SWOT Analysis

Field Layers Strength Weakness Opportunity Threat

Relief and slope Much of the site of local
area is elevated and has
the advantage of natural
drainage
Some of the residential
areas occupy naturally low-
lying areas which may be
vulnerable in times of
heavy rainfall or flooding.
Most of the slopes fall in Commercial area may
the buildable range as per contribute to degradation
Kevin Lynch’s through drainage of its
recommendations for site water to low lying fields
planning

Hydrology Future development may

Ecology:

encroach these natural

drainage paths

Groundwater Relatively high water table,

availability all year round
 Land use Institutional Buildings are Land use not proposed for Road widening can give an Existing commerce affected
Observation: contains the well connected to road the area. No planning opportunity to restructure by land use
most of the institutions. what should develop
Morphology

Figure Ground Growth potential exists Pattern is sprawled Our wards will have the
centred around major axis requiring space to spread most growth and hence
out, occupying important have the most opportunity
paddy fields change in built form

Transport Connectivity to National Intersections are not in Proposed bypass can help Land availability
Highway and State proper alignment. Traffic decongest the existing
Highway. flow affected. High traffic commercial centre.
Movement Networks

volume and small lane

width (51,000 per unit for Road widening can support
about 10m road) commercial centre.

Tertiary and local roads are

unplanned.
No available land for
parking
Pedestrian Compact town Area around transit node is Human scale Narrow footpath
not pedestrian friendly.

Transit Nodes Disconnected transit Possibility for integration

facilities, not pedestrian
friendly
 Public Transit Accessibility to bus routes Quality of transit system Restructuring bus routes Narrow roads and land
and facilities such as bus Relocating bus stops availability
stops

No mode of public
transport in roads other
than primary and
secondary.
Mapping Varied kind of activities Most of the intense activity Grouping of activities Possibility of shifting
nodes are along national commercial district
highway. Spatial distribution of Night towards proposed byepass.
activities to improve safety.
Activity

Activity Nodes Proximity to each other Organically evolved Restructuring functional Land availability
Functional components components
such as markets, transit
terminals etc. are not fit for
current activities.