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    Kakatiya (Warangal) Development Area Draft Master Plan - A Costly Mistake

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    This Report describes the costly mistake on part of the State Government in delaying the plan approval process, as Warangal is the only major urban area in the country that does not have an updated Master Plan for the metropolitan area even after 35 years of the constitution of the Urban Development Authority.

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    Kakatiya (Warangal) Development Area Draft Master Plan - A Costly Mistake

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    This Report describes the costly mistake on part of the State Government in delaying the plan approval process, as Warangal is the only major urban area in the country that does not have an updated Master Plan for the metropolitan area even after 35 years of the constitution of the Urban Development Authority.

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    This Report describes the costly mistake on part of the State Government in delaying the plan approval process, as Warangal is the only major urban area in the country that does not have an updated Master Plan for the metropolitan area even after 35 years of the constitution of the Urban Development Authority.

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    Kakatiya (Warangal) Development Area Draft Master Plan - A Costly Mistake

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    This Report describes the costly mistake on part of the State Government in delaying the plan approval process, as Warangal is the only major urban area in the country that does not have an updated Master Plan for the metropolitan area even after 35 years of the constitution of the Urban Development Authority.

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    GOVERNMENTS COSTLY MISTAKE ON THE KAKATIYA

    (WARANGAL) URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AREA


    MASTER PLAN
    1. The KUDA was established in 1981 for planning and
    promoting developemnts in the Kakatiya Development
    Area of about 1800 sq km comprising of Warangal City and
    surroundings in a planned manner and through a Master
    Plan. It was only in 2007 that KUDA undertook preparation
    of Master Plan for the Kakatiya (Warangal) Urban
    Development Area of about 1800 sq km by entrusting the
    task through a Bidding process and the same was bagged
    by M/s Consingineers India Ltd., New Delhi. The said firm
    could not complete the Master Plan and in October 2012,
    KUDA with the concurrence of Government engaged the
    services of Sri Vishwanath Sista, Retd. Member (Planner)
    and Director, HMDA to undertake and complete the task.
    2. The said individual with the help of the existing staff of
    KUDA and available data and information, completed the
    Draft Master Plan in 2013, after carrying out the necessary
    requirements of stakeholder consultations, discussions
    with concerned Departments, etc. The Draft Master Plan
    was approved by the KUDA Board and submitted to the
    Government in September,2014. Government held
    discussion on the Draft Master Plan with DTCP and other
    Departments, and in May,2015 wrote back to KUDA to
    engage a 3rd Party Consultation to validate the proposals
    as well as the Circulation Network proposed in the Draft
    Master Plan, and also asked certain clarifications to KUDA
    on the Development control Regulations which KUDA
    submitted clarification to Government. Now all of a sudden
    and without assigning any reasons, Government have
    instructed KUDA to undertake the preparation of the
    Master Plans afresh by engaging Consultants.
    3. Informal enquires reveal that the Draft Master Plan rode
    roughshod in two critical areas w.r.t proposals for
    Warangal City are concerned:, viz., (a) Not considering the
    numerous requests for reducing the main road of Kazipet-
    Hanamkonda-Warangal from the proposed 150 ft (45
    metres) to 80 ft. (24 metres) (b) Proposing the Central
    Area (Comprising of Badri Tank, Padmavathigutta , 1000-
    Pillar temple area, and other areas in the center of the city
    as a central Open space and Heritage zone. These two
    proposals adversely affected the various prime properties
    located in Warangal City, and hence the resistance for
    approval. In the previous Master Plan for Warangal City
    prepared by DTCP in 1971, this main spine road was
    shown as 30 meters or 100 ft.
    4. The political class as well as the Government therefore
    found an easy way out- redo the Master Plan, without
    realising how crucial the two proposals were to the
    Warangal City. This decisions of the Government would
    delay the Master Plan for the KUDA Area by another 5
    years. Therefore, in effect, KUDA would be the only
    Authority in the country having no Master Plan since 35
    years of its existence!
    5. The above throws up interesting questions, viz.,
    (a) Do we need an Urban Development Authority at all ?
    (b) Why there are no quick Master Plans for smaller towns
    and cities (forget about revising and updating the Plans) ?
    (c ) Do we need to prepare rigid land use plans or flexible
    plan s for such areas where growth is direly required and
    further to be properly promoted and regulated?
    6. A quick glance of the Draft Master Plan shows that KUDA
    wanted a flexible land use and development regulations
    but with a definite and clear Circulation and Transportation
    Network- which is precisely what planners are suggesting
    today for our towns and cities.
    7. A copy of the Master Plan Report and Master Plan
    Proposals are enclosed for better appreciation of the now
    nearly defunct proposals of KUDA Master Plan and its
    futuristic and rationale for development of the historic
    Kakatiya area.

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