The Hindu Business Line : Revised Master Plan for Mangalore notified

Mangalore, Oct. 15 The Karnataka Government has given approval for the revised Master Plan of Mangalore Urban Development Authority (MUDA), according to Dr Madhav Bhandary, Chairman, MUDA.

Addressing presspersons here on Thursday, Dr Bhandary said that the revised master plan focuses on the development needs of the area for 2021. The first revision took place in 1992.

He said that the MUDA had submitted the revised master plan to the Government for approval on January 1, 2009. On September 10, the Government approved the revised plan with some conditions. The plan was notified on October 1. According to the 2001 Census, MUDA covered a population of 6.46 lakh. This is expected to grow to 8.50 lakh by 2011 and 10.75 lakh by 2021, he said.

Expansion of roads

Mr P.G. Ramesh, MUDA Commissioner, said that MUDA covers an area of 306 sq km. This includes the areas coming under the limits of Mangalore City Corporation, Ullal town panchayat, Mulki municipality, and 64 village panchayats. The revised plan proposes to develop 207.3 sq km of the above mentioned area.

The Master Plan has suggested the expansion of narrow roads and the construction of new roads on some stretches.

Keeping in mind the growth in traffic in the coming years, the plan has suggested the construction of a 36-km-long ring road from Kotekar in the south of Mangalore to Surathkal in the north.

To restrict the flow of heavy vehicles into the city, the construction of truck terminals at Kannur, Bajpe, Hosabettu and Panambur areas on the outskirts of the city are planned.

The land proposed for the establishment of Mangalore Special Economic Zone has been identified as industrial area in the Master Plan.

High rise buildings

The Master Plan considers the buildings exceeding 18 metres in height as high-rise buildings. (Prior to this, building exceeding 15 metres in height were considered as high-rise buildings.) The minimum width of roads leading to such buildings will be nine metres.

If the height is more than 18 metres, the minimum width of road leading to such buildings may go up to 12 metres, he said.

The Master Plan proposes to earmark a maximum of three per cent of land in a residential layout for commercial purposes. It has come out with separate plans for integrated townships and group houses, he added.

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