Event: Workshop on Regional Planning
Organized by:
- National Technical Advisory Group (NTAG)
- National Institute of Urban Affairs
Date: 9 May 2008
Venue: Conference Room, NIUA, New Delhi
A Workshop
on Regional Planning was jointly organized by National Technical Advisory
Group (NTAG) and National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) at NIUA on May
9,
2008 under JnNURM.
The Workshop was attended by more than 35 participants including Mr. A.K.Mehta, Joint Secretary, MoUD, GoI, Dr. P.K.Mohanty, Joint Secretary, MoHUPA, GoI, Mr. T.R.Raghunandan, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Prof. O.P.Mathur, NIPFP & Member NTAG, Mr. R. V. Rama Rao, Director, IDPS & Member NTAG, Mr. Ramesh Ramanathan, Chairman, NTAG, Ms. Sheela Patel, SPARC & Member NTAG, Prof. K.C. Shivaramakrishnan, Chairman, Centre for Policy Research, Mr. J.B. Kshirsagar, Chief Planner, TCPO and Prof. Chetan Vaidya, Director, NIUA. Participants also included representatives from ADB, WSB, USAID FIRE-D Project, NGOs, State and Local Governments, etc.
The focus of the
workshop was on process of combining the local rural and urban plans at
district level. Prof.M.P.Mathur,
NIUA welcomed the participants, while Mr.Ramanathan provided background of
the workshop and made a presentation on Bringing together: CDP and Master Planning
JnNURM and 
DPC/MPC
Rural and Urban. Mr. Jacob Easow, Town Planning Department, Kerala
delivered presentation on Local and District Planning: An initiative from
Kollam District. The presentation highlighted district planning process in
Kollam, where the local area plans are combined with spatial planning
process. Mr. Kshirsagar, TCPO made a presentation on Interface between
Master Plan and City Development Plan outlining the proposed changes in
the CDP process. Prof. Shivaramakrishnan chaired a panel discussion on
issues relating to legal framework, time required, capacity of local
governments, data availability, role of SEZs/new towns, etc.
The workshop ended with vote of thanks to all the participants by Prof. Chetan Vaidya.
