The Mangalore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) has come out
with a revised master plan after 17 years. According to the 2001 Census, MUDA
covered a population of 6.46 lakh. However, the revised master plan envisages apopulation of 8.50 lakh by 2011 and 10.75 lakh by 2021 in the city.
The secondrevised master plan, which got temporary approval from the Karnataka Governmentin 2006, received the final approval in the latter half of 2009. MUDA’s
second revised master plan, which focuses on the development needs of the
region by 2021, proposes to develop 207 sq.km of the area in the region MUDA
covers 306 sq.km of the area. This includesthe Mangalore City Corporation limits, Ullal town Panchayat, Mulki municipalityand64 village panchayats.
The master planhas categorized the local planning area as intensively developed zone,moderately developed zone, and sparsely developed zone. The
floor area ratio (FAR), including the premium FAR, has been fixed at a maximum
of 3.25. The FAR will be more in moderately developed zone than the intensively
developed zones with themaximum (3.25) in sparsely developed zones.
The intensivelydeveloped zone has very limited land available for development. The
central business district area, including Hampankatta, has been designated as
intensively developed zone, whereas surrounding areas are designated as
moderately developed zone. Some areas onthe outskirts of the city, which are likely to witness development
in the days to come, have been identified as sparsely developed zone will see
residential and commercial development in three to five years and the sparsely
developed zone will see developmentafter two to three years.
Though the revised master plan promotes integrated township in
Mangalore, it will take a couple of years for it to materialize. This is because the civicinfrastructure and wider roads, including ring roads, would have to be readybefore the development happens.
The commercial development is expected in the city area due to
road widening and concreting of roads. This residentialsector will witness growth on the outskirts and the periphery of Mangalore dueto integrated township plan proposed under the revised master plan.
The revised master plan considers buildings exceeding 18 meters
in height as high-rise buildings, against the earlier limit of 15 meters. The minimumwidth of roads leading to such buildings will go up to 12 meters.
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