Figure 2.2 Final Regional Plan of goa – 2021

improve the mobility of the people of Goa – and the cost they now pay for taxis and ‘pilots’. And the intersections of these new rail and road arteries would provide the genesis for the three new growth hubs advocated in the Draft RPG-21.

Figure 2.2 Final Regional Plan of goa – 2021

Source: Regional plan for goa – 2021

Key Takeaways

 The major objective of RPG-21 were to preserve the beauty and fragile ecosystem of Goa while at the same time generating new jobs and prosperity for the inhabitants.  Creating new growth centres to ensure a balanced distribution of the population and sustainable growth to the inlands rather than the coastal belt.  The Eco zones to protect maximum green cover from development pressures and preparation and implementation of the critical area plans for tourism hot spots.  Doubling the rail tracks of the Konkan Railway and the South Western Railwayso that trains could be run along them in both directions, connecting Pernem in the North to Canacona in the South.  RPG-21 also recommended the bifurcation of NH-4A creating new roads through the poorest Ghat sections of Goa. Improving public transport and introducing the old system of gasolino services along Goa’s rivers and waterways, would also greatly improve the mobility of the people of Goa.

2.3 Regional Plan Coimbatore 2038

Coimbatore, known, as `The Manchester of South India’ is the district headquarters of Coimbatore district. It is the third largest city in Tamil Nadu and houses numerous textile mills and small scale engineering units. The city is well connected to its region by rail, road and air. It is a major junction on the Madras- Palghat Broad Gauge section and the NH 47 runs through the center of the city. A domestic airport in the city links it with all major cities of the country.

2.3.1 Summary and Approach 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