This city inhabited by nearly 4 lakh people is all set to have a new master plan and town planning department of Municipal Corporation of Nizamabad is busy preparing it. The staff concerned is working an extra hour daily to draw the outlines and prepare proposals by June 2, the deadline given by the Government.
The plan is coming up after 43 years as the existing plan was prepared in 1974. As per the norms of Directorate of City and Town Planning (DCTP) every town and city should revise the plan once in 25 years. The new plan would aim at effectively preventing the haphazard expansion of the city, making roads spacious and removal of illegal constructions, according to Umadhevi, assistant city planner in the MCN.
The city presently is spread over 40 square kilometers and growing fast with the influx of people from rural areas in search of employment and other facilities. However, it has no amenities for meeting the requirement of all residents. The new plan would also identify the requirements such as drains, roads, parks, playgrounds and so on.
It would be prepared taking into consideration the 29 villages surrounding the city. Though the draft plan would be ready by June 2 it may come into effect by the end of the year as there would be a long process and procedure in between. It needs to be accepted by DCTP and invite objections from people for which three-month time would be given. Thereafter, it would be sent back to the civic body by making changes if need be. When the MCN in its general body accepts the final plan it would be incorporated in the official Gazette.
