- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION………………..……
- ABOUT THE TOWN…………………
- SITE LOCATION………………………
- ABOUT THE SITE……………………
- VALIDITY AND ITS NEED………
- AIM AND OBJECTIVES…………
- CASE STUDY………………………
- METHODOLOGY…………………
INTRODUCTION
EDUCATION
Education is a sure and tried instrument that always served a country well in its struggle for development. With a country like having a population of about 100 crores, the development of human resources through a properly organized program of education remains the most challenging task at this time.
ROLE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Amongst various facets of education, technical education plays a key role in all development activities. Growth of technical education is associated with the manpower needs of the national economy in various sectors like industry, construction, power, transport, etc. AICTE formed an organization in 1945 through which every institute type building is designed with its norms formulated.
CAMPUS IN INDIAN CONTEXT
After Independence, the development of the campus was based on western norms and techniques which are oblivious to our tradition and culture. Imported Ideas directly transplanted cannot yield efficient solutions to our needs.
The campus planning that fulfills the modern needs of quality education in a competitive world with Indian building tradition suitable for the climate.
The institute is a community where the student is guided in the first stage of life-long self-education, a community whose concern is not first with the pursuit of learning but with the fulfillment of lives.
The institute proposed by the State Govt,. of Punjab would consist of state of art facilities for the training of futuristic engineers of technical education.
ABOUT THE MALOUT
- Mukatsar district come into being 15th district of Punjab. Its total land area is 2,63,393 hectares was for agriculture out of which 218786 hectares were irrigated. It’s cropping intensity is 175%
- About 95% of the land of the district is irrigated by canals and the remaining 5% part of the land was irrigated by tube wells. Cotton, sugarcane, moogsand paddy are a prominent crop in Kharif and wheat barley, mustard, and gram are prominent rabi crops. Grapes, guava, and Kinnow fruits are produced here.
- Malout is a well-known city of Punjab is located in District Muktsar. Its population is about 1.5 Lakh.
- The PIT proposed in the village “SIKHWALA” which lies in Malout Tehsil.
- Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Malouthas an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 57%. In Malout, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
- It is also known for Agricultural Equipments and Car Bazaar. Its supply Agricultural Equipment to Rajasthan, Haryana & other States in India & Also Abroad.
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CLIMATE
- There is a wide seasonal temperature variation in the Malout area. In summers the temperature reaches as high up as 48-50°C and in winters as low as 1-2°C. The Western Himalayas in the north and the Thar Desert in the south and southwest mainly determine the climate conditions.
- The south-western monsoon brings the much-needed rain-bearing depression during summer (July to September). Nearly 70% of rainfall is during these months.
- The monsoon generally starts in the first fortnight of July the mean annual rainfall fluctuates around 425 mm. Most of the rainfall occurs in July. August and September with few showers of rain during the winter months.
- The area falls in the southwestern alluvial plain zone. The soil of Mukatsardistrict varies from sandy to loam in texture with the occasional presence of sand dunes in block Lambi. Pure sandy texture soils are predominant in Lambiblock whereas, heavy textured are present in the remaining areas. The soil is low in Organic Carbon, low in Phosphorus, high in Potassium, Low in Zinc, and other micronutrients.
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LOGGING PROBLEM OF PUNJAB PARTICULARLY MUKTSAR DISTRICT
Punjab state is characterized by two distinct topographical and hydrogeological settings: high yielding fresh groundwater regions in northern and central districts and the saline groundwater regions in southwestern districts.
While groundwater is declining alarmingly in freshwater regions, it has risen steadily in saline groundwater regions in Mukatsar, Bhatinda, and Faridkot districts. During the last two decades, the water table has risen by more than 10 m in 30 % area of Mukatsar.
The problem of Water Logging and Soil Salinity is particularly severe in depression locations which have inadequate or non-functional surface drains and resulting in the leveling of extensive sand dunes and conversion to irrigated fields.
The main challenge is to design the institute while fulfilling the requirements and needs with overcoming the problem of waterlogging.
VALIDITY OF THE PROJECT & ITS NEED
PIT’s are proposed by the Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar various locations in Punjab –Khunimajra(Mohali), Bhaike(Moga), Sikhwala(Malout), Mansa, Rajpura, Ludhiana.
- From the data now there are so many colleges in Punjab, but not the specialized institute for the particular branch.
- Every PIT will be designed with an approach according to the local needs and requirements of the society. For e.g. Khunimajracampus has an approach to surrounding environment courses, Ludhiana campus of Textile engineering courses.
- Mainly these institutions are proposed with the vision of spreading quality education in the region and thus are to be established on the lines of IITs in India.
- PTU and its brainchild the PITs are committed to the cause of excellence in higher education in the field of Engineering, Technology and Management. To meet the urgent need of quality technocrats & Managers in the market, the Punjab Technical University has decided to establish an institute in the name and style of Punjab Institute of Technology.
- As far as concerned the PIT proposed in SIKHWALA village as the area falls under rural area so there is a need to provide TECHNOLOGY & SKILL DEVELOPMENT and the upliftment of literacy rate.
- There are no. of courses offered which are easily grasped by rural people or students like -Agriculture Engineering-Soil & Irrigation Engineering.-Highway Engineering-Civil Engineering-Textile Engineering. As there are a few colleges in Punjab which offer these courses and it is in great demand.
- As the area falls under the cotton belt of Punjab so Textile Engg. can be introduced in the institute.
AIM
The aim of the project is to design an institute that is centered around a nucleus that grows outwards and future expansion can be done easily.
OBJECTIVES
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To create central interaction spaces and intermediate spaces that promote participation learning.
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To design the classrooms would be a Place of Inspiration and Stimulation where mood would be evoked in students and teachers to supplement and strengthen materials.
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To create a common building comprising different departments with the Services common but Every department will be unique in its own way and differentiate with a special feature.
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To create Introvert Planning of the institute campus will be accordingly so that it doesn’t disturb the surrounding environment.
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The use of Indigenous materials of construction to give campus the character of the region.
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Suggesting a scheme by which the design and the future expansion of the campus can be controlled so that fundamental goals can be aesthetically achieved.
CASE STUDIES
1. PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, LUDHIANA
The Punjab Agricultural University was established in 1962 to serve the state of erstwhile Punjab. On trifurcation of Punjab in November 1966, Haryana Agricultural University was carved out of PAU by an Act of Parliament in February 1970. The case study involves only the agriculture Department.
2.GURU NANAK DEV ENGINEERING COLLEGE, LUDHIANA
3. IT’s and NIT’s
The net study of these institutes because PITs are introduced on their path. It is taken as the prototype study.
SCOPE
As far as the 15 acres of the campus is concerned, the design limitation to the site planning and the planning of the nucleus block which comprises all the departments.
The Architectural solution to the design problem offers layout in terms of plans, elevations, sections, and models to the appropriate scale and other necessary drawings.
