Only 219 cities with over 1 lakh population have their master plans notified: Govt
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Only 219 cities with over 1 lakh population have their master plans notified: Govt

Hindustan Times  

Only 219 out of the 500 cities with more than one lakh population as per 2011 census have their master plans notified and for another 158 such cities the master plan is at a draft stage, the government told the Rajya Sabha on Monday. he master plan for Delhi 2041 drafted in 2021 is yet to be notified by the Centre These master plans are being prepared as part of a sub-scheme of the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs’ flagship Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation mission. Sahu added that MoHUA had also issued “Urban and Regional Development Plan Formulation and Implementation Guidelines”, 2015 to provide a framework for preparation of master plans. In his reply on the issue of Delhi master plan, Sahu on November 26 had said, “There are a range of complex issues contained in the document which require a detailed analysis and stakeholder consultations which are currently ongoing.” Finalisation of Draft MPD-2041 document is a time-consuming process, he said, while adding highest priority is being accorded for its finalisation.

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Chennai Outer Ring Road masterplan likely to be ready by early 2025
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Chennai Outer Ring Road masterplan likely to be ready by early 2025

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The master plan for 126 sq.km Chennai Outer Ring Road may be completed by end of December or early next year, said the consultancy that won the contract for preparing a detailed development plan for the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority. Prabhakar Kumar, business head - government services, Delhi-based Rudrabhishek Enterprises Private Limited, told TNIE that the company has identified …

Centre plans Transit Oriented Development for 14 large cities: Budget 2024-25
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Centre plans Transit Oriented Development for 14 large cities: Budget 2024-25

New Indian Express  

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T.N. Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin to release draft Master Plan for Coimbatore
10 months, 4 weeks ago

T.N. Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin to release draft Master Plan for Coimbatore

The Hindu  

Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development, Tamil Nadu, Udhayanidhi Stalin, will release in Coimbatore on February 11, 2024, the draft Master Plan for Coimbatore Local Planning Area and launch a website too. District Collector Kranthi Kumar Pati told The Hindu the draft plan has been notified in the gazette and it would be open for 60 days for the …

Will we ever master a proper plan for Bengaluru?
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Will we ever master a proper plan for Bengaluru?

The Hindu  

That is precisely what Bengaluru’s bizarre, chaotic outward expansion has become, despite decades spent articulating the crying need for planned, regulated, controlled growth. However, it is imperative for the proposed vision of the upcoming Master Plan to include a framework for local area planning, which would provide opportunity to coordinate development initiatives across scales while involving ward level participatory planning.” …

675 towns under 1-lakh population to get GIS-based master plans
1 year ago

675 towns under 1-lakh population to get GIS-based master plans

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Union government has approved ₹631 crore funding to states to prepare GIS Geographical Information System -based master plans for 675 towns with a population of 50,000-99,999 people, minister of state in the ministry of housing and urban affairs Kaushal Kishore told the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Master plans are long-term vision documents usually prepared by cities every …

Studies for Chennai’s Third Master Plan to be ready by November, says CMDA
1 year, 2 months ago

Studies for Chennai’s Third Master Plan to be ready by November, says CMDA

The Hindu  

The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority is conducting roughly 15 studies, which are expected to be completed by November, for a Third Master Plan for the Chennai Metropolitan Area. The Third Master Plan will be prepared for the existing 1,189 sq.km and, for the rest, a Regional Strategic Plan will be prepared, besides a Master Plan for satellite towns/growth centres such …

The master plan and the slaves
1 year, 6 months ago

The master plan and the slaves

The Hindu  

Amitabh Kant, India’s G20 Sherpa, stressed at a recent Urban-20 City Sherpas’ meet that a master plan is crucial for any city to manage urbanisation. While this is a central legislation focused on industrial pollution, the legal and institutional frame of the master plan remained unchanged with its archaic conceptions of land development for urban service rationalities. Fourth, the statutory …

KCR buckles under pressure, puts master plans on hold
1 year, 11 months ago

KCR buckles under pressure, puts master plans on hold

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: With pressure mounting from protesting farmers from several districts in the election year, the BRS government led by K. Chandrashekar Rao, who is campaigning with the ‘Ab Ki Baar Kisan Sarkar’ slogan for the 2024 elections, has decided to put a hold on approvals for ‘master plans’ for municipalities and municipal corporations. After Kamareddy and Jagtial municipalities passed resolutions …

What the Master Plan means for Kamareddy
1 year, 11 months ago

What the Master Plan means for Kamareddy

The Hindu  

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Delay in revised master plans irks people in towns
2 years, 1 month ago

Delay in revised master plans irks people in towns

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Abnormal delay in finalisation of new master plans in urban local bodies is adversely affecting people, who are unable to construct houses. Ironically, some municipalities continue to use the decades’ old master plans. Of 142 urban local bodies, only 74 master plans are being implemented. Speaking to Deccan Chronicle, joint director of the directorate of town and country planning …

Urban 2.0: How to build future-ready Indian cities with a ‘whole of society’ approach
3 years, 2 months ago

Urban 2.0: How to build future-ready Indian cities with a ‘whole of society’ approach

Firstpost  

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Urban 2.0: How to Build Future-ready Indian Cities with a ‘Whole of Society’ Approach
3 years, 2 months ago

Urban 2.0: How to Build Future-ready Indian Cities with a ‘Whole of Society’ Approach

News 18  

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3 years, 2 months ago

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News 18  

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Uttar Pradesh govt to develop 32 cities along river banks under Centre's AMRUT scheme
3 years, 2 months ago

Uttar Pradesh govt to develop 32 cities along river banks under Centre's AMRUT scheme

India Today  

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Delhi: A feel good master plan isn’t enough
3 years, 4 months ago

Delhi: A feel good master plan isn’t enough

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Development Authority has published the draft Master Plan of Delhi for 2041 for comments and suggestions. There are four important checkpoints to ensure the implementation of a master plan, and the MPD-2041 should be put through this scrutiny: Learning from past failures, planning with specific spatial proposals, planning with a realistic budget, and finally, developing a robust implementation …

A Roof for Every Delhiite: Understanding Delhi’s Master Plan for Housing Sector
3 years, 6 months ago

A Roof for Every Delhiite: Understanding Delhi’s Master Plan for Housing Sector

News 18  

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DDA to roll out new master plan for Delhi with decentralised local planning at heart
5 years, 5 months ago

DDA to roll out new master plan for Delhi with decentralised local planning at heart

India TV News  

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Dearth of planners hits KCR’s urban uplift plan
5 years, 7 months ago

Dearth of planners hits KCR’s urban uplift plan

Deccan Chronicle  

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