Corporation told to prioritise projects
Staff Reporter
KOCHI: The Corporation council has been asked to prioritise its schemes to
get funds from the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
(JNNURM) project...
The Kochi Corporation is in the process of completing the master plan
document, which essentially is the city development plan. Most of the
civic bodies which attended the Bangalore workshop have not even made any
attempts in this direction...
The Mission authorities have directed the Kochi Corporation officials to
include components such as City Investment Plan and Institutional
Profiling in the master plan, which is being prepared by the civic body...
The civic body can seek the support of firms empanelled by the Mission
authorities for these activities, the Corporation officials said... The
Mission authorities reiterated the need for a City Development Plan for
obtaining financial support from the programme.
They also rejected a few project proposals forwarded by the Bangalore
Corporation for funding before the preparation of the City Development
Plan...
Under the Mission programme, 25 per cent of the funds will be released for
the approved projects in the first phase. More payments will be made after
evaluating the progress of the projects... The civic bodies were also
directed to attract private investment to fund the projects. The Mission
will fund 50 per cent of the project cost ...
http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/27/stories/2006012720090400.htm
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> 'Reconstitute town master plans'
> Staff Reporter
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> Existing town development plans outdated, says experts
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> 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 outdated.
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> http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/23/stories/2006012312250300.htm
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>> 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
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>> Master plan for Guruvayur runs into rough weather
>> Staff Reporter
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>> 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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Staff Reporter
KOCHI: The Corporation council has been asked to prioritise its schemes to
get funds from the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
(JNNURM) project...
The Kochi Corporation is in the process of completing the master plan
document, which essentially is the city development plan. Most of the
civic bodies which attended the Bangalore workshop have not even made any
attempts in this direction...
The Mission authorities have directed the Kochi Corporation officials to
include components such as City Investment Plan and Institutional
Profiling in the master plan, which is being prepared by the civic body...
The civic body can seek the support of firms empanelled by the Mission
authorities for these activities, the Corporation officials said... The
Mission authorities reiterated the need for a City Development Plan for
obtaining financial support from the programme.
They also rejected a few project proposals forwarded by the Bangalore
Corporation for funding before the preparation of the City Development
Plan...
Under the Mission programme, 25 per cent of the funds will be released for
the approved projects in the first phase. More payments will be made after
evaluating the progress of the projects... The civic bodies were also
directed to attract private investment to fund the projects. The Mission
will fund 50 per cent of the project cost ...
http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/27/stories/2006012720090400.htm
> | more
>
> '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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