City Corporate & Business Plan - Municipal

SWOT Analysis for Ambur Municipality
Strength Weakness
Leather city - Major industrial center and
marketing center for leather products
Well established society for sustainable industrial
development- AEDOL , AMBURTEC etc
Discharge of untreated effluents into the
agriculture fields ,nearby areas and river Palar
due to non-compliance / intermittent usage of
CETPs
Frequent oppositions form Welfare societies and
consumer forums highlighting pollution due to
tanneries.
Traffic congestion due to encroachments on
road and Absence of traffic management
measures
Establishment and maintenance of ETPS with the
co-operation of business houses.
Continuous monitoring & advice from premier
institutes like Central Leather Research Institute
(CLRI), National Environment Engineering Non - availability of green and affordable
Research Institute (NEERI) and UNIDO.
technology, with minimized usage of water.
Availability of skilled and semi-skilled man power Inadequate financial strength of Municipality to
in the town and hinterland
take up major infrastructure projects.
Famous cuisine influenced by the Nawab of High maintenance methodologies for existing
Arcots ñ a marketable opportunity for the region . CETPs.
Opportunities Threat
Employment opportunities due to the presence of
mills and small scale industrial establishments
Most tanneries covered under the network of
CETPs .
Development of export and marketing centers
and Establishment of Leather SEZs in the region
TWIC- AEDOL ñ Pioneering initiatives in waste
water recycle and reuse for tanneries
Central Government subsidises and grants for the
establishment of CETPs and allied facilities.
Availability of land for future development
Source: Feedback from stakeholders meeting and analysis.
Degradation of environment - Palar River &
agricultural lands upto 1500 ha due to
discharge of untreated effluents
Threats from Judicial authorities such as Green
Bench for non-compliance of Environmental
regulations
Use of highly toxic and indisposable chemicals
such as hexavalent chromium, trivalent
chromium, etc in tanning processes
Inadequate service delivery in the slums and
poor living conditions.
Inter-Regional Competitions for Economic
Space
The vision for the Ambur town is proposed as î A vibrant regional industrial hub on the
Corridor of Excellence providing good infrastructure facilities to its citizens to promote an
inclusive and sustainable developmentî.
Supporting this vision is a set of development objectives, defined along various sectors of
infrastructure. It covers the current status, issues in the sector, likely future demand,
strategies for improvement and identified projects to meet these objectives. The sectors
covered in the report for Ambur include water supply, sewerage and sanitation, solid
waste management, storm water drains, street lights, slum improvement and other
remunerative and social projects.