> With rapid urbanization and growth of the city, urban planning has received a major importance. This planning is done at various hierarchies to integrate a large region with a small area so that the development is done at a same pace. There are many legal documents made to promote development. Master plan is one such document which provides rules and guidelines for a planned development both at present and future.
> Master
Plan is an instrument to work out land and infrastructure requirements for
various urban and rural uses, and allocate land for various uses to result in
harmonious and sustainable distribution of activities so that towns / cities
are provided with a form and structure within which they can perform all their
economic and social functions efficiently and effectively. The purpose of a
Master Plan is to promote growth and guide and regulate present and future
development of towns and cities with a perspective of 20-25 years.
Necessity
and Features of Master Plan:
> To
discourage the growth of a city in an unplanned and unscientific way.
> To
control the development of various Land use in a systematic way.
> To
give a Perspective picture of a fully planned city.
> To
plan and account for existing migration of rural population to the urban area.
> To
address the evolving challenges such as Housing, Infrastructure, means of transport, open space development and
insufficiency in public amenities etc.
> For
effective land use management and utilization.
> For
Spatial Growth Management.
> To
enable Project Planning and Urban Management.
