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Over 100,000 acres of land may be included in an urban development plan of Yangon, said Dr Toe Aung, director of Urban Planning Division (UPD) of the Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC).
The YCDC has researched many areas in Yangon region for the urban plan. The selected areas and lands are not the same as the areas described in the Yangon Master Plan, which was jointly drawn by YCDC and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in 2012-13.
“We went to many townships and met with local people. Then we listened to their ideas and opinions about which areas will be suitable for urban growth. We will consider their needs in our plan,” Dr Toe Aung said.
A total of 118,732 acres of land from Hlegu, Dala, Hmawbi, Htantapin, Thanlyin and East Dagon townships have been planned for inclusion in the urban plan, according to YCDC.
The details of the plan have been submitted to the Yangon region parliament and the regional government has approved the plan. The implementation of the urban plan will depend on the regional government’s budgets, said Dr Toe Aung.
“We still need more discussion and negotiations when the urban plan is implemented,” he added.
Under the urban plan, topics such as building infrastructure without harming environment, efficient usage of energy, water management, reducing carbon dioxide and transportation will be included.
From:Myanmar Business Today