If the road width and existing civic infrastructure can match requirements, getting building permissions would be a cakewalk in Bhopal, going by the draft master plan of Bhopal 2031, released here on Thursday.
“The permissions would depend on carrying capacity of the areas like existing civic infrastructure,” said MP urban development principal secretary, Sanjay Dubey. Heritage and green TDR, premium floor area ratio (FAR/FSI) could also spur development in the state capital. “The base FAR has been finalised. Excessive FAR can be purchased for an additional charge, it has been proposed in the plan,” said Dubey.
Just from premium FAR, the state government is looking at Rs 8,149 crore revenue generation for residential zones alone. Full consumption of commercial space of around 1,058 hectare in Bhopal could raise another Rs 1,400 crore, it includes TDR and premium FAR.
“Bhopal’s master plan is a rare event. The city’s development in between has been catered to, including future development of the city. It is a first master plan in many respects for any city in India,” he said.
“We will execute the plan. Land pooling policy has been adopted by the state government. Road development will be without hindrance to the public at large,” said Dubey, explaining that the use of new technology has allowed planners to exactly pin-point the proposed development land and not interfere with private land. Village development has also been catered to, he added. Besides, the plan envisages separate land pooling policy for conservation of the lakes.
Residential area into five zones: For residents, the draft Bhopal development plan 2031 puts forth zoning proposals to facilitate regeneration of the existing urban areas in the city by incentivising mixed use residential zone.
Five residential general or RG zones have been categorised. RG 1 would be areas along Kamla Park — the plan incentivises redevelopment and allow regeneration of the existing urban areas. Further, RG 2 allows limited mixed use, RG 3 pertains to areas (Arera Colony, Chunahatti, Shyamla Hills and Vijay Nagar) where limited development would be permitted to ‘retain the identity and character’.
50k trees to be planted: Loss of green cover in Bhopal smart city development area stands at 2,500 trees. As many as 50,000 trees will be planted in 23.5 hectare area of the smart city, said urban development minister, Jaivardhan Singh. “A lake development authority for planning and development of Upper Lake and other water bodies is proposed,” he said.
