CASE STUDY – PATNA RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT AND

REVITALIZATION
PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED-:
 CONGESTION AND POLLUTION
 CASUAL DUMPING, TOXICATING THE GANGA RIVER
 DEGRADING THE NATURAL EDGES, CARELESS SEWERAGE DISCHARGE

CAUSES-:
 DENSE NEIGHBORHOOD UNITS,
 LACK OF PUBLIC AWARENESS,
 WASTE GENERATED DURING FESTIVALS WHICH IS DUMPED WHEREVER ONE FINDS SPACE
 LACK OF FACILITIES

STEPS INITIATED TO CURB THE ISSUE AT HAND-:

 A 6M WIDE PROMENADE ALONG THE RIVER, ONLY RESERVED FOR WALKING

Figure 1 SHOWING THE PROMENADE ALONG THE GANGES

  REINFORCE ON IDEAL PROCESS FOR GARBAGE DISPOSAL LIKE MENTION OF FINES, PENALTIES
ETC. BY THE GOVT.
 GHATS WERE INSTALLED WITH ELECTRIC CREMATORIUM
 A COMMUNITY HALL BUILT WITH LIBRARY, CAFÉ, FOR HOSTING WEDDINGS AND FUNCTIONS

Figure 2 SHOWING THE COMMUNITY CENTRE

 REDESIGNING THE GHATS WITH SHADING DEVICES, CHATTRI, PAVILIONS, MINI AMPHITHEATRE

Figure 3 SHOWING THE REDESIGNED GHATS

 INTERCEPTOR DRAINS, SEWERAGE TREATMENT PLANTS HAVE BEEN SETUP FOR THE
DISCHARGING SEWERAG
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