Urban transformation: GIS-based grasp plan prepared for less than 152 cities
2 min readExpress News Service
NEW DELHI: It was in 2015 that the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs rolled out the GIS-based grasp plan to help the federal government’s AMRUT challenge. The thought was to develop widespread digital geo-referenced base maps and land use maps by the use of geographical info system (GIS) for 500 cities and use that to reinforce city revival tasks, particularly the bolstering of sewage community and water provide.
A sub-scheme of AMRUT, the grasp plan was allotted Rs 515 crore, and coaching was imparted to over 2,600 officers. However, eight years later, grasp plans have been authorized for less than 152 cities out of the five hundred. According to the Ministry, a draft plan has been formulated for 146 cities, and plans for 17 cities are on the drafting board. In addition, vital knowledge has been gathered for 433 cities.
The grasp plan is the most important software for city land administration and offers detailed land use allocation for the sustainable improvement of a metropolis or city. AMRUT, or Atal Mission Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation scheme, was launched with a concentrate on establishing key infrastructure for city transformation.
Now, underneath AMRUT 2.0, the federal government has given the nod to construct GIS-based masterplans for Class-II cities with a inhabitants of underneath 1 lakh, and Rs 631 crore has been allotted for a similar. The scheme, which was launched in 2021, has recognized 675 cities for the challenge.
NEW DELHI: It was in 2015 that the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs rolled out the GIS-based grasp plan to help the federal government’s AMRUT challenge. The thought was to develop widespread digital geo-referenced base maps and land use maps by the use of geographical info system (GIS) for 500 cities and use that to reinforce city revival tasks, particularly the bolstering of sewage community and water provide.
A sub-scheme of AMRUT, the grasp plan was allotted Rs 515 crore, and coaching was imparted to over 2,600 officers. However, eight years later, grasp plans have been authorized for less than 152 cities out of the five hundred. According to the Ministry, a draft plan has been formulated for 146 cities, and plans for 17 cities are on the drafting board. In addition, vital knowledge has been gathered for 433 cities.
The grasp plan is the most important software for city land administration and offers detailed land use allocation for the sustainable improvement of a metropolis or city. AMRUT, or Atal Mission Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation scheme, was launched with a concentrate on establishing key infrastructure for city transformation.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
Now, underneath AMRUT 2.0, the federal government has given the nod to construct GIS-based masterplans for Class-II cities with a inhabitants of underneath 1 lakh, and Rs 631 crore has been allotted for a similar. The scheme, which was launched in 2021, has recognized 675 cities for the challenge.
