STRUCTURE PLAN

Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh

Submitted to – Dr. Rina Surana

Mallika Singh 2014UAR1605 | Nirjhari Chaturvedi 2014UAR1529

INTRODUCTION

• The city of Allahabad

was developed at the
confluence of the rivers
Ganga, Yamuna and the
mystical Saraswati.
• Varanasi is at a distance
of 116 km and Kanpur is
at a distance of 187 km
from Allahabad. Both
the cities are connected
with Allahabad via NH-
2. Overall, the city’s
connectivity and historic
significance played a
major role in making it
an important city in the
region.
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ALLAHABAD OLD CITY AT THE CONFLUENCE OF R. GANGA AND YAMUNA

The great Mughal Emperor

Akbar founded the city in
1575 AD by the name of
ILLAHABAS meaning “The City
of Allah”. Acknowledging the
immense navigational
potential of its rivers and the
entrepreneurial importance
of the city as a center for
boat- making, Akbar built a
magnificent fort overlooking
the quiet flowing Yamuna. In
medieval India, the city
enjoyed the honor of being
the religious-cultural center
of the country.
CITY GROWTH PATTERN
ALLAHABAD IN BRITISH PERIOD
The New City - conceived during
British rule where major portion
inside two rivers is planned with grid-
iron road pattern with additional
diagonal roads; low density; wider
roads and rapid growth and lack of
good facilities. The New City includes
Civil Lines, Mumford Ganj, Ashok
Nagar; Cantonment. The British
History of the city began in the year
1801 AD when the Nawab of Oudh
ceded it to the British Throne. Under
the British rule city undergone many
transformations. The new town was
built in grid iron pattern, buildings
were constructed (All Saint Cathedral,
Police headquarters, etc.) and
Allahabad University was established.
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ROAD NETWORK – STUDY AREA
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MAJOR ROAD NETWORK

Allahabad is well-
connected with other
parts of the country by
rail and road network.
Existing NH-2 (Grand
Trunk Road) divides the
city into two parts – the
Civil Lines area and the
Old City area. The
Allahabad Bypass,
connecting NH-2, is a
part of the National
Highway Development
Program (NHDP).
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RAILWAY NETWORK

Allahabad is well-
connected by railways
with all major cities,
viz., Kolkata, Delhi,
Jaipur, Lucknow and
Mumbai, Hyderabad,
Bhopal and Chennai.
It also lies in the path of
the proposed eastern
dedicated freight
corridor (EDFC) which
will be an economic
boom for the city in
future.
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AIRWAY
There is an airport at
Bamrauli which is
about 10 kilometers
from Allahabad.
Presently, limited
flights are available
from this airport.
The second nearest
airport is at Varanasi
that is 125 km from
Allahabad. Varanasi
being another
important pilgrimage
is well-connected to
the rest of India by
daily flights. Both
private as well as
public carriers
operate these flights.
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WATERWAY NETWORK

Allahabad is the
starting point of
National Waterway
No. 1 (NW-1), which
was declared in 1986.
NW-1 is a 1,620 km-
long waterway
between Allahabad
and Haldia. Fertilizer
and cement are two
types of cargos which
could be transported
from Phulpur, Rewa,
Satna and Sidhi to the
Allahabad terminal.
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TOPOGRAPHY
DRAINAGE PATTERN
• The master slope of Trans Ganga is
towards east or south east, with the
attitude ranging from 89.30 masl-
93.57 masl.

• River Ganga flows on the north of

the city and river Yamuna flows on the
south of the city, and the rivers
converge on the east flank of the city

•The district may be divided in the

three distinct physical parts, the trans-
Ganga, the doab and trans-Yamuna
which are formed by the Ganga and
its tributary, the Yamuna, the latter
joining the former at Allahabad, the
confluence being known as Sangam.

•In tehsil Handia, the water table is

high and the water in excess,
collecting in numerous lakes which
form the most noticeable feature of
the area, especially in northern part.
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TERRAIN
Physiographically district is characterized
with Ganga and Yamuna plain and Vindhyan
plateau. It can be divided into three natural
subdivisions;
i) Active Flood Plain
ii) Older Alluvial Plain and Rock Surface
iii) Denudational Hills

• Annual flooding is the characteristic of all

rivers in the Ganga basin. The Ganga rises
during the monsoon but the high banks
restrict the flood water from spreading. The
flood plain is usually 0.5 to 2 km wide.

•The area north of the river Yamuna is

almost a flat, whereas the southern part is
slightly undulating. The minimum and
maximum altitudes attained in the area are
90.22 m. (196 ft.) near the confluence of the
rivers Ganga and Yamuna and 187.45 m at
Bangala.
•The average topographical slope of the area
is from W.N.W. to E.S.E. direction.
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GREENAREA NETWORK
•There are no identified
protected/reserve forests within
AMC‟s jurisdiction.

•Over the decades, the forest cover has

increased in Uttar Pradesh from 10.9%
in 1950-51 to 17.5% in 2001.

•As per the Uttar Pradesh Envis Centre

under the Ministry of Environment
and Forests, Government of India, the
total forest cover (assessed through
satellite imagery) across Uttar Pradesh
is 13,746 km2 6and across Allahabad
district 97 km2.
Thank you.