Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services ... - Municipal
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7.1.3 Review master plan and explore scope for extending town limits<br />
Krishnagiri town faces structural limitations for growth given that large parts of the town is already<br />
developed. This is also reflected in the decline in the population and relatively high population density<br />
in the central areas of town. During consultations with public stakeholders and council, there has been<br />
a strong demand for extension of the town‟s limits to facilitate orderly development. The land-use<br />
pattern in Krishnagiri also needs to be reviewed and updated in conjunction with the land-use of<br />
adjoining areas. This exercise is critical to enable an integrated approach to planning for the urban<br />
agglomeration growing in and around Krishnagiri and to facilitate an orderly growth of the same.<br />
7.2 SWOT analysis<br />
A brief SWOT analysis of the town is presented below:<br />
Strengths<br />
District Headquarters<br />
Commercial / trading hub for surrounding areas<br />
Second largest mango pulp cluster in the country<br />
is in the district<br />
Opportunities<br />
Location on the Salem – Bangalore corridor along<br />
with good connectivity could spur investments in<br />
industry<br />
Has potential to build on its strengths in<br />
mango/pulp exports to emerge as an important<br />
horticulture processing centre<br />
Extension of town limits could facilitate orderly<br />
growth and improvement in municipal finances in<br />
the long term.<br />
Weakness<br />
Limited industrial activity and<br />
employment generation potential<br />
Region among the backward areas in the<br />
state<br />
Lack of direct railway connectivity.<br />
Nearest broad gauge station is Hosur.<br />
Threats<br />
7.3 Strategic plan – focus areas and time horizon<br />
Outward migration of skilled workforce<br />
Continued constraints on ability and<br />
willingness to pay for urban services.<br />
The focus of the City Corporate Plan exercise and the strategic plan is on provisioning of urban<br />
services in the following areas:<br />
a. Water Supply<br />
b. Sewerage and Sanitation<br />
c. Roads, Transportation and street lighting<br />
d. Solid Waste Management<br />
e. <strong>Urban</strong> services for the Poor<br />
f. Social infrastructure and other urban amenities<br />
The strategic plan for urban service delivery involves identification of interventions to address the<br />
gaps in service delivery between the prevailing levels and the required levels of services in the short<br />
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