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Development Strategy 3 Master Plan for Port Blair Planning Area Development Strategy 3 DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 3.1 NEED AND IMPORTANCE OF MASTER PLAN 3 3.2 AIM AND OBJECTIVES 3 3.3 APPROACH 4 3.4 DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT 6 3.5 LINKAGES & CONNECTIVITY 10 3.6 POPULATION FORECAST 10 3.7 POPULATION DISTRIBUTION 11 3.8 WORKFORCE PROJECTION 12 3.9 STRENGTHENING ECONOMY 12 1 Master Plan for Port Blair Planning Area Development Strategy 2 Master Plan for Port Blair Planning Area Development Strategy DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 3.1 NEED AND IMPORTANCE OF MASTER PLAN 3.1.1 The need of the hour for Port Blair Town is to control haphazard developments, reduce traffic congestion and prevent incompatible land use without disturbing the ecological footprint and encouraging the growth in an orderly and sustainable manner. This can be done only when a statutory instrument like Master Plan is prepared. As per the ‘Andaman & Nicobar Islands Town and Country Planning Regulation, 1994’ no development of land shall be undertaken or carried out in any development area by any person or body (including a department of Government or the Administration) unless permission for such development has been obtained in writing from the Town Planner. 3.1.2 Master Plan judiciously allocates lands for various purposes such as residential, industrial, commercial, recreation, public and semi-public etc., on the basis of an assessment of the space requirements for different activities in the coming years. It also proposes macro level networks of roads, street pattern, and traffic circulation by taking into account, the present and the future requirements. The plan also identifies areas required for preservation, conservation and development of areas of historic, architectural, ecological interest and educational value taking into account of the environment. The Master Plan also forms the basis for all concerned infrastructure building agencies of the Union Territory and the local governments including the Port Blair Municipal Council in formulation of their future programmes and projects. Development Regulations incorporated as part of the Master Plan serve as a tool for realizing the plan objectives. Violations of the provisions of development regulations are like the violation of any other law. 3.2 AIM AND OBJECTIVES 3.2.1 This Master Plan is aimed to develop Port Blair and its environs into a progressively self- sustaining community, with socio-economic development and enhancement in quality life keeping in view of its ecologically fragile environment. In order to achieve the said aim, the Master Plan identifies the following objectives for realization. • To regulate new physical entities and activities in an orderly manner • To promote a self-reliant and inclusive development • To achieve balanced economic progress through optimal use of resources • To encourage orderly spatial development in tune with the ecological footprint and carrying capacity of the islands. 3 Master Plan for Port Blair Planning Area Development Strategy 3.3 APPROACH 3.3.1 Evolving a development concept is an important stage in the preparation of Master Plan as it guides the formulation of required development policies and strategies for the future. The development concept is the result of synthesized understanding of the strengths; weakness, opportunities and threats (SWOT) of the settlement and the people. An understanding of the past and present development scenario, and the relevant issues and prospects serve as the basis for preparation of the SWOT analysis. The strength and opportunities of Port Blair and its environs include: • Large endowment of untapped resources like Tourism, Fishing and Forestry • Opportunity for mobilization of financial resources required for development works • High literacy rate and high per capita income • Potential for medicinal plants, spices, coconut and flora of ethnic communities. The weakness and threats are summarized as below. • Absence of self-sustaining economy • Inadequate quality infrastructure • Imbalance in growth and concentration of development • Limited carrying capacity of the town • Vulnerability to disasters like Tsunami, Earthquake and High tides 3.3.2 A detailed examination of development issues and prospects reveal that Port Blair Municipal Area cannot be delinked from the adjoining villages. The strength and opportunities are not confined to Port Blair Town alone and so are the weakness and threats. Therefore the development concept should address possible impacts the developments would have over the adjoining settlements of Port Blair. It is imperative to demarcate a spatial entity beyond the Port Blair municipal limits and in this regard the delineation of a planning area becomes the first stage in evolution of development concept. 3.3.3. “Delineation of Planning Area” is a spatial planning exercise to identify an area beyond the Town, including more settlements on the basis of the trends in existing developments and the potential for growth. Delineation has been meticulously planned after analyzing the settlements under various dimensions. The settlements adjoining Port Blair in South Andaman have been analyzed on the basis of five important dimensions namely, Physical, Demography, Economy, Transportation & Communication and Social Infrastructural Facilities on a scientific and rational basis. Under each dimension mentioned above, certain parameters were identified and given scores which reflect the status, strength and potential of the respective dimension. 4 Master Plan for Port Blair Planning Area Development Strategy Table No: 3.3.3 List of Revenue Villages in Port Blair Planning Area SL. POPULATION VILLAGE AREA (Hec.) NO. 2001 2010 1 Badmas Pahar 98.46 326 780 2 Bamboo Flat 357.27 6787 8399 3 Beadonabad 616.25 966 850 4 Bimblitan 1997.83 2254 2787 5 Brichgunj 431.34 3540 1368* 6 Brookshabad 414.66 241 0 7 Calicut 421.50 1890 4139 8 Chouldari 1054.87 2146 2492 9 Craikabad 39.49 220 159 10 Dhanikhari 354.13 586 679 11 Dollygunj 172.87 1819 3445 12 Dundas Point 167.26 566 608 13 Garacharma 585.91 9427 15714* 14 Govindapuram 109.03 492 577 15 Hasmatabad 248.25 463 728 16 Homfreygunj 183.38 396 510 17 Manglutan 716.54 2151 2994 18 Maymyo 309.67 223 714 19 Mittakhari 805.08 1109 1315 20 Muslim Basti 298.09 300 314 21 Namunaghar 1311.83 1730 2042 22 Ograbraj 373.87 1157 1480 23 Pahargaon 172.90 3245 4191 24 Prothrapur 463.36 6509 9409* 25 Shore Point 62.23 2962 3306 26 Sippighat 381.37 1038 1756 27 Stewartgunj 83.14 1070 1281 28 Teylerabad 413.05 1284 1524 29 Tushnabad 262.27 1190 1345 30 Viper Island 50.00 4 0 31 Wandoor 707.87 1511 1657 32 Wimberlygunj 184.35 3707 4057 33 Minnie Bay (part) 80.60 0 0 34 Austinabad (part) 61.13 00 Port Blair 1774.00 99984 106138* Total 15763.85 161293 186758 *excluding Defence Population, as published in the National Population Register 2010 Source: Census of Port Blair, 2001 Primary Census Abstract, Census of India 2001 Andaman and Nicobar Administration, Village Directory 1991-92. The settlements were rated on the basis of cumulative scores they obtained under each dimension. On the basis of these scores, a land area extending over 34 revenue / part villages along with Port Blair was delineated as ‘Port Blair Planning Area. The details of population (2010) and the area of the revenue villages are presented in Table 3.3.3. 5 Master Plan for Port Blair Planning Area Development Strategy 3.3.4 Development strategies evolved in any Master Plan have a bearing on the manner in which the land is put to use and thus land use zoning becomes an important component of the Master Plan. In order to arrive at a development concept, it is essential to study the pattern in which the land is put to use at present in the planning area. The land use detail of the Port Blair Planning Area is presented in Table 3.3.4 and also shown in Map No. 7. The land use policy has a direct bearing on the objectives of the Master Plan, and any economic development programme get manifested in physical planning exercise. Therefore the development concept has to first address the issues of strengthening the economy. Table No: 3.3.4 Land Use Distribution: 2010 - Port Blair Planning Area LAND USE AREA (HA.) AREA (%) Residential 1670.16 10.60 Commercial 76.80 0.49 Industrial 284.45 1.80 Public and Semi Public 440.61 2.80 Transport & Communication 185.76 1.18 Recreational 53.62 0.34 Agricultural 4803.62 30.47 Defence 1097.71 6.96 Reserved Forest 4592.09 29.13 Other Forest 527.33 3.35 Water Bodies 179.87 1.14 Mangroves 5.41 0.03 Roads 416.42 2.64 Vacant 570.57 3.62 Submerged Land 859.43 5.45 Total 15763.85 100.00 3.4 DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT 3.4.1 As a focal point to the Island, the Town of Port Blair has grown intensively over the years and engages manifold functions and activities because of which the Town experiences a relatively high density and the development spread over the municipal area in an unplanned and sporadic manner. The UDPFI guidelines suggest a range of 60–90 PPH as gross density for developed areas of hill towns. The gross density of Port Blair as on 2010 is 60 PPH and it is expected to reach a maximum of 132 PPH in the next 20 years. As this density is much above the desirable standards, it is necessary to develop additional areas outside Port Blair, since there are constraints for bringing in additional lands for residential development within Port Blair. It is observed from the land use distribution for Port Blair under Table 1.12.3, that 34% of the land comes under Defence, Roads and Transport & Communication establishments including Airport.
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