CHAPTER-I GENERAL 1 REGIONAL PLANNING A Regional plan is a regional level perspective plan supporting a long term vision for development and related spatial perspective for integrated development in the area without compromising on its ecology and natural environment. While providing this framework for development which encompasses the economic, social and environmental opportunities and constraints of the area, a Regional plan in today’s context, provides for the dovetailing of the bottom - up and top – down planning tools through a series of implementable plans prepared in a participatory manner. The purpose of Regional planning is to facilitate proper planning of such areas called ‘Regions’ having common physical, social and economic influence. The execution of provisions shown in the Regional Plan is left to the concerned implementing authorities. The Section 14 of the Maharashtra Regional & Town Planning Act 1966 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”), enumerates the contents of the Regional Plan as below; (a) Allocation of land for different uses, general distribution and general locations of land, and the extent to which the land may be used as residential, industrial, agricultural, or as forest, or for mineral exploitation ; (b) Reservation of areas for open spaces, gardens, recreation, zoological gardens, nature reserves, animal sanctuaries, dairies and health resorts; (c) Transport and communications, such as roads, highways, railways, water-way, canals and airports, including their development; (d) water supply, drainage, sewerage, sewage disposal and other public utilities, amenities and services including electricity and gas ; (e) Reservation of sites for new towns, industrial estates and any other large- scale development or project which is required to be undertaken for proper development of the Region or new town ; 1 (f) Preservation, conservation and development of areas of natural scenery, forest, wild life, natural resources, and landscaping; (g) Preservation of objects, features, structures of places of historical, natural, architectural or scientific interest and educational value ; (h) Areas required for military and defensepurposes; (i) Prevention of erosion, provision for afforestation, or reforestation (j) Proposals for irrigation, water supply and hydroelectric works, flood- control and prevention of river pollution; (k) Providing for the re-location of population or industry from over- populated and industrially congested areas, and indicating the density or population or the concentration of industry to be allowed in any areas. (l) Provisions for permission to be granted for controlling and regulation the use and development of land within the jurisdiction of a local authority or the Collector, as the case may be, including imposition of fees, charges and premium, at such rate as may e fixed by the State Government or the Planning Authority, from time to time, for grant of an additional Floor Space Index or for the special permissions or for the use of discretionary powers under the relevant Development Control Regulations, and also for imposition of conditions and restrictions in regard to the open space to be maintained about buildings, the percentage of building area for a plot, the location ,number, size, height, number of storey and character of buildings and density of population allowed in a specified area, the use and purpose to which buildings or specified areas of land may or may not be appropriated, the sub-division of pots, the discontinuance of objectionable users of land in any area in reasonable periods, parking space and loading and unloading space for any building and the sizes of projections and advertisement sings and hoardings and other matters may be considered necessary for carrying out the objects of this Act. The sanctioned Regional Plan may be modified at any time under section 20 of the said Act for the balanced development of the Region for which such plan has been prepared and approved. 2 2 Planning Aspects Latur District- The Government of Maharashtra, in exercise of the powers conferred under the provisions of sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the said Act, wide Notification dated 13th September 2007 which appeared in Government Gazette dated 8th November 2007, constituted a Region to be called the Latur Regionfor the entire Revenue District of Latur. Thereafter Latur Regional Planning Board was constituted for the said region, wide Notification dated 15th February 2011, which appeared in Government Gazette dated 29th September 2011. The said Board prepared and published a draft Regional Plan of Latur on 25th August 2016 and submitted it to Government for sanction on 11th September 2017. The Government of Maharashtra, wide notification dated 2nd January 2018 which appeared in Government Gazette dated 1-7th February 2018, accorded sanction to the said Draft RegionalPlan of Latur subject to the modifications specified in the Schedule-‘A’appended thereto to be called “Final Regional Plan of Latur Region (2011-2031)”. 3 Fringe area of Latur Municipal Corporation- 40 villages Maharashtra State Govt., in exercise of the powers conferred under section 40 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”) vide Notification no. TPS-3006/381/CR- 78/2007/UD-30 dated 03/01/2008 had appointed City and Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. (CIDCO) as Special Planning Authority for Notified Fringe area of Latur Municipal Corporation, consisting of 40 villages admeasuring 25131.48 Ha. CIDCO adopted minimum land acquisition urban development model and prepared the draft Development plan. It suggested levying premium on increase in base FSI and infrastructure development cost to make the project financially viable. CIDCO published draft Development Plan under section 3 26 of the said Act; however it failed to submit the said Development Plan to Government for sanction within time stipulated in the said Act. Therefore Government, vide notification no. TPS-3715/1563/CR-300/2015/UD-30 dated 26/09/2016 declared that the said Development Plan of Latur Fringe area published by CIDCO has lapsed and CIDCO shall cease to function as Special Planning Authority for the erstwhile Latur Fringe Area. It was also declared that for the said fringe area, Zone Plan shall be prepared under the provisions of Maharashtra Land Revenue Code and District Collector, Latur shall sanction it. Thereafter Govt. of Maharashtra, vide Notification dated 2nd January 2018, sanctioned Regional Plan of Latur District subject to the modifications specified in Schedule-A appended thereto. In the said Schedule-A Govt., in supersession of earlier Notification dated 26/09/2016, issued following directions for preparation of Growth Centre Plan of Fringe area of Latur city. a) The Growth Centre Plan of Fringe Area, Latur shall be prepared under the provisions of MR & TP Act, 1966 (hereinafter referred to as the said act). For this the procedure mentioned under section 20 of the said Act shall be followed in consultation with Joint Director, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad. The collector, Latur is authorised to publish notice under section 20(3) and finally sanction under section 20(4) in respect of the Growth Centre of Fringe Area, Latur. b) In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 151 of the said Act, the Govt. of Maharashtra hereby delegates the powers exercisable by it under the provisions of section 20(3) and 20(4) of the said Act to the Collector Latur so far as they relate only to accord sanction to the Growth Centre Plan of Fringe Area, Latur in consultation with Joint Director Town planning, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad. c) Till the preparation and sanction of above Fringe Area Plan, the development permission shall be granted around the Gaothan periphery as per the Regulation No. 13.8(b). 4 Also in the Final Regional Plan of Latur Region, the boundary of Growth Centre Plan of Fringe area of Latur city has been modified so as to include the remaining areas of some villages lying beyond the alignment of Manjara River. The total geographical area of Growth Centre Plan is 27,333 Ha. Accordingly, the Growth Centre Plan of Fringe area of Latur city and its report are prepared. 5 CHAPTER-II LATUR DISTRICT 4 Latur District The Latur district lies on the South-East side of the Maharashtra, on the boundary of Maharashtra and Karnataka states. On North-east it is bounded by Nanded district. On south it is bounded by Karnataka State. On west Osmanabad district and towards north Parbhani district. The geographical area of Latur region is 7157.00 square kilometers, which is 2.33 % of the total area of Maharashtra State. Area wise it ranks on 26th number in State. The population of entire region is 24, 54,196 souls as per 2011 census. Out of which 25.46 % is urban and remaining 74.54 % is rural population. The region comprises of 948 villages and 10 urban centres. In 1724 A.D. after a century of direct rule of Mughals, Latur district became a part the Nizam of Hyderabad. The district was temporarily ceded to the British Government in 1853 and it was reverted to Hyderabad state in 1860, with its headquarters at Naldurg. The district was earlier known as Naldurg district. In 1904 Naldurg district was abolished and a new district of Osmanabad was carved out with head quarter at Osmanabad. In 1905, two tahsils with their headquarters at Wasi and Naldurg were abolished. Wasi was merged in Kalamb and Naldurg in Tuljapur, Headquarter of Ausa taluka were shifted to Latur and the taluka was named as Latur taluka. After Indian independence and the merger of Hyderabad with the Indian union, Osmanabad became part of the then Bombay Province. In 1960, then Bombay Province State was bifurcated into Maharashtra and Gujarat and Osmanabad became an integral part of Maharashtra State. A separate Latur district was carved out of Osmanabad district on 16 August 1982.