The Hindu 04.09.2012
Master Plan to have provisions
The Master Plan for Coimbatore will have provisions for better transport systems in the city, including mass transport system.The provisions will be incorporated after studies by experts.
An official of the Local Planning Authority (LPA) told
The Hindu
that so far the Master Plan had mainly the land classification details
and indications of roads. With cities such as Chennai and Coimbatore
growing rapidly, it was important to bring provisions for transport too.
This would include inner roads, outer roads, ring roads, scheme roads,
Master Plan roads, mass transport systems, bus and truck terminals, and
multi-level parking bays.
The Local Planning
Authority would hold discussions with each local body in the LPA area
and identify the Government land for development of these facilities.
The local bodies could also develop detailed proposals and give the
details to the LPA. For instance, the Coimbatore Corporation could
develop a mass transport system project and give the details to the LPA
and the provisions for it would be incorporated in the Master Plan, the
official said.
The need for such provisions in the
Master Plan would only increase in the future so that the city had
planned growth and this would be for the entire LPA area.