The Old Planned Livable Precinct : Arera Colony, Bhopal

  • Student YASH KOTGIRWAR
  • Code PUP20405
  • Faculty Planning
  • Tutor/s Rutul Joshi,Umesh Shurpali,Ravi Sannabhadti,Anil kumar Roy,Subhrangsu Goswami,Nitika Bhakuni,Vanishree Herlekar,Rujul Dipak joshi,Arjun Joshi,Tarun Patel,Narendra Mangwani
  • TA Kinjal Ribadia,Aarzoo Samani,Jacob Baby,Navnit Sourirajan,Anuja Singh,Giby Abraham,Ann Elizabeth Francis,Kaveri Bahure,Nikita Doshi,Shreesha Arondekar,Shuktika Sabharwal

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Bhopal, Capital of Madhya Pradesh, combines scenic beauty, historicity and modern urban planning. The city is also known as the “City of Lakes” due to the number of manmade lakes. The precinct of Arera Colony is in the centre a bit south of the city. Arera Colony is near Habib Ganj Station and, M.P.Nagar which is the business district and have gone about as an impetus in the improvement of the area. The planned streets in Arera Colony are really walkable. The streets have trees on either side which make the road calm and quiet. Arera Colony is described by a variety of land use and built structures. The region has all social amenities at walkable distance. It is likewise ruled with row houses as they are the most affordable. There is a proper measure of open spaces as parks and play areas which straightforwardly influences the everyday environments of the individuals dwelling in Arera Colony in a positive way.