The Confederation of Indian Industry, CII, Tiruchi Zone, has urged the State government to earmark 12% of land for industrial development in the Tiruchi Master Plan for 2021-2041, which is set to be released soon.
Under the draft plan, which was released on February 7, 2024, the land area will go up from the existing 281.14 sq. km. to 804.55 sq. km. The boundaries of Tiruchi Corporation, Lalgudi, and Thuvakudi municipalities, four town panchayats, and 103 villages have been included in the draft plan.
The urban radial of the plan extends up to Manachanallur in the north, Lalgudi and Thuvakudi in the northeast, Kuzhumani in the west and Pudukottai district border, Manikandam and Olaiyur in the south. Of the total 804.55 sq. km., the land classified as residential is about 195 sq. km, and about 60 sq. km has been added. The area earmarked under residential category constitutes 24.2%.
The area earmarked for commercial purposes stands at 29.22 sq.km, which is 3.6% of the total planning area., and 39.4 sq.km is classified as industrial, which is 4.9% of the total planning area.
Industrial forums have flagged the proposal, saying the land allocation for industry is very low and highly insufficient for development.
