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'Reconstitute town master plans'
Staff Reporter
Existing town development plans outdated, says experts
KOZHIKODE: The Graduates Association of Civil Engineers (Grace), Calicut
Chapter, has demanded that the existing town development master plans be
renewed or reconstituted in view of the fact that these have become
outdated.
http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/23/stories/2006012312250300.htm
> Local bodies going slow on master plans
> N.J. Nair
>
> THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The slackness of the local bodies institutions in
> preparing new master plan has given rise to unrestricted building
> construction in violation of Kerala Municipal Building Rules and zoning
> regulations across the State. Official sources told The Hindu that but for
> some rare exceptions, most of the civic bodies are not keen on drafting
> the master plan since it would deprive them of the powers to permit
> construction...
> The case of Kochi Corporation is being cited as the best instance of
> laxity. The Corporation authorities had assured Chief Minister Oommen
> Chandy at a meeting held on December 7, 2004, that they would prepare a
> master plan within six months. Based on the assurance, the Chief Minister
> had lifted floor area ratio restrictions for six months. Though the time
> has elapsed, the new plan has not yet been submitted and the exemption is
> still in force...
>
> http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/22/stories/2006012210610100.htm
>
>
> Master plan for Guruvayur runs into rough weather
> Staff Reporter
>
> GURUVAYUR: The proposal of the Kerala Government and the Guruvayur
> Devaswom to develop a master plan for Guruvayur has run into rough
> weather, with the Chief Town Planner (CTP) S. Rajaram stating that only a
> master plan developed by the municipality will have legal validity.
> Mr. Rajaram disclosed this at a meeting convened by the municipality in
> Guruvayur on Friday to discuss the details of the project to be submitted
> for obtaining Central assistance under the Urban Infrastructure for
> Integrated Development of Small and Medium Scale Towns (UIISMST). The
> meeting identified a broad set of projects to be submitted to the Centre
> for the development of Guruvayur, the only town selected from Kerala to be
> included under the UIISMST. The projects, estimated to cost about Rs.100
> crores, include schemes for water supply, waste management, drainage, and
> town beautification.
> ... However, the Government and the Devaswom had already invited global
> tenders for developing a master plan for Guruvayur...
> Responding to questions, Mr. Rajaram said: "We (the TPA) had almost
> completed the preparation of the master plan for Guruvayur. Perhaps, the
> Chief Minister was not aware of this...
>
> http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/22/stories/2006012205640500.htm
>
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'Reconstitute town master plans'
Staff Reporter
Existing town development plans outdated, says experts
KOZHIKODE: The Graduates Association of Civil Engineers (Grace), Calicut
Chapter, has demanded that the existing town development master plans be
renewed or reconstituted in view of the fact that these have become
outdated.
http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/23/stories/2006012312250300.htm
> Local bodies going slow on master plans
> N.J. Nair
>
> THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The slackness of the local bodies institutions in
> preparing new master plan has given rise to unrestricted building
> construction in violation of Kerala Municipal Building Rules and zoning
> regulations across the State. Official sources told The Hindu that but for
> some rare exceptions, most of the civic bodies are not keen on drafting
> the master plan since it would deprive them of the powers to permit
> construction...
> The case of Kochi Corporation is being cited as the best instance of
> laxity. The Corporation authorities had assured Chief Minister Oommen
> Chandy at a meeting held on December 7, 2004, that they would prepare a
> master plan within six months. Based on the assurance, the Chief Minister
> had lifted floor area ratio restrictions for six months. Though the time
> has elapsed, the new plan has not yet been submitted and the exemption is
> still in force...
>
> http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/22/stories/2006012210610100.htm
>
>
> Master plan for Guruvayur runs into rough weather
> Staff Reporter
>
> GURUVAYUR: The proposal of the Kerala Government and the Guruvayur
> Devaswom to develop a master plan for Guruvayur has run into rough
> weather, with the Chief Town Planner (CTP) S. Rajaram stating that only a
> master plan developed by the municipality will have legal validity.
> Mr. Rajaram disclosed this at a meeting convened by the municipality in
> Guruvayur on Friday to discuss the details of the project to be submitted
> for obtaining Central assistance under the Urban Infrastructure for
> Integrated Development of Small and Medium Scale Towns (UIISMST). The
> meeting identified a broad set of projects to be submitted to the Centre
> for the development of Guruvayur, the only town selected from Kerala to be
> included under the UIISMST. The projects, estimated to cost about Rs.100
> crores, include schemes for water supply, waste management, drainage, and
> town beautification.
> ... However, the Government and the Devaswom had already invited global
> tenders for developing a master plan for Guruvayur...
> Responding to questions, Mr. Rajaram said: "We (the TPA) had almost
> completed the preparation of the master plan for Guruvayur. Perhaps, the
> Chief Minister was not aware of this...
>
> http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/22/stories/2006012205640500.htm
>
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