (Vol.8, p.3832) (see sec. 1.1.2).
The District Centres already developed or in advanced stages of development are :
(MPD, 2021, p.77) (see sec. 5.4)
1 Nehru Place
2 Rajendra Place
3 Bhikaiji Cama Place
4 Janakpuri
5 Lakmi Nagar
6 Shivaji Place(Raja Garden)
7 Jhandewalan
According to . (Population Census, 8 Netaji Subhash
2011), there are 9 districts in Delhi with Place(Wazirpur)
the respective population & population
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9 Saket
density(per sq.km) : 10 Manglam Place(Rohini)
Figure 3: District centres in various district of Delhi
District Populatio Population
n density
North 8.9 lakhs 14557
North east 22.4 lakhs 36155
A District Centre should have all the components to create a pleasant environment with North west 36.6 lakhs 8254
easy accessibility from the major transport nodes and surrounding residential areas Central 5.80 lakhs 27730
through pedestrian approach or by subways etc. Planned District Centres can be best West 25.2 lakhs 19536
utilized for creating public spaces. (MPD, 2021, p.146) (see sec. 11.1.2). East 17.1 lakhs 27132
South 27.3 lakhs 11060
Central 5.82 lakhs 27730
South West 22.9 lakhs 5447

AIM :
To analyse the planning and
functioning of Bhikaji Cama Place
to evaluate the cause of its …….

OBJECTIVE:
1. To a
METHODOLOGY:

LITERATURE REVIEW:
PARAMETERS:
1. ACCESSIBILITY &
MOBILITY
a. ENTRY/EXIT
POINTS
b. PUBLIC
TRANSPORT

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 i. METRO STATION
ii. BUS STOP
iii. AUTO/RICKSHAW STAND
c. MOVEMENT WITHIN THE SITE
i. PEDESTRIAN
ii. VEHICULAR
d. WAYFINDING
i. SIGNAGES
ii. IMAGEABILITY
e. PARKING
i. AUTHORISED PARKING
ii. UNAUTHORISED PARKING
2. USES & ACTIVITIES
a. GROUND FLOOR BUILDING USE PLAN
b. TYPES OF PUBLIC SPACES
3. SENSE OF SAFETY
a. VISIBLE SECURITY
i. SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS
ii. SECURITY GUARDS
iii. PRESENCE OF POLICE BOOTS
iv. AVAILABILITY OF STREET LIGHTS
b. ROAD SAFETY
i. PRESENCE OF TRAFFIC LIGHTS
ii. PRESENCE OF FOOTPATHS/ZEBRA CROSSING

HYPOTHESIS:
Lack of safety is the major cause of the difference in footfall between Sector-18 Noida Marketplace and Bhikaji Cama Place.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY:
MPD, 2021, Updates till 31.08.2022 ,
https://dda.gov.in/sites/default/files/planning%20files/Master_Plan_for_Delhi_2021_
%28Incorporating_modifications_upto_31.08.2022%29.pdf
IJCRT, 2020 (Vol.8 ) IJRTI (ijcrt.org)

Noida authority,2021, (New Okhla Industrial Development Authority, Uttar Pradesh, India. / Commercial
(noidaauthorityonline.in))

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