ate ring roads , and radial roads . It would also consist of junction improvement programmes , parking facilities , transport terminals , flyovers and cycle tracks . Improving rail travel facilities is another proposal . Running commuter trains between Kollam and Parassala , and establishing a rail link to Vizhinjam and a rail link to Thenmala via Nedumangad come under this proposal . The Mono Rail project from Technocity to Neyyatinkara through the heart of the city is envisioned to be commissioned by January 2018 . As an alternative mode of travel , inland transport network from Kovalam to Karamana and from Akkulam to Kadinamkulam Kayal is visualised . The requirement of connectivity to Thiruvananthapuram Airport is focused upon .
A Multi Modal Mobility hub is suggested in Akkulam to cater to the requirement of mode change facilities within the city and in the airport . Sidewalks , walkways , marked crossways , and overpasses and underpasses are considered to separate pedestrian movement from vehicular traffic . The master plan also suggests checking the feasibility of Light Rail Transit System with two circling routes covering the central city area .
Relocation of the Central Jail to Chenkottukonam and maintaining the current Poojappura Jail as a heritage structure , and shifting Regional Cancer Centre and Sri Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology to Chenkottukonam are also suggested . City centres are envisaged at Kazhakkoottam and Vizhinjam . Various civic amenity proposals are included in the master plan . This includes setting up community halls , libraries , electric crematoriums , fire stations , etc . The master plan also attends to the housing shortage in the city and development of slum areas . Disposal of solid waste being a major hardship in the city , adequate attention is paid to this section in the master plan . Launching of awareness programmes , processing of biodegradable waste at source-level , establishment of city-level storage facility for nonbiodegradable wastes has been proposed . Recycling of waste is also considered . Seven parks are suggested in the master plan in an attempt to enrich the greenery of the city . Preservation of wetlands and sacred groves and protection of coastal areas are stated in the master plan . The Vision 2031 Master Plan is prepared by Chief Town Planner Eapen Varughese and the planning team lead by Additional Chief Town Planner Jacob Easow , Town Planner S . Ajay kumar , and Town Planner Baiju K .
The draft ‘ Maste Plan ’ for Thiruvananthapuram city stresses on various development activities to be carried out over the coming 20 years . The plan which cuts into various aspects of development such as transportation , traffic , land use , waste management , infrastructure readiness , etc . is currently being analysed in detail by different sections of the society . Hopefully , in the years to come , we would see many of the proposals being implemented . Being a magazine which has kept the development of Thiruvananthapuram in mind always , we would continue to keep track of the evolving state of things in our city .
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
July 2013
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