Transcript City of Taj Prepares for Commonwealth Games 2010

City of Taj
Prepares for Commonwealth Games 2010
XIX Commonwealth Games - 2010
 Scheduled to be held in Delhi between 3 Oct and 14 Oct, 2010
 72 nations plan to participate
 Approximately 1 lakh additional tourists expected (survey done by
Ministry of Tourism, GoI)
 Maximum tourist inflow expected in golden triangle (Delhi – Agra
- Jaipur).
 Important dates in Delhi 3,7,8,14 Oct 2010. Therefore, maximum
arrivals expected in Agra & Jaipur on 4th to 6th & 9th to 13th .
ADMINISTRATION
AGRA
DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY
(ADA)
AGRA NAGAR
NIGAM (ANN)
ARCHAELOGICAL
SURVEY OF INDIA
(ASI)
HEALTH
DEPARTMENT
CITIZENS OF
AGRA
FOREST
DEPARTMENT
SOOR SAROVAR
BIRD
SANCTUARY
UPSRTC
UP TOURISM
DEPARTMENT
HORTICULTURE
CANTONMENT BOARD
UP JAL NIGAM
POLICE
PWD
Objective
To prepare the city for the influx of tourists both
national and international in the backdrop of
Commonwealth Games 2010 by :
1- upgrading existing infrastructure
2- replenish manpower requirements
3- restoration/beautification of identified
features/areas
4- information and communication
5- tourist facilitation
1. UPGRADING EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE
 Widening and strengthening of roads
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Southern by-pass Nehar Patri road (joining NH-2 and NH-3)
NH-2 Shahadara – Nunihai – Etmad-ud-daula road
NH-3 Agra – Gwalior Road (Avantibai crossing to Rauhata)
Fatehpur Sikri - Davur
Etmadpur - Khandauli road
Agra – Shamsabad – Rajakhera MDR 113
Agra – Bah Kachora Ghat Road
Shikohabad – Bah
Kiravali – Kagarol road
Kheragarh – Sainyan road
Khandari crossing on NH-24
Sikandra crossing
Broadening of Collectorate culvert on M.G. Road
1. UPGRADING EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE
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25 auto shelters
Water works Crossing
Sikandara Tiraha
St. John crossing
Naal band crossing
Collectorate
Club Crossing
Sarai Khwaja (Malpura Turn)
Gobber Chowki
Sursadan Tiraha
Ram Nagar ki Pulia
Bodla crossing
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Ram Bagh Under
Bridge
Sultan Ganj Culvert
Khadari Crossing
Hariparvat crossing
Raja Mandi Crossing
Dhakaran TriCrossing
Sai ki Takia Crossing
Idgah Bus Stand
Taj View Tri-Crossing
TDI Mall
Bhogipura Crossing
Maruti estate
Crossing
Anjana Talkies
1. UPGRADING EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE
 Bus Shelters on PPP
Completed – 16
1. Anjana Cinema
2. Sanjay Place (Speed Color Lab)
3. Hotel Holiday Inn
4. Hariparwat
5. St. Johns College
6. Agra College Stadium
7. Raja ki Mandi
8. S.N. Medical College
9. Nagiri Pracharini
10. Agra College Law Faculty
11. Subhash Park
12. Dhakran
13. Chipitola SBI
14. Sai Ki Takiya(Left)
15. Sai Ki Takiya(Right)
16. Diwani Crossing
In progress – 1
1. Bhagwan Talkies
Proposed – 2
1. Dhakran
(Collectorate Nala)
2. Rawili
1. UPGRADING EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE
 Bus shelters for city bus service in Mughal style
Existing location
Proposed location
Anjana Cinema
Raja mandi in front of SBI
Raja mandi crossing
Near by Valmiki vatika
In front of PL colour lab
Near by Collectorate nala
Chipitola near by SBI
Subhash Park
St. John
Sai ki Takia
Hari parvat
Bhagwan Talkies
Distt. Court
Collectorate
At Lawarance Hotel Pratap Pura
In front of stadium (Cantt)
Water Works Crossing
Red Fort
1. UPGRADING EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE
 Solar Traffic Lights on PPP
Completed – 7
1. Soorsadan Crossing,
2. Sant John’s Crossing,
3. Sai ki Takiya,
4. Pratap Pura Crossing,
5. Taj View Hotal,
6. TDI Mall,
7. Rambagh Crossing
In progress – 2
1. Nalband Crossing
2. Collectorate T-Point
Proposed – 15
1. Emergency Crossing
2. Shamsabad Crossing
3. Speed Color Lab
4. Basai Police Chauki T-Point
5. Basai Fatehabad Road T-Point
6. Amar Hotel
7. Howard Plaza
8. Ramnagar Pulia Crossing
9. Bodla Crossing
10. Madia Katra Crossing
11. Tedi Bagiya Crossing
12. Sriram Hospital Crossing
13. Water Works Crossing
14. Gurudwara Crossing
15. Khandari Crossing
1. UPGRADING EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE
 Subways, foot over bridges, bypasses at busy intersections
e.g. St John’s intersection foot over
bridge - completion by 31 May,
2010
 Traffic booths in Mughal style
1. UPGRADING EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE
 Solid waste management- Dhalavghars on PPP
Completed – 10
Proposed - 11
1. Subhash Park
1. Opposite Jain Battery Yamuna Kinara,
2. Water Works Crossing
3. Vibhav Nagar
4. Opposite Ramtej Hospital
5. Opposite Dr. Nehru,
6. Idgah Bus Stand
7. Sri Ram Chauk Kamla Nagar
8. Purani Mandi-Circuit House
9. Purani Mandi- Gateway Hotel
10. Panchkuiya Crossing
2. Near Chattta Thana Yamuna Kinara
3. Balkeshwar Crossing
4. Jaipur House
5. Maruti Estate
6. Et-mad-daula
7. Sai ki Takiya
8. Kheria Crossing
9. Ramnagar Pulia Shahganj
10. Kargil Petrol Pump
11. Khandari Crossing
1. UPGRADING EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE
 Urinals and Public Toilets on PPP
Completed – 7
1. Anjana Cinema
2. Soorsadan Crossing
3. Hariparwat Crossing
4. Sant John’s Crossing
5. Agra College
6. Subhash Park
7. Sai ki Takiya
In progress – 3
Proposed – 4
Target
Date
1. Collectorate
Gate
2. Jamuna Kinara
Road (Jeevni
Mandi)
3. Near TDI Mall
1. Bhagwan Talkies
2. Near Gateway Hotel
3. Shilpgram
4. Jamuna Kinara
Road (Hathi Ghat)
30 May,
2010
1. UPGRADING EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE
 Proper Signages and Direction Boards for:
 National and State Highways, District Roads
 Heritage sites
 Other (lesser known)tourist sites
 Hospital
 Hotels
 Police stations
 Schools and Colleges
 Religious places
 Market places
2. REPLENISHING MANPOWER
REQUIREMENTS
 Training of staff
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Licensed guides
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1000 taxi / auto drivers.
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2000 Waiters.
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2000 Other hotel staff.
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500 Policemen.
 Dedicated cleaning of streets and urinals/toilets
2. REPLENISHING MANPOWER
REQUIREMENTS
 Security concerns
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Identification of vulnerable security places e.g. top
hotels, main tourist sites
Response planning- QRTs, anti sabotage checking
etc
Training of personnel for rescue, aid
Establishing communication channels, control
rooms
Emergency medical aid- S.N. Medical college,
District Hospital, Pushpanjali etc
Traffic Management plan
Pilot vehicles, equipment for police
Emergency firefighting equipment, cranes, etc
3. RESTORATION/ BEAUTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED
FEATURES AND AREAS
 Beautification of crossings/ roundabouts/
traffic islands
Sikandra crossing
Waterworks crossing
Khandari crossing
Bhagwan talkies crossing
State bank crossing
Dhakran crossing
Nalband crossing
Collectorate crossing
3. RESTORATION/ BEAUTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED
FEATURES AND AREAS
 Lighting of monuments- Sikandra and Fatehpur Sikri
 Lighting of roads and pathways- Sikandra, Rambagh to Chhalesar, Red
fort from Yamuna bank, Avantibai Crossing to Sadar Bazaar
3. RESTORATION/ BEAUTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED
FEATURES AND AREAS
 Proposal for fixing toughened glass over white marble slab
to protect the carved & inlaid panels of Taj Main
Mausoleum
3. RESTORATION/ BEAUTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED
FEATURES AND AREAS
 Cleaning of Taj Mahal campus through Battery operated vehicles
 Carpeting, dustbins- Diwan-e-Am to Agra gate, Jodha bai Mahal
and adjacent parking lot.
3. RESTORATION/ BEAUTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED
FEATURES AND AREAS
 Development, rejuvenation of parks
• Shahjahan Park
• Taj Nature Walk
• Butterfly Park (development of Basai Mustakil eco-tourism centre
near Taj eastern gate as a Butterfly park)
• Joggers Park
• Paliwal Park
 Solid Waste Management- sanitary wards selected by ANN for
high level of cleaning
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Tajganj
Lohamandi 1,2&3
Shahganj 1,2,
Bundu Katra
4. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION
 Commonwealth hoardings, Glow signs
4. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION
 Exclusive website for Taj Mahal
www.tajmahal.gov.in
 Directories of :
 Hotels
 Travel agencies
 Hospitals
Emporia
 DVDs on Tourism in Agra Region
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 Tourist-related information at monuments- e.g. Scroll screen near gates and
booking counters, video camera lockers, multi-point ticketing
 Publicizing help lines and transport reservation contacts
 Popularizing lesser known tourist destinations
e.g Sur Sarovar Bird Sanctuary
4. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION
 Ten Information kiosks at :
 Shilpgram
 I.S.B.T.
 Tourist Bungalow
 Information desk at U.P. Tourism
 Agra Cantt. Railway Stations
 Taj Mahal
 Agra Fort
 Fatehpur Sikri
 Idgah Bus Stand
 Taj East gate parking
4. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION
 Popularising and signaging
alternative routes for heavy
traffic (bypassing the city)
 E.g Delhi to Gwalior – instead of
NH2 NH3 route, Runukta-MalpuraRohta route can be used(pic on
right)
 E.g Delhi to Kanpur – instead of
NH2(474km), NH91(435km) or
SH43-NH41 route(462km) can be
used
Courtesy : SHARE
5. TOURIST FACILITATION
 Exclusive tourist-transport services:
 Pre arranged tours with pick and drop from hotel
 To and Fro between Sikri and Idgah bus stand
 Hop On – Hop Off bus service for tourists who do not have prior tour
reservation, will be available every hour from 6 a.m to 6 p.m
 Link services with nearby destinations like Jaipur, Delhi, Bharatpur
 UPSRTC buses to be available from Agra Cantt station and ISBT to Taj
Mahal, Agra Fort, Dayalbagh and Sikandra
 Pre-paid taxi services – starting point at Cantt Rly. Station, under
supervision of Rly. Police
5. TOURIST FACILITATION
 Upgradation & Creation of way side amenities- e.g Gokul
restaurant, public conveniences at petrol pumps
 Tourist Facilitation Centres/ Interpretation centres
 Prefabricated toilet complexes like that in Taj Complex
Local sub committees
 Accommodation Committee
 Signage Committee
 Travel facilities Committee
 Cleanliness Committee
 Encroachment removal Committee
 Traffic islands Committee
 Cultural Committee
 Delhi arrangements study Committee
PUBLIC PARTNERS
 Drive against encroachments
 Traffic routing and management
 Health management
 Uniforms for guides, volunteers , etc with sponsor logo
 Uniform look of business establishments along key tourist routes esp. M.G Road,
Fatehabad road
 Resource mobilisation for cultural events
 Controlling touts, middlemen and beggars
 Check on usage and proper disposal of plastics, polythene bags
 Bed and Breakfast options for tourists
 Tourism volunteers (Paryatan mitra)
 Feedback and Suggestions
PUBLIC PARTNERS
 Adopting and maintaining assets such as road medians, islands,
roundabouts- visibility of sponsors shall be ensured:
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Panchkuia crossing
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Shankargarh Puliya crossing
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Kothi Meena bazar petrol pump
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Pratappura Avanti bai crossing
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Pratappura Gandhi statue crossing
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DM Compound crossing
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Chippitola crossing
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Raavli bazar crossing
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Subash park crossing
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Soor sadan crossing
Suggestions given by the citizens and other
participants in the Workshop held on 23 April, 2010
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Installation of public announcement system at all
important monuments and places frequented by the
tourists
Training of deployed forces/ personnel in dealing
with the tourists
ADA ticket covering major monuments to be valid
for 2 days in place of current one day.
Battery operated vehicles to go right upto Taj
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Crowd management at East/ West gate
Suggestions given by the citizens and other
participants in the Workshop held on 23 April, 2010
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CCTV surveillance on important crossings in the city
Construction of underpass between Sikandra and Waterworks
for smooth traffic flow
Removal of university side encroachments
Removal of 2 electricity poles in the middle of road near Jeevni
Mandi which obstruct traffic flow
Permission for industrial exhibition in Shilp Gram
ASI/ADA- souvenir CD with tickets- to be arranged by hotel
and travel associations
Coordination with embassies- flyers, CDs etc
Volunteers for first aid to tourists
Alternative site for relocation of transporters from Yamuna
Bank
Suggestions given by the citizens and other
participants in the Workshop held on 23 April, 2010
Limiting the size of advertising hoardings/ boards
Removal of encroachments from Bijlighar Crossing
Night market at Sadar Bazaar / Jhalkari Bai lane
Scout schools/ colleges for various volunteers
List of approved money exchangers to be put on
website
20. Link new Taj website to CWG website
21. Development of a green belt from Vedant temple to
Puliya
22. Raising the height of railway crossings on all
important byepasses to the city to permit heavy
vehicles to use that route
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Suggestions given by the citizens and other
participants in the Workshop held on 23 April, 2010
23. Restart beggars house in the city
24. Give flyers of lesser known monuments with Taj/ railway tickets
25. Check hyper publicizing of small incidents by media which
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affects tourist reservations
Signage, benches, toilets in Tajgang area
Pre- paid taxi service from Fort/ ISBT
Ticket window at Eastern Gate
Ensure proper timings at South Gate
Special Badges to tourists on their arrival for their easy
identification
Use of scanner in place of frisking for security check in Taj
complex
Suggestions given by the citizens and other
participants in the Workshop held on 23 April, 2010
33. Set up a separate Hawker- zone
34. Polythene free city drive to be started
35. Local tourists to be also given shoe cover/ Brochures
in Taj area