2038 DRAFT REPORT COIMBATORE REGIONAL PLAN - 2038 Report Acknowledgement School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal an Institution of National Importance under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India heartily acknowledges Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH (German Technical Cooperation) team headed by Mr. Georg Jahnsen, Mr. Felix Knopf, Mr. Abhishek Agarwal, Mrs. Tanaya Saha, Mr. Shriman Narayan, Mr. Kishore for giving us an opportunity to work on the Coimbatore regional plan preparation in Tamil Nadu. We would like to thank the Government of Tamil Nadu, its Secretary Department of Housing and Urban Development and the State Planning Commission for extending their full support in facilitating the whole data collection and discussion process. A special thanks to the all four district collectors: Dr. S. Prabhakar I.A.S. – Erode, Thiru T.N. Hariharan I.A.S. – Coimbatore, Thiru Dr. K.S. Palanisamy I.A.S. – Tiruppur, Tmt.J. Innocent Divya I.A.S. – The nilgiris, for their support and immense effort in coordinating with the concerned line departments for providing data, during their tenure. The contribution of Directorate of Town and Country Planning of Chennai, in this endeavor, in the form of invaluable support and inspiration during the field visit, was commendable. Our sincere thanks all the active Organizations (Profit and Non Profit) like: OlirumErodu Foundation- Erode, TEA-Tiruppur, CII and DIY – Tiruppur, SACON – Coimbatore, WWF-INDIA-Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Agriculture University – Coimbatore and Tribal Research Centre – The Nilgiris, for giving us an insight about the district and participating in the discussion regarding the future vision for the Coimbatore region, in Tamil Nadu. We specially acknowledge the people of all four District for their cooperation and support during data collection and primary surveys. SPA, Bhopal is obliged to acknowledge the efforts and motivation of all the faculty and officials, for administering and enabling the study. Without the relentless efforts of students: Bachelors of Planning (2015-2019), Masters in Environmental Planning (2017-2019) and Masters of Planning - Integrated (2018-2020), preparation of the Coimbatore Region Plan would not have been possible. 1 COIMBATORE REGIONAL PLAN - 2038 Report We owe our responsibility for all the omissions and commissions in the report. 2 COIMBATORE REGIONAL PLAN - 2038 Report Executive Summary The Regional Plan 2038 for the Coimbatore Region is prepared to cater the future requirements of the region as the development of the region as a major industrial center. The Region consists of Coimbatore, Erode, Tiruppur and The Nilgiris district. Each of this district has its own priority and focus in terms of development. While Coimbatore, Erode and Tiruppur are part of a greater urban agglomeration of Coimbatore to Salem, where Coimbatore – the second major urban agglomeration of Tamil Nadu exist, Tiruppur and Erode adjoins Coimbatore in terms of urban continuum. The planning of these sub regions are done by means of analyzing the existing situation, identifying the issues and challenges at the ground level and then integrating the proposals with the respective sub regions. The total area of Coimbatore Region is 14% of the state and accommodates 12% of the state‟s population. The Regional Plan preparation aims to develop the Coimbatore Region in an integrated manner focusing on the economic growth engines of the sub regions. The vision of the plan is to develop the region in a sustainable approach focusing on the economic development in accordance with the environmentally sensitive nature of the region. The report studies the regional setting and connectivity of the region with the neighboring districts and states focusing on the major transport corridors and the highways important for bringing the development in the region. It also explains the need of preparation of the regional plan, focusing on the highlights of the Coimbatore- Nilgirs regional plan prepared in 1974 and predicting the urbanization of the Coimbatore region for the future. This section also talks about the growth of the region with the establishment of the industries and the future investments which will further initiate the development in this region. A brief introduction of demographic profile is given looking into the share of the region with the state and the constituents of the sub region as well. A brief analysis of the regional economy is done highlighting the share of the region in the GDP of the state focusing on each sector‟s contribution and also the share of the work force involved in hsese sectors. The region is sensitive in terms of the environmentally fragile areas as it comes under the Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve and the Sathyamangalam Tiger reserve also housing the important rivers such as Moyar, Bhavani Noyyal and Cauvery. A brief introduction is also given about the major elephant corridors present in the region which makes the region highly eco sensitive. The vision and the methodology adopted for the region focuses on the sustainable economic development of the region which is explained clearly in the subsequent section. The existing settlement structure of the region explains the Class I to Class VI cities and their growth. The growth rate of the settlements is studied from 1991 to 2041 and the future population is projected based on the different methods adopted depending upon the nature of population growth. The induced population is then distributed based on the growth of the region as per 3 COIMBATORE REGIONAL PLAN - 2038 Report the investments proposed to obtain the proposed settlement structure of the region for 2041. The Institutional set up of the region constitutes the Acts related with the formation of the regional plan, the provisions and the institutions involved in the preparation of the plan and the gap reflecting in the implementation. Thus, proposed institutional framework is developed for the constitution of the Regional Planning Authority as per the provisions in the Town and Country Planning Act,1971,which will be the main implementing body for the Regional Plan. The financial set up for the region is also discussed stating the investments for the region as per the Tamil Nadu Vision 2023. The constituent sub regions of the Coimbatore region is discussed briefly focusing on the thrust area of the districts, the analysis incorporated based on the issues and challenges and the proposals addressing the same. The final proposal for the land use zoning of the region is worked which is based on the future investments that are proposed in the region. Thus the zones are classified based on the development of the land parcels as per the industrial and the agricultural growth. The development of the residential and commercial zones is also focused along with the industrial development of the region. The zoning also looks into the conservation of the eco sensitive areas comprising of the national parks and wildlife sanctuaries fulfilling the sustainable development concept. 4 COIMBATORE REGIONAL PLAN - 2038 Report Table of Contents Acknowledgement ......................................................................................................... 1 Executive Summary ....................................................................................................... 3 List of Figures ................................................................................................................ 8 List of Tables ............................................................................................................... 10 1. CHAPTER-INTRODUCTION TO THE REGION ............................................. 12 1.1 Location of Coimbatore Region in Tamil Nadu............................................ 13 1.2 Need for the Regional Plan ........................................................................... 14 1.3 Demographic Profile ..................................................................................... 25 1.3.1 Area and Population ............................................................................... 25 1.3.2 Density ......................................................................................................... 28 1.3.2 Sex Ratio ................................................................................................ 28 1.3.3 Literacy Rate .......................................................................................... 29 1.3.5 Marginalized Population.............................................................................. 30 1.3.6 Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes Population ..................................... 30 1.4 Regional Economy ........................................................................................ 32 1.4.1 Gross Domestic Product .............................................................................. 32 1.4.2 Work Force Participation ............................................................................. 35 1.4.3 Classification of Work Force Participation, Sector wise ............................. 37 1.5 Physiography and Environment .................................................................... 42 1.5.1 Physiography.......................................................................................... 42 1.5.2 River System .......................................................................................... 43 1.5.3 Environment ..........................................................................................