BENGALURU: The ambitious Revised Master Plan (RMP) 2031 proposes the redevelopment, stabilization, transit integration and environment protection proposals.
After learning from the previous mistakes of allowing mixed zones, the BDA has made certain changes to avoid chaos. The governing principle is to maintain the sanctity of the residential zone by stabilizing the commercialization of the residential areas, Integration of Public Transport Systems and protection of lakes and streams. The BDA has announced its RMP draft and was made public on Saturday and called for suggestions and objections. The planners have opened up 80 sq km of peripheral land in the city for conurbation across five corridors: Hosur Road, Mysore Road, Bellary Road, Old Madras Road and Sarjapur Road.
The RMP aims to Mono Rail/light rail on the Intermediate Ring Road (IRR) and the stretch within this planning districts includes Intermediate ring road (from EGL Business Park till Domlur Flyover) Indiranagar 100 ft road, CMH Road, Indira Nagar 80ft Road (Kodihalli Main Road), meeting Swami Vivekananda Metro Station, and connecting proposed World Class Station at Baiyapanahalli.
Railway Station along Baiyapanahalli road and then running along the Dodda Banaswadi Main Road and pottery road then continues towards Cantonment Railway Station. It proposes 4 Intermodal Interchanges which includes Swami Vivekananda Metro Station, Domlur Interchange, Byapannhalli Metro Station and proposed Byapanahalli Railway Station.
Importance has been accorded to parks and open spaces, heritage and culture. There are several neighborhood parks and open spaces in the planned layouts. Prominent parks and open spaces being the Police Park & grounds in Venkatapura, St John’s Medical College and Grounds, Freedom International School Park, Wipro Park, Adugodi Police Ground & Koramangala Indoor Stadium.
There are 45 sites of heritage importance; which includes Holy Trinity Church, Elgin Mills, Baldwin Boys High School with Lincoln Hall Chapel, Johnson Market, All Saints Church, Richmond Town Methodist Church, Frank Anthony Junior School, Wesley Tamil Church, Cathedral High School, Infant Jesus Church and Basavesvara Temple.
To protect and conserve lakes and streams as well as avoid flooding in future as surface runoff increases due to urbanisation, the RMP2031 proposes that all lakes and streams be demarcated on ground within two years from notification of RMP 2031 and a development plan be prepared for all the lakes.
