EVOLUTION OF THE CITY

STAGE -3 ( 1940- 1965 AD )

SRI KRISHNA
TEMPLE

MADHAV
SAROVAR

connection to mumbai and manglore lead to migration

to bombay for economic reasons ,job opportunities.

KRISHNAPUR
MUTT

+ VE GROWTH

SIRUR
MUTT

RASHAVENDRA
MUTT

STAGE -5 ( 1994 - TILL DATE )

AGRICULTURAL LAND

BUS STAND
BUS STAND

malpe fishing harbour is another major development.

1940 - udupi weekly market and health service

PALIMAR
MUTT

M.E.C

TO BOMBAY

TEMPLE
SQUARE

AJJARKAB

- VE GROWTH

IT WAS THUS ORIENTED ALONG THE CARDINAL

DIRECTIONS AND THE WHOLE SETTLEMENT IS FOUND
AS THE TEMPLE AT ITS NUCLEUS.

PERAMPALLI

RADIO TOWER.

1941 - manipal power pres

THE SETTLEMENT IS INDEGINEOUS UNLIKE OTHER CITIES

LIKE BANGLORE,MUMBAI DEVELOPED BECAUSE OF
TRADE OR OTHER REASONS.

MANIPAL
POWER
PRESS

SANSKRIT CLG.

MAJOR EVENTS TOOK PLACE BETWEEN 1940- 1965

INFERENCES :

INTRODUCTION OF RAILWAYS WAS THE SIGNIFICANT

DEVELOPMENT AFTER 1994.
UDUPI WAS GIVEN THE STATUS OF DISTRICT CENTRE.
THE TOURIST INFLOW SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED AS A RESULT OF
WHICH 50% OF CORE AREA REMAIN UNHEALTHY.

M.G.M
CLG

six nationalised banks have now their origins in udupi.

TEMPLE
SQUARE

ANANTHESWARA
TEMPLE

K.M.C

AGRICULTURAL LAND

THE DEMAND OF TODAY'S SOCIETY IS INCREASED IN

COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY MORE TRANSPORT NODES
PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN SYSTEM OF WEB

1947 - theatres started at udupi

PEJAWAR
MUTT

+ VE GROWTH

ADMAR
MUTT

K.M.C

WEEKLY MARKET

1950 - first lodgings at udupi

KALSANKA
BRIDGE

M.I.T

1954 - kalasanka bridge upgraded

FISHING HARBOUR

1955 : manglore to udupi direct road route

VISHNU CULTURE CAME TO SOUTH AROUND 12TH-13 TH CENTURY

TEMPLE
SQUARE

GROUP OF BRAHMINS SETTLED AROUND SIX SPOTS ALONG

WESTERN COASTAL REGION.
THE KING PROVIDED AND INFRASTRUCTURES TO THESE CENTRES
FOR THE GROWTH OF VAISHNIVISM IN SOUTH.

RADIO TOWER
LIC OFFICE

FUTURE POSSIBILITY OF CENTRES ARE NOT VERY CLEAR

IN TERMS OF DISTRIBUTION OF INSTITUTIONS AND
PUBLIC AREAS INCLUDING COMMERCIAL PLACES.

1960 - lic bldg

land acquired by temple

authority for agricultural
purpose

OPEN SPACE
RESIDENTIAL DEV.

UDUPI TOWN WAS A PILGRIM CENTRE BUT ISOLATED WITH

IMMIDIETE SURROUNDINGS UPTO 1830.

STAGE -4 ( 1965- 1994 )

INSTITUTIONAL DEV.

UDUPI COURT

CHANGE IN LANDUSE
PATTERN

KUNJIBETTU
ARABIAN SEA

AGRICULTURAL LAND
K.M.C

M.G.M

STATE HIGHWAY TO UDUPI COURT.

TEMPLE
SQUARE

NH-17

THIS PHASE IS IMPORTANT FOR UDUPI TDUE TO INCREASED

ACCESSIBILITY.

KALASANKA
BRIDGE

THE REGIONS OF SOUTH CONSISTS OF SEVERAL RIVERS,SUVARNA

,NETRAVATI ETC.

WEEKLY MARKET

RADIO TOWER

UDUPI COURT

MAJOR EVENTS TOOK PLACE

BETWEEN 1830-1940
1865 - KALASANKA BRIDGE CONSTRUCTED

STAGES OF COMMERCIAL
DEVELOPMENT OVER YEARS

M.I.T

INTRODUCTION OF KONKAN RAILWAY IN 1995 FORMED UDUPI DISTRICT AS

AN ADMINISTRATIVE CENTRE.
TEMPLE CORE IS SPOTTED WITH HIGH RISE LODGES.

BUS STAND

POWER PRESS

PARALLEL SECONDARY STREETS HAVE DEVELOPED AS MODERN SHOPPING

COMPLEX , HOTEL AND RESTAURANTS.

SANSKRIT CLG.

DURING MONSOONS RIVER CURRENTS WERE RAPID AS A RESULT

OF WHICH DIRECT TRANSPORTATION WAS UNFAVOURABLE.
THE CONSTRUCTION OF BRIDGES ABOVE THESE RIVERS MADE A
DIRECT ACCESS OF ROADWAYS ALONG COASTAL BELT UPTO
MANGLORE DURING 1925- 1955.

SYNDICATE BANK

TEMPLE
SQUARE

AJJARKAD

BOMBAY

MAIN AXIS HAS TRANSFORMED INTO BUSINESS DISTRICT.

HOUSING AND MAJOR INSTITUTES HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED AROUND
HIGHWAYS AND CENTRAL AXIS.

KALASAN KA JUNCTION

CITY BUS STAND

TO RAILWAY
STATION
MANIPAL

MANIPAL

WEEKLY MARKET

KRTDC
MANGLORE
BUS STAND

MALPE

12TH CENTURY

1866 - MANGALORE MUNICIPALITY FORMED

TEMPLE
SQUARE

UDUPI

1887 - GOVT. GENERAL HOSPITAL AT UDUPI

1896 - UDUPI TAALUK WAS FORMED

BEFORE 1830

P.P CLG

1898 - MUNSIF COURT AT UDUPI

1904 - SANSKRIT COLLEGE AT UDUPi

OUTER PERIPHERIAL TOWN GAIN IMPORTANCE IN ORDER OF

CONVENIENCE OF MOVEMENT AND TRAFFIC.

1830- 1870

UDUPI COURT

1906 - CANARA BANK AT UDUPI

1920 - RADIO TOWER AT AJJARKAD/
INTRODUCTION OF STEAM BUSES
1923 - C.S.I HOSPITAL UDUPI
1925 - CONSTRUCTION OF BRIDGES/
ESTABLISHMENT OF SYNDICATE BANK
1930 - SERVICE BUS STAND AT UDUPI
1936 - UDUPI MUNICIPALITY FORMED
1938 - TILE FACTORY AT MANGALORE

DIANA CIRCLE

THE CORE NO MORE REPRESENTS UDUPI TOWN IN TERMS

OF ACTIVITY CENTRE
TALUK OFFICE

1870 -1900

THERE IS ALIENATION OF DEVELOPMENT WITH

REFERENCE TO THE ADJACENT TOWNSCAPE OR
FABRIC.

TO MANGLORE

BEGINNING OF ESTABLISHED TOWN FOR ADJOINING VILLAGES.

RADIO TOWER.

THERE IS ATTEMPT WHATSOEVER TO UNDERSTAND

THE SOCIAL REALITIES OF THE CITY SUCH AS ACTIVITY
PATTERN AND SOCIO CULTURAL ASPECTS OF
RESIDENTS.

six nationalised banks have now their origins in udupi.

TO BOMBAY

DEVELOPMENT OF PARALLEL AXIS ALONG N-S DIRECTION

THE LACK OF CONCERN OF SOCIAL ISSUES OR THOSE

AT URBAN DESIGN SCALE IS CLEARLY EVIDENT.

PPC

malpe fishing harbour is another major development.

( 1830- 1940 AD )

BY 1965 , MAJOR DEVELOPMENT WAS NATIONAL HIGHWAY

CONNECTING TO BOMBAY AND REST OF THE COUNTRY.
UDUPI NOW ACT AS A MAGNET OF FUTURE GROWTH.
THERE WAS DEVELOPMENT OF HOUSING , COLLEGES , INDUSTRIES .

TENDENCIES OF FUTURE DEVELOPMENT BY PLANNING

AUTHORITIES IS TO AGGLOMERATE THE CENTRE AND
UNITE IT AS A SINGLE CITY WITH URBAN CHARACTER
.

connection to mumbai and manglore lead to migration

to bombay for economic reasons ,job opportunities.

AGRICULTURAL LAND

STAGE -2

ALEVOOR

MANGLORE AIRPORT

1965 - n.h.-17

INDUSTRIAL DEV.

SANSKRIT CLG.

TEMPLE SQUARE

1958 - ayurvedic college at udupi

1963 - purna prajna clg

UDUPI IS ONE SUCH CENTRE WITH PLACE OF MATTAS ( A PLACE

OF EDUCATIONAL DISCOURSE ),THE UDUPI SHREE KRISHNA
TEMPLE AND RESIDENCES OF BRAHMIN COMMUNITIES AROUND
IT.

BUS STAND

THOUGH IMMIGRATION IS VERY LOW AND THERE IS

PRACTICALLY NO DEMAND FOR HOUSING, THE NEW
LANDUSE SHOWS MOST OF IN BETWEEN AGRICULTURAL
AREAS CONVERTED TO RESIDENTIAL ZONE WHICH IS
UNNECESSARY.

BUS STAND
SANSKRIT CLG.

TOURIST MOVEMENT EASIER

DUE TO RADIO TOWER,GOOD
TRNASPORT SYSYTEM,
BUS STAND

1957 - manipal engineering college

KALASANKA
BRIDGE

UDUPI COURT

1953 - k.m.c.college and hospital at manipal

( 1200- 1830 AD )

THERE ARE FUNCTIONAL AND POTENTIAL CENTRES

FOR FUTURE ACTIVITY CENTRES.

M.G.M

MUTT

KEY PLAN OF TEMPLE SQUARE

STAGE -1

MALPE

1949 - m.g.m college at udupi

CHANDRAMULESWARA
TEMPLE
PUTTIGE

BEEDENGUDE
JUNCTION

REFERENCES :
survey of temple town -udupi , reshmi hegde
the nature of centre and urban edge udupi district , deepika shetty
REVITALISATION OF MARKET AREA -UDUPI, NAYANA NAYAK

TRAFFIC PATTERN

THUS THE CREATION OF UNCONTROLLED STRIP/

RIBBON DEVELOPMENT OF COMMERCE BROUGHT
ABOUT A DRASTIC CHANGE FROM THAT OF A TEMPLE
TOWN TO A COMMERCIAL TOWN ASA THREAT TO ITS
AUTHENTICITY.