Commercial area under the proposed Heritage city may reduce

The Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) is now to revise the layout plan of the heritage city on Agra road after objections and suggestions from the public.

Re-planning is to reduce the commercial area to 10%, which was earlier earmarked upto 50% of the heritage city, proposed to be developed on the lines of the Walled City.

An official said, “If the proposal gets nod, commercial activities in this scheme can be developed on the 80 feet road. In the present blueprint, these establishments can come up on 40 feet road.”

Sources said the committee constituted for public hearing also recommended the proposal. In such circumstance,JDA will have to amend the planning of the proposed heritage city. “The final decision will be taken by UDH minister Shanti Dhariwal. However, in the coming years, multi-functional zone is a better option and JDA should not make amendments in the layout,” said a source.

As per the initial plan,50 per cent of minimum area has been reserved for major economic activities. Similarly, maximum 47% of the area will be fixed for residential. “A list of 161 commercial activities was proposed in scheme. The size of the scheme is 10 square-kilometre. Construction will be done by the individual plot owners and JDA will only monitor the parameters fixed for the scheme”

The draft reads, “The historic Walled City of Jaipur is based on grid iron pattern, where there is a juxtaposition of various activities and uses both vertically and horizontally, which creates a unique culture and lifestyle for the inhabitants. Thus, the Walled city is a mixed land use city. The proposed Heritage City was also envisaged with same mixture of uses and activities.”

Also the proposal includes that all buildings have to be constructed as per traditional design, style and order of Walled City. Rajasthani architectural elements of Jaipur style like arches, jharokhas, bay windows, columns, chajjas and brackets shall be used as elevational elements of the building.