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ECO-RESORT
ON TIKKA KULARA ISLAND, Ranjit Sagar Lake, Pathankot, Punjab

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INTRODUCTION

WHAT IS A RESORT ?
A resort is a self-contained commercial establishment that tries to provide most of a vacationer's wants, such as food, drink, lodging,
sports, entertainment, and shopping, on the premises.

TYPES OF RESORT
Resort on the basis of the Location
• Hill Stations
• Beach Resorts
• River Resorts
• Island Resorts
• Specialty Resort
a) Lake resort
b) Spa resort
c) Casino resort
d) Ecotourism resorts
e) Theme based resorts
f) Historic resort

Resort on the basis of the Cost

• Economy Resort
• Luxury Resorts
• Super Luxurious Resorts

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ECO RESORT
WHAT IS A ECO-RESORT ?
Eco resort is an environmentally sustainable accommodation that has made important environmental improvements to its structure in
order to minimize its impact on the natural environment. The basic definition of an eco-friendly hotel is an environmentally
responsible lodging that follows the practices of green living.

ECOLABELING OF HOTELS GLOBALLY

In 2008, the Global Sustainable Tourism Council Criteria was launched at the IUCN World Conservation Congress . The Criteria,
managed by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council, created a global standard for sustainable travel and tourism and includes
criteria and performance indicators for destinations, tour operators and hotels. The GSTC provides accreditation through a third-party
to Certification Bodies to legitimize claims of sustainability.

CHARACTERISTIC OF ECOLOGICAL TOURISM:

1. minimizing environmental impacts,
2. respecting host cultures,
3. maximizing the benefits to local people, and
4. maximizing tourist satisfaction.

FUNCTION OF ECO RESORT

Eco-resorts covers water conservation, waste management, energy production and conservation, environmental conservation, plant
and animal protection, air, water and soil protection and environmental education. It accommodates and entertains visitors in a way
that does not disturb the environment or damage the environment and preserves and supports traditional culture. The focus of
development will be on the conservation of natural resources through a flexible design approach and critical planning in the context
of the environment.

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Ecology is the study of the relationships between living organisms,

ECO RESORT including humans, and their physical environment; it seeks to understand
the vital connections between plants and animals and the world around
them. An ecosystem is a geographic area where plants, animals, and
other organisms, as well as weather and landscape, work together to form
Protecting a bubble of life

Biodiversity Definition:
Tourism: Tourism is people traveling to and staying in places outside
their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for
leisure, business and other purposes
Ecotourism: Ecotourism is responsible travel to natural areas that
Minimizing conserves the environment, sustains the well-being of the local people,
and involves interpretation and education.
Impact Purpose:
Tourism: Tourists have various purposes such as leisure, business,
educational, entertainment, etc.
Ecotourism: Ecotourists are concerned about the conservation of
Respecting nature, and the well-being of the local people.
local culture Destination:
Tourism: Tourism may involve different destinations.
Ecotourism: Ecotourism typically involves a natural attraction.
Impact on Environment:
Building Tourism: Tourists are often not concerned about the impact on the
environment and local people.
Environment Ecotourism: Ecotourists attempt to cause minimal impact on the
al Awareness environment and local people
FOUR PILLARS
Sustainable management, Socioeconomic impacts, Cultural impacts,
Environmental impacts
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ECO TOURISM
Eco tourism: The key principles of ecotourism include minimizing impact, protecting biodiversity, building environmental awareness,
and respecting local culture. Typically, the primary attractions for ecotourists are flora, fauna, and cultural heritage.
Sustainable tourism : It mainly support environmental conservation, social development, and local economies. Examples of
sustainable practices include conserving water and energy, supporting community conservation projects, recycling and treating wastes,
hiring staff from the local community, paying them just wages and providing training, and sourcing locally-produced products for
restaurants and gift shops

Why eco tourism

Tourism, especially when unchecked, can do a lot of damage to local environments, from harming delicate coral reefs to polluting
rainforests. There is even hard evidence that it accounts for 8 per cent of greenhouse gases, and that the foot traffic through national
parks damages the very wonders people go there to enjoy.
Travelling isn’t always sustainable, but 10 per cent of the world’s population (especially in many developing countries) depends on the
industry. So, it’s important that we look after the planet if we don’t care for places there will be nowhere left to visit.
For example, the Soneva Fushi in the Maldives has made huge commitments to being zero carbon.

Tourism is the activity of traveling to places for leisure. Tourism can also refer to the commercial organization and operation of holidays
and visits to places of interest. Ecotourism is a special category of tourism, which is concerned with the conservation of nature and
sustaining the well-being of local people.
The key difference between tourism and ecotourism lies in this involvements with nature; tourism is not much concerned about the
well-being of local people and conservation of nature, but ecotourism tries to create a minimal impact on the people and on the
environment.

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Motivation/ reason for selection of the project

With the development of sustainability a new term eco resort came in play . Eco resort have positive impact on nature without
compromising the user experience that fascinated me a lot.

AIM
To develop environmentally and culturally sensitive, economically beneficial (especially for the locals), and sustainable
infrastructure of resort for ecotourism destinations without compromising the comfort, safety, security, hygiene, and experience of
the tourists and to present a good example of sustainable development.

OBJECTIVE
➢ To adopt design strategies that respond well to the local context, geography, and local climate.
➢ To design using passive strategies considering functional requirements of each building type, their adjoining road and
pedestrian accesses, as well as in response to their surrounding landscape features
➢ To use material palette that is locally available and rapidly renewable
➢ To find out the strategies that are being used and new strategies that we could use to make the infrastructure of the destinations
more sustainable or environment responsive.
➢ To design a diverse range of recreational activities and spaces that stimulates tourism.
➢ Promoting indigenous culture including traditional handicrafts within the zone.
➢ To provide tourists a comfortable living with all basic amenities.

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SCOPE LIMITATION
➢ The project would provide an outlet to study the local
➢ Zoning of all service like STP , Rainwater harvesting pit, Solar
architecture , keeping in mind the climate , behavior
plan etc.
patterns and user experience
➢ Architecture drawings as per academic requirements.
➢ Increase the vernacular architecture and sustainable
➢ Plantation plan would not be given.
practices.
➢ The site is located near dam so all the construction is permitted
➢ Culture diversity and events showing Punjab culture.
above HFL.
➢ Using the native species for landscaping (as per client
brief )
➢ Increasing the economic value of the region (as per
client brief )

LITERATURE STUDY

Maha Raja Eco Dive Lodge, Raja Ampat, Indonesia

1. Book : guidelines for the resort

design
Eco den Thailand 2. Eco resort policy Punjab
3. Net zero building
4. Sustainability
Eco Camp Patagonia, Chile
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Selection of topic
Literature study
Motivation for selection of topic
1. Book : guidelines for the resort
design
Aim
2. EcoBamboo
resortas a sustainable material
policy Punjab
Theoretical Objective
Scope
3. Net zero building
framework 4. Sustainability
Limitation

Literature study Primary case study

1. PONG ECO VIILAGE KANGRA

Case study HIMACHAL PARDESH
2. SURJIVAN RESORT GURUGRAM
Primary study Secondary study

Data analysis Secondary case study

Program formulation Maha Raja Eco Dive Lodge, Raja

Ampat, Indonesia
Eco Camp Patagonia, Chile
Framework of area required
Eco den Thailand
Concept formation Soneva Fushi Maldives

Design development

Final design

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CASE STUDY
1. PONG ECO VIILAGE KANGRA HIMACHAL PARDESH 2. SURJIVAN RESORT GURUGRAM

Pong eco village Kangra Himachal Pardesh Surjivan Resort Manesar

Near pong dam Near Gurugram
8 cottages 50 acres
It is located near pong dam lake Mud Cottages with special Vedic Yantra Motifs
Every year one can experience a diverse range of birds near
this resort

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Development of International Standard Tourism Theme Destination in

Punjab on Pathankot Dalhousie Road around Ranjit Sagar Lake ABOUT PROJECT

Area: 306.5 acres

Client: Shivalik (Dhauladhar) Tourism Development
1. The Public zone: commercial, highway character zone – the Dam Colony site
2. Unique transport and access to sites as tourist attraction – Ropeway and
waterways connection
3. The Iconic Zone – The central land parcel at the base of the Shivalik range to
be the project focus with iconic structures, theme parks and amusement centers.
4. The private zones – resorts and retreats – planned on the land parcels adjacent
to the islands.
5. Tourist Getaways at the Islands
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SITE Pathankot
Site Location -Faugli Tikka Kulara Island on Pathankot- Dalhousie road, Champa Tissa
Ranjit Sagar Lake, Pathankot, Punjab road

Location coordinates:32°25'49.95"N, 75°48'46.48"E

Site Area - 18.54 Acres
Land ownership- Land belongs to Ranjit Sagar Dam Authority (diverted Ranjit Sagar Lake
land), Panchayat land, and Shamlat land (under the process of transfer).
Towards Jammu
Site access- Site is accessible from 9 m Wide
road(proposed) on the South Or via waterway.
Dhar Kalan
Soil type- Soil in the area comprises pebbles, and cobbles drain from the
Siwalik along with sand of medium to coarse-grained gravel.
Topography- The topography of the site is undulating with elevation
varying from 528-551 m above MSL.
Geomorphology- Project area lies in Shivalik hills unit. Pathankot

Climate- Hot-summer Mediterranean climate

Annual rainfall- Around 1163 mm | 45.8 inch per year

Rail Connectivity: Pathankot Railway station is approximately 34 kms

Towards Towards
from the project site.
Amritsar Jalandhar ,
Air Connectivity: Amritsar International is at 155 km away. Pathankot Ludhiana
airport is at 32 km.
Pathankot Champa Tissa Road Is 7.9 Km away from the site

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Pathankot

SITE
DISTANCE FROM VARIOUS CITIES TO SITE (IN KMS)

Site
PATHANKOT 37
DALHOUSIE 57
JAMMU 118
AMRITSAR 153
JALANDAR 150
PHAGWARA 166

PUNJAB

Site
Faugli Tikka Kulara Island on Pathankot-
75029 sqm Dalhousie road, Ranjit Sagar Lake,
Pathankot, Punjab
Site is 37 km away from Pathankot near Ravi
river.

Site boundary
531 mm
(HFL + 3 M BUFER)
The contour interval is 2m
Site area – 18.54 acres

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SITE AND SURROUNDING

Near-by • Dhar Kalan SITE
Villages/Settlements • Dunera
• Ranjit Sagar Old Dam Colony (Parcel 8)
• Thara Uparla
• Patrawa
• Satim
• Phalangi
Nearest City • Pathankot(25 km, SW)
Nearest Tourist Destination • Dalhousie (17 km, NE)
• Dharamshala (54 km, SE)
• Palampur (80 km, SE)

Nearest Hospital • Dispensary, Patarwa & Satim

Site
• Dr. Agarwal Eye Institute (11 km, SSW)
• Chintpurni Medical College & Hospital (14 km, SSW)
• Shri Parbodh Chander Civil Hospital (22 km, SW)

Nearest Forest • Unclassified & Protected Forest of village Dunera, Dhar

Kalan around the project site
• No Reserve Forest within a 10 km radius of the identified
site

Nearest Waterbody • Ranjit Sagar Lake

• River Ravi

Nearest Eco-sensitive Area Kathlaur-Kushlien Wildlife Sanctuary (30 km, SW) View of the site

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PATHANKOT
HISTORY
Pathankot was a part of the Nurpur princely state, ruled by the Pathania Rajputs, prior to 1849 AD. Ain-i-Akbari described the
town as headquarter of the Paragans. A theory suggests that the town was a settlement of Pathans in the medieval times and
hence the name, Pathankot. Today, it is used as a gateway to the hill stations of Dalhousie, Dharamshala, Mcleodganj, Kangra
Valley, Jwalaji and Chintpurni.

ABOUT
The charming city of Pathankot is popularly known as a gateway to the neighboring states of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and
Kashmir. However, the city itself has much to explore. Located in northern Punjab, its unique location at the border of three states
makes it quite interesting. Being close to Pakistan, it is a strategic location for the military. The city has a prominent presence of
the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force. This quaint little city is situated at the foothills of the Himalayas, surrounded by
picturesque hill stations of Kangra and Dalhousie.

MAIN INDUSTRY
➢ Pathankot is an economically prosperous city, with stone crushing as its main industry. You can also find beautifully wrought
iron handicrafts and furniture in the markets
➢ the famous center of Loi and Shawl weaving industry.

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PATHANKOT
MAIN TOURIST ATTRACTION
Pathankot has its fair share of interesting places. Mukteshwa Mahadev Temple is a shrine of Hindu Lord Shiva, where caves are
supposedly as old as the Mahabharata. Pracheen Shiv Mandir Kathgarh is another famous temple. Shahpurkandi Fort, 20
kilometers from the city, is a historic fort built in 1505 AD. Other attractions are Ranjit Sagar Dam, Madhopur, Keshopur Chhamb,
Nurpur Fort (25 km from the city) and many more.

RANJIT SAGAR DAM

ATUL SETU

Mukteshwa Mahadev Temple

DHAR NATURE CAMP,MINI GOA NUPUR FORT

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Eco resort Villa Sno parameters Site

(30 villa , 100 rooms) Rooms 1 Land area (in acre) 18.54 DESIGN BRIEF
Garden 2 Ground coverage 15,005.72
Bird watching zones DESIGN INTENT : ECO RESORT
3 Built up area (in sqm) 30,011.4 SITE : 18 ACRE
Natural trail
Pedestrian walkways 4 Population (Staff+ visitors+ 1045
guests)
Support facilities Interpretation center SNO PARAMETER NORM
Reception 1 BOUNDARY WALL Any form of Boundary walls and fences along plot
Dining periphery that may obstruct views is strictly not permitted.
Gym Hedges upto height 0.9m can be used if required.
Club
Utilities 2 GROUND As per Eco-tourism Policy 2009 – Max. 20%
Boating deck COVERAGE
Staff facility 3 FAR F.A.R. as per Eco-tourism Policy 2009 – Max. 0.4
4 BUILDING Minimum 10m setback from Public roads. Minimum 6 m
Roads and parking Access road
SETBACK setback on all sides
Service road
5 PERMISIBLE Maximum height of the building will be Ground + one floor
Visitor parking
BUILDING and in no case structure will be higher than 30 feet
Staff parking
HEIGHT including that of structures like water tank etc.
Development will be undertaken in area on 6 ENTRY Entry via Waterways- Jetty and 9m wide access road
parcels having elevation above 527.91 m above connection from nearest Public/ village road.
MSL, i.e. High Flood Line (HFL) as intimated by 7 PARKING Total Road + Parking not to exceed 5% of total land Area (as
Ranjit Sagar Dam Construction (RSDC) . For REQUIREMENT per Punjab Eco Tourism Policy 2009.)
safeguarding the development further, a green
buffer area of 3 m shall be retained as it is i.e area 8 RAMP MAX. 1:12
between HFL 527.91 m and HFL + 3.0 m = 531 m 9 ROAD Minimum 9m RoW ; clear, unobstructed emergency access
approx above MSL.
path for fire tender
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Activity Design brief

• Nature camps
• Trekking and nature walks
• Wildlife viewing
• River cruise facilities
• Adventure sports including water
sports; angling
• Interpretation center
• Mud bath

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