ASPECT
TRADITIONAL SYSTEM
PRESENT STATUS
Residential
Areas
Palaces and havelis with two or more internal courtyards characterized the residential
sectors.
Havelis developed to make them conducive for extreme climates.
Houses of middle-class people were two-storied building with one or two inner
courtyards.
Low-class people such as artisans, weavers, etc. Had either semi-pucca or katcha
structure.
Most striking features in the buildings are the courtyards, balcony and terraces.
Each of the mohallas comprised of common facilities like drinking water- well,
workshop area, temples, religious practices deities and festivals, used to symbolize a
strong community feeling.
City palace still used by the royal families.
35% of high-class houses demolished in 1971-81 and replaced by their
owners.
The middle-class houses have become very old, untransformed, threestoried structures with very small inner courtyards. These are not used
for residential purposes.
The courtyards are now used for different purpose parking, storage,
utilities, etc. No sense of open space/community feeling can be seen
now.
Implementation of building bye laws for conservation is poor.
Lack of awareness on heritage and conservation.
Markets
Original markets in city include Kishanpole bazaar, Gangauri bazaar, Johari bazaar,
Sireh Deorhi bazaar, around 200 years old. These markets built on the original slope of
the dunal crest.
Markets developed in different stages of city development. Initial markets include the
north-south 2 and east-west 3 markets that intersect at choti and badi chaupars.
With the saturation of these, new markets grew into residential areas known as rastas
that meet the main markets at right angles.
The bazaars extend from the main gates of the peripheral fort wall, encircle the squares
and extend again to define the principal streets.
Road
network
Grid- iron pattern with seven gates
Wall around the city for defence.
On the main streets, strict control was exercised on the street facade, along which
shops and arcades were located. All the buildings were one storey high beyond
Chatries.
Four hierarchies of roads planned including.
Major roads Surajpol- Chandpol and the East- West roads called Rajmarg having width
of 33 mts.
16.5 mts wide road linking the internal areas of the sectors.
8.25 mts prastara chessboard divides the sectors into mohallas.
4 mts lanes named inhabitants like Maniharon ka Rasta, Thatheron ka Rasta, Ghee
walon ka Rasta, etc.
Roads in walled city encroached by the street hawkers, rickshaw pullers,
etc creating problems like insufficient parking space, drainage, etc.
Increased vehicular ownership has led to chaos in the walled city.
Traffic congestion in all areas of walled city.
Parking problem acute in bazaar areas..
No distinct hierarchy of roads seen.
Absence of parking norms and regulations in the walled city.
54% of city commercial area in walled city.
Residential areas converted into shops.
New markets analogous to the drainage pattern of the city,
The footpaths of the Tripolia, Chandpol and Ramganj bazaars are
occupied by wooden stalls, spoiling the beauty of the main market faade
and increasing the traffic congestion on the streets.
Infrastructure facilities like drainage, road, etc insufficient in markets.
Residential apartments on either side of the bazaars like Tripolia bazaar,
Chaura Rasta, Johri bazaar, Chandpol bazaar, Kishanpol bazaar, have
been converted into shopping/ commercial areas and are choked with
traffic.
Public
spaces
Palace precinct hub of major public activities.
Chaupars were the open spaces at the intersection of the roads running in two major
cardinal directions.
Width of these squares was thrice the width of the major roads at the intersections.
City had three squares with capacity to hold 60000 populations.
Large and small pockets of open spaces within each mohalla for informal gathering.
Temples and monuments were also used for the public gathering. Large temples were
located at all the gates in the fort walls as well as Chaupar.
Chaupars not used for public gathering.
Areas around the chaupars used for commercial purposes.
Open spaces near/around the mohallas used for commercial activities
