: Shimla’s first major development plan in four decades is a lost opportunity #IndiaNEWS In October 2021, an eight-storeyed building in Shimla collapsed after heavy rains triggered a landslide. The

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Shimla’s first major development plan in four decades is a lost opportunity #IndiaNEWS
In October 2021, an eight-storeyed building in Shimla collapsed after heavy rains triggered a landslide. The building was evacuated well before the collapse. But the tragedy exposed the pressure being faced by north Indian city which is a popular hill destination for tourists and locals.When the Bharatiya Janata Party-led state government approved Shimla’s development plan 2041 on April 28 this year, the move was seen with a lot of optimism for about 1,70,000 local inhabitants and 35 lakh tourists that visit the city every year.Post India’s independence, the first plan for guiding development work in and around Shimla municipal area was notified in 1979. However, according to local experts, since then, the city which is in an earthquake-prone zone, has expanded haphazardly in an unregulated and unplanned manner with reckless construction and indiscriminate tree-cutting, something that the development plan also acknowledged.The new development plan for the next two decades is meant to address the expansion needs of the city as well as growing ecological challenges besides ensuring the city’s sustainable growth. The new plan also includes areas around Shimla such as Kufri, Shoghi and Ghanahatti special areas and additional villages.However, the effectiveness of the plan is being questioned. Tikender Panwar, former deputy mayor of the city and an urban planning expert, told...Read more

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