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Summer school
2015
Mapping Livelihoods at the Periphery
Study Area:
ODHAV
Faculty:
Prof. Ravi Sannabhadti
Prof. Anurima Mukherji Basu
Submitted By:
Zinkal Mistry
Aditi Mewada
Kinjal Prajapati
Diana Yohannan
Mayank Sakla
Setu Sherawala

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Table of Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................ 2
Location...................................................................................................................... 3
Methodology............................................................................................................... 3
About the area............................................................................................................ 4
Economic activities at Odhav ..................................................................................... 4
Issues of economic activities...................................................................................... 5
List of economic activities observed in Odhav:........................................................... 5
Gamtal .................................................................................................................... 6
Agriculture ........................................................................................................... 6
Road stretch............................................................................................................ 7
Vendors ............................................................................................................... 7
Labours................................................................................................................ 8
Transportation...................................................................................................... 8
Animal husbandry................................................................................................ 9
Workshops........................................................................................................... 9
Marble workshop: ................................................................................................ 9
Drum workshop:................................................................................................... 9
Issues and Observations.......................................................................................... 10
Conclusion ............................................................................................................... 11

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Introduction
Peri-urban areas (also called rurban space,
outskirts or the hinterland) are defined by
the structure resulting from the process of
peri-urbanisation. It can be described as
the landscape interface between town and
country, or also as the rural—urban
Transition zone where urban and rural uses
mix and often clash. It can thus be viewed
as a landscape type in its own right, one
forged from an interaction of urban and
rural land use.
The main aim of this course is to know how
the livelihood at the peri-urban areas works
around the peripheries in and around the
Ahmedabad city. Also this course includes
the study of different peripheral area. All this different areas are documented through
interviews, maps, videos, sketches, pictures and field observations.
The above sketch shows that number of people in green, is coming for work to the
peri-urban areas from villages is less than the number of people coming from cities
to peri-urban that is shown in pink colour. While people first for employment comes
to the peri-urban areas and then they goes city areas, this how the migration
happens.

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Location
During this course we have taken three peri urban areas that are Changodar,
Jetalpur and Odhav. Here we will discuss about the Odhav area. It is located on the
east side of the Ahmedabad city. It is divided into two through the Sardar Patel ring
road, so one is gamtal area and other is being developed as the peri urban areas. In
the left bottom picture shows location of Odhav in Ahmedabad, while in the right
picture is showing the Sardar Patel ring road and in that the red polygon shows the
study area along the stretch of 3.2 km.
Methodology

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About the area
Odhav our study area starts from
Kathwada circle that is junction from
Odhav road and Sardar Patel ring road to
brick kiln because after that there is no
development. The stretch is of 3.2 km.
While going from Kathwada circle to the
end the height of the buildings decreases
gradually. Development in this area of
residential is from last 35 to 40 years that
is followed by other housing and named
as the Kanak village. And the other village
on the opposite side of the road
developed after Kanak; was the Singrava
village which is since 20 to 25 years old.
After that the workshops of the wooden
logs and industries were set up which are
also since 25 to 30 years old. Major
development since last 10 years that is
from the Kathwada circle is mostly
coming up of commercial complexes and also the institute like banks, hospitals,
restaurants, etc.
Economic activities at Odhav
In our study area there were many
variations in economic activities. There
were rickshaw-walas and jeeps were
observed at Kathwada circle that is
travelling from the Odhav to further
villages on the Ahmedabad-Zalod
highway and the inner areas of the
Odhav, which comes before the S.P.
ring road. Majorly there are banks,
shops and timber workshops in Odhav.
Timber workshops get there wood logs
from farmers and then after cutting it
into pieces, the waste generated from it
they sell that wood to people living
around the Odhav area which is used
as a fuel and also it is send to Naroda
for furniture making. Shops related to
building material, electronics, food and
tea-stalls. We can see that starting from the Kathwada circle to the brick kiln that is
where the development ends. Going from left to right majorly there is commercial

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and after some distance there are majorly wood workshops and also there is
increase in the commercial shops. Mostly vendors and the dhaba/restaurants are
nearby the industrial area.
Issues of economic activities
List of economic activities observed in Odhav:
 In the gamtal Singrava:
o Farming
o Local shops
o Dairy
o Flour factory
o Labour
o Institutes
o Transportation
 Along road stretch:
o Local shops
o Vendors/Hawkers
o Seasonal vendors
o Workshops
o Labour
o Animal husbandry
o Garage
o Brick kiln
o Kabadi wala
o Transportation
o Eatery
o Industries
As per the development plan, the
development in the north part and the
south part along the road stretch is very
different from each other. In the
northern part, R1 zone and industries
are allowed. While in the southern part
there is gamtal and its extension and
there is a very small province for
industries. So there is more scope of
development in the north than in the
south.
When we visited the site, we observed
above economic activities. Majorly there
are industries and timber workshops.
Vendors were on the road side.
Interviewed 56 persons engaged in
different economic activities.

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Gamtal
The southern part of the road stretch has a gamtal named as Singrava. This gamtal
is 200 to 250 years old. As per history of this village, it was named after a person
whose name was Singrava, as he was first who came there. Now the village has
population of 5356. There are many castes in the village like Patel, prajapati, thakor
and some of S.C., S.T. and of other backward class. The infrastructure
implementation is in process that has sewerage lines, water pipelines, etc. Just one
year before T.P. scheme has been introduced. So there is 70% decrease in the
framing occupation. Now they are working as labour in the industries and factories
nearby.
Agriculture
The majority crops are wheat and
rice; while they cultivate vegetables in
between the season change, which is
then send to the Jetalpur through the
trucks which is 20km away.
Due to the environmental changes,
firstly that of hail storm and
unseasonal rains which destroys the
crops. This scenario is being
continued from last 4-5 years and
also there is increasing in the price of
every basis needs.
Due to chemical industries, there is
decrease in fertility of soil. The
reasons for decrease in land holding
are increase in the number of
industries, selling of their land for
housing schemes and coming up of
T.P. scheme in the previous year.
They were facing such problems, yet
they tried their fullest to cultivate
crops with the use of high yielding
seeds, expensive pesticides and
fertilisers. After spend lot of their
credits, yet they did not get any result.
So they felt helpless at that time, no
money to fulfil their needs.
So for them selling their land and
joining the work force labour, would
be socially and economically the last option.
Case study:
Name of interviewer: Rajendra bhai
Age: 37
Date: 18/05/2015
He is farmer by occupation. Having
land area of 700000 sq. m. But few
years back due to the set up of
chemical industry the environmental
condition has changed. It affected
lot of crop production, so at that
time they reduce the farming. Then
also they use to grown rice, wheat,
bajra, etc. In Between the seasonal
change they use to grow varieties of
vegetables.
But one year before town planning
scheme has been introduced there,
as per the rule 40% percentage land
area is been taken by co-operation.
Remaining land area was very less;
he has sold his land to the private
builders in high rise price of the land
due TP scheme. Now he is working
in nearby mill, while his father is
also working with him. Now they are
working on the monthly basis.

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While other economic activities that is local shops, flour factory, labour, institutes, etc
doesn’t much affect by the peri-urban areas. The dairy performs it work that is
transportation of the milk that is also not much affect as the people are still practising
the animal husbandry still the same. For the transportation earlier they were using
from amts, so it does affect much by the development of the peri-urban areas.
Road stretch
Vendors
Mostly vendors were seen selling clothes, vegetables and fruits. The vendors which
we interviewed are migrants and mostly from U.P., Saurashtra, Rajasthan, Nepal
and Patan. They have their specific place for doing their business. They start their
business after 4 in the evening and end up by 8 at night. They mostly stay in
Singrava village. Mostly all of them buy their selling product from city, Kalupur, Delhi
Darwaja. While their customers are
from nearby remote areas.
CASE STUDY:
Name: Mohan bhai
Age: 33
Date: 18/05/2015
He is doing the business of cloth
selling. He buys the cloths from
Delhi Darvaja. He is from Nepal
and now he is living in Singrava.
He is engaged in this business
since last 15 years. No other
person works with him. He works
from 10 a.m. to 7 a.m. his
customers are usually from nearby
places. Earlier he was working in a
medicine factory but then he was
caught by asthma so he left that
work and started selling cloths. He
put the cloth in a small cabin near
his place of work but it is not safe.
Sometimes the cloths get stolen
but he cannot carry the cloths with
him to home as he cannot work
more due to the asthma problem.
His wife and children are living in
Nepal and his wife is doing
farming there. So he lives here
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There are Seasonal vendors are also seen who sell their things by standing on
footpaths and also resides there. They come for 8months (summer and winter) and
then they again go back to their village. And most of the people residing there are
working in the industries and factories that are at Odhav and Naroda.
Labours
Mostly labours are working in mills; factory
and industries as Odhav is industrial area.
Employment opportunity is more in this
area, because of more industries. So more
migrants are seen. And from the survey we
came to know that the most of the labour
are migrants from Nepal, Rajasthan and
Uttar Pradesh. While other come from
nearby remote areas. They usual work for 9-
10 hours a day.
Transportation
In Odhav, type of vehicle use for travelling is
auto. Mostly all the auto walas are from
Vastral. Their travel route is from Singrava
to St. Gita mandir and they do 4-5 times trip
of this route in a day. They work for 3-4
hours and then they do part-time job. Their generational occupation is farming.

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Animal husbandry
As we have one village Singrava so animal
husbandry is seen in that part. Most of them
are having minimum 3-4 cows. They don’t
have gauchar land so they buy fodder for
cattle. They sell the milk to the dairy. Some of
them are doing this business as a side
business while other are having this as their
main and one occupation only.
Workshops
Timber workshops are majorly seen in the Odhav area. Mostly timber workshops are
from last 25 to 30 years. Very few other workshops which are mention below.
Marble workshop:
The owner of the marble cutting workshop is from Palanpur and now living in Nikol in
Ahmedabad since 5 years. He started this workshop before 5 years and it is on rent
based. The marbles is brought from Rajasthan and sold in Ahmedabad and Kathlal.
Total 5 persons are working in the workshop. The workers are living in Odhav and
usually come to the workshop by public transport. The workers are paid monthly.
Drum workshop:
There is a workshop where plastic drums are cleaned and then supplied in all over
Gujarat and Rajasthan. The owner of the workshop is from Rajasthan and now living
in Shahibagh in Ahmedabad. He started this workshop before 4 years and it is on
rent based. Total 4 persons are working in the workshop. The workers are from
Rajasthan and lives in the workshop. The workers are paid daily.

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Issues and Observations
 The north part that is above of the highway is been much developed than the
southern part because of the presence of the chemical industry on the south
side.
 Hierarchy (Height of building) is seems to decrease while going from west to
east.
 Water logging quite affects the timber
workshops as they are situated along the road
side. As shown in this map of contours that is
near the road side there is low line area. They
store their materials on the road side, which is
been used by the villager for fuel. Due to water
logging timber can’t be further used. The
villagers have to buy the wood then high cost.
 Inadequate infrastructure
 Absences of storm line
 Poor road condition.
 Improper use of open space.
 Not proper management of solid waste as land is occupied by the slums; so
the waste is been burn by peoples living there and due to this there in air
pollution.
 Before 2 years this highway was not as wide as it is now, but as per TP
Scheme the road have been wider that is by the land acquisition. And so now
the commercial shops are running in loss due service road is provided as
approach road.
 Practising of animal husbandry is been lesser in this area as the availability of
cattle grazing land in decreasing.
 Open space which is left between the buildings is used by the people who
don’t have proper house, built their tents and they are working in industries on
daily wages.
 As the T.P. scheme is been introduce the land price is been increased, so the
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Conclusion
 Odhav is an old industrial area, so no major generational occupation change.
 Majorly this is an industrial area and now it is much more developed which
have increased number of employment. This causes more number of in-
migration and vendors.
 Land selling is increased due to increase in the land price, as T.P. scheme in
introduce in last year.
 Width of the highway has increased. Due to the service road is been
approach road to the commercial shops, which have affect the decrease in
selling of shops.
 Due to chemical industry from last 9 to 10 years, which have affected the
environment condition and there be decrease in the crop cultivation.