The Hindu 09.04.2013
Corporation begins preparation of development plan
It aims at improvement in urban area management.
The Erode Corporation on Monday has set in motion the
preparation of a city development plan (CDP) to identify its
infrastructure requirements and assess its financial resources to fund
the development projects.
The objective and the need
for the preparation of the CDP was explained to the stakeholders at a
consultative meeting held on the Corporation premises here.
Representatives from the consultancy firm appointed by the State
Government for this purpose, officials from various departments of the
civic body, traders, representatives of industry and community welfare
organisations attended the meeting, which was chaired by Mayor Mallika
Paramasivam.
The objective of the CDP was to ensure
overall improvement in the urban area management and infrastructure
development. The plan would also focus on environmental improvement and
effective urban governance, officials said.
The civic
body and the representatives from the consultancy firm also called upon
various government departments and stakeholder agencies to identify
their requirements and submit proposals, which could be incorporated in
the plan.
Government departments and organisations
such as State Highways, Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board,
Public Works Department and State Transport Corporation could prepare
proposals that were related to the development of the town, Corporation
Commissioner M. Vijayalakshmi said.
“We also prepared
a long wish-list and identified the priority areas. The government will
consider providing funds to the projects in these priority areas under
the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission,” she added.
The
civic body identified water supply, solid waste management and
sanitation as some of the priority areas. Strengthening of the existing
water supply provisions, creating new water supply infrastructure,
enhancing the sewage system, effective transport systems and better road
infrastructure could be suggested for inclusion in the plan, officials
here said.
Representatives from the trade and
industry associations wanted the civic body to address the growing water
requirements and prepare proposals for reducing the traffic congestion.
The
need for bus stands on the Perundurai Road and Chithode Road, an
improved wholesale market for textile goods and cold storage facilities
farmers was also discussed.