SITE ANALYSIS
Location
Topography
Land Use
Site Surroundings
Physical features on site
Road network and connectivity
Hydrology
Subsoil conditions
Climate
Urban context
By laws
SOS standards
Earthquake resistant guidelines
Site Location
The site is located in Kuwanwala village of Dehradun.
Dehradun is the capital of Uttarakhand and is located 640
meters above sea level. The district derives its name from
Dera-meaning camp and Dun meaning valley. The scenic
beauty around Dehradun district with Shiwalik in the
south and the lofty Himalayas in the north are the pride of
the nation. The site is located 10 kms away from the
central city core.
Topography
The city is located at the foothills of Himalaya. It slopes gently
from north to south and south west plain. The site is relatively
plain and lies between the levels 600-650 of the toposheet
issued by the Survey of India. The site slopes at the southern tip
at an uniform gradient of 1:100. A light depression in the centre
is also at a gradient of 1:100.
Land Use Pattern
Site Surroundings
P G Medical College
Oberoi Auto sales Showroom
Asian Paints & Manufacturing
Hotel Abode Inn
Physical features on site
The site is an abandoned agricultural land with wild shrubs and thorny
bushes. There is no meaningful vegetation existing on the site. The back side
of the site faces a thick belt of Sal trees, which continues up the Lacchiwala
hill.
Electricity Lines: Overhead electrical line wires are present in front of the side
which run along the road. A mobile tower is also present along the road.
Service Line: Water supply line also runs along the road.
Road network and connectivity
Dehradun has a good network of roads. The clock tower
junction is the important junction of 3 roads namely:
Rajpur road, Chakrata road, Paltan Bazar road. Rajpur road
is an important axis running through the city. All the major
roads further divide into the secondary streets.
Dehradun is well connected by road and railway network to New Delhi and
other major towns in North India. The nearest airport from Dehradun is the
Jolly Grant airport situated on the outskirts of town, about 25 km away from
city.
The site is accessible by NH-72, Ambala-Haridwar Highway.
Hydrology
The city of Dehradun is dissected by seasonal streams and nallas. The area is
well drained because of conditions of soil and gradient slope. The drainage of
the city is borne by two streams: the Bindal rao and Raspana rao (rao means
water in Garhwal). The direction of flow of streams and nallas in the eastern
part is north to south and in the western part it is north to south-west. The
water has a high iron content.
Subsoil conditions
Soil Type
The soil is mainly clayey with high grade limestone at base. The soil is
extremely good for horticulture. The topsoil is very fertile and well irrigated. It
does not ho;d water and is very good for drainage purposes.
Moisture content: 5.9%
Density: 1.87t/cu.m
Bearing capacity: 1.5t/cu.m
Water level
15-20 ft below the earth surface. Since the water level is quite high, there is
no necessary need to recharge the ground water. The water can be
consumed for conventional purposes.
Minerals
The Himalayan belt consist of high-grade limestone and shale at the base.
There is a presence of dolomite at the top layer of earth. Iron ores are also
present in high percentages in the soil in and around Dehradun. Minerals like
calcite and biolite are also present.
Climate
The climate of Dehradun is moderate due to its location at the foot of
Himalaya. Cool winters, warm summers, rainy monsoons and balmy springs
occur there. Due to its altitude and close proximity to the Himalayas, cold
weather commences earlier and lasts longer than in plains.
Summer temperatures dont go too high, though in winter the temperature
sometimes fall down below the freezing point. During the summers, the
temperature ranges between 36 deg and 16.7 deg. In winters it ranges
between 23.4 deg to 5.2 deg.
The other significant aspect of the climate of Dehradun is the monsoon. It
gets an average rainfall of 2073.3 mm annually. Dehradun receives the
rainfall in between june and September. In December and January it receives
winter rainfall. But the maximum rainfall is recorded in between July and
August.
Temperature
Urban context
1. Architectural Style
The major institutional buildings of the city were developed by britishers
and hence has the impact of colonial architecture.
Indian Military Academy,
Forest Research Institute,
Dehradun
Dehradun
2. Building Elements
Building elements consists of colonades, arched gateways and long and
linear windows typical of colonial architecture. Sloping roofs are also an
integral part of architecture to facilitate easy disposal of rain water.
By laws
The site falls under the jurisdiction of Mussoorie and Dehradun development
authority (MDDA). The bye laws applicable are as follows:
1. Building height : restricted to 10 m( hilly area around)
2. Ground coverage: 35%
3. Setbacks permitted : 9m from front, 6m from all other sides
4. Plinth : atleast 0.45 m
5. E.C.U. per 100 sq.m. 1.5 to 2.0
6. Width of staircases for buildings up to 2 floors min. 1m
7. Ramp gradient : 1:10
8. Compound wall height : max. 2.5 m
9. Staircase around lift is not allowed.
[Link] of sprinklers and wet risers for buildings more than 2 floors in
height
[Link] installation of water harvesting systems
[Link] STP, ET, if the water consumption in the campus is 50,000 to 1lac Lts.
SOS standards
1. Family house : 130 [Link] ( living/dining, kitchen, mothers room, 3
children room, toilets)
2. Village directors house: 130 [Link]
3. SOS Aunts house/ Retired mothers house: for 5-7 SOS aunts
4. Guest house : 60- 80 sq. mts
5. Admin Block : 150-200 [Link]
6. Library : atleast 25 [Link]
7. Multipurpose hall : 100 [Link]
8. Co-workers residences: 80 [Link]
9. Workshop with storage: 60 [Link]
[Link] areas
Earthquake resistant guidelines
The site is present in seismic zone 5 and it is earthquake prone mainly because of
Himalayan range. Hence protective measures are to be taken.
