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| Efficient Town Planning and Prompt Implementation |
The State Government would amend the town development acts with specific reference to city land development and town planning to attract private investments for land development in urban areas. New policy for integrated township development would be evolved. To expedite prompt completion of town planning schemes and thereby accelerate progress of urban areas, necessary amendments would be made in Gujarat Town Planning and Urban Development Rules & Regulations. |
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During the year 2005, 74 primary town planning schemes would be declared. |
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During 2005, 125 new and comprehensive town planning schemes would be prepared. |
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During 2005, 350 town planning schemes and 127 developmental maps would be digitized. |
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To formulate town planning schemes and expedite their execution, necessary amendments would be made in rules and regulations to enable recruitment of private consultants and avail their services. |
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As a part of town planning, rain water harvesting would be introduced in phased manner starting with large buildings. |
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| Regional Planning |
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Planning at regional and town level for development of coastal cities to attain economic development in view of globalization |
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Special developmental planning for towns located near the border |
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There are 13 tribal cities, which act as tribal development centers, and where the economic and market activities are pursued. These centers provide cultural identity of their respective regions. Urban areas in such centers may be developed economically with reference to their hinterland, while ensuring preservation of their culture. |
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Special plans would be evolved to provide appropriate facilities at pilgrim places in the cities. As these places witness large gathering of pilgrims, facilities like Sulabh toilets, drinking water, parking space, Pathik Ashram and rest houses / inns would be developed and Mission will be constituted to speed up reforms and infrastructure investments in the urban sector. This body will mobilize funds, introduce new technologies and facilitate HRD (Human resource Development) and IEC ( Information, Education and Communication) activities. |
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| Urban Leadership Development |
The State Government firmly believes that the success of urban development depends on urban leadership. Therefore, to make local urban bodies more responsive to the people and increase their efficiency, leading training institutes would impart training on leadership development, legal provisions for urban development etc. The training would cover areas like urban development activities, modernization and urban services, so that the citizens become conscientious about the civic duties.
It is planned to observe Urban Development Year-2005 programme as the State programme and not limited to the Urban Planning development. Let us start with the determination and spirit of urban community and treat this programme as the year endeavor from 20 million urban residents. |
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