NEWS

Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) has kick-started the process of drafting a fresh master plan for the city by revising the horizon period to 2041.

DETAILS

The vision document —

• Focused on planning and regulating developmental activity especially on the outskirts of Bengaluru — is e
• Expected to steer growth on the principle of creating a ‘compact city’
• Authority follows the RMP 2015, and there are concerns over unchecked and uncontrolled development activities in the city’s peripheral areas.
• RMP is expected to run into seven volumes
• Later volumes will have a bouquet of surveys: on ecology, hydrology, land capacity analysis, heritage and culture.
• Consultant is also expected to provide a city-wide stakeholder consultation report. Another major component will be land-use forecasting.
• Previous master plans did showcase a grand strategy for the city, there were lacunae in their implementation.