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    Case Study-Patna Riverfront

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    The document summarizes a riverfront development project in Patna, India. It identifies problems like congestion, pollution from trash dumping in the Ganga River. Causes included dense neighborhoods, lack of awareness, and waste from festivals. Steps taken included building a promenade for walking along the river, installing electric crematoriums at ghats, and a community hall. Ghats were redesigned with shade and seating. Interceptor drains and sewage treatment plants were also setup.

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    The document summarizes a riverfront development project in Patna, India. It identifies problems like congestion, pollution from trash dumping in the Ganga River. Causes included dense neighborhoods, lack of awareness, and waste from festivals. Steps taken included building a promenade for walking along the river, installing electric crematoriums at ghats, and a community hall. Ghats were redesigned with shade and seating. Interceptor drains and sewage treatment plants were also setup.

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    The document summarizes a riverfront development project in Patna, India. It identifies problems like congestion, pollution from trash dumping in the Ganga River. Causes included dense neighborhoods, lack of awareness, and waste from festivals. Steps taken included building a promenade for walking along the river, installing electric crematoriums at ghats, and a community hall. Ghats were redesigned with shade and seating. Interceptor drains and sewage treatment plants were also setup.

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    CASE STUDY – PATNA RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT AND

    REVITALIZATION
    PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED-:
     CONGESTION AND POLLUTION
     CASUAL DUMPING, TOXICATING THE GANGA RIVER
     DEGRADING THE NATURAL EDGES, CARELESS SEWERAGE DISCHARGE

    CAUSES-:
     DENSE NEIGHBORHOOD UNITS,
     LACK OF PUBLIC AWARENESS,
     WASTE GENERATED DURING FESTIVALS WHICH IS DUMPED WHEREVER ONE FINDS SPACE
     LACK OF FACILITIES

    STEPS INITIATED TO CURB THE ISSUE AT HAND-:


     A 6M WIDE PROMENADE ALONG THE RIVER, ONLY RESERVED FOR WALKING

    Figure 1 SHOWING THE PROMENADE ALONG THE GANGES


     REINFORCE ON IDEAL PROCESS FOR GARBAGE DISPOSAL LIKE MENTION OF FINES, PENALTIES
    ETC. BY THE GOVT.
     GHATS WERE INSTALLED WITH ELECTRIC CREMATORIUM
     A COMMUNITY HALL BUILT WITH LIBRARY, CAFÉ, FOR HOSTING WEDDINGS AND FUNCTIONS

    Figure 2 SHOWING THE COMMUNITY CENTRE

     REDESIGNING THE GHATS WITH SHADING DEVICES, CHATTRI, PAVILIONS, MINI AMPHITHEATRE

    Figure 3 SHOWING THE REDESIGNED GHATS

     INTERCEPTOR DRAINS, SEWERAGE TREATMENT PLANTS HAVE BEEN SETUP FOR THE
    DISCHARGING SEWERAG
    References
    ARCHITECTURE LIVE! 2019. www.architecturelive.in. https://architecturelive.in/patna-riverfront-
    revitalization-by-nilaa-architecture-and-urban-design/#:~:text=Patna%20Riverfront%20Revitalization
    %20project%20is,the%20Old%20City%20in%20Patna.&text=Historically%2C%20Patna%20(%20old
    %20city%20Pataliputra,evolu. [Online] Architecture live, December 15, 2019. [Cited: September 7,
    2020.] https://architecturelive.in/patna-riverfront-revitalization-by-nilaa-architecture-and-urban-
    design/#:~:text=Patna%20Riverfront%20Revitalization%20project%20is,the%20Old%20City%20in
    %20Patna.&text=Historically%2C%20Patna%20(%20old%20city%20Pataliputra,evolu. isbn.

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