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BRIEF REGARDING THANDIANI

ADOPTED FROM FEASIBILITY STUDY ON HAZARA CONDUCTED DURING 1996-97 BY M/S GULFCONSULTANTS, PESHAWAR AND SUB SUBSEQUENTLY CANCELLED DURING 1998-99 BEFORE

COMPLETION DUE IN ACCURATE DATA

THANDIANI

Though closely situated to Abbottabad, this hill side resort at a

height of 8,845 feet has not received due attention from the

tourism point of view. A couple of rest houses exist here but are

owned by provincial departments which can not ordinarily be used

by the tourists. As and when the tourist influx develops, of

course through proper publicity, additional facilities can be

added later on. It is worth mentioning here that a small shopping

center used to exist during the early British days. A T.V.

booster has been installed here to extend transmission facilities

to far flung villages.

Thandiani is a well known and established hill station located in

the vicinity of Abbottabad. A road from Dhamtour after a steep

aseend takes to the top of the hill. The surroundings are green,

beautiful and covered with thick forests. A motel is very much

required to be located at Thandani. A cable car is also proposed

here due to its adequate topograpy and location . It is also

proposed to locate a Dome for inside winter sports including Ice

Skating at Thandiani. The natural environment and topography of

Thandiani offer excellent trecking routes. It is proposed to

develop an adequate trecking route for this purpose .

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Table : Proposed Tourist Facilities in Abbottabad District by Location and Type of Facility

Hotel Motel Tourist

Hostel

Restaur

ant

Roadside

Facility

Picnic

Spot

Tourist

Facilitation

Centre

Cable

Car

Camping

Ground

Tracki

ng

Winter

Sports

Abbottabad 2 1 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 - 1

Nathiagali 1 1 1 - - - 1 1 1 3 1

Thandians - 1 - - - - - 1 - 1 1

Ayubia - 1 - - - - - - - - -

Changla Gali - - - 1 - 1 - - - - -

Bara Gali - - - - 1 1 - - - - -

Kalabagh - - - - 1 1 - - - - -

Dunga Gali - - - - 1 1 - - - - -

Khaira Gali - - - - 1 1 - - - - -

Kohala Road - - - - 1 - - - - - -

Sherwan - - - - 1 - - - - - -

Total 3 4 2 2 6 6 2 2 2 4 3

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COST ESTIMATESCOST ESTIMATES

Following are the cost estimates prepared for various project

components as have been identified in the Master Plan. They are

mainly based on the current market prices and are entirely and

extremely approximate. The actual and detailed costs for each of

the project components should be prepared at a later stage

together with detailed designing and at the time of its

execution. Therefore, the Umbrella PC-1 to be prepared after

this Master Plan will include these approximate costs and the PC-

1's for each specific project to be prepared at the time of the

implementation of the Master Plan will include the actual costs

as and when these specific PC-1's are prepared by STC.

TOURISM FACILITIES

Hotels

For the purpose of this Master Plan and the estimates of rough

costs, it is assumed that a hotel will be located on an area

measuring about 1 acre and will provide accommodation of 100 beds

(50 rooms). The total cost including the cost of land, design

cost, building cost and furnishing cost is estimated to be: Rs:

20.00 million.

Motel

It is assumed that a motel will be located on an area of 0.5 acre

(4 kanals) and will provide accommodation of 20 beds in 10 rooms.

The total cost including the cost of land, design and

construction cost as well as the furnishing cost is estimated to

be: Rs: 5.00 millions.

Tourist Hostel

A tourist hostel will provide accommodation to 40 persons in 20

rooms and will be located on land measuring 0.5 acre (4 kanals).

The total cost including the cost of land, design cost,

construction cost and furnishing cost is estimated to be: Rs.

10.00 million.

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Restaurants

A restaurant is proposed to be located on land measuring

approximately 2 kanals to 4 kanals with a dining hall with the

seating capacity of 50 to 60 persons. The total cost of a

restaurant including the cost of land, deign, building and

furnishing costs is estimated to be: Rs. 2.00 million.

Picnic Spot

All picnic spots will vary considerably in area depending on the

location, tourism potential, anticipated and planned functions

and availability of land. However, for the sake of this Master

Plan it is assumed that a picnic spot will cover an area of 5

kanals to 20 kanals. The total cost including the cost of land,

soft and hard landscaping and other ancillary facilities will be

approximately Rs.4.00 million.

Tourist Facilitation Centre

A tourist facilitation centre is proposed to be provided on an

area ranging from half a kanals to 1 kanal. It will include space

for reception, offices, display area and waiting area. The total

cost including the cost of land, design cost, building cost and

furnishing cost is estimated to be: Rs. 0.50 million.

Roadside Facility

A roadside facility is assumed to be a food stall covering a

small area of 0.5 kanal. The total cost including the cost of

land, structure and building space is estimated to be:

Rs. 0.1 million.

Cable Car

The cost of cable car will vary considerably based on its

location, the length of the cable, the number of stations etc.

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Data has been collected from locations in Pakistan where such

facilities have already been installed like Murree, Patriata and

Malam Jaba for this purpose. For the purpose of this Master Plan,

it is estimated that each cable car service will approximately

cost: Rs.15.00 million.

Camping Site

An average size camping site with auxiliary service provided on

site is estimated to cost. Rs. 2.00 million.

Fishing

Establishment of the fishing spots generally does not need much

of the development works. However, the cost of erecting sign

boards, street furniture, supervision hut etc. for each location

is estimated to cost. Rs. 0.05 million.

Boating

The cost of boating may vary considerably depending the level of

service. However, for the sake of this master plan it is assumed

that including the cost of boats, motor boats, motor launches and

the development of the boating basin, each facility will cost.

Rs. 1.50 million.

Tracking:

The cost of development of the planned tracking routes at

proposed locations may also vary considerably, depending on the

location and the length of the track. However, it is estimated

that including the cost of direction signs, track development and

street furniture, each track will approximately cost Rs. 0.10

million.

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Winter Sports

Winter sports in this context means a Dome of ice-skating. It

will also include the auxiliary facilities of snack bar, changing

and waiting rooms, visitors gallery and administrative offices.

The total cost for each facility will include the cost of land,

design, building and furnishing which is estimated to beapproximately Rs. 3.00 million.

The summery of cost estimates of various tourist facilities are

shown in Table

Table: Estimated cost of Proposed Tourists Facilities

S.No Type of Facility No. ofFacilities Cost per UnitRs. million Total Cost Rs.million

1. Hotels 11 20.00 220.00

2. Motels 13 5.00 65.00

3. Tourist Hostels 4 10.00 40.00

4. Restaurants 11 2.00 22.00

5. Picnic spots 26 4.00 104.00

6. Roadside facilities 19 0.10 1.90

7. Tourist Facilitation Centre 6 0.50 3.00

8. Cable car 5 15.00 75.00

9. Camping sites 9 2.00 18.00

10. Fishing 5 0.05 0.25

11. Boating 3 1.50 4.50

12. Rafting 1 1.00 1.00

13. Winter sports 3 3.00 9.00

14. Tracking 8 0.10 0.80

Total 564.45

Less cost of Hotels (564.45 - 220.00) = 344.45