The Mangalore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) has come
out with a revised master plan after 17 years. According to the 2001 Census,MUDA covered a population of 6.46 lakh. However, the revised master planenvisages a population of 8.50 lakh by 2011 and 10.75 lakh by 2021 in the city.
The second revised master plan, which got temporary approval
from the Karnataka Government in 2006, received the final approval in the
latter half of 2009. MUDA’s second revised master plan, which focuses on the
development needs of the region by 2021, proposes to develop 207 sq.km of the
area in the region MUDA covers 306 sq.km of the area. This includes theMangalore City Corporation limits, Ullal town Panchayat, Mulki municipality and64 village panchayats.
The master plan has categorized the local planning area as
intensively developed zone, moderately developed zone, and sparsely developed
zone. The floor area ratio (FAR), including the premium FAR, has been fixed at
a maximum of 3.25. The FAR will be more in moderately developed zone than theintensively developed zones with the maximum (3.25) in sparsely developedzones.
The intensively developed zone has very limited land
available for development. The central business district area, including Hampankatta,has been designated as intensively developed zone, whereas surrounding areasare designated as moderately developed zone. Some areas on the outskirts of the
city, which are likely to witness development in the days to come, have been
identified as sparsely developed zone will see residential and commercial
development in three to five years and the sparsely developed zone will see
development after two to three years.
Though the revised master plan promotes integrated township
in Mangalore, it will take a couple of years for it to materialize. This isbecause the civic infrastructure and wider roads, including ring roads, wouldhave to be ready before the development happens.
The commercial development is expected in the city area due
to road widening and concreting of roads. This residential sector will witnessgrowth on the outskirts and the periphery of Mangalore due to integratedtownship plan proposed under the revised master plan.
The revised master plan considers buildings exceeding 18 meters
in height as high-rise buildings, against the earlier limit of 15 meters. Theminimum width of roads leading to such buildings will go up to 12 meters.
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