Vellakovil City Development Plan - Municipal

City Development Plan for Vellakoil Municipality SMEC India Pvt Ltd
Final Report TNUDP III
VISION AND STRATEGIES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
3.1 STAKEHOLDERS WORKSHOP AND VISION STATEMENT
The City Development Plan is a tool which adapts a participative approach in planning and
implementing projects involving users, elected councilors, line agencies, private organizations,
NGOs and CBOs. In this process, residents of various sections of the communities in the town were
enquired into at random during reconnaissance survey and visits to all the sites of the projects
identified by the Municipality and also otherwise suggested by the elders.
The broad purpose of public participation is to involve the stakeholders in the development plan for
the city. The Vision Statement has been firmed up based on the feed backs received from the stake
holders and expert survey of the municipal services for the perspective year of 2030.The analysis
and findings of the study are based on secondary data collected from respective departments and
during the course of the study, data gaps if any were supplemented through primary survey. A
detailed analysis to find out the existing status of each admissible sector, cross-referring the norms
and standards, demand and gaps based on present and future service requirements is done. A
SWOT analysis was done based on the data collected on the resources and consultation with the
stake holders in the following section. Accordingly, interventions are suggested.
3.2 SWOT ANALYSIS
Table 3.1 SWOT Analysis
STRENGTH WEAKNESS
Access to Erode, a major node for textile, leather &
agriculture, timber based industries
Crippling Environmental pollution to odais & agricultural
hinterland
Good connectivity with nearby Urban centres Absence of recreational facilities
Nh-67 bisecting the town Need to expedite infrastructure improvements
Perennial source of water from River Cauvery Inadequate social infrastructure facilities
High Urban literacy rate at 75% Extensive Municipal area – Increased demand for
Fertile agricultural hinterland
penetration of Municipal services
Excellent industrial base of textile, bricks, agro
Absence of rail connectivity
based timber & leather
OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
Availability of land for future development Rising land and labour costs
Co-operative mindset of community. Increased Environmental regulations & falling margins
Access to Higher Educational Institutions Low skill, low technology manufacturing units
Opposition to leather based industries /brick industries
Source: Feedback from stakeholders meeting and analysis.
3.3. VISION FOR VELLAKOIL TOWN
Vellakovil town is a major commercial centre for agro products and textiles. Based on the feed backs
from stakeholder workshops and analysis of the town the vision statement for the town of
VELLAKOIL is framed as
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