The Hindu 17.01.2013
UDA master plan to be ready in two years
The Vijayawada Guntur Tenali Mangalagiri Urban
Development Authority (VGTMUDA) has begun the process of preparing
master plan for the extended areas. The master plan is expected to be
ready in two years from now.
Hyderabad-based M/s
Aarvee Associates, Architects, Engineers and Consultants Pvt. Ltd has
been awarded the project in September last. The consultants would have
to prepare the plan for the extended area of 5,113 sq. km so as to meet
the requirements of 2031.
An introductory meeting on
the master plan was conducted at UDA premises here on Thursday. MROs,
MDOs, heads of various government departments attended the meeting.
On
the occasion, the consultants said that the study would focus on review
of existing situation in terms of population growth rate, land
utilisation, travel patterns, delineation of planning and traffic zones
and identifying problems in each and every planning zone.
The
process involves various stages that include data collection,
preparation of base map, surveys, interactive workshop on existing land
use map and data analysis, spatial strategy and preliminary master plan
etc., they said, adding, “A lot of data was required for the preparation
of the master plan. The government departments and agencies have been
requested to provide the information available with them in three
weeks.”
“The government agencies and departments have
been requested to furnish the data available with them so that the
master plan would be more practical, implementable and effective,” said
Krishna District Collector M. Raghunandana Rao. The data needs to be
provided at the earliest.
State capital
On
sidelines of the meeting, speaking to reporters VGTMUDA Chairman
Vanukuri Srinivas Reddy said that the master plan was being prepared as
per the laid down norms. To another question, he said, “A discussion is
going on in Assembly on division of State. I cannot comment on
bifurcation issue. Notwithstanding, the master plan would meet all the
requirements of a State capital if the situation demands.”
VGTMUDA vice-chairman M. Rama Rao, Aarvee consultants vice-president (urban planning) Y. Ramesh and others were present.
