Gudiyattam Gudiyattam Town - Municipal

SWOT Analysis for Gudiyattam Municipality
Strength Weakness
Located on State Highway connecting with
the Chennai ñ Bengaluru Industrial Corridor of
Excellence Lack of public utility Infrastructure
Absence of recreational facilities that is,
Located on Jolarpettai ñKatpadi Railway line parks and play fields.
Centre for small scale industries, trade and Environmental pollution affecting land,
handloom industry(lungies)
water and air.
Access to world class medical facilities at
CMC , Vellore and Ida Scudder , Ranipet.
Taluk Headquarter to Gudiyattam Taluk
Traffic congestion due to encroachments
and narrow roads
Opportunities Threat
Availability of cheap unskilled and semi skilled Poor road surfaces leading to dusty / unsafe
labour force.
conditions and stagnation during monsoons.
Well established educational and Low awareness levels regarding importance
administrative facilities in the district
of treating industrial effluents,
Drastic reduction in agricultural activities
Proposed leather Goods SEZ by TN Govt. at due to land pollution and lucrative industrial
Ranipet and SEZ at Katpadi
jobs.
Proposed IT park at Vellore by ELCOT,
expected to provide direct and indirect
employment opportunities to more than 20,000
persons.
Source : Feedback from stakeholders meeting and analysis.
The town of Gudiyattam is visualized as ìTo be a center for industrial activities
supplemented with the necessary infrastructural facilities and amenities to provide
better standards of living conditions for living in the town.î
Supporting this vision is a set of development objectives, defined along various sectors of
infrastructure. It covers the current status, issues in the sector, likely future demand,
strategies for improvement and identified projects to meet these objectives. The sectors
covered in the report for Gudiyattam include water supply, sewerage and sanitation,
solid waste management, storm water drains, street lights, slum improvement and other
remunerative and social projects.
3. CITY INVESTMENT PLAN
The summary of sector-wise investment requirements and prioritisation is given in the
following table. The total investment required would be over Rs. 14913.53 lakhs.
Capital Investment Needs for Gudiyattam
Sl.No Description
Estimated Cost
(Rs in Lakhs)
1 Water Supply - Mettur CWSS 7211.00
2 Water supply improvement scheme 1013.33
3 Sewerage 4039.84
4 Storm Water Drains 312.00
5 Solid Waste Management 853.08