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URBAN FORM OF KOCHI
PRAJNA SHETTY
ABOUT KOCHIo Kochi, also known as Cochin, is a major port city on the south-west coast
of India and is part of the district of Ernakulum in the state of Kerala.o It is often called Ernakulum, which refers to the mainland part of the city. o It is the second largest city in Kerala after Thiruvananthapuram .o The civic body that governs the city is the Kochi Municipal Corporation, which was
constituted in the year 1967, and the statutory bodies that oversee its development are the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA).
o Kochi also known as the Queen of the Arabian Sea, was an important spice trading centre on the west coast of India from the 14th century onward, and maintained a trade network with Arab merchants from the pre-Islamic era.
o Occupied by the Portuguese in 1503, Kochi was the first of the European colonies in colonial India. It remained the main seat of Portuguese India until 1530, when Goa was chosen instead. The city was later occupied by the Dutch and the British.
KOCHICITY
SOURCE: City Development Plan, KOCHI
SOURCE: KOCHI tourist map information
KOCHI CITY around 1630
KOCHI CITY – natural featuresKOCHI IS A COASTAL SETTLEMENT INTERSPERSED WITH BACKWATER SYSTEM AND FRINGED ON THE EASTERN SIDE BY LATERITE CAPPED LOW HILLS FROM WHICH A NUMBER OF STREAMS ORIGINATE AND DRAIN INTO THE BACKWATER SYSTEM. o THE AREA ABOUNDS IN PLAINS, RIVERS,
SEA COAST, ISLANDS AND OTHER TYPES OF NATURAL FEATURES.
o KOCHI HAS A COASTLINE THAT STRETCHES UP TO A LENGTH OF ABOUT 48 KILOMETERS.
o THE CHARACTERISTIC PHYSICAL FEATURE OF KOCHI IS THE EXPANSE OF BACKWATERS AND LOW LYING WET LANDS.
o A NO. OF MAIN AND SECONDARY CANALS CRISS CROSS THE AREA. SOME ARE USED FOR TRANSPORTATION WHILE OTHERS ARE SUBJECT TO ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION DUE TO WASTE DUMPING
THE ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS OF KOCHI CITY REGION INCLUDE THE FOLLOWINGCOMPONENTS:-o BACKWATERSo MANGROVE AREASo LOW LANDS AND PADDY FIELDSo CANAL SYSTEM
SOURCE: CDP, KOCHI
KOCHI CITY – natural featureso THE BACKWATERS ARE RICH IN THEIR
MARINE FOODS AND HENCE FORM THE MEANS OF LIVELIHOOD FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE POPULATION.
o IN SUMMER THE WETLANDS PARTIALLY DRY UP AND BECOME SUITABLE FOR PADDY CULTIVATION.
o INDISCRIMINATE FILLING OF SUCH AREA IN RECENT TIMES IS OFTEN CREATING POSSIBILITIES OF FLOODING AND WATER LOGGING IN THE ADJOINING AREAS.
o INDISCRIMINATE DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTES INTO THE CANALS AND THE DIRECT DISCHARGE OF UNTREATED WASTE WATER POSE THE BIGGEST THREAT TO COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SMOOTH FUNCTIONING OF THE CANAL SYSTEM.
o MOST OF THE LOWLANDS ARE GETTING FILLED UP AND CONVERTED FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.
o AT PRESENT, THE KOCHI BACKWATER IS SUBJECTED THREAT DUE TO DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES IN THE MAINLAND LIKE URBANIZATION (MAINLY BY DUMPING OF URBAN WASTES AND EFFLUENTS INTO THE SYSTEM THROUGH THE CANALS), INDUSTRIALIZATION (BOTH IN THE CORPORATION AND ADJOINING AREAS), ACTIVITIES IN THE PORT, SHIPYARD ETC.
SOURCE: CDP, KOCHI
Kochi was formed due to flooding in the periyar river.The early inhabitants of Cochin was at Mattanchery, facing the protected lagoons in the east, which provided safe anchorage to country crafts in all seasons. Thus gradually it grew into a busy settlement.
Kochi was house to most of the exotic spices. The Arabs had kept the spice route a secret. When the Turkish Empire rose to power, they controlled the overland trade routes between the East and the Europeans. As the goods changed hands many times, the prices were exorbitant by the time it reached Europe. Further, the Turks who controlled Constantinople had absurd conditions for letting cargoes from the East pass through their city. This enraged the Western European merchants and they decided to set sail to find their own sea route. This decision made Columbus and Vasco Da Gama legendary. They found a new sea route to the land of spices, Kerala and broke the Arab monopoly.
KOCHI IN 1500 - 1600
KOCHI IN 1870
SOURCE: CDP, KOCHI
Initiation of the idea of making a great harbour, out of the unique lagoons in kochi.From 16th Century, Cochin witnessed the rapid changes through the trading and colonizing attempts of European powers.
FORT COCHIN
KOCHI IN 1920o Wellingdon
island formed.
o The Island was created during construction of modern Kochi Port in 1916 with the soil dredged out while deepening the Vembanad Lake to accommodate the new Kochi Port.
FORT COCHIN WELLINGDO
N ISLAND
SOURCE: CDP, KOCHI
KOCHI IN 1940Road-railConnection to the east from the island completed
Kochi originated as a market harbour town, and gradually urban expansion out grew the boundaries of the city.
The developments were mainly along the traffic corridors leaving small pockets of undeveloped areas in between.
The railway line divides the city into two parts.
FORT COCHIN
SOURCE: CDP, KOCHI
KOCHI INPOST INDEPENDENCE1947 onwards
Post independence development in economic activities and urbanisation
FORT COCHIN
SOURCE: CDP, KOCHI
1950-2000
FORT COCHIN
SOURCE: www.corporationofcochin.net
o Industrial Area Is Distributed Over Various Pockets Of The City.
o Very Few Patches Of Open Space Left Amidst The Residential Areas
o A Major Portion Of The Land Occupied By Water Features Such As Canals, Waterways Etc.
o Commercial Activities Are Concentrated Near The Marine Drive Area.
EXISITING LAND USE PATTERN IN 2000
o Industrial Zone Is Being Pushed Towards The Peripheral Areas Of The City On The East.
o Industrial Belt Bear Marine Drive Has Been Removed. The Area Will Be Developed As A City Center.
o Heritage Area Has Been Introduced As A Separate Category In Fort Kochi
o Kalamassery And Thrikkakara Will Become High Density Residential Areas. It Hub Is Located In This Part Of The City. Highrise Apartments Are Rapidly Coming Up To Cater To The Working Population. Need For Common Public Facilities.
o Govt. Policy To Fill Up Paddy Field And Use For Development.
SOURCE: www.corporationofcochin.net
PROPOSED LAND USE PATTERN 2011-2031
o ORGANIC DEVELOPMENT.
o ALL DEVELOPMENT TOWARDS FORT COCHIN LEADING TO CONCENTRIC URBAN FORM
o ANOTHER CITY SIMILAR TO COCHIN IN TERMS OF CITY GROWTH FORM IS MUMBAI.
o DECENTRALIZATION OF IMPORTANT FOCUS POINT OUTSIDE THE MAIN ISALND
CONCLUSION
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