Naimisharanya: A Case Study of its Present Development and Recommendations for Development in Future.

Abstract

India has innumerable mythological places extending on the four cardinal directions of its length and breadth.This paper presents a study on Naimisharanya a holy place at Sitapur district which is at the western part of Lucknow the capital of Uttar Pradesh India. The study focuses on the mythology of the place, people place and its culture, social groups and source of income location & geo-refrence, street & transport facilities, road hierarchy & right of way, public transit routes and frequency reach, land use &activities.The typology of the governance has also been studied under which the building type & location, landmarks ,built form and skyline and the population density are considered. On the infrastructure part of view a study of the water supply, sewerage storm water and solid waste are considered. As during the peak time of the year the footfall of people is high and there is lack of infrastructural facilities during this point of time proposals are given to cater the needs of people during this point of time.