Analysis of Redevelopment project of Gopi Talav

1. GOPI TALAV - SURAT
SUBJECT- LANDSCAPING
GROUP NAME : Abhishek Batliwala, Jinal Bhavsar, Zeel
Parmar 1
Bhagwan Mahavir College of Arch. and Planning

2. Contents
■ INTRODUCTION
– INTRODUCTION TO GOPI TALAV
– LOCATION OF GOPI TALAV
■ REDEVELOPMENT
– RENEWAL OF GOPI-TALAO
– TIMELINE
■ DIVISION OF ZONES
– GOPI TALAV - PLAN
– HISTORY ZONE
– ENVIRONMENT ZONE
– DIAMOND ZONE
– SURAT NU JAMAN
– TEXTILE ZONE
– COMUNAL HARMONY ZONE
■ ANALYSIS
– AREA AND COSTING
– GOPI-TALAO SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT ZONE (GTSDZ)
■ ACTIVITY MAPING
■ PROPOSALS
■ LIMITATION 2

3. INTRODUCTION
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4. INTRODUCTION TO GOPI TALAV
■ Most of the major cities are centuries old, and about 2.8 percent of total
geographical area of the country is under urban settlements.
■ So, urban renewal is needed to revitalise the city or a part which has been
plagued by the ills of urbanisation.
■ Gopi Talav is a lake in the Gopipura locality in the city of Surat in Gujarat
state of India.
■ It was built by Malik Gopi, who was an affluent merchant and governor of
Surat during the Mughal Empire.
■ It was the prime source of water storage & storm water management point
in ancient time.
■ In 2012, the lake was renovated by Surat Municipal Corporation and the
area surrounding it was redeveloped as a recreational facility.
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5. LOCATION OF GOPI TALAV
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INDIA
GUJARAT
GOPI TALAV
SURAT

6. REDEVELOPMENT
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7. ■ Surat Municipal Corporation
(SMC) decided to renew the
Gopi-talao & initiated a mega
demolition to remove 1,400
houses and 140 shops around
Gopi-talao.
■ Apart from opposition shown by
a few people, the drive
remained peaceful as all home
owners have been allotted flats
for economically weaker section
(EWS) at Bhestan.
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RENEWAL OF GOPI-TALAO

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TIMELINE
2000
2009 2014
• 2000 - before the redevelopment project of
gopi talav, the area was occupied by slum
dwellers.
• 2009 - Work completed in this stage is three
platform, two Ghats, open amphitheatre,
viewing jetty with approximately amount of 6
crore.
• 2014 - Work completed in this stage is inner,
outer & Roadside compound wall, C.C road
development cost of about 3.40 Crore.
(Image Source: Google earth)

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2016 – Gopi Talav
(Image Source: Google earth)
• The civic body aims at
redeveloping Gopi-talao that once
existed at the spot and developed
it through inspiration by Kankaria
Lake, Ahmedabad.
• Re-development of 13,934.88
Sq.m of land outside Gopi-talao
will give the historic 16th-century
lake site a magnificent view.
• ultimate tourist destination for
the locals & the visitors to Surat.
• Initiating latest activities for
entertainment so as to have the
world class experience of
recreational in the city.
• Providing such types of
entertainment activities so that
all age-group & income group
people can get involved.

10. DIVISION OF ZONES IN
GOPI TALAV
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GOPI TALAV - PLAN
Gopi talav is divided into
seven zones which is
based on the actual profile
of surat city that is textile
zone, diamond zone, surat
nu jaman, harmony zone,
history zone.

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Entrance Gate
Main Entry
Peripheral Road
• The entry is having direct access
from the main road(kotsafil road).
• Considering the safety of the
tourists the walls are kept high
with 3.5 m height.

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HISTORY ZONE • The main concept of history
zone is to conserve the
heritage of surat which is
Having 300 years old existing
vav.
• Also includes motif which
holds the history of the entire
gopi talav uptil now.
• The stepwell in this zone is the
only step-well in this area having
steps to go down from all four
sides. Hence, it is called as
“Chatusmukhi Vav”.

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Chatushmukhi Vav
Motif Street Light
Benches
Temple
• The street lights and benches of history zone is given a
carving.
• The material used for street furnitures is dhangadra
stone.
• Everything is developed in order to create a historical
place for the one that enter in this zone.

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ENVIRONMENT ZONE
The main attraction of this zone is the
sunshine fountain with amphitheatre.

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Mist Fountain
Sunshine Fountain
Sitting Space
Street Light
Mass plantation work with Nirmit & the
Sunshine fountain around open
Amphitheatre.

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DIAMOND ZONE
Development of walkways &
other area look like diamond
shape.
In centre Kohinoor shape
fountain.

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Kohinoor Fountain Pathway
Benches
Street Light

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SURAT NU JAMAN
Total 17 nos. of food stall &
landscape work with proper
sitting space

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Shop
Benches
• This zone is at present under
construction.
• The size of each shop is 4x10
m.
• All the shops are
interconnected to eachother.

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TEXTILE ZONE
Development of walkways, benches
& look like any textile print. Children
play area in this Zone with rubber
flooring.

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Childrens Play Area
Street Light
Rubber Flooring
Bench

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COMMUNAL HARMONY ZONE
Meditation & gathering platform for
senior citizens with landscaping.

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Meditation Area Pathway
Sitting Street Light

25. ANALYSIS
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26. AREA AND COSTING
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 Around 90,000 square metres
(970,000 sq ft) of land was renovated,
where the 212 metres (696 ft) diameter
lake covered almost 35,000 square
metres (380,000 sq ft) of area.
 The lake can hold 120,000,000 litres of
water
 The renovated surroundings include
amphitheater and fountain plaza
 In 2012, the lake and the surrounding
areas were renovated at the budget of
around ₹22 crore.
 The lake has a “vav” constructed in 1718
by Mir Alamsha Binkhan. This is the only
“vav” in this region that has steps to get
down from all four sides

27. For practical implementation of the
project, it is proposed to divide the entire
SDZ into parcels.
■ Parcel 1: Commercial Development
■ Parcel 2: Slum Rehabilitation – Site
& service scheme
■ Parcel 3: Graveyard development
■ Parcel 4: Informal & Formal market
redevelopment with parking
Total area of Gopi-talao is approximately
ten hectares with several zone.
GOPI-TALAO SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT
ZONE (GTSDZ)
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45%
6%
7%
7%
8%
7%
8%
12%
Area
water body
history zone
environment zone
diamond zone
surat nu jaman zone
textile zone
communal harmony zone
future zone

28. ACTIVITY
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29. ACTIVITIES
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
TEMPLE
1.
TRAMPOLINE
2.
CHILDRENS PLAY AREA
3.
MEDITATION AREA
4. BOATING
5.

30. PROPOSAL
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31. DEVELOPMENT OF NEW ZONE
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• Development of a snowpark, IMAX &
other allied entertainment activities
as a part of Gopi-talao area
development.
• Initiating latest activities for
entertainment so as to have the world
class experience of recreational in the
city.
• Giving guidelines to develop PPP
model to suit the vision
• Providing such types of entertainment
activities so that all age-group &
income group people can get involved.

32. DEVELOPMENT OF NEW ZONE
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Other activities planned at Gopi-talao are
Speed & Paddle Boating, Balloon Riding, Water
Zorbing, Trampoline, Trumping, Mechanical Bull
and Indoor Play Zone.
Speed boating
Trampoline
Baloon riding
Water zorbing
Paddle boating

33. LIMITATION
■ The only issue that remains is to get
water from Tapi through pipelines to
fill up this huge structure that is
212 metres in diameter and is
about 12 metres deep
■ The water stinks most of the time
even after regular cleaning
■ It is developed at a place which is
surrounded by poor housing and low
income groups.
■ Topographical condition: It is low
lying area.
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34. THANK YOU
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