Chennai's New Master Plan From 2026
<span style="font-weight: 400;">The third master plan for Chennai Metropolitan Area, which will come into being from 2026 and last for two decades, will have a vision plan. It is learnt that Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority is hiring a consultant to prepare the third masterplan which will
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Dec 12, 2020 6:03 AM
The third master plan for Chennai Metropolitan Area, which will come into being from 2026 and last for two decades, will have a vision plan. It is learnt that Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority is hiring a consultant to prepare the third masterplan which will have a long-term vision for desirable urban development of CMA through a participatory approach while reviewing global experiences in building a city vision. Third Master plan for 2026-46 will be for 1189 sq km only. The proposal to expand to 8878 sq km is a separate exercise and this expansion is not included in the scope of the new master plan preparation. K P Subramanian, a former professor of urban engineering at Anna University, said that it is important for giving direction to the formulation of a masterplan. Initially, the two masterplans didn't have a vision document and the second master plan had some flaws. The Second Master Plan has been an issue of bother. Builders, planners, and academicians have faulted the Second Master plan, which hardly has been reviewed since it was implemented in 2010. As per the norm, every five years it should have been reviewed but planners in the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority have hardly done so. While the First Master Plan and Second Master Plan projected a total increase in built-up area by 330.58sqkm (33,058 hectares) over the 50 year period between 1976 to 2026, the actual increase in built-up area as worked out using satellite imageries over 37 years period between 1979 and 2016 was 450.26 sqkm pointing to large-scale illegal constructions, according to a report by Comptroller and Auditor General.
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