The Times of India 07.08.2012
MUDA puts out draft Master Plan 2031, bets on peripheral ring road
MYSORE: The emerging metro is sporting a Peripheral Ring Road (PRR) cutting the need for vertical growth of the Mysore even as it readies the city to double its population in two decades.
The Master Plan 2031 released on Monday by the Mysore Urban Development Authority pegs its hopes on the PRR, which is proposed to be built some 7 kms away from the existing Outer Ring Road (ORR). The PRR will be built some three kms away from the Mysore Airport and proposed film city and convention centre so that the area is developed to take the load.
The Master Plan also has put in place a mechanism to conserve heritage environs of Mysore even as the city skylines see a change. An empowered panel is sought to be constituted to take care of heritage monuments. A special regulation is also proposed to conserve greenery and buffer zone of the Chamundi Hills.
The leading Tier-II city is looking at doubling its population in 2031 from 13 lakh as of now. The draft proposals, which have been approved by the urban development department on August 1, are now published by MUDA allotting 60 days time for the stakeholders to file suggestions and objections. According to district minister S A Ramdas, who released the document, the government will implement the Master Plan 2031 within 90 days. "There are violations like the floor area ration (FAR) and change of land use. The Master Plan 2031 will put an end to it. We'll be strict in implementing it like how they do at Chandigarh," he said.
The conurbation area, which was 92.21 sq km in 1981, has now enlarged to 509 sq kms comprising 117 villages. Mysore taluk's 84 villages, Nanjangud's 19 and Srirangapatna's 14 are proposed to be part of Mysore Nanjangud Local Planning Area. MUDA is aiming to develop Nanjangud as twin city.
The PRR is proposed near the airport and the convention centre so that the visitors can have easy access, sources told The Times of India.
"It will cut down traffic density in the city too. The film city is proposed to be developed near the airport too so that tourists can access it without much fuss," they stated. The PRR will be developed using the road network that exists now and connecting the missing links. Top priority is accorded to conserving ecological balance at the Chamundi Hills which is under stress now. Special regulations will be put in place so that its beauty is not marred. There will also be special focus on conservation of heritage environs. Building regulations will be imposed in the vicinity of the monuments, they stated.
MUDA has identified tanks in the conurbation area, which will come under stress given rapid urbanization. A separate set of regulations are framed to protect them, they stated.
