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.
