The New Indian Express 21.04.2017
All urban local bodies in Telangana to have master plans ready by June, 2018
HYDERABAD: If everything goes
according to the plan, all the urban local bodies (ULBs) in Telangana
will have a master plan by June 2, 2018.
The directorate of town and country
planning (DTCP), which has been given the job of preparing the master
plans, has initiated the process of preparing the base maps and started
processing village revenue maps for all ULBs by engaging consultants.
Its being done as per the department of
industrial promotion and policy (DIPP) directive that all the ULBs
should have a master plan to better their ‘ease of doing business’
(EoDB).
Once the master plans are ready, they
will be kept on the (DTCP) website. Sources in the municipal
administration and urban development department said that the plans
would be put online later. Of the 73 urban local bodies (ULBs) in the
state, 14 are covered by urban development authorities (UDAs). Master
plans for 32 ULBs have been prepared in the first phase under the
Telangana Municipal Development Programme.
Master plans are being prepared by
dividing the state into Hyderabad and Warangal regions. In the Warangal
region, master plans for Adilabad, Bhainsa, Jagtial, Jangaon,
Kagaznagar, Korutla, Kothagudem, Mancherial, Mandamarri, Metpalli,
Nirmal, Palvancha, Sircilla municipalities, and Karimnagar, Khammam and
Ramagundam corporations are available on the DTCP website.
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In the Hyderabad region, the master
plans for Bodhan, Gadwal, Kamareddy, Mahbubnagar, Medak, Miryalaguda,
Nalgonda, Narayanapet, Sadasivpet, Siddipet, Suryapet, Tandur,
Vikarabad, Wanaparthy and Zaheerabad municipalities and Nizamabad
corporation are available online as well. Master plans for the 27 ULBs
are being worked on now, officails ources said.
