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We would also like to acknowledge the support received from the Secretaries and other Department Officials from the state departments for Environment and Forest, Industries, MSME Department, Housing and Urban Development, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Municipal Administration and Water Supply, Public Works Department, Water Resources Department, Directorate of Town and Country Planning (DTCP), TamilNadu Urban Finance and Infrastructure development Corporation Limited (TUFIDCO), Tamil Nadu Institute of Urban Studies (TNIUS) and Head of all Divisions of State Planning Commission. We would also like to thank Mr Sivaprakasam, Assistant Director, DTCP who arranged and coordinated all meetings through the Coimbatore region and state for gathering information on the current planning processes. The support received from Director, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore Local Planning Authority (LPA), LPA Tiruppur, District Industries Centres, District Regional Development Authorities, and Deputy Conservator of Forest, Nilgiris (North and South Division), who helped us understand most recent planning processes and sectoral initiatives that has been incorporated in convergence of sectoral plans and policies at a district or regional level. Special appreciation goes to Mr Dinesh Singh, Secretary, Department of Land Resources (DoLR), Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), Government of India and Mrs Veena Ish, Additional Secretary, Department of Land Resources, for trusting and guiding us through the process. In particular we would like to mention the constant interactions, brainstorming and guidance as provided by Mrs Sudha Keshari, Economic Advisor, DoLR, Mr Vipin Kumar Bansal, DIGF, DoLR, Mr Niraj Kumar, Director, DoLR, Mr GL Gupta, Deputy Director, DoLR and their team for sparing time for numerous meeting and discussions with the GIZ team and keeping us on our toes with regular reviews. Last but not the least I would like to thank GIZ team. GIZ - Land Use Planning and Management Project Approach to Draft State Land Use (Planning) Policy - Baseline Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 IMPORTANCE / SIGNIFICANCE OF LAND USE PLANNING........................................................................ 1 1.2 LAND AND CONSTITUTION OF INDIA ..................................................................................................... 2 1.3 SPATIAL GOVERNANCE .......................................................................................................................... 3 1.3.1 Public Policy and Land Use ..................................................................................................................... 4 1.3.2 Working Groups and Consultations .......................................................................................................... 6 2 DEPARTMENT ROLES/MANDATE ................................................................................................. 8 3 LAND USE CATEGORISATION....................................................................................................... 22 3.1 FORESTS ............................................................................................................................................... 22 3.1.1 Forest Cover ....................................................................................................................................... 22 3.1.2 Protected Areas ................................................................................................................................... 23 3.1.3 Major Concerns in Management of Protected Areas .................................................................................... 25 3.1.4 Regulations/ Laws relating to Protected Areas ........................................................................................... 25 3.2 GRASSLANDS, GRAZING LANDS/PASTURES .......................................................................................... 27 3.2.1 Grassland Classification ........................................................................................................................ 27 3.2.2 Grassland Categorisation ....................................................................................................................... 28 3.2.3 Challenges Faced by Grasslands, Grazing Lands and Pastures ..................................................................... 31 3.2.4 Issues in Grassland Protection ................................................................................................................ 33 3.3 WATER BODIES .................................................................................................................................... 33 3.3.1 Challenges of Water Sector ..................................................................................................................... 34 3.3.2 Watershed Management and Land Use Planning ....................................................................................... 35 3.3.3 Water Bodies as a Land Use ................................................................................................................. 35 3.4 AGRICULTURE ...................................................................................................................................... 38 3.4.1 Agriculture Land Use Classification ........................................................................................................ 39 3.4.2 Total Cultivated Area .......................................................................................................................... 40 3.4.3 Total Agricultural / Cultivable / Culturable Area .................................................................................... 40 3.4.4 Agro-Climatic Zones ............................................................................................................................ 41 3.5 INDUSTRIES .......................................................................................................................................... 42 3.5.1 Industrial Units................................................................................................................................... 42 3.5.2 Industrial Areas .................................................................................................................................. 47 3.6 MINES .................................................................................................................................................. 49 3.6.1 UNFC on Fossil Energy, Mineral Reserves and Resources 2009. ................................................................. 50 3.6.2 Mine Extraction Technology .................................................................................................................