Bhopal: Chief Minister Kamal Nath said on Tuesday that master plans for development of any city should be compulsorily followed. Nath made the above remark while reviewing urban development and projects and set ten guidelines for preparing master plan.
The town and country planning department should get approval of the cabinet before implementing new and revised development plans in the master plan of urban areas, he said. He told the officials of the town and country planning department to take dense areas into consideration for planning for population extension in urban body boundary areas by earmarking them.
All necessary provisions should be made for satellite town in the peripheral areas, he said. Provisions for industrial areas should be made in the peripheral area, Nath said, adding that narrow and dense roads and pedestrian paths should be marked on map in urban areas along with provisions of community parking. He said clear provisions should be made for execution of development schemes, and for this, the urban bodies can prepare zonal and local area plans by conducting walk-through survey.
Infrastructure projects should be included according to needs and asked the officials to earmark amenities like waste management, drainage water exit, development of bus stand in the plans, he said. He said that local bodies can appoint consultant for infrastructure work and development plan.
