Revised Master Plan for Coimbatore to be released in a couple of years

‘Plan document will look at requirements of the district in 2031 and 2041’

The revised Master Plan for Coimbatore is expected to be released in 12 to 18 months, District Collector G.S. Sameeran said here on Friday.

At a consultation meeting on the Master Plan, the Collector said the plan document would look at requirements of Coimbatore in 2031 and 2041. The plan should reflect the aspirations of the industry and the growth of different sectors. The development of the urban conglomeration should be in the right way. The vision is to develop Coimbatore to be the economic capital of the State or even south India, he said.

He told The Hindu that following the first consultative meeting held on Friday, committees would be formed for every sector and there would be a panel of urban planners too. Meetings would be held regularly to incorporate suggestions from all sectors. “This will not be just a land use document. It will be a holistic plan looking at the requirements of Coimbatore for the next 30 years,” he said. At present, the proposals were based on the suggestions from different stakeholders. These would be studied and finalised.