EVALUATION OF MASTER PLAN FOR NELLORE TOWN (1991 & 2031) INTRODUCTION

• Nellore District is famous for paddy production , as its name is also derived from the Tamil word ‘’NELLI’’
• Known as a big Marketing Center and an educational center with number of Engineering Colleges and one private
Medical College.
• Pennar canals are passing by the city facilitating not only for crops but also for major part of water supply to the
city.

P Profile
Nellore City is the district head quarters for Sri Potti Sri Ramulu Nellore District.
L Nellore Municipality was constituted during the year 1885 and was upgraded as a Selection Grade
Municipality in 1984
A Constituted as Corporation on 08-10-2004
•It is located on the Southern coast of Andhra Pradesh at distance of
• 24 Km from Bay of Bengal

N Recently 15 panchayats were merged into Municipal Corporation limits under GO 145
•
•
453 km away south east of Hyderabad.(State Capital)
173 km north of Chennai
Area : 137.44 Ha (Master Plan 2031) •Because of its location on main transportation lines there is a
N Population : 547621 (as per 2011 census) significant development in business and commerce like cash crops,

I No. House holds : 1,30,192 (Avg. household size is 4.2) Aquaculture, this attracts many migrants to settle here.
No. of Municipal Wards : 50 wards
N Nellore city has strategic commercial importance as it lies between the cities of Vijayawada and Commercial area –
Stone Housepet
G Chennai. Commercial area –
Chinna Bazaar

P
Regional Setting
O Nellore city is at an average elevation of 12 meters (36’ 4” feet) MSL and average

R Ground water Level is 7.10 meters BGL

North – Pennar River

T West – Nellore Tank

F South & East - Agricultural Land

O Road Network - NH 5 from Chennai to Kolkata

Railway network – Broad Gauge rail line from Chennai to Kolkata

L Two irrigation canals passing through the city, namely Jaffer Sahed Canal, and

I Sarveypalli Canal

O City Form
City is developed in a Linear Form along the GNT Road and Railway Line.

Railway track divides the city into two areas i.e., west part and east parts.
I Two CBD are located on either side of the railway track i.e, Chinna Bazaar on the Western Side and Stone
I Housepet in the East

Due to Physical barriers on Northern & Western side, the city to expands towards Muttakur Village and
Mypadu in east side and buja buja Nellore Village in south direction.
Buja Buja Nellore
Railway level crossing - 3 Rail Under Bridge’s and 2 Rail Over Bridge’s (under construction)
Village
The slope of Nellore municipal corporation area is from southwest (Higher altitude) towards the east
direction.

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The General Town Planning Scheme for Nellore Municipal Corporation Area was prepared in the year 2007, and the
The General Town Planning Scheme for Nellore Municipal Town was prepared in the year 1973, and the same is sanctioned in G.O. M.s
same is sanctioned in GO.Ms.No.11, dated:07-01-2011
No. 969 M.A dated 21st November, 1978 and published in A.P Gazette Part – I dated 13th September 1979 at page 712.
Area in Sq Miles The town was divided into 24 localities(census
wards) based on 1961 census Municipal Area 48.39 Sq Km (4839 Ha)
Nellore municipality 5.28
Kovvur Village 8.61 137.44 Ha (76.09 Ha-

P Kondayapallem Village 3.13

Method Population in
Total Planning area including (Urbanisable Area of 12 included villages)
Urbanisable)
Padugudapadu Village 2.05 1991
L Gangavaram Village 1.61
Arithmetic Rate of 1,82,664
This is a long-term plan envisaging the growth of the town up to 2031.
Penna River
Navalaku Thota Planning Area
Urbanisable
Area Boundary

A Potireddypalem 2.76 Increase Following Population Projections adopted by Incremental Increase Potte Palem Allipuram

Pedac herukur 2nd Bit

Geometric Rate of 2,40,246 Method
Allipuram 2.93 Increase
Nellore Tank

N
Rajupalem &
Chintareddy Palem

Projected Population for year 2011 = 5,58,966

Vedayapalem 1.23 Estimates made by 2,18,173
Existing
Munic ipal B oundary
Ambapuram

Town & Country Projected Population for year 2021 = 6,85,754 Vaviletipadu &

Padarupalle 1.46
N
Dhanalakhmipuram

Planning Kothur
Gundla Palem

Projected Population for year 2031 = 8,33,102

Nellore Bit I and II 20.45 Organization Buja Buja Nellore

I
Kanaparthipadu

Total 49.51 The Municipal area was divided into 50 wards and the entire planning area was Kallure
Proposed
Municipal Limits

divided into 17 planning units for fairly uniform growth of different localities
This is a long-term plan envisaging the growth of the town up to 1991.

N
G Objectives of 1991 GTP Remarks Objectives of 2031 GTP Remarks
 Master Plan is a Perspective Plan of framework for future
To provide and establish balanced living Objectives Achieved: To create a healthy community by • Tourism & Heritage and
development (20 Years).
conditions for all the social areas and social • To develop it as a Commercial Town (More providing high quality services based on Conservation sectors was
P groups than proposed % land use is witnessed since all along the
GNT Road residential was forced to convert to
principles of quality, value and not identified or
 A tool for regulating the development through land use
control and zoning regulations for better quality of life and
O commercial use)
responsiveness. encouraged.
planned growth. Includes the following sections:
To develop Nellore town as a central place for • Road Connectivity was enhanced To create investment friendly region for • Disaster Management as a
R meeting various central place functions such as • Education & Health Facilities are sufficient establishment of industries by providing component was not
(a) Regional Setting,
(b) Demographic Details,
T shopping, college education, superior medical for present population (2011) high quality infrastructural facilities. considered while planning.
• Work Force Participation
(c) Land Use,
facilities will be strengthened to serve the Not Dealt
F region as a whole • Slums Rehabilitation was not achieved as
was not analysed and
(d) Economic development
(e) Traffic and Transportation,
O To develop light and medium industries utilizing the existing no. of slums have doubled. To develop Nellore Municipal
proposed in detail for the
Horizon period .
(f) Physical and Social Infrastructure,
the resources and manpower within its regions • Industrial Development is minimum, Corporation as self sustain City in future.
L compared to the proposed.
• Industrial policy was not
(g) Heritage and Tourism,
(h) Environmental Status, and
I To provides social housing for providing • Recreational use is kept to a minimum Transportation Network Plan for the
framed to encourage the
Industrial Development for
(i) Organizational Setup
while proposing, when compared to UDPFI present and future needs
O accommodation to the weaker sections of the
society and slum clearance and rehabilitation • Tourism & Heritage Conservation as an
the proposed GTP (2031).

objective was not encouraged.

To conserve environment and ecology
• Disaster Management as a component for
I GTP was not considered while planning

I
Following three areas are identified for Specific Action Plans addressed for 2031
GNT Road

 Slums Relocation Sanctioned GTPS for Nellore 1978 Existing Land Use Map -2007

 Protection of Water Body and Canals.

Development activities along the tank has resulted to disposal of untreated sewerage and dumping of solid
 Environmental Management waste into the tank, which has a negative impact on environment by not only polluting the Nellore tank but
also harming the ground water.
Solid waste dumped into Surveypalli canal and Jaffer Saheb Canal

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SURVEYS TYPES OF SURVEY Surveys Conducted -1991 GTP Surveys Conducted -2031 GTP
REQUIRED Assessment of Population Characteristics Ward Wise Area

700.00

Reconnaissance Characteristics of the Town/City – Done in 2011 GTP 600.00

Area in Hectare
Survey Location, Significance, Delivery
500.00
400.00

System of services, Site Conditions, 300.00

200.00

physical configuration, route 100.00

patterns, accessibility
0.00
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

Ward Number

Household Survey & Socio-economic characteristics of Land Use survey was conducted ward wise. 2% Sample of the entire Household
Land Use Survey residents in town (5% of Household (based on 2001 census) was • Highest ward Density: 1289 PPH (39th ward)

P sample required) conducted for 2011 GTP.

100% city land use was assessed and
• Lowest ward Density: 13 PPH. (50th ward)

Wards having 2,3,5,6,8,9,10,12,13,19,

Present Population Density is 84 persons

L
updated per hectare when compared to standard of
Population 20,22,25,26,31,35,36,37
Density More ,39,40,41,42,43,44,48 100-150 pph for medium towns
Traffic & •Inventory of Road Network System •Focal Point survey was conducted at 8 •Maximum of Transportation studies than 150 PPH

A Transportation
Survey
•Speed & Delay Studies
Classified Traffic Volume Counts
major roads to identify average daily flow( was relied on the CTS Studies
inward & outwards) conducted by Wilber Smith in 2004
Ward Wise Population

N •Traffic Volume Counts was conducted at

20000

Origin & Destination Survey

32 points rest was relied on secondary data 15000

Population
•Household Survey information 10000

N •Parking Survey
•Public Transport System
5000

0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

•Terminal Studies
I
Ward Number

•Para Transit Study

•Traffic Accident Study

N •Activity Place Survey

•Remaining Survey( Physical Infrastructure, •Remaining Survey(Assessment of
Household Survey
Total Households
(Census 2001)c
Percentage of
Sample Survey
Households
Sample
Surveyed
Households

G Slums, Economy were surveyed under Physical

different schemes Economy,
Infrastructure,
Environment)
Slums,
were
surveyed under different schemes – Demographic Characteristics
92,739 2% 1860

DPR studies for each

component/sector was highlighted Age Groups

P Occupational Details Years

14% 15% A 0-6
Below
11% 17% B 07 -15
6
07 - 15* C 16 - 25

O
Occupation
16 - 25 D 26 – 35
6% 16%
46% of the population are 26 - 35 E 36 -55
F 56 - 65
engaged with Business activity, 36 - 55
G 66- 75

R 32 % of the working population 56 - 65 H Above 75

66 - 75
46% 32% are in the private sector, where 9%
8% Above
16% 10%
as 16 % are working population 75

T
Govt. Private Business Others

are in the government sector.

Marginal Differences in age groups, 17% of the population are in the age group of 7 -15 in which the Male Population is High,

F only 8 % are in 16 – 25 years and while 66 years and above consists of 25 % of the population in which the Female Population
Public Opinion on existing services and Facilities are higher in number, it indicates type of health facilities are available in Nellore municipal corporation area.
O Maximum number of population in Nellore Municipal Housing

L Corporation are happy with the facilities like Housing, water

supply and educational facilities.
Type of Construction

4% Most of housing units are constructed

I Type of Use
Type of Construction
Ranks
02
01 – Excellent 02 – Good
38%
58%
for last decade so 58 % were in good
condition and only 4 % of housing units
Housing

O
03 – average 04 - Poor
are in bad conditions.
Type of House 03 pucca semi pucca kutcha

Water Supply 02
Sanitation 04 Vehicle Ownership
Satification with the level of serivces in Nellore
Infrastructure

Medical Facilities 03

I
70.00
Education 02 60.00
Percentage

Mode Wis e Trips Dis tribution Vehicle Ow nership

50.00
Recreation 04 40.00
Number of 30.00 0.44%
6.20% 0.54% 29.80% 36% 54%
Wards Services 03

I
20.00 11.69%
9 10.00
3 Solid Waste 04 0.00
Community
Management

Health

Education

Recreation
Transport
Sanitation
Type of

Supply
House

Solid Waste
Water

Facilities

Facilities
Roads

2 Transportation facilities 02 21.73%

1
Roads 03 13.00%
16.55%
3 0.05%
Type of Services 4%
Railways 03 Walk Cycle Autorichshaw
6%
17
Taxi 2 Wheelers Car
1 Very Good Good Average Poor Cycle Rickshaw Bus Others
Two Car Auto Cycle
1
2
2
6
43 % of the households in the Nellore town has two wheelers, while 20 % of them
1 have no vehicles.
1
1 As reflected above, 29.80 % of the population mode of travel is by walk while only
6.20 % of the population by bus transports

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Transportation Survey
Transportation Analysis Results Parameter Existing Scenario Proposal for 2031
s
There are nine major
Classified Railway underpass at the Short Term Improvement :
roads connecting Nellore
Volume Atmakur bus stand was the o Road way Improvement
Sl.No. Name of the Existing Road Recommended road town with other important Counts busiest o Pedestrian Facilities
Width in ‘FT’ width in ‘FT’ places- namely, Two-wheelers and the auto- o Intersection Improvement
rickshaws account for over 65 % o Parking Strategies
1 Proposed NH No.5 Bypass 250’ GNT Road, Mini Bypass of the total traffic o Traffic Control Devices
During rainy season the RUBs’ o Truck Terminal – Near Eenadu
road Road, Bypass Road (NH- (3) will be flooded, causing office(NH 5)
5), Podlakur Road , obstacle for vehicles movement Medium Term Improvement
2 GNT Road 40’ to 60’ 100’

P 3
4
Mini Bye Pass Road
Podalakur Road 30’ to 60’
100’
100’
Krishnapatnam Road, S.
Bose Road, Old Hospital
Signal
Warrant
from east to west
oCertain junctions identified
without signals and without
o Road Widening (GNT Road)
o Bus Stand – Kanaparthipadu Village
Long Term Improvement
o Road Widening (GNT-& Mini Bye pass

L Road, Narukur Road, Analysis appropriate phasing & timing

- 6 lane; Krishnapatnam & Podalkur
5 Krishnapatnam Road 20’ to 60’ 60’ Mypadu Road Speed & Two critical and busiest roads in Road -4 lane; Narkur & Myapadu -2-
Delay Nellore are GNT road and 4 lane by 2031)
6. Subhas chandrabose road 40’ to 60’ 60’

A
There is an APSRTC bus Survey Krishnapatnam road. o Grade Separators
7. Chinna Bazaar 20’ to 40’ 50’ o Need for New Bye Pass Road & its
depot and two bus Parking oHighest Parking activity was
linkages
Survey found along GNT Road and 2
8. D.S.P Office Road 50’ 60’ stations in the Nellore o BRTS on GNT Corridor
wheelers occupancy was more

N
o Exclusive Bus Lane on Mini Bye pass
City. oNO On street parking facility
Road
available in major corridors
Most of the proposed Master Plan roads widths in the oUpgrading of Railway Sation –
There are three railway Road oV/C ratio is found maximum in Vedayapalem

N Municipal limits have not come into existence. The

proposed NH No. 5 by pass road and Mini Bye Pass
station in Nellore city -
one is main railway
station and other two
Inventory Stretches of GNT Road & S.Bose
Road
Atmakur Bus
Stand

I
Vehicle Composition of Parked Vehicles

Krishnapatnam Road
Road on the eastern side has been implemented with Atmakur Bus Stand station for local trains 100%
80%
Taxi

% of Vehicles
Van

(Nellore Railway Station in 60%

realignments.
Bus
40% Jeep

GNT Road Mahatma Gandhi

N
the north, Vedayapalem
20% Car

N Statue Junction
0%
1 2 3 4 5 6
Auto
T/W Krishnapatnam
Railway Station in the south) Location Number Road Whole Commercial activities

Environment Sensitive Areas

Mini Bye Pass Road
Assessment of Physical Infrastructure Parking Survey
G
Magunta
layout Road

Parameters Proposal for 1991 GTP Existing Scenario Proposal for 2031

Water Supply 76 lakh gallons per day would be • 95 lakh gallons of water is being supplied to the town per oExisting :drawing water from Pennar river sufficient.

P required for 1991 projected

population
day. (90 liters per capita per day (lpcd) against of 135 lpcd of
UDPFI norms)
oConstruction of SS Tank in the existing Nellore Tank of
8000 ML is one of the Augmentation of water supply sources

O
• No Connections in new layouts for future needs for 6 zones identified.

Sewerage & oExecution of underground  85 % of the Nellore city having open drainage system oA Comprehensive Ground Drainage Scheme along with the

R Drainage drainage system for the entire

town.
 Solid waste is dumped into open drain provision of Storm Water Drainage is recommended
oTwo STP are proposed - One in Allipuram of 60 MLD, 159

T
oProvision of Disposal of Storm Acres area reserved for STP,and other at Padurpalli of 40
Water. MLD.

F During the year 1961, there were 23

Solid Waste
Management
- 

No proper solid waste management system
No scientific land filling sites for dumping the garbage in
Procured 40 Acres of Land for sanitary landfill and site
preparation for setting up of Landfill is in planning stage.

O
Nellore town
slums with 6,400 households.
 For 375 md of garbage generation, 5 land fill sites area
Total Slums(2001) – 122 , Notified
available, at Alipuram, Donthal and Podaripalli areas
L Main areas of town prone to
flooding
Ganchi Girijana Colony, Janardhana Reddy Colony,
Umma Redday Gubta
slums - 66 , Non-Notified slums – 56
Total population - 1,13,924 (2001 Electricity oEncourage more industries for  There are only five electric sub stations out of which one is oHighlighted importance of the need for street lights at

I Frequency of flooding Once in three years census) which accounts to 28.14 % of the which power supply will be for industries. strategic residential location and for proposed ring roads

Extent of damage About 10 to 15 % roads get damaged total population increased.  According to standards 11 KV for a population of 15000, and master plan roads.
I.e., 26 11 KV Electric Sub Stations are required
O
Storm Water Drain Discharge of both storm water and sewage is into
river pennar, jaffer sahed canal and surveypalle canal,
without proper scientific treatment method. Assessment of Social Infrastructure
Socio Cultural Facilities
Education Facilities
Health Facilities
Projected
Requiremen As per UDPFI Requirement as Projected
Type (1991) Existing (2007)

I
t as per Requirement as per standards per standards (2031)
As per standards As per UDPFI standards for Projected Projected
UDPFI for present Projected Existing Projected Type standards present population (1991) Existing (2007) (2031)
Local Parks 1 for 50000 (pop) 8 9 17
Type standards population (1991) (2007) (2031) 1 for 2.5 Lakhs
2 32 3

I
1
Primary 1 for 2500 General Hospital (pop) Cinema 1 for 15000 (pop) 27 11 14 55
162 87 145 332
School (pop) Intermediate 1 for 1 Lakhs
4 2 19 8 Play ground 1 for 1 lakhs (pop) 4 6 2 8
1 for 7500 hospital (pop)
54 20 282 111
High School (pop) 1 for 1 Lakhs Police Station 1 for 90000 (pop) 4 6 9
4 80 8
1 for 7500 Polyclinics (pop)
54 3 34 111 Fire Station 1 for 2 lakhs (pop) 2 1 4
Jr. College (pop) Nursing and 1 for 45,000 to 1
04 to 08 4 34 6
1 for 1.25 Maternity Center Lakhs (pop) 1 for 150 ha for
3 4 28 7 08 10 20
College lakhs (pop) 1 for 1.5 lakhs
3 2 6 - Petrol pump residential area
Technical 1 for 10 lakhs Dispensary (pop)
1 2 6 1
Educational (pop) Total 171 1 for 40000- 50000
2 nos. is each 8 5 17
Problems LPG Godown (pop)
urban
02 each 20 02 each
Prof./Medial extension • Lack of recreational spaces in Nellore city Library 1 for 50000 (pop) 8 13 2 17
College (pop) • Existing open spaces are not properly maintained 2 sites for 5 lakhs
Total 515 37 4 3 4
• Open spaces are becoming mosquito-breeding centers due to stagnation of rainwater and garbage dumping.
Cremation Ground (pop)
Recreational Club 1 for 1 Lakhs (pop) 4 5 3 1
It can be analyze that there is no importance have given to provide socio-cultural facilities in Nellore City.
Community Hall 1 for 15000 (pop) 27 30 55

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Socio Economic Growth

Potential Growth
Sl. Method Population Difference
Physical Growth No in 1991
1 Actual Population 3,16,445
Map showing the 2 Arithmetic Rate of Increase 1,82,664 133781
direction of growth
3 Geometric Rate of Increase 2,40,246 76199
in the early stage.
The growth is 4 Estimates made by Town & 2,18,173 98272

P towards Vijayawada
and Chennai.
Country Planning Organization
In the year of 1972 the district of Ongole was constituted from the districts of

L Nellore, Guntur and Kurnool. This had lead to high migration in the decade
resulting in high growth of population.

A Map showing the

direction of growth
in present day. The
Various State Government Offices, Railway offices and Regional Offices of the
Central Government etc., are located here.

N growth is towards
Mypadu,
Krishnapatnam and
Accelerated commercial activity

The inflow of students with their families for higher education

N Chennai
Migration from the neighboring rural areas for better employment opportunities.

I Economic Activity

N Working Population 1961 Proposed Working Population Existing Working Population

(1991) (2001)

G  The government is planning to construct a new railway track to the Krishnapatnam sea port from
Population Total
Workers
% Population Total
Workers
% Population Total
Workers
%

Obulapuram in Kadapa district, this railway line is to export iron ore from Bellary. 1,06,776 33,414 31.24 2,18,173 87,922 40.29 5,47,621 1,77,964 32.5

 proposal for one domestic airport towards south west of Nellore along Podalkur road

P Residential Sector
Commercial Sector Estimated Working Population (1991) Work force Population (2011)

O
Agriculture Fishing Household
The present area under urban 4% 1% Industry
Year Area under Residential Sector (Acres) Sanctioned Master Plan Existing land use Sanctioned Master Plan
10%
(1978) (1978) Other
has increased by 1.55 times Services Total Marginal Workers - 16694
1971 889.18 Community Center at Development of Community
Proposed 31%

R
Commercial Manufacturing
to sanctioned master plan.i.e., Lakshmipuram Center at Lakshmipuram
18%
1991 2341
from 49.68% to 65.82% Existing land use
2007 5078

T Sanctioned Residential Zone of

Nellore-1978
Existing Residential Land
use of Nellore
No development
of Commercial use Transport &
Communicatio
n Trade &
Construction
3% Total Main Workers - 161270

F
14% Commerce
19%

District Center at Pogatota

Sl.No Area wise Zone
Development of 1 Navalakula Thota Aqua Culture

O
District Center at Pogatota 2 Whole Town Educational
3 Near NTR Statue Entertainment (Cinema Hall)
No proposed land for
Year Area Under Commercial use (acres) commercial area along GNT 4 Pedda Bazaar, Paddula Veedhi Whole Commercial Centre

L
Road 5 Chenna Bazaar Jewellers Centre
1971 49.20
6 Auto Nagar and Surrounding Industrial
Development of
1991 199 7 Poga thota Health
Commercial activities
Podalkur Road 2007 358.30 along GNT Road 8 Darga Religious & Recreational

I Industrial Sector
Transportation
More scope for development as a commercial center. There are many projects proposed in and around Nellore

O
Sanctioned Master Plan (1978) Municipal Corporation area like Port development at Krishnapatnam village and one leather park, two hydro thermal
Existing land use (2007) To Vijayawada To Vijayawada power plants at muthukar village and Special Economic Zone (SEZ’s) near Tada and Venkatagiri, which will create
employment opportunities directly or indirectly.
Sanctioned Master Plan (1978)

Housing
I
No development of No. of Avg. House hold

I Proposed Industrial
area
industrial use
Year

1951
Population

81480
Households

16,426
size

4.9

1961 106776 22,780 4.6

Realignment of Proposed Alignment of NH No. 5 By
NH No. 5 By Pass Pass as for sanctioned GTPs 1971 133590 27,329 4.8 Average household size has decreased from 4.7 to

Year Area Under Industrial use 1981 237065 50,406 4.7 4.4 for the year 1991 to 2001.
(acres) The development of Industrial area To To Realignment of Mini By
Chennai Alignment of Mini By Pass Chennai Pass Road 1991 316606 67,927 4.6
1971 28.30 is observed as per proposed Road as per Sanctioned GTPs
2001 404922 92739 4.4 Category Existing Projected Projected
master plan, except at south side,
1991 377 Year Area Under Circulation use (acres) Land under circulation has (2001) (2021) (2031)
which has been developed as
2007 254.52 1971 270.68 increased in area but Percentage Population 4,04,922 6,82,194 8,28,973
commercial area.
1991 900 has been decrease from 19.17 % Households 92,739 1,70,549 2,07,243
2007 1124.30 to 14.57 % respectively. Household Size 4.4 4.0 4.0

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o The foremost function of the Town was to serve as marketing centre for agricultural produce brought from hinterland.
o Earliest industries were the processing of agricultural produce like Rice ,Oil seeds, Beedi Manufacturing(cottage industries)
o Nellore district contains abundant mica deposits especially in its neighbouring taluk Rapur

Scenario of 1978 Proposal for 1991 GTP Existing Scenario & Proposal (2031)

P o No large scale Industries ‘Mica was abundantly available in the region and growing
demand for industrial micanite for electrical industries ,a Type
Existing Industries:

L lot of factories was established (straw board, electric Saw Mills:

motor, ceramic factory) along with small scale industrial
5 • Proposed Projects: Port development at
krishnapatnam village (25 kms)
Flour Mills: 15
A establishment
Steel industry 1 • Two hydrothermal power plants at Muthukur
village (20 kms)
N o Only Medium scale industries (Straw Board • 50 acres reserved for Light industries, south of the
Nippo Battery

Thermal plant
1

1
• Special Economic Zone (SEZ’s) near
Factory) and small scale or cottage industries Pennar Bridge within the municipal limits Tada(80kms) and Venkatagiri (100 kms)
N (Rice Flour, Oil Mills, Printing Press, saw Mills) • Medium industries an area of about 45 acres have
Wood Industry 6
• Government is planning to construct a new
been reserved at the southern outskirts of the Others 5
I
railway track to the port from Obulapuram in
present municipal limits Inference: Majority are Agro based Kadapa district for export iron ore from Bellary.

N • For Heavy industries, an area of about 75 acres has Work Force Participation:
been zoned to the north of the Pennar River adjacent
The above have greater impact on Nellore city
region because of its administrative centre and

G to the thermal unit to Kovvur and about 100 acres to

the South of the Pennar river.
available facilities and this helps in generating
direct or indirect employment

o Among the working population 9.2% are • By 1991 ,10% of the workers should be engaged in
engaged in Household Industry, 15.2% in Household Industries, 18% in the Manufacturing
P
STRENGTHS WEAKNESS
manufacturing other than Household, 16.2% in sector, 19% in Trade and Commerce.  Good accessibility due to the presence of NH and GNT  Improvisation of infrastructure facilities like
Trade & Commerce while 38.7% in other
O services Land Specified under Industrial Use
Road
 Availability of land for expansion of Town
Sewage, Drainage and Solid waste management
 Absence of efficient mass transport facility with in
2007:
R o Industrial area encompassed 28.03 acres out oEstimated Industrial Land Use for 1991 was 377 acres
of 3379 acres of the entire town i.e., it totaled out of the proposed planning area of 4693 acres, which Industries were spread across 110 acres out of the
 High Mica, Zinc Mineral deposits and rice exports
 Krishnapatnam Port which is being Developed
the town

T upto 0.83% total to 8.03% entire municipal area of 4839 acres, which total to
2.28%
OPPORTUNITIES
 Two thermal plants at Muttakur Village
THREATS
 Air and Water pollution particularly ground water

F 2031:
oThe area under this use is increased to 500.18 ha
 SEZ’s Proposal at Tada and Venkatagiri
 Krishnapatnam and Mypadu beach is the major
 Open Drainage running along the major roads acts
as a dump yard

O which is 8.02 % to the developed area of the Nellore

City by 2031
opportunity for developing Tourism and Business.
 Availability of Agricultural hinter land
 Traffic congestion particularly in core area.
 Some of open spaces are being used as Garbage
L  Nellore is nearer to Chennai Metropolitan City, which dumping yards
1991 ZR Zoning Regulation for Industrial Use of Nellore can avail the Technological opportunities.
I 2031 ZR
 USES PERMISSIBLE for Light Industries & Whole sale Use Zone: Whole Sale & Retail Shops, whole sale storage , business
O offices, public utilities and building petrol filling & servicing station and not using power more than 100 H.P USES PERMISSIBLE:
 USES PERMISSIBLE for Heavy Industries : Metal Industries, Washing Soap, Hand Tools, Roll and roller bearing, Diesel  Light industries, clean industries and service industries not exceeding installation of 100 HPEM

Engines, Fertilisers, Iron Foundries, Tube Making, Tea processing Machinery, ACSR Conductors, Power station Equipments.  Wholesale business establishments, Ware Housing and Storage and their accessory uses, News paper Offices with printing press and their accessory,
Petrol filling Stations, with garages and service stations, Contractors Plant, Parks and Playgrounds, General purpose farms, Nurseries, Restaurants, Public utility

I

 USES PERMISSIBLE for Special Industries : Air Crafts, Blast Furnace, Sugar, Rubber Goods, Large Textile Mills, Paper Mills,
buildings, transport terminals for goods and passengers.
Chemical Industries, etc; Noxious Industries: Leather Tanning, Manufacture of Glass, ammunition, explosive & Fire Works etc
Min.Plot Setbacks in m
I Light Industries Heavy Industries Special Industries
Size of Plot
(sq.m)
area
(sq.m)
Max.Coverage Max.F.A.R
Front Rear Sides
Up to 1000 50% 1.00 6.00 3.00 1.50
Extent of No.of Floor Coverage F.A.R Parking Plot Area Site Coverage F.A.R Parking Plot Area Site Coverage Parking 1000 to 5000 40% 1.00 9.00 3.00 3.00
450
Site Floors 5000 to 15000 35% 0.75 9.00 4.50 4.50
Above 15000 35% 0.50 9.00 4.50 4.50
10.20 cents Less than 2 60% of Plot 200 One parking ½ Acre 60 % of the 60 One parking Not less 50% of Plot One parking
or more Area space for Plot Area space for than 50 Area Space for every  One Car parking space of 20 sq. mts for every 200 sq. mts of built up area
21.50 cents than 4 every 1000 2000 sq.ft of cents 2000 sq ft of
sq ft Industrial Use Industrial Floor  Each industry to be permitted is subject to its performance characteristics in respect of noise, smoke, dust, vibration, odour and general nuisance. Which will be
51.75
Use judged by the Competent Authority (Director of Town and Country Planning) with his discretionary powers.
76.100
 For all industrial layouts of site area 40 hectares and above, provision shall be made for industrial housing at the rate of 5% of the site area

CITY LEVEL PLANNING