Present Status of the Campus:
Table- 1 shows the present population of the campus area and table -2 gives the area in acre of different utilization.
Table 1: Population status of the campus. [1]
| Population |
| Students |
3200 nos. |
| Faculty in position |
352 nos. |
| Faculty sanctioned |
628 nos. |
| Non teaching ‘A' 'B' 'C' 'D' in position |
1255 nos. |
| Sanctioned |
1438 nos. |
| Total population |
12497 |
| Gross density |
35 persons or 7 families/acre |
| Net density (exclusive of students) |
21 families/acre |
Table 2: Area distribution status of the campus. [2]
| Area distribution |
|
|
| Housing |
100 acres |
30% |
| Hostels |
50 acres |
15% |
| Academics |
50 acres |
15% |
| Central facilities |
20 acres |
5% |
| Roads |
60 acres |
15% |
| Open spaces |
78.5 acres |
20% |
Present Challenges:
In the preparation of the Master Plan document following challenges / issues have been identified which will have to be addressed in an explicit manner for achieving the overall vision of the Master Plan:
- Most of the single or double storied houses occupies large open areas with very low-density i.e. approximately 30 persons per acre. Also, many buildings are very old and require huge maintenance cost. So the densification of the campus is a challenge.
- Due to the major flexibility brought about in the curriculum by the introduction of the institute's and the departmental electives, there is an immediate need to build number of sizeable lecture hall complex and increase the number of smaller lecture classrooms as per the individual needs of the departments.
- The Main Building, a great heritage edifice of the campus, does not have a dignified and respectable access. At present, it is approached mainly from behind.
- With the increase in the number of vehicles on the campus, like cars and scooters, it has almost become a challenge to provide proper parking lots for the main building and other departments also.
- The unique feature of this campus due to its glorious development of 155 years is its well-recognized heritage buildings. It will be a stupendous task for the institute to restore them in their original character and also to preserve them for posterity.
- Due to the long period of growth of the campus, much of its drainage system, being an open drainage system, has become obsolete. Moreover, the increasing burden of waste disposal is another major challenge facing the institution.
Objective of Master Plan
The following main objectives have to be fulfilled to transform the Master Plan into reality.
- To ensure overall security of the campus.
- To create safe, convenient, academically live environment.
- To increase the density of housing / dwelling units /acre.
- To cater the immediate needs and have adequate provision for future needs.
- To maintain harmony between its glorious heritage edifices and new development.
- To achieve appropriate balance between spatial allocations of housing, academic, physical infrastructure areas.
- To rejuvenate its eco-friendly, arcological built environment.
- To prepare overall conceptual framework to ensure quality of life in the present time and of future development as well.
Work plan & result
Study Area
The Study area Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, Formerly University of Roorkee, is situated in Roorkee town in Hardwar district of Uttaranchal state, India. The study area is bounded by latitude 29°-52’-00’’ N and longitude 77°-53’-52”E. Topographically it is almost flat, sloping eastward. Solani River, a tributary of the river Ganges, passes by the side of the area. The study area mainly comprises of built-up land, undulating land with or without vegetation, but it does not contain forestland.
Data Used
The following data is used in the present work
- Soft copy of digital topographical map of IITR campus area of scale 1:1000
- Proposed master plan document vision 2020
- The Data regarding name of the buildings, area of the buildings, height of the buildings, and construction year of the buildings was collected from construction division of IITR.
Software Used
- GeoMedia Professional 5.1
- GeoMedia Web Map Professional 5.1
- Front Page.
- Visual Studio.
GIS Application Development Tools
In this work plan custom application using scripting language and GeoMedia objects are used.
Work Plan: The flow diagram of work done is shown in Fig. 1.
Fig. 1 Flow diagram of work done