CHANDNI CHOWK REDEVELOPMENT HUMAN SETTLEMENT AND PLANING AREA REDEVELPOED ABOUT CHANDNI CHOWK A RS 65-CRORE PROJECT CHANDNI CHOWK SECTION SHOWING SERVICES PLAN-1 PLAN-2 PLAN-3 PLAN-4

1. HUMAN SETTLEMENT AND PLANING
(ARCH- 255)
CHANDNI CHOWK REDEVELOPMENT
Presented
by-
Abhijay
Madhulika
AMITY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE &
PLANNING
AUUP,NOIDA
Sem-IV (2020-2021), Section-A
B. Arch 2019-24

2. An artist's illustration of the revamped Chandni Chowk | delhi.gov.in

3. A 1.3-km stretch between
the Red Fort and the
Fatehpuri Masjid is being
turned into a car-free zone
and beautified keeping the
Mughal-era architectural
style in mind. The mesh of
overhead wires has gone
underground, fire hydrants
are being set up, red
sandstone seats being
placed, and toilets being
built. At least 175 red
sandstone planters, along
with a row of bollards, will
be placed to mimic the
Mughal architectural
aesthetic, and both sides of
the stretch will be lined with
250 Moulsari trees.
AREA
REDEVELPOED

4. Chandni Chowk or ‘Moonlit Square’ was built in the 17th Century by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan’s daughter
Jahanara Begum. In front of the Bibi ka Serai in Shahjahanabad was a water tank, surrounded by buildings, and
on moonlit nights, the buildings would get illuminated as the moonlight reflected on them from the tank — and so
the name Chandni Chowk emerged.
ABOUT CHANDNI CHOWK
A RS 65-CRORE PROJECT
The present redevelopment makes the road look wider. Gone are the encroachments. There are no rickshaws, e-
rickshaws and auto rickshaws zigzagging their way through the heavily congested road. Absent too are the irate
owners of swanky cars, impatient cyclists and motorcyclists, jostling for space with pedestrians and human drawn
carts laden with tons of everything from fabrics to spices to plastics to steel, and much else.
The tiled and greened dividers, now a place of rest.
Chandni Chowk as it used to be before the
pedestrianisation project — chaotic and congested

5. The project comprised:
•Redevelopment of the stretch from the Jain Mandir
to the Fatehpuri mosque
•Change of water supply pipes, which involved
changing the old pipes as well as the layout of the
pipes
•Repair and replacement of the existing sewer line
by the Delhi Jal Board
•Supply and installation of 23 transformers on the
central verge, setting up high-tension and low-
tension cables and installing feeder pillars by the
power discom BSES
•Building a fire line, footpath and carriageways, and
two rows of tree venues besides providing street
lighting by the PWD.
A few public toilets are also in the plans but have yet
to be built.

6. • Pradeep Sachdeva, the architect who designed the plan, said the
central verge will have enough space to park 28 handcarts and house
23 transformers, six toilet units, three urinals, two water ATMs, three
CCTV control rooms, and four police posts. Once the work is
completed, the street will be open only to pedestrians from 9 am to
9 pm and non-motorised vehicles such as cycle rickshaws. “This is
the most crucial aspect of the plan,”

7. CHANDNI CHOWK SECTION SHOWING SERVICES

8. PLAN-1

9. PLAN-2

10. PLAN-3

11. PLAN-4

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