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The total area of Nanded city (NWCMC)
is 51.76 sq.km. The city is divided in two parts i.e. Old
Nanded Town (20.62) Sq Kms) located North of the Godavari and
Waghala area along with newly merged 6 villages (31.14 Sq. Kms)
in the South.
However, the provision of
infrastructure services predominantly covers only the old Nanded
as close to 89% (4,50,000) of the estimated current population
(about 5,00,000) is located in this area and hardly 11% (54,000)
of the population lives in Waghala and other areas predominantly
located at CIDCO area admeasuring 191 Ha - the only planned
development in the area. Out of the total property of 72,733 in
the NWCMC limits, only 11,000 properties are located in the
newly merged Waghala Area and other villages. In addition there
are urban fringe areas with a population of about 80,000 around
the city that rely on the municipal infrastructure systems.
These areas include:
a.
Taroda (50,000)
b.
Wajegaon (8,000)
c.
Tuppa, Dhanegaon, Gopalchawdi (7,000)
d.
Vishnupuri (4,000)
e.
Wadi (4,000) and
f.
Nasratpur-Hassapur-Waghi (7,000)
g.
Other smaller villages like Kamtha and Gadegaon
The Manmad-Secunderabad railway
line further divides old Nanded City into two parts. The area
south of the railway line is the old city area and all the
important government offices are located in this area. This area
is thickly populated and heavily congested due to the presence
of Railway Station, Govt. Hospital, Nanded Textile Mills,
Government offices and Institutions, Old Mondha, Sachkand
Gurudwara and large scale commercial and residential buildings.
Godavari River flows through this area and hence the ground dips
from North to south i.e. towards the riverbank. Due to
inadequate connectivity and the barrier posed by the railway
line development in the city is largely sandwiched between the
river Godavari and the railway line. Further a large piece of
land south of the railway line is locked in the Cotton Research
Center located on the northeastern side of the city.
Figure 3 presents a map of the city of Nanded.
The current population of North
Nanded is estimated to be about 450,000, resulting in a gross
population density of over 210 persons per Ha (pph) against the
general norm of 150 pph. The density across north Nanded is
also varied, with the core / old city areas having densities of
over 300 pph. North Nanded, thus appears to have reached a
saturation level in terms of population accommodation, with some
scope for re-densification in the northern fringe areas
Development of new housing stock
is going on in all sectors of the city except sector “C” – the
Gaothan area – which does not have sufficient amenities and good
road circulation pattern.
The erstwhile Waghala Municipal
council area and newly merged villages, now constituting South
Nanded is mostly undeveloped, housing a population of about
54,000 over 31.4 sq.km. Most of this population is housed in
the CIDCO Township. There is a scope and need for a planned
development of this part of the city through appropriate and
adequate connectivity and service provision, so as to ease the
development of pressure in North Nanded and guide development in
South Nanded in a phased manner.
The Development Plan for this
area is under preparation, which when completed and approved
will be critical to the development of this area.
The Development Plan (DP) is the
primary growth management tool available to the Local
Authorities to guide development of the city in a planned
manner. It is mandatory for the local authorities, under
Section 23, read with Section 38 of the Maharashtra Regional and
Town planning Act, 1966, to prepare a Development Plan. NWCMC
is in the process of preparation of its revised DP for the
period 2004-15 with assistance from the Town Planning Department
of GoM. The revised DP for North Nanded is already approved,
while that for South Nanded is under preparation.
The existing landuse in North Nanded (1996) and proposed landuse
as per the revised DP for 2004-15 are presented in Table 8 and Table 9respectively, while
Figure 4
presents the proposed landuse map for North Nanded by 2015
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View PDF Table 8: Existing Landuse of North Nanded, 1996
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a.
The current population is largely concentrated in the
core city area, resulting in enormous stress on the
infrastructure concentration in core city area and deteriorating
quality of life, apart from increasing disaster vulnerability.
b.
The primary barriers to the urban sprawl are the
inadequate coverage of infrastructure throughout the city and
the barriers in the form of river, railway line that pose
connectivity and transit inconvenience.
c.
Large tracts of undeveloped land in South Nanded, where
NA permissions have been procured, but development hasn’t kick
started primarily due to inadequate connectivity between north
and south Nanded, absence of public transport facilities and
lack of other basic infrastructure facilities.
d.
There is a pressure on city’s infrastructure systems from
fringe areas that rely on the city for economic as well as other
services. These areas need to be considered while planning for
infrastructure development in Nanded, as they would eventually
constitute part of the larger urban agglomeration.
NWCMC should make a conscious
effort at controlling the city sprawl in a phased and planned
manner, adopting best practices in urban development and
planning norms. There is an opportunity in the form of
availability of large undeveloped tracts of land in south Nanded,
where development can be planned and regulated in a phased
manner. The growth management strategy should thus focus on:
a.
Controlling and guiding urban sprawl in a phased manner
applying modern principles of physical planning and growth
management
b.
Planning and providing for infrastructure, including
connectivity in line with the intended growth plan, rather than
attempting to only service already congested areas – the focus
should be on dispersing growth more evenly across the city.
c.
Applying innovative methods of using land as a resource
to finance development, like TDR, FSI banks and land pooling
mechanisms like the TP Scheme, etc.
d.
Formation of a Special Planning Authority covering NWCMC
and urban fringe areas, under provisions of the MRTP Act, 1966
to arrest indiscriminate sprawl and ensure equitable and
sustainable urban development
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