<p>Three consultancy firms have thrown their hat in the bid to prepare the Revised Master Plan (RMP) 2041, which frames guidelines for the city’s future development, including zonal regulations.</p>.<p>The responsibility of leading the exercise has been given to Bangalore Development Authority (BDA), despite questions over its ability as a planning agency. </p>.<p>Of the three firms, Hyderabad-based Lea Associates South Asia Pvt Ltd and Delhi-based Rudrabhishek Enterprises Ltd have cleared the technical rounds. The BDA has disqualified one of the three bidders for not having adequate experience in the field.</p>.<p>In December last year, the BDA had floated tenders for the selection of consultants to prepare the RMP-2041 for the Bengaluru Local Planning Area spread over 1,314 square kilometres. Tenders floated after the BDA’s proposal to rope in Netherlands-based Royal Haskoning DHV, which had prepared the now-scrapped Revised Master Plan (RMP) 2031, was rejected by the state government. </p>.<p>Bengaluru currently follows an outdated land-use document that expired in 2015. The fresh exercise of preparing Master Plan-2041 is likely to take a minimum of two or three years.</p>.<p>Town planning experts say the long gap between two land-use documents is bound to result in uncontrolled development activity, particularly in the peripheral areas. The immediate repercussions are the narrow roads in dense areas. </p>.<p>As per the tender document, the RMP-2041 is expected to comprise seven columns. While the initial chapters analyse the implementation of the existing master plan, the later volumes feature a bouquet of surveys on ecology, hydrology, land capacity analysis, heritage and culture, among others. Land use forecasting is another major component of the report.</p>
<p>Three consultancy firms have thrown their hat in the bid to prepare the Revised Master Plan (RMP) 2041, which frames guidelines for the city’s future development, including zonal regulations.</p>.<p>The responsibility of leading the exercise has been given to Bangalore Development Authority (BDA), despite questions over its ability as a planning agency. </p>.<p>Of the three firms, Hyderabad-based Lea Associates South Asia Pvt Ltd and Delhi-based Rudrabhishek Enterprises Ltd have cleared the technical rounds. The BDA has disqualified one of the three bidders for not having adequate experience in the field.</p>.<p>In December last year, the BDA had floated tenders for the selection of consultants to prepare the RMP-2041 for the Bengaluru Local Planning Area spread over 1,314 square kilometres. Tenders floated after the BDA’s proposal to rope in Netherlands-based Royal Haskoning DHV, which had prepared the now-scrapped Revised Master Plan (RMP) 2031, was rejected by the state government. </p>.<p>Bengaluru currently follows an outdated land-use document that expired in 2015. The fresh exercise of preparing Master Plan-2041 is likely to take a minimum of two or three years.</p>.<p>Town planning experts say the long gap between two land-use documents is bound to result in uncontrolled development activity, particularly in the peripheral areas. The immediate repercussions are the narrow roads in dense areas. </p>.<p>As per the tender document, the RMP-2041 is expected to comprise seven columns. While the initial chapters analyse the implementation of the existing master plan, the later volumes feature a bouquet of surveys on ecology, hydrology, land capacity analysis, heritage and culture, among others. Land use forecasting is another major component of the report.</p>
