MASTER PLAN

PRESENTED TO:
Mr. G. K .JOHARI

PRESENTED BY:
SAHAB RAM
M.TECH 1ST SEM.(UP)

GURU RAM DAS SCHOOL OF PLANNING

G.N.D.U. AMRITSAR

INTRODUCTION
FOR A SUCCESSFUL TOWN PLANNING THERE MUST BE A PLAN
WHICH ENVISAGE THE ENTIRE TOWN AS A SINGLE UNIT. THIS IS
NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOWN IN
A CO-ORDINATED MANNER. THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TOWN TAKE A
LONG TIME, AND THEREFORE, THE DEVELOPMENT IS REQUIRED TO
BE CONTROLLED AT ANY TIME ON THE BASIS OF A PLAN . SUCH A
PLAN IS CALLED AS MASTER PLAN.

MASTER PLAN
TIME PERIOD

20-25 YRS ( LONG RANGE)

DEFINITION

ACC. TO THE URBAN PLANNING THEORY BY MELVILLE.C.BRANCH

ALAN BLACK- DEFINED A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS AN OFFICIAL DOCUMENT
ADOPTED BY A LOCAL GOVERNMENT AS A POLICY GUIDE TO DECISIONS
ABOUT THE PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMUNITY.
ACC TO UDPFI GUIDLINES: A MASTER PLAN IS LONG TERM 20-25 YEARS
WRITTEN DOCUMENT SUPPORTED BY NECESSARY MAPS AND DIGRAM
PROVIDING THE STATE GOVERNMENT THE GOALS, POLICIES, STRATEGIES
AND GENERAL PROGREM OF URBAN LOCAL AUTHORITY REGARDING SPATIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE SETTLEMENT UNDER ITS GOVERNMENT..

DERIVED

A PLAN CONTAINING POLICY GUIDELINES TO ORGANISE THE COMPLEX

DEFINITION

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN URBAN LANDUSES TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION

THE

PAST,

THE

PRESENT

AND

THE

FUTURE

(PROJECTIONS

REQUIREMENTS) FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF EXISTING TOWN.

AND

OBJECTIVES
IT SERVES AN OVERALL PICTURE AND PROGRAMMES FOR THE FUTURE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOWN
IT ARRANGES THE PATTERN OF TOWN IN SUCH A WAY SO AS TO SATISFY THE
PRESENT REQUIREMENTS WITHOUT INTRODUCTION OF FUTURE
IMPROVEMENTS BY THE COMING GENERATION
IT REMOVES THE DEFECTS OF UNCO-ORDINATED PHYSICAL GROWTH OF
VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF TOWN.
ITS PURPOSE IS TO PLACE VARIOUS FUNCTIONS THE TOWN HAS TO
PERFORM IN SUCH PHYSICAL RELATION TO EACH OTHER AS TO MINIMIZE THE
CHANCES OF MUTUAL CONFLICT.
STIMULATE INTEREST IN COMMUNITY PROBLEM.

NEED OF MASTER PLAN

TO PLAN THE TOWN FOR THE BALANCED THE HARMONIZED.
TOWNS AND CITIES ARE EXPENDING IN A HAPHAZARD MANNER .
THE ARRANGEMENT OF UTILITY SERVICES.
HUGE RUSH IN HOUSES.
TO COPUP WITH THE FUTURE DEMAND AS MIGRATION RATE IS INCRESING
THE UNCONTROL DEVELOPMENT OF CITY.
THER ARE ACUTE SHORTAGE OF SCHOOL, HOSPITAL ,

AND SOCIAL

AMENITIES.
TO CONTROL THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIES IN RESIDENTIALAREA

CHARACTERISTICS
COMPREHENSIVENESS
It means that the plan provides an overall strategic proposal, which incorporates all the
components of the town.
LONG-RANGE
To mean that development of a town is a lengthy process.
OFFICIAL DOCUMENT
To mean that plan carries legal backing.
MONITORING
To mean that the plan provide guidelines for implementation and time to time review of the
development being undertaken, may be after every five to seven years.

SCOPE OF THE MASTER PLAN

MASTER PLAN MUST INCLUDE THE PLANNING OF SOCIAL,ECONOMIC, ADMINISTRATIVE AND FISCAL
MATTER, MANY OF WHICH ARE OBVIOUSLY INTERRELATED WITH PHYSICAL PLANNING .
PHYSICAL
PLANNING

SOCIAL
PLANNING

TO ENCOURAGE PLANNED
AND SCIENTIFIC GROWTH
OF A TOWN.
TO ACHIEVE THE BALANCE
BETWEEN DIFFERENT
LANDUSE
RESIENTIAL,
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTERIAL
ETC.

TO OFFSET THE
PROBLEMS OF
OVERPOPULATION SUCH
AS SHORTAGE OF
HOUSES, SLUMS, TRAFFIC
CONGESTION, INADEQUATE
OPEN SPACES AND
INSUFFICENT PUBLIC
AMENITIES.

ECONOMIC
PLANNING

THE MOBLISATION OF THE

RESOURCES OR FUNDS HAS
BEEN ANALYSED FOR THE
DIFFERENT PROJECTS AND
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THE CITY.

LIMITATION OF MASTER PLAN

IT IS RIGID AND STATIC BECAUSE IT IS TREATED AS AN PRODUCT AND NOT AS CONTINUOUS.
IT TAKES VERY LONG TIME IN PREPARATION AND APPROVAL MAKING IT AND DATA
DOCUMENT BEFORE ITS IMPLEMETION.
THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN PLANNING PROCESS IS NOT EFFECTIVE.

WHY MASTER PLAN IN THE PUNJAB?

UNDER THE PROVISION OF PUNJAB REGIONAL AND

TOWN PLANNING AND DEVEOLPMENT ACT 1995 AND
SECTION 56, MASTER PLANS ARE MADE AND THERE IS
NO LEGAL BACKING FOR PERSPECTIVE PLAN IN PUNJAB
SINCE THERE IS NO PROVISON OF ANY ACT UNDER
WHICH PERSPECTIVE PLAN IS MADE.

COMPONENTS
CONTEXT
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
GEOGRAPHICAL AND PHYSICAL FACTORS
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
HOUSING AND SHELTER
TRANSPORTATION
MAJOR ISSUES
PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES
BASIC POLICIES OF THE MASTER PLAN
PHYSICAL DESIGN
LANDUSE
COMMUNITY FACILTIES
CIRCULATION
UTILITIES
URBAN DESIGN
RESOURCE MOBILIZATION

FACTS
TRENDS
ASSUMPTIONS
FORECASTS

DATA TO BE COLLECTED FOR PREPARING MASTER PLAN

HISTORICAL EVOLUTION OF THE TOWN

TOURIST INFRASTRUCTURE

PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Water Supply
Sewerage Network
Telephone Network
Electricity

PHYSIOGRAPHY (SOIL, WATER TABLE,

SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE

MAJOR LAND MARKS

TOURIST SPOTS

SLOPE)
EXISTING DISTRIBUTION OF LANDUSE ANS
SPATIAL ORGANISATION
LAND OWNERSHIP
LAND VALUE

TRAFFIC VOLUME
PARKING ENCROACHMENT
ACCIDENTS
POLLUTION (QUANTITATIVE AND
QUALITATIVE)

TOTAL POPULATION

SOURCES OF POLLUTION

MALES AND FEMALES

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

BIRTH RATE AND DEATH RATE

ADMINISTRATIVE SET UP

HOUSING AND ITS CONDITION

FINANCES
ACTS INVOLVED

ZONING
ZONING IS DEFINED AS THE CREATION BY LAW, OF THE SECTION OR
ZONES AS SUCH RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, CIVIC,
INSTITUTIONAL AND RECREATIONAL IN WHICH THE REGULATIONS
PREVENT MISUSE OF LANDS AND BUILDING AND LIMIT THEIR HEIGHT
AND DENSITIES OF POPULATION DIFFERING IN DIFFERENT ZONES.

IMPORTANCE
ZONING HELPS PROPER CO-ORDINATION OF VARIOUS PUBLIC AMENITIES
LIKE WATER SUPPLY, DRAINAGE, ELECTRICITY, TRANSPORT ETC.
IT INCREASES UTILITY, BEAUTY, EFFICIENCY OF THE TOWN IN GENERAL.

 USE ZONING
HEIGHT ZONING
DENSITY
USE ZONING
THE MAIN PRINCIPLE OF USE ZONING IS TO DIVIDE THE CITY INTO DIFFERENT
SECTIONS OR ZONES SO AS TO AVOID THE ENCROACHMENT OF ONE ZONE UPON
ANOTHER ADJOINING IT

HEIGHT ZONING
HEIGHT ZONING BESIDES THE USE OF LAND , THERE ARE OTHER FACTORS SUCH AS
HEIGHT , VOLUME OF THE BUILDING, WHICH NEED TO BE CONTROLLED.

BUILDING

45

BUILDING
63

BUILDING

BUILDING

DENSITY ZONING
THE DENSITY ZONING THE POPULATION PER UNIT AREA OR ACRES IS DEFINED
AS DENSITY OF POPULATION . THIS DENSITY OF POPULATION MAY BE EITHER
GROSS OR NET DENSITY.
THE NET DENSITY IS THE AVERAGE DENSITY PER UNIT OF THE HOUSING AREA
INCLUDING LOCAL ROADS ONLY .
H

H-HOUSES

P- PARKS

R-RECREATION CENTERS

S-SHOPS

NET DENSITY

GROSS
DENSITY

THE GROSS DENSITY IS THE AVERAGE DENSITY PER UNIT OF THE HOUSING AREA OF THE
RESIDENTIAL ZONE , INCLUDING OPEN SPACE AND AREA UNDER NON-RESIDENTIAL USE SUCH AS
SCHOOL, SHOPS AND OTHER PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
DEVELOPMENT PLAN PREPARED WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF APPROVED PRESPECTIVE PLAN IS A
MEDIUM-TERM (5 YEAR) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF SPATIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE
URBAN CENTRE.
THE OBJECTIVE OF A DEVELOPMENT PLAN IS TO PROVIDE FURTHER NECESSARY DETAILS AND
INTENDED ACTION IN THE FORM OF STRATEGIES AND PHYSICAL PROPOSALS TO VARIOUS POLICIES
GIVEN IN THE MASTER PLAN DEPENDING UPON THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL NEEDS AND
ASPIRATION OF THE AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND PRIORITIES.

THE SCOPE OF THIS PLAN COVERS AN ASSESSMENT OF CURRENT ISSUES,

PROSPECTS, PRIORITIES AND PROPOSALS FOR DEVELOPMENT THE URBAN
CENTRE INCLUDING EMPLOYMENT GENERATOR ECONOMIC BASE,
TRANSPORTATION, LAND USE, HOUSING AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE
MATTERS LIKE ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY.
CHARACTERISTICS
A LOCAL AUTHORITY CANNOT ADOPT A DEVELOPMENT PLAN UNLESS IT IS
CONCEIVED WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF APPROVED PERSPECTIVE PLAN OR IN
THE PROCESS OF APPROVAL
A STATUTORY PLAN, APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY LOCAL AUTHORITY FOR
IMPLEMENTATION WITH THE HELP OF SCHEMES AND PROPOSALS ITS
PROPOSALS ARE PRECISE AND DEFINITE.

PROCEDURE OR IMPLEMENATATION PROCESS OF

MASTER PLAN
DECISION OF MAKING MASTER PLAN TAKEN BY COMPETENT AUTHORITY
SETTING OF OBJECTIVE AND GOALS
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
( DEFINTION, CONCEPTS, COMPONENTS, NORMS AND STANDARDS)

DATA COLLECTION
(PRIMARY SURVEY: FIELD VISIT, SECONDARY SOURCES AND ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES)

DATA COMPILATION
DATA ANALYSIS
DRAFT MASTER PLAN
PUBLIC OPINION ( 30 DAYS)
MODIFICATIONS ACCORDING TO THE PUBLIC SUGGESTIONS
NOTIFIED FINAL MASTER PLAN
IMPLEMENTATION ( BY CONSIDERING BUILDING BYELAWS)

IMPLEMENTATION OF MASTER PLAN

THE EXECUTION OF THE MASTER PLAN IS CARRIED OUT BY MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION
FOR EXECUTION A TEAM OF EXPERTS IN ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE,
PUBLIC HEALTH, SOCIOLOGY, ECONOMICS, FINANCE ETC HEADED BY TOWN
PLANNER IS REQUIRED
AFTER MASTER PLAN IS ACCEPTED AND APPROVED BY THE CONCERNED
AUTHORITY, THE STEPS TAKEN WILL BE
TO FIX BROAD POLICIES IN CONNECTION WITH VARIOUS PROPOSALS
TO PREPARE THE LIST OF URGENT WORKS ACCORDING TO THEIR PRIORITIES
TO PREPARE THE DETAILED ESTIMATES OF WORK OF TOP PRIORITY
TO PREPARE A FINANCIAL PROGRAMME

THANKS
FOR

YOUR
PATIENCE