Importance of interstate Regional Planning
India is emerging with above 32% urban
growth rate in recent years. In the last few decades, the peri urban areas are
seen to be converted into urban areas with a rapid population growth which lead
to the economic development of those particular urban areas. The trend of
urbanization affects the urban areas in several ways like agglomeration,
speculative growth, fringe area development, growth of satellite cities etc.
When a city’s growth produces fringe area development, then it is very clear
that the city either economically or physically become unable to organize within
the municipal limit and ultimately it produces satellite townships or
agglomeration.
After that, in future time, the
satellite towns merge with the city’s geographic boundary and thus the total
growth merge in a common way and produces a complex urban settlement. It is
indeed very difficult for the ULBs to control the peripheral areas and
satellite towns under the same jurisdiction with the city. This uneven and
imbalance development create administrative problem for the ULBs and as a
result the need of a city development authority arises for those urbanized
areas. In short, the Municipal corporation or authority is not capable enough
to control two or more adjoining urbanized areas at a time and therefore a need
of combined regional administrative body is being demanded.
If the development tend to cross the
political boundary and meets with the different urban areas of different states;
then the scenario becomes hard. Two states are always different by their
geographic, economic and political set-up. Therefore, no state is bothering
about the urban growth of the other state and indeed they don’t need to be. On
the other hand, every state has their legislation for urban development
authority and hence the legislation of other state does not applicable for
another state. But, when the two adjoining urban areas of the two different
states settled nearer to each other; especially in the border locations of two
different states, then the urban governance structure has to be rethought with
an inclusive idea to bring those areas under same jurisdiction; otherwise both
the states have to be suffered for the imbalanced growth and ease of
utilization of natural resources.
The basic human nature cannot be
controlled by any political interference. Human are supposed to travel from
place to another in search for employment, education, relation and so on. As a
result, the transportation, new settlements, infrastructure facilities all come
automatically to serve the people. So, which urban legislation is there to
regularize this growth pattern? Moreover, the climatic behavior, geographic
structure and resource management policies also play crucial roles upon the
governance of these kinds of urban areas.
Hence, by practical, new regional planning
agencies need to be step up for planning and regulating the interstate regional
areas. The concept is inspired from NCR planning board to plan and develop the
cities of NCR which come under four different political boundaries of Delhi,
Utttar Pradesh, Hariyana and Rajasthan yet they are adjoining to each other
with a central development node Delhi.
By following the same concept when we
look about our country, then we find several such potential zones with respect
to their economy, social structure, physical structure and political
administration which need to be planned under common regional boundary and
legislation. But due to their location in different state’s legislation it is most
importantly advisable to form interstate regional development authority which
will regulate the particular regions.
It is high time to establish the interstate
regional authorities to plan and develop the interstate regions which clubbed
together as a common urbanized area but come under different state’s legislation. These regions need to be addressed by sustainable development.
India needs a comprehensive approach toward regional planning. The interstate
regions might fall under different legislation, having different demographic
trends, tribes, class, society and political administration; yet they meet in a
common stage of economy and share the resources. Therefore, their characters
need to be understood properly and those areas need to be planned under certain
common normative approaches.
Aims and objectives of interstate regional planning
1. To identify the interstate regions and delineate those based
upon the delineation criteria.
2. To establish the interstate regional planning authority to
plan, develop and monitor the regions, where the sub-regions must come under
different political administration.
3. To organize and direct the regional development under common
legislation for the balance economic and physical growth.
4. To make policies for using, sharing and conservation of
natural resources.
5. To achieve sustainable development and inclusive economic
development.
6. Irrespective of the political boundary, those urban centers
are to be facilitated by common infrastructure, transit systems and development
policies.
Approach
This is the preliminary approach by
which we try to identify such potential zones across the country and delineate
the interstate regions on the basis of delineation parameters. The concept is
inspired by the NCR regional planning phenomenon. The final planning and
financing is subjected to approval of those regions by the central authority
after a detail project report. Our sincere aim is to delineate those regions,
identify the development potentiality and prepare a report upon the need of
interstate regional planning.
Criteria for delineation of regions
·
Proximity up to 100km radius from the
central city.
·
Population growth and density.
·
Inter-city migration of population.
·
Similarity in socio-economic condition.
·
Sharing of facilities and resources.
·
Potential of twin city development.
·
Influence of Industrial corridor for strong
economic potential.
·
Development nodes along Golden
Quadrilateral.
·
Linkage to other cities and state.
·
Development potential and future
prospects.
·
Transportation system and its
efficiency.
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