MDA approves master plan
HYDERABAD: Henceforth,
residential township projects will be permitted in conservation zone
subject to certain conditions, including the proposed area for
development will be at least 100 hectares and have 80-feet accessible
road. Also, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority
(HMDA) has decided to develop 288-kilometre Regional Ring Road (RRR),
concentric, but outside the Outer Ring Road (ORR), with a width of 90
metres (about 300 feet).
After two-year rigorous exercise and redressing over 4,000 objections, the municipal administration
and urban development (MA&UD) department on Thursday approved the
master plan for Hyderabad Metropolitan Region 2031 by issuing a
government order (GO) notifying it.
HMDA had invited objections
and suggestions on the draft master plan issued in July, 2011 and
objections were received till March 31, 2012. A many as 4,446 objections
and suggestions were received during this period and another 84
petitions were received after the due date till September 2012 and most
of them were taken into consideration while approving the master plan.
the draft like transit-oriented development, multiple nuclei concept
creating alterative centres, rural-urban continuum and provisional
amenities and environmentally-sustainable development.
uses have been classified in residential, peri-urban, commercial,
manufacturing, public, semi-public facilities and utilities, multiple
use, recreation and open space, water bodies, forest, special
reservation zone, conservation and traffic and transportation use. The
HMDA has incorporated special reservation zone for protection of
heritage buildings and precincts, defence and military land and
bio-conservation zone. The authority has earmarked 209 square kms for
industrial use as per suggestions of the AP Industrial Infrastructure
Corporation (APIIC).
requesting land for expansion of its terminals, some parcels of land
have been earmarked for passenger, freight and passenger-cum-freight
terminals. Land has been earmarked for passenger terminals in
Manoharabad and Edulanagulapalli, freight terminal in Ravulapalli and
passenger-cum-freight terminals in Timmapur and Bhongir surrounding
areas. However, the HMDA has put in a rider that if there are no steps
taken to study technical feasibility, design and land acquisition by the
Railways within three years, the HMDA has powers to revisit the issue afresh.
master plan. Land development has been permitted for land pooling or
area development schemes, layout development schemes, group housing
schemes, township development, SEZ development and special projects
under the HMDA Act, 2008 and individual plot sub-division or plots
amalgamation. It has also been made mandatory that the land development
for land pooling or area development schemes, group housing schemes,
township development, SEZ development and development schemes and
special projects should be submitted through a licensed developer.
The applicant opting for green layout and green development as per
norms (solar geometry, eco-friendly transportation, energy-efficient
streetlighting, water recycling and reuse and provision of minimum local
amenities) would be entitled to 25% concession in the processing fee.
