Vellakovil City Development Plan - Municipal

City Development Plan for Vellakoil Municipality SMEC India Pvt Ltd
Final Report TNUDP III
1.1 CONTEXT OF THE STUDY
CONTEXT, CONCEPT AND CONTENTS OF CITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN
The Commissioner of Municipal Administration (CMA), Government of Tamil Nadu, under the
Third Tamil Nadu Urban Development Programme (TNUDP III) has taken effective steps to
assist the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in the State, particularly the Grade III municipalities to
strengthen and improve the financial position for effective capital investment management, and
service delivery to the public. These ULBs spread over the State, are service centres to the
surrounding rural areas, offering marketing, physical and social infrastructure facilities. These
centres have a good potential for future growth, and therefore, it is essential to formulate a City
Development Plan (CDP) for these urban centres and immediate implementation of reforms in
these ULBs for better management. The CMA has begun the process of capacity building in
these ULBs to enhance their performance. In this regard, the CMA has appointed Consultants for
preparing comprehensive City Development Plan (CDP) for each of the Grade III Municipal
Towns.
1.2 OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the study include:
• Defining the directions of growth of the town, and up gradation of services relevant to
economic activities and development.
• Examination of the need for the projects identified by the Urban Local Bodies, and
assessment of the demand in terms of gaps either as deficiency or as excess.
• Studying the status of essential urban infrastructural services and outlining broadly the
needs.
• Defining specific rehabilitation and capital improvement needs of infrastructural facilities
and services in all parts of the urban areas including slums.
• Analysis of improvement techniques and methods to enhance the local bodies’ resource
positions and improve the management system that would sustain the proposed
rehabilitation programmes.
• Identification of reforms required in administration and service delivery system of the
urban local body.
• Studying improvements / changes required in the ULB setup to improve the O&M of
assets.
• Identifying measures to address overall growth measures including service needs in a
sustainable mode.
1.3 REVIEW MEETING FOR DRAFT FINAL REPORTS
On the review of the Final reports (Stage-IV) held at the RDMA office, Tiruppur on 10.11.09 for
the towns of Kasipalayam, Surampatti, Veerappanchatram, Periyasemur and Vellakoil
Municipalities, the Review Committee indicated certain remarks in the minutes of the meeting,
and the Consultant’s updations are presented below:
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