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Stress on preserving historical legacy

Staff Reporter

Town planners' recommendations on Master Plan

CHENNAI : Town planners envisaged a greener Chennai with its historical legacy intact, at a recent meeting to make recommendations on the Second Master Plan.

The Tamil Nadu Chapter of the Institute of Town Planners has met several times to draft recommendations for the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) Second Draft Master Plan. It urged that the Master Plan be more specific about the Development Control Rules. The catchment area, and reserve and forest lands need to be maintained with a low density of human population to ensure good water supply.

Chennai Metrowater should have its own detailed Master Plan with time-bound projects, if objectives of the CMDA draft Master Plan are to be fulfilled, said Subhash Chandra, chairman of the Chapter.

Both the State Government and private parties should focus on greening the city landscape. Vegetation suitable to the climate of the city, which will not sap groundwater potential, should be carefully chosen for such greening projects, Mr. Chandra said. To do this, the Environment Department, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, and the local bodies need to work at a micro-level.

The Chapter emphasised measures to preserve buildings of historical value in the Master Plan.

Since the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) has allocated funds to local bodies for the preservation of heritage, the Corporation should take the responsibility, Mr. Chandra said.

As a retired planner from the CMDA, he is most concerned about the investment plan for the process of implementation.

There are various investments required in diverse sectors across seven years to implement the Master Plan.

Panel sought

The Government would have to constitute a high-power committee to co-ordinate with various departments for timely execution of projects.

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