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District Office(Spatial Planning & Commercialization)

City District Govt. Gujranwala

Proposed Pari Urban Structure Pian of Gujranwala City

Govt. notified the Punjab Land Use

(Classification, Reclassification and

Redevelopment) Rules 2009 for the

land use planning of the area. Now

in accordance with the provision of

rules, City District Govt. Gujranwala,

has proposed a peri urban structure

plan.

Peri Urban is an area that spans the

landscape between contiguous

urban development and rural

countryside with low population

density and is predominantly being

used for agricultural activity and is

likely to lbe urbanized in the next

twenty years is peri-urban area.

Attempt has been made to change

the concentric pattern of

development which continued to

date with the result that inner areas

are being subjected to great physical

pressures. This aspect of

development trend has to be

reviewed. A twenty-year peri urban

structure plan is being proposed to

achieve a better balance of social,

economic, physical development

and population growth in the

region. This strategy broadly deals

with land uses for the entire area

It would indicate alignment of

major transportation arteries,

location of commercial centers and

other vital communication

links/facilities as well as other mega

projects, and strategic zones.

CDG,Gujranwala proposed this peri-

urban structure plan by using the

satellite imagery provided by the

Urban Unit, P&D Deptt,

Government of Punjab, as base

map; conducting field surveys; and

marking boundaries of the

established built up area and

approved housing schemes.

External

boundary of the peri-urban area

has been proposed on the basis of

direction and trend of the urban

sprawl which covers the need for the

next twenty years.

Proposed Pari Urban Structure Plan of Gujranwala (it\,

GUJRANWAlA HISTORY:

Situated 63 km. north of the

provincial capital Lahore, Gujranwala

was inhabited by Gujars and Sansijat

communities before it came under

Mughals. The exact date of its

foundation is not known but it is

believed that it was a halting station

on the ancient GT Road.

In 1756 AD Charrat Singh, a Sansi

Gujar, took the possession of the

small village. He raised the

fortification wall around it and laid

the foundation of modern

Gujranwala. He was succeeded by

Mahan Singh who made Gujranwala

as his capital. He died in 1792 and his

son Ranjit Singh assumed the charge.

There are several large houses of Sikh

architecture in the city but most of

the streets are narrow and often end

in a cul-de-sac.

The British soon after occupation set

about rebuilding Gujranwala

according to their own standards.

The Deputy Commissioners, Colonel

Clark and Arthur Brandreth, gave a

new impulse to the town by adding

new structures on the remains of old

buildings. The city was given the

status of Municipal Committee in

1860s.

industry and is now connected to the

major regional centers of

Sheikhupura, Sialkot, Gujrat and

Faisalabad. A divisional, district and

tehsil headquarter, the city lies in the

physical zone of "high economic

potential". It is surrounded by two

bye-passes covering urbanized area

of around 63 Sq. Km

lAND:

Lying in the heart of a canal irrigated

fertile region of Punjab, Gujranwala

is part of Rachna Doab sloping from

north-east to south-west and

crossed by Upper Chenab Canal from

north to south in the eastern part.

The area of the City is plain with the

ground surface sloping gently from

NE to Sw. The average reduced level

above sea is approximately 743 feet.

There is a level difference of around

5.5 meters from North-East corner to

the South-West corner of the City.

REVIEW OF PREVIOUS STUDIES:

An Outline Development Plan (ODP)

for Gujranwala was prepared in 1971

to guide and monitor its future

growth which was updated in 1985

and covers the time span from 1986-

2010. Two major proposals of 1971

ODP i.e. Bypass Road and three

Overhead Bridges over Peshawar-

During 1993-96, Government of the

Punjab managed World Bank funded

Feasibility Studies and Urban Master

Planning of ten Cities of Punjab

Pro'

_ -No tangible developments have

taken place for the implementation

of these proposals despite the lapse

of considerable time. The apparent

reasons for this failure are mainly

financial limitations, institutional

infancy and absence of

comprehensive Master / Spatial Plan

for integrated infrastructure

development. Although ODP for

Gujranwala was available but it was

not properly enforced which resulted

in unplanned growth. Most of the

non-implemented proposals of ODP

and Ten Cities Project still hold good

and have been incorporated and

reinforced in the Gujranwala

Strategic Plan 2007-2010.

Following proposals recommended

• An underpass below the railway

line near Katchi Pumpwali

• Shifting of Gawalias to proposed

Gujjar Bastis

• Development of four new

industriai sites, two along GT

Road (Lahore Side), one along GT

Road near Nigar Cinema and one

along GT Road (Rawalpindi Side)

• Shifting of the hide market and

tanneries from thickly populated

area of Ferozewala Road

• Need for a defined land use policy

• Enforcement of strict

development controlIn the absence of comprehensive

town planning setup in the City, the

proposals of Outline Development

Plan 1986-2010 for urban planning

have not been implemented

resulting in unchecked and

uncontrolled growth of the city with

mixture of land uses and inadequate

/ missing road links.

The city presents a typical example of

unplanned ribbon development

along its approaching roads in all

directions in contrast to the

prediction in Outline

Development Plan that it will grow in

all directions except towards Upper

Chanab Canal

Gujranwala Cantonment has been

developed in the northern periphery

of the City. A number of private

housing schemes have been

launched in the vicinity but have yet

to be developed due to the approach

road / passage constraints. Only two

large housing schemes have been

developed within the jurisdiction of

Gujranwala Cantonment due to

which massive construction activities

have been seen there. The recent

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Proposed Pari Urban Structure Plan of Gujranwala City

The City grew steady during the

period 1914 to 1947, trebling in size

and in population, with most of the

city keeping to the West of the

railway line except for the North-

eastern sector between the railway

line and Sialkot Road.

After partition, Gujranwala, like

many other cities, experienced a

large inflow of population from India,

and during the period 1941 to 1971,

the city's population quadrupled,

resulting in a doubling of its spatial

footprint, most of it to the East of the

railway line / G.T Road. This Eastern

expansion was nearly the same size

asthe city on the Western side of the

tracks. The growing importance of

transport links was also emphasized,

with considerable ribbon

development to the North and the

South, along the G.TRoad.

During the period 1971 to 1981, the

city had not only reversed the

population losses resulting from the

impact of the 1965 Indo-Park war,

but attracted a large number of

immigrants from the surrounding

areas and almost doubled in size,

with an annual growth of around

rural settlements adjacent to the city,

or by infilling lower-density or

undeveloped areas adjacent to the

existing built-up areas.

The Upper Chenab Canal formed an

effective barrier to the City's

Eastwards expansion, and the bye-

pass roads established the de facto

limits of the city, with more of the

expansion being to the North of the

Hafizabad and Pasrur roads. Apart

from the few housing schemes of the

Housing and Physical Planning

Department and the Gujranwala

Improvement Trust, the vast majority

of the population has been housed in

small, developments in owner-

managed or commissioned

construction. The average density in

1985 was slightly over 100 persons /

acre, with the central areas cf the

city, around the Rail Bazaar being

considerably higher. The area

covered by the city doubled in size,

commensurate with the growth of

population.

Historic spatial pattern of the City

reproduced hereunder starting from

1914 to 2009.

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1947

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1971 1985

2009

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POPULATION GROWTH:

The population of Gujranwala

increased from around eighty five

thousands in 1941 to more than 1.5

million in 2006. The current

population has been growing

steadily at an annual average rate of

3.79 % and is projected to increase to

more than 2.6 million inhabitants in

2021. This would warrant a

corresponding increase of the

already inadequate community and

infra structural facilities as well as the

area of the city for a whole urbanTable A

Population Growth Rateinter-

Year Population lnter- censalCensal-% Growth

Rate %

1901 29224 1 1.0

1911 29472 29 2.5

1921 37887 55 4.5

1931 58716 44 3.7

1941 84545 43 3.6

151 120852 62 5.0

1961 196154 65 4.4

1971 223880 86 7.6

1981 600993 87 3.8

1998 1132509

PRESENT SITUATION:

The expansion of the city has

continued apace, but because of the

opportunities offered by previously

thrust of the development has been

to the North and the South, virtually

developing the whole of the area

bounded by the Bye-pass Roads.

More recently, developments have

been undertaken beyond the Bye-

pass, both southwards along the G.T

Road and the Canal, and Northwards,

again along the G.T Road and SialkotRoad and the Canal.

Most of the development during this

period has been in the form of public

and privately developed housing

estates-such as WAPDA Town,

Judicial Colony, Asad Estate, Jail

Town, New City and Canal View to the

South, and Gulshan Iqbal Town, Johar

Town, Prime City, Gulberg Ciyt, Johar

City, Shalimar City, Gulshan Rehman

Town, Multi Town, Professor Town

and Garden Town in the North, with

DCColony developed adjacent to the

Cantonment.

These new and recent developments

have been mainly middle and upper-

income housing at much lower.

densities than the previous and older

parts of the city. As a result, the

footprint ofthe city now covers much

wider area.

Requirements of urban development

2006 Area%age An.nual%age

increase Increase1998 Areasq. Kms during during

1998-2006 1998-2006

63.64 88.69 39.36 4.92

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Proposed Pari Urban Structure Plan of Gujranwala City

The projected population is depicted

in Table B

Table BProjected Population of

Gujranwala City

1998- 1132509

2006 1525056

2011 1836806

2016 2212284

2021 2664517

"DistrictCensus Report 1998

Keeping in view the above Cityfootprints and analysis, it isconcluded that almost 100%increase in the area is required forthe urban development ofGujranwala City for the nexttwenty years.

NEED FORPLANNING:

Spatial plans are widely used as an

effective planning tool forthe control

and development of towns. Land use

planning is done through zoning to

determine the' best spatial

arrangement and the most

. appropriate use of each parcel of

land. It divides the land into different

areas such as housing, industry,

business and redevelopment and

also ascertains the provision of floor

SALIENT FEATURES OF THE

PROPOSEDPERIURBAN STRUCTURE

PLAN:

A) Limitation to future growth

In order for better planning and

service delivery, the urban sprawl is

confined by marking external

boundary of the peri urban area

shown in blue line and the existing

built-up area shown in yellow line,

reserving the agriculture belt beyond

that limit.

B) Division of Peri Urban Area into

Sectors

The entire Peri Urban Area has been

divided into "Sectors" using the

arterial roads off- shooting from the

central City enclosed by the existing

built up area on one side and the

external boundary of Peri Ubran Area

on the other side.

C) Proposed Road Net Work

An efficient road network has also

been proposed for each "Sector"

keeping in view the nature, trend of

growth and demand of

development. However, while

proposing roads mostly the already

existing roads and passages have

. been catered for the purpose.

Proposed Pari Urban Structure Plan of Gujranwala City

Proposed Pari Urban Structure Plan of Gujranwala City

• RingRoad:

Which will be another

transportation access provider to

all the arterial roads emerging

from the centre of the City.

, • Arterial/G. TRoad:

Are those traffic ways which are

providing link of Gujranwaia City

to other Cities or Towns.

• Primary Roads:

Will provide access to major

Towns from the major arterial,

ring or G.TRoad.

• Secondary Roads:

Are the traffic ways which provide

access to the neighborhoods

from the Primary Roads; and

• Roads along distributaries,

drains and Upper Chenab Canal:

In addition to providing

transportation approach will also

affix the domains of the adjacent

physical features.

The proposed road Network with

Type of Road Min. Right Shown in the Periof Way Urban Structure Plan

Ring Road 200 ft. Green

Arterial Roads 150ft. Dark Purple

G. T. Road 220 ft. Dark Purple

Primary Roads. 120ft. Red

Secondary Roads 90ft. Brown

Roads on Both Sides of100 ft. WhiteUpper Chenab Canal

Roads on Both Sides of Small60 ft. GreyDistributaries and Drains

D) Division of Peri Urban Area into

Sectors

The entire Peri Urban Area has been

divided into "Sectors" using the

arterial roads off- shooting from the

central City enclosed by the existing

built up area on one side and the

external boundary of Peri Ubran Area

on the other side.

E) Division of Sectors into Blocks:

Each "Sector" is further divided into

blocks, using the boundaries of the

proposed or existing roads. Each

"Block" has been assigned an

independentTitle i-e A, B,Cetc.

F) Proposed Land Uses for Various

Blocks:

All the "Blocks" in the "Sectors" have

also been earmarked for specific land

use, considering its location and

future trend of growth.

The following land uses have been

proposed for various "Blocks"

• Residential Land Use

• Commercial Land Use

• Industrial Land Use

Proposed Pari Urban Structure Plan of Gujranwala City

Gndl RWP Sector

Hzd pipnakha sector

SKP-NWSPSECTOR

Katcah Eminabad G.T.Rd Lah. Sector

Nwb chk GNlD Sector

Aroop Sialkot Sector

Proposed Pari Urban Structure Plan of Gujranwala City

rawalpindi aroop sector

~Sialkot Pasrur Sector

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Proposed Pari Urban Structure Plan of Gujranwala City

IMPLEMENTATION:

After the notification of the Peri

Urban Structure Plan, all the

developments / constructions by

public or private sectors shall strictly

follow the provision of the notified

document. Moreover, permissions

regarding all the developments or

constructions shall be accorded in

conformity with the land use

provisions under permitted,

permissible and prohibited uses

prescribed for residential,

commercial, institutional, industrial &

notified area land uses shall be in

accordance with the provisions of the

Punjab Land Use Rules 2009.

PUBLIC CONSULTATION:

The Peri Urban Structure Plan for the

future growth of Gujranwala City is

hereby proposed elaborating the

supra salient features and,

stakeholders are invited to give

objections or suggestions for

improvement. The objections or

suggestions should reach to the office

of District Officer (Spatial Planning

and Commercialization), City District

Govt. Gujranwala on or before 23rd of

July, 2011. The public hearing, in this

regard will be conducted on 26th of

July at Council Hall of Zila Council

Office Gujranwala.

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