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SATELLITE TOWN CONCEPTS

INTRODUCTION

What Are Satellite Townships?A satellite town or satellite city is a concept in urban planning that refers essentially to smaller metropolitan areas which are located somewhat near to, but are mostly independent of, larger metropolitan areas.

City Development Plan for Satellite Town

SCATTERED SATELLITES

Development of Satellite Townships

Town or a city reach a certain limit of congestion and exhaustionLand Shortage , Inadequate Transportation.

Charecteristicspredate the metropolis' suburban expansion

At least partially independent from that metropolis economically and socially

Physically separated from the metropolis by rural territory or by a major geographic barrier such as a large river; satellite cities should have their own independent urbanized area, or equivalent

Have their own bedroom communities

Have a traditional downtown surrounded by traditional "inner city" neighborhoods

May or may not be counted as part of the large metropolis' Combined Statistical Area

Need For Satellite Town

Severe uncontrolled growth of urban population

Problem in managing already over strained cities

increase in the demand for infrastructure facilities and amenities

land shortage, housing shortfall, inadequate transportation

Need For Satellite Town

Challenges in management of essential infrastructure like

water supply

Sewerage

Drainage

solid waste disposal

Need For Satellite TownTremendous strain on the delivery of

services in major cities due to the concentration of economic activities and population

Need for decentralization of activities so as to reduce the burden on these cities.

FEATURES

Satellite townships have their own local government and corporate life.

They have all the necessary amenities and facilities present within their limits except for a few purposes like employment and sometimes education, they have to depend on the main city i.e. the parent city.

Transportation means such as buses, trains etc all connect the various satellite townships to the main city so that travelling to the main city for work is not an issue. It is free to decide its economic, social and cultural activities.

Satellite townships generally develop beyond the green belt of the city.

FEATURES

setting up of industries is prohibited in Satellite townships. It is mainly a residential area having only local shops, schools for children, etc.

Zoning regulations are not an issue in the development of satellite townships.

These townships never become a rival to their parent city because their size and development is restricted and controlled.

satellite townships are considered as a part of the market for some goods and services that are produced in the parent city (some times)

Admissible Components

Central assistance will be admissible for the following components

Water supply and sanitation

Sewerage and solid waste management

Capacity building assistance

Sewerage and solid waste

Water supply

Inadmissible Components

Central assistance will not be admissible for the following components

Power

Telecom

Health

Education

Wage employment programmes

staff component

OBJECTIVES

To develop urban infrastructure facilities such as

DRAINAGE AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

TRANSPORTATIONSEWERAGE

OBJECTIVES

To adopt innovative public – private partnerships models for development of satellite towns.

Earmarking 10-15% of housing sites for the urban poor i.e,Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) / Low Income Group (LIG)

c. Reform of property tax with Geographical Information System (GIS) and arrangements for its effective implementation so as to raise collection efficiency to 85 per cent.

d. Levy of reasonable user charges, with the objective that full cost of operation and maintenance is collected within some years.

Objectivese. Internal earmarking of budgets for basic services to the urban poor

f. Earmarking of housing sites for the urban poor

g. Formulating bye laws which shall incorporate provisions for disaster management, rainwater harvesting, reuse and recycle of waste water, barrier free environment and structural safety and shall also be in strict compliance with the National Building code

Objectivesh. Implementation of Public Disclosure Law

i. Implementation of Community Participation Law

Process

City Development Plan for Satellite Town

Preparation of City Region Plan

Integration of Planning Process between the Mother City and Satellite Towns.

Appraisal of City Development Plan

Detailed Project Report

Appraisal of Detailed Projects Reports

Sanction and monitoring of Projects under the Scheme

Monitoring and Evaluation

City Development Plan for Satellite Town

A City Development Plan (CDP) shall be prepared for the satellite town by the ULB or some other agency designated for the purpose

Planning on concept of continuity, compactness and self –containment

Each part of the township while being self-sufficient in itself should form an integral part of the town as a whole having clear functional linkages with the mother city and other urban centers

The planning of satellite town may adopt different kind of development i.e. low-rise and low-density development/high rise medium density or high-rise and high-density development depending on the local and felt demand.

City Development Plan for Satellite TownThe planning of the town shall address environmental

sustainability issues, green buildings and disaster mitigation aspects

Incremental approach in providing for infrastructure / facilities

have rational and judicious use of scarce resources both in the form ofland and fiscal resources.

Preparation of City Region PlanThe concerned ULB should prepare a City Region Plan, which should contain:

Delineation of area based on physical and socio-economic linkages

Settlement structure

Land use and network

Environmentally sensitive zones.

Heritage precincts

Addressing prominent concerns of major sectors of the economy,

Integration of Planning Process between the Mother City and Satellite Towns.

The planning process of the Mother town and the Satellite townshipsshall be integrated through inclusion of suitable representation of the Satellite Township in the Metropolitan Planning Committee of the Mother Town.

Outcomes Of Satellite Township Development

a. Amelioration of population pressure on metropolitan towns.

b. Improved financial management in urban local bodies.

c. Improvement in basic infrastructure and service delivery related to water supply, sanitation and solid waste management.

d. Improved urban planning