PREPARATION OF DETAILED PLANNING REPORT (DPR) CONSTRUCTION THROUGH LAND POOLING SCHEME IN BIRATNAGAR, MORANG DISTRICT
1. Introduction
Government of Nepal (GoN) is implementing Urban Development Project in Biratnagar, Morang of Eastern Nepal. Biratnagar is one of the biggest cities after Kathmandu. The industrial, commercial and the administrative activities conducted within the ring road plays a vital role. The in migration of the population caused haphazard settlement. Unplanned settlements are increasing in the Biratnagar and periphery settlement area. The trend is in rise. Narrow lanes are being built to develop the inner plots. Thus a thorough fare as a ring road is perceived. It has been expected that the project will mitigate the present growth externalities. The main objective is to guide the urban growth to the designated urban areas and provide through roads required for future. In this context, Land pooling is to be used to open ring road in Biratnagar. Many successes has been achieved in the implementation of the Land Pooling scheme in different areas with people's participation and cost recovery basis. In the above context, Department of Urban Development and Building Construction has recruited Cemeca Consultant (P) Ltd. on dated 2066/2/17 to carry out Detail Project Report (DPR) of construction of the Ring Road through Land Pooling scheme in Greater Biratnagar, alignment fixing and detailed planning report of land pooling scheme as shown in the map. The Ring Road (RR) of 20m width along with two more 11m roads in its sides will be implemented through land pooling of the land of almost 200m strip. The total length of the road is about 30 Km.
2. Urban context:
The urbanization through haphazard sub-division of plots and unplanned as well as inadequate infrastructures specially road, since the construction of Koshi highway, has been causing inefficiency and