City of Taj Prepares for Commonwealth Games 2010

City of Taj Prepares for Commonwealth Games 2010

XIX Commonwealth Games - 2010 Scheduled to be held in Delhi between 3 Oct and 14 Oct, 2010 72 nations plan to participate Approximately 1 lakh additional tourists expected (survey done by Ministry of Tourism, Go. I) Maximum tourist inflow expected in golden triangle (Delhi – Agra - Jaipur). Important dates in Delhi 3, 7, 8, 14 Oct 2010. Therefore, maximum arrivals expected in Agra & Jaipur on 4 th to 6 th & 9 th to 13 th.

Partners In Progress AGRA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (ADA) ADMINISTRATION ARCHAELOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA (ASI) HEALTH DEPARTMENT CITIZENS OF AGRA FOREST DEPARTMENT SOOR SAROVAR BIRD SANCTUARY UPSRTC UP TOURISM DEPARTMENT HORTICULTURE UP JAL NIGAM AGRA NAGAR NIGAM (ANN) POLICE CANTONMENT BOARD PWD

Objective To prepare the city for the influx of tourists both national and international in the backdrop of Commonwealth Games 2010 by : 1 - upgrading existing infrastructure 2 - replenish manpower requirements 3 - restoration/beautification of identified features/areas 4 - information and communication 5 - tourist facilitation

1. UPGRADING EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE Widening and strengthening of roads • • • • Southern by-pass Nehar Patri road (joining NH-2 and NH-3) NH-2 Shahadara – Nunihai – Etmad-ud-daula road NH-3 Agra – Gwalior Road (Avantibai crossing to Rauhata) Fatehpur Sikri - Davur Etmadpur - Khandauli road Agra – Shamsabad – Rajakhera MDR 113 Agra – Bah Kachora Ghat Road Shikohabad – Bah Kiravali – Kagarol road Kheragarh – Sainyan road Khandari crossing on NH-24 Sikandra crossing Broadening of Collectorate culvert on M. G. Road

1. UPGRADING EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE • • • 25 auto shelters Water works Crossing Sikandara Tiraha St. John crossing Naal band crossing Collectorate Club Crossing Sarai Khwaja (Malpura Turn) Gobber Chowki Sursadan Tiraha Ram Nagar ki Pulia Bodla crossing • • • • Ram Bagh Under Bridge Sultan Ganj Culvert Khadari Crossing Hariparvat crossing Raja Mandi Crossing Dhakaran Tri. Crossing Sai ki Takia Crossing Idgah Bus Stand Taj View Tri-Crossing TDI Mall Bhogipura Crossing Maruti estate Crossing Anjana Talkies

1. UPGRADING EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE Bus Shelters on PPP Completed – 16 1. Anjana Cinema 2. Sanjay Place (Speed Color Lab) 3. Hotel Holiday Inn 4. Hariparwat 5. St. Johns College 6. Agra College Stadium 7. Raja ki Mandi 8. S. N. Medical College 9. Nagiri Pracharini 10. Agra College Law Faculty 11. Subhash Park 12. Dhakran 13. Chipitola SBI 14. Sai Ki Takiya(Left) 15. Sai Ki Takiya(Right) 16. Diwani Crossing In progress – 1 1. Bhagwan Talkies Proposed – 2 1. Dhakran (Collectorate Nala) 2. Rawili

1. UPGRADING EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE Bus shelters for city bus service in Mughal style Existing location Proposed location Anjana Cinema Raja mandi in front of SBI Raja mandi crossing Bhagwan Talkies Distt. Court Collectorate At Lawarance Hotel Pratap Pura In front of stadium (Cantt) Water Works Crossing Red Fort Near by Valmiki vatika In front of PL colour lab Near by Collectorate nala Chipitola near by SBI Subhash Park St. John Sai ki Takia Hari parvat

1. UPGRADING EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE Solar Traffic Lights on PPP Completed – 7 1. Soorsadan Crossing, 2. Sant John’s Crossing, 3. Sai ki Takiya, 4. Pratap Pura Crossing, 5. Taj View Hotal, 6. TDI Mall, 7. Rambagh Crossing In progress – 2 1. Nalband Crossing 2. Collectorate T-Point Proposed – 15 1. Emergency Crossing 2. Shamsabad Crossing 3. Speed Color Lab 4. Basai Police Chauki T-Point 5. Basai Fatehabad Road T-Point 6. Amar Hotel 7. Howard Plaza 8. Ramnagar Pulia Crossing 9. Bodla Crossing 10. Madia Katra Crossing 11. Tedi Bagiya Crossing 12. Sriram Hospital Crossing 13. Water Works Crossing 14. Gurudwara Crossing 15. Khandari Crossing

1. UPGRADING EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE Subways, foot over bridges, bypasses at busy intersections e. g. St John’s intersection foot over bridge - completion by 31 May, 2010 Traffic booths in Mughal style

1. UPGRADING EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE Solid waste management- Dhalavghars on PPP Completed – 10 Proposed - 11 1. Subhash Park 1. Opposite Jain Battery Yamuna Kinara, 2. Water Works Crossing 3. Vibhav Nagar 4. Opposite Ramtej Hospital 5. Opposite Dr. Nehru, 6. Idgah Bus Stand 7. Sri Ram Chauk Kamla Nagar 8. Purani Mandi-Circuit House 9. Purani Mandi- Gateway Hotel 10. Panchkuiya Crossing 2. Near Chattta Thana Yamuna Kinara 3. Balkeshwar Crossing 4. Jaipur House 5. Maruti Estate 6. Et-mad-daula 7. Sai ki Takiya 8. Kheria Crossing 9. Ramnagar Pulia Shahganj 10. Kargil Petrol Pump 11. Khandari Crossing

1. UPGRADING EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE Urinals and Public Toilets on PPP Completed – 7 1. Anjana Cinema 2. Soorsadan Crossing 3. Hariparwat Crossing 4. Sant John’s Crossing 5. Agra College 6. Subhash Park 7. Sai ki Takiya In progress – 3 1. Collectorate Gate 2. Jamuna Kinara Road (Jeevni Mandi) 3. Near TDI Mall Proposed – 4 1. Bhagwan Talkies 2. Near Gateway Hotel 3. Shilpgram 4. Jamuna Kinara Road (Hathi Ghat) Target Date 30 May, 2010

1. UPGRADING EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE Proper Signages and Direction Boards for: National and State Highways, District Roads Heritage sites Other (lesser known)tourist sites Hospital Hotels Police stations Schools and Colleges Religious places Market places

2. REPLENISHING MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS Training of staff • Licensed guides • 1000 taxi / auto drivers. • 2000 Waiters. • 2000 Other hotel staff. • 500 Policemen. Dedicated cleaning of streets and urinals/toilets

2. REPLENISHING MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS Security concerns 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Identification of vulnerable security places e. g. top hotels, main tourist sites Response planning- QRTs, anti sabotage checking etc Training of personnel for rescue, aid Establishing communication channels, control rooms Emergency medical aid- S. N. Medical college, District Hospital, Pushpanjali etc Traffic Management plan Pilot vehicles, equipment for police Emergency firefighting equipment, cranes, etc

3. RESTORATION/ BEAUTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED FEATURES AND AREAS Beautification of crossings/ roundabouts/ traffic islands Sikandra crossing Waterworks crossing Khandari crossing Bhagwan talkies crossing State bank crossing Dhakran crossing Nalband crossing Collectorate crossing

3. RESTORATION/ BEAUTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED FEATURES AND AREAS Lighting of monuments- Sikandra and Fatehpur Sikri Lighting of roads and pathways- Sikandra, Rambagh to Chhalesar, Red fort from Yamuna bank, Avantibai Crossing to Sadar Bazaar

3. RESTORATION/ BEAUTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED FEATURES AND AREAS Proposal for fixing toughened glass over white marble slab to protect the carved & inlaid panels of Taj Main Mausoleum

3. RESTORATION/ BEAUTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED FEATURES AND AREAS Cleaning of Taj Mahal campus through Battery operated vehicles Carpeting, dustbins- Diwan-e-Am to Agra gate, Jodha bai Mahal and adjacent parking lot.

3. RESTORATION/ BEAUTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED FEATURES AND AREAS Development, rejuvenation of parks • Shahjahan Park • Taj Nature Walk • Butterfly Park (development of Basai Mustakil eco-tourism centre near Taj eastern gate as a Butterfly park) • Joggers Park • Paliwal Park Solid Waste Management- sanitary wards selected by ANN for high level of cleaning 1. 2. 3. 4. Tajganj Lohamandi 1, 2&3 Shahganj 1, 2, Bundu Katra

4. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION Commonwealth hoardings, Glow signs

4. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION Exclusive website for Taj Mahal www. tajmahal. gov. in Directories of : Hotels Travel agencies Hospitals Emporia DVDs on Tourism in Agra Region Tourist-related information at monuments- e. g. Scroll screen near gates and booking counters, video camera lockers, multi-point ticketing Publicizing help lines and transport reservation contacts Popularizing lesser known tourist destinations e. g Sur Sarovar Bird Sanctuary

4. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION Ten Information kiosks at : Shilpgram I. S. B. T. Tourist Bungalow Information desk at U. P. Tourism Agra Cantt. Railway Stations Taj Mahal Agra Fort Fatehpur Sikri Idgah Bus Stand Taj East gate parking

4. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION Popularising and signaging alternative routes for heavy traffic (bypassing the city) E. g Delhi to Gwalior – instead of NH 2 NH 3 route, Runukta-Malpura. Rohta route can be used(pic on right) E. g Delhi to Kanpur – instead of NH 2(474 km), NH 91(435 km) or SH 43 -NH 41 route(462 km) can be used Courtesy : SHARE

5. TOURIST FACILITATION Exclusive tourist-transport services: Pre arranged tours with pick and drop from hotel To and Fro between Sikri and Idgah bus stand Hop On – Hop Off bus service for tourists who do not have prior tour reservation, will be available every hour from 6 a. m to 6 p. m Link services with nearby destinations like Jaipur, Delhi, Bharatpur UPSRTC buses to be available from Agra Cantt station and ISBT to Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Dayalbagh and Sikandra Pre-paid taxi services – starting point at Cantt Rly. Station, under supervision of Rly. Police

5. TOURIST FACILITATION Upgradation & Creation of way side amenities- e. g Gokul restaurant, public conveniences at petrol pumps Tourist Facilitation Centres/ Interpretation centres Prefabricated toilet complexes like that in Taj Complex

Local sub committees Accommodation Committee Signage Committee Travel facilities Committee Cleanliness Committee Encroachment removal Committee Traffic islands Committee Cultural Committee Delhi arrangements study Committee

PUBLIC PARTNERS Drive against encroachments Traffic routing and management Health management Uniforms for guides, volunteers , etc with sponsor logo Uniform look of business establishments along key tourist routes esp. M. G Road, Fatehabad road Resource mobilisation for cultural events Controlling touts, middlemen and beggars Check on usage and proper disposal of plastics, polythene bags Bed and Breakfast options for tourists Tourism volunteers (Paryatan mitra) Feedback and Suggestions

PUBLIC PARTNERS Adopting and maintaining assets such as road medians, islands, roundabouts- visibility of sponsors shall be ensured: Panchkuia crossing Shankargarh Puliya crossing Kothi Meena bazar petrol pump Pratappura Avanti bai crossing Pratappura Gandhi statue crossing DM Compound crossing Chippitola crossing Raavli bazar crossing Subash park crossing Soor sadan crossing

Suggestions given by the citizens and other participants in the Workshop held on 23 April, 2010 1. Installation of public announcement system at all important monuments and places frequented by the tourists 2. Training of deployed forces/ personnel in dealing with the tourists 3. ADA ticket covering major monuments to be valid for 2 days in place of current one day. 4. Battery operated vehicles to go right upto Taj entrance. 5. Crowd management at East/ West gate

Suggestions given by the citizens and other participants in the Workshop held on 23 April, 2010 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. CCTV surveillance on important crossings in the city Construction of underpass between Sikandra and Waterworks for smooth traffic flow Removal of university side encroachments Removal of 2 electricity poles in the middle of road near Jeevni Mandi which obstruct traffic flow Permission for industrial exhibition in Shilp Gram ASI/ADA- souvenir CD with tickets- to be arranged by hotel and travel associations Coordination with embassies- flyers, CDs etc Volunteers for first aid to tourists Alternative site for relocation of transporters from Yamuna Bank

Suggestions given by the citizens and other participants in the Workshop held on 23 April, 2010 15. Limiting the size of advertising hoardings/ boards 16. Removal of encroachments from Bijlighar Crossing 17. Night market at Sadar Bazaar / Jhalkari Bai lane 18. Scout schools/ colleges for various volunteers 19. List of approved money exchangers to be put on website 20. Link new Taj website to CWG website 21. Development of a green belt from Vedant temple to Puliya 22. Raising the height of railway crossings on all important byepasses to the city to permit heavy

Suggestions given by the citizens and other participants in the Workshop held on 23 April, 2010 23. Restart beggars house in the city 24. Give flyers of lesser known monuments with Taj/ railway tickets 25. Check hyper publicizing of small incidents by media which affects tourist reservations 26. Signage, benches, toilets in Tajgang area 27. Pre- paid taxi service from Fort/ ISBT 28. Ticket window at Eastern Gate 29. Ensure proper timings at South Gate 30. Special Badges to tourists on their arrival for their easy identification 31. Use of scanner in place of frisking for security check in Taj complex

Suggestions given by the citizens and other participants in the Workshop held on 23 April, 2010 33. Set up a separate Hawker- zone 34. Polythene free city drive to be started 35. Local tourists to be also given shoe cover/ Brochures in Taj area