Vellakovil City Development Plan - Municipal

City Development Plan for Vellakoil Municipality SMEC India Pvt Ltd
Final Report TNUDP III
2.7 PHYSICAL PLANNING AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT ISSUES
The existing developmental issues and future potential are addressed below:
The major arterials connecting the town to the surrounding urban centres are:
• Coimbatore – Thiruchirapalli National Highway
• Erode – Tharapuram road
• Moolanur road
The Coimbatore – Thiruchirapalli road is one of the major road, running west to east connecting the
town to major urban centres. The town has no railway connectivity. The nearest railway stations
are in Erode, Karur and Tiruppur. The nearest Airports are at Coimbatore (88km) & Trichy (117km)
The Major industrial activities in the town are hand loom and power loom, spinning mills, oil mills
and brick manufacturing. Vellakoil is one of the major marketing centers for sunflower oil.
Land use Pattern
The land use pattern for Vellakoil is followed by the major activity areas in the Town. Commercial
areas are mainly located along the major roads such as Erode road, Coimbatore Road, Trichy
Road are radiates out from the centre of the town where the bus stand is located.
The major developments are seen on the north along Erode road and on the west along
Coimbatore Road, south along Moolanur and Tharapuram Road and east along Karur and Trichy
road. More than 50 % of the land in the town constitutes undeveloped area comprising of lands
under agricultural, unused vacant lands and waste lands.
a. Residential
Residential development has almost spread over the entire municipal area. The density varies from
high to low from the centre of the town.
b. Commercial and Industrial
The main commercial areas are located along the major road network. Weekly Market is located
near the bus stand in about 3 acres of land. The oil extracting industries and power loom/handloom
industries are sporadically distributed in the town.
2.8 GROWTH MANAGEMENT ISSUES AND SOLUTION INITIATIVES
Need to strengthen Municipal Revenue base
• Low levels of revenue generation of Municipality leading to poor service delivery. The
reforms to be under taken by the urban local body will be addressed in detail in the list of
Reform Agenda suggested in the CDP.
Need for guided development for a sustained economic growth
• The town has vast land for future development. But at present the industrial developments
are sporadically distributed over the town. There is mixed land use in the town area causing
congestion and unsafe environmental conditions.
• Thus, there is an immediate need for Master Plan and Detailed Development Plans for
sustained economic growth and safe environment to live in.
Need for Railway connectivity
• Discontinued Railway connectivity directly affecting the town’s economy.
Need land for future development
• Inadequate municipal owned vacant land for implementing social, physical infrastructure
facilities and remunerative developments.
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