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The Hindu : The process of preparing the Master Plan for Bangalore has its set of admirers. Civic authorities in Chennai recently held a discussion on the details of the plan to see what lessons the metropolis could draw from it. The Chennai Draft Master Plan has recently been sent to the State Government for approval.
The Geographic Information System (GIS) database and information collected from various government agencies have informed several of the Bangalore Master Plan proposals. However, the private organisation that has prepared the plan has also proposed the idea of a compact city to ‘promote investment’ and mixed land use zoning – proposals that allow the market to decide how the city should change.
The task of preparing the Master Plan and conducting some of the surveys needed for it was given to Groupe SCE India Pvt. Ltd. in Bangalore. Using GIS-enabled planning and information from transport and land use surveys and government departments, the organisation mapped the social and physical infrastructure of the city.
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