Objective Aim Purpose

● Preparation of a lower hierarchy plan.

● To learn about the various levels of plans, TPS, ● Equity and efficiency in plan
● The approach to lower-order plan preparation is
their relationships, and the legal framework: development
● To learn the process of preparation of the Detailed derived from higher-order plans and is significant
● To understand the concept of
Town Planning for plan implementation.
comprehensive plans and lower-level
● Examine the effectiveness of town planning scheme ● These detail the policies of the Master Plan as
plans
to achieve the objectives of the Master Plan. well as act as a feedback mechanism for it.
● To understand the concept of zoning.
● To examine the relevant planning standards and
norms, development codes, and subdivision Objective of MG Road
regulations for implementation. Plans or documents involved
The purpose of the DTPS in MG Road was :
● Master Plans,
● Zonal Plans ● To cope up with increasing traffic flow
As per the master plan of Thiruvananthapuram ● Layout plans ● To be designed as a multifunctional thoroughfare to
(2031), special guidelines for the preparation of ● comprehensive plans cope up with increasing commercial activities and
the layout plan/ DTP scheme for the green to ● Local area plans traffic.
planned development use zone have been ● Town planning schemes
earmarked in the proposed land use map. and other lower-level plans ● To comprehend the impact of the road widening
● Development control regulations process on the various aspects of the road.
● The purpose of the our study was to understand the
For the preparation of Detailed Town Planning significance of the MG Road area in the context of
Steps followed (DTP), as per the discussion with DTCP, Kerala the city.
officials, the following are selected: ● To understand the transformation of the area from
● Required to visit the study area. a) DTP Palayam Residential to commercial land use.and the various
● demarcate the identified area in conformity with b) DTP M.G. Road reason and impact for the change of the land use.
the development plan. c) DTP from Kovalam ● To understand the development of the area as a
● Take up the primary and secondary data result of the various regulations.
collection. ● Future requirements of the area.
● Prepare a ‘Detailed Town Planning Scheme’ for
the area.
● Work towards understanding the statutory
framework governing lower-order plans.\
● Appreciating the significance of lower-order plans
in implementation.
● Appreciate the significance of norms and
standards, subdivision regulations, and
development control for ensuring planned
development.
Picture 1 : Town planning schemes in
Thiruvananthapuram
Picture 2 : MG Road , Thiruvananthapuram

1 MG Road: Objective of study Group 2

 (Source: NewKerala.com)
Thiruvananthapuram District Map

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
● Population - 9,57,730 Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram MG Road DTPS (Detailed Town Planning
● Population Density - 4,500/km2 District Area - 2,192 km² Corporation Area - 214 km² Scheme) Area - 30 HA (0.3 km²)
● Literacy rate - 93.72%
● Work Force Participation Ratio - 32.40%
District having 4 Taluks spread over 2192 sq.kms.
●
MG Road Location
● Average rainfall - 170 cm/annum
● Average elevation - 16 ft above sea level Context
● Arterial road carrying majority of vehicular and
pedestrian traffic.
● As per Master Plan, it is to be designed as
multi-functional throughfare to cope increasing
commercial activities and traffic.
● As per DTPS average width of 30 m taken on Vanchiyoor (82)

either side from centre of existing MG road from

Spencer to Power House Road Junction. Thampanoor (81)

Connectivity:
● Trivandrum International Airport - 4.4 km
● Trivandrum Central Railway Station - 1 km
● Kochuveli Railway Station - 7.6 km Site area is bounded by:
● Palayam to its north
Covering Wards/Locality:
Sreekanteswaram (83)
● Chalai and East Fort to its south
● Thampanoor (ward-81)
● Vanchiyoor to its west
● Chalai (ward-71) Chalai (71)

● Vanchiyoor (ward-82) ● Thampanoor to its east

● Sreekanteswaram (ward-83) ● It is well connected to the NH-66
MG Road (Source: Wikimedia Commons) Ward Map

2 MG Road: Context Group 2

 The survey stretch was divided into 5
zones by considering area between each Transportation
intersection as one zone. surveys:
Each zone was surveyed by a small team
of at most 3 members

Traffic Volume Count:

Commercial survey:
Commercial establishments were surveyed by
● To understand City Traffic Characteristics and
interviewing shop owners/managers/workers
establish the level of service on road network
Questions regarding ownership, land prices,
System.
issues faced, and overall evolution of the area
● Video photography method was done in each
were asked
zones during peak traffic times
Vendor survey:
Vendor establishments were surveyed by
interviewing street vendors Turning Moment Count:
Questions regarding overall profitability of the
establishment and issues faced from the
The survey was conducted on intersections
authorities
using video photography method
Household survey:
The Households in the area were surveyed by Road Network Inventory:
visiting each household and interviewing the
members.
Questions regarding the facilities and overall ● To Appreciate the physical Characteristics of
quality of life were asked while gathering an identified road network and assess the
idea about the overall community character and capacity potential of the identified road
evolution of the area network.
● Manual survey was done on cross sections
and junctions
Building use inventory:
To identify uses of buildings and no of floors
Manual survey, observation was used Parking survey

● To assess the parking supply

Division of survey zones Interviews: ● To assess parking characteristics in terms of
Representatives of the area and various interest parking duration and accumulation by mode
groups were interviewed to understand their ● Parking Usage Survey by patrolling [On street]
perspective on the area

3 MG Road: Survey Methodology Group 2

● Name: Evolution Till Zone 1 Zone 2
‘Thiru-Anantha-Puramʼ The area around Padmanabhaswamy Grew with rise of Administrative Activities
which means Town of the
Lord “ Anantha”.
Till 1951: primarily a bullock cart track with
adjoining areas primarily paddy fields and
1951 Temple Major Commercial Market Chalai
market is located here.
The people inhabiting the area are are
associated with administrative
● It was under Maharaja Institutional Building
Marthanda Varma, the
capital from
Padmanabhapuram to 1951-2007: The Phase of concretisation and
Thiruvananthapuram. development as the Administrative Capital

2007 to present: Rise of a commercial Hub

Travancore Maps

Ganga-oblast (Indie a Bangladéš)

Contributor: Delisle, Guillaume, 1700s

Spatial Expansion of
Thiruvananthapuram
En partie, l'Inde et Ceylan. Asie (Source: Indian Institute of Architects)
108.1837

2022s Shot of Padmanabhaswamy temple( Source: Google Earth)

2020s MG road (Source: Google earth Pro) 1930s MG road (Source: unknown)
1930s Shot of Padmanabhaswamy temple( Source: Google)
Prominent Landmarks & Thematic Land use( Till 1951) of MG road

4 MG Road: Evolution: Till 1951 Group 2

 1951-2007 2007- Present
MG Road
1. The road was a 4 lane undivided road 1. The road was a 4- 6 lane divided road
2. The ROW was of 15 Mtrs. 2. TheROW is of 22 Mtrs.

1960s MG road( Source: BHP). 2020 MG road( Source: Facebook).

Physiographic
1. The contours of the area has widely 1. The revival of natural drainage system
being changed in this period due to lead to minimising urban floods by 2019
rise in new Constructions
2. This was also the rise of flooding
problems of the area due to filling of
the low lying areas
3. Many Ponds were being filled. One
of the major being manjakulam
pond in SVM high School.

Manjakulam Pond (Source: Anonymous)

1980s Flood, Thampanoor(Source:

Blogspot)
Present Elevation Difference( Source: Present Contour along MG road
Survey)

5 MG Road: Evolution: 1951-Present(2022) Group 2

 1951-2007 2007- Present
Community
Zone 1
Zone 1
1. Reduced Existing Population
1. Most of the residents earning 2. New incoming population due to rise of
members are govt, employed coaching centres
Zone 2 Zone 2
1. Major population are Tamil/Keralites 1. Reducing with conversion to Commercial

Coaching Centres( Source: Survey)

Commercial
1. The area is termed developed Shopping 1. Change of character of Shops : from
smaller local shops to Bigger shops by
Street acc. Development Plan, 1966
acquiring multiple shops
2. Rise of shops with influx of new 2. Though there is increased commercial
population due to being capital of sector, the economy hasnʼt increased
Cochin-Travancore or kerala. much.
3. The presence of Railway Station to
impact the rose of commercial sector
and increase the influence of Chalai
market

Heatmap of Coaching institutes within 500 mtrs

Building Permit 2022( MCT) buffer from MG road

6 MG Road: Evolution: 1951-Present(2022) Group 2

 Urban Planning Infrastructure
Central Central State Local
Kerala Water Preparation, execution, promotion,
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs National Urban
Water Authority( Replacing operation, maintenance and financing
Sanitation
Standardi Supply Kerala Public Health of these schemes for the supply of
Town and Country Planning Organisation Policy (NUSP), zed
Engineering) Water
Ministry of Service
The technical wing of MoHUA for Urban Planning and related activities Central Public Level
Housing and
Health and
State Urban Affairs Benchmar
Environmental ks (SS Kerala State
Generation, Transmission and
Electricity Distribution of electricity in the state of
Engineering LBs) Electricity Board
Town and Country Planning Kerala.
Directorate of land Revenue Organization
Department, Kerala (CPHEEO),
Hazardous Thiruvanantha Responsible for
Ministry of Kerala State
City Environment and
Substances
Solid Waste Pollution Control
Setting up of Guidelines and Monitoring puram collection,
Management of the Solid Waste management Municipal treatment and
Forests (MoEF) Board Proper Disposal
(HSM) Corporation
Thiruvananthapuram Directorate of
Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Smart City
Development Authority General Education
Corporation Trivandrum,
( Replacing Trivandrum The
Town Planning Trust) Limited Directorate of
National Nodal Institution for
Ministry of Health Ayurveda
National Urban Education & Ayurvedic Colleges in
Ward Level and Family Medical
Health Mission Health Health Health and Family Kerala
Welfare, Mission Education
Welfare
Master Planning, planning and provision of services (NUHM) Directorate of Responsible for
(water supply, sewerage/drainage facilities) and infrastructure (roads, street Health maintaining SSLB of
lighting), and Housing Services Health Sector
Department Responsibilities Tourism
Central State District
● Land Use permit: Land Revenue Department
regulates and supervises
● Land Assignment, Land acquisition, Land Pooling, Encumbrance, Kerala Tourism Department
tourism promotion of tourism
Registration of Plot: Sub - registrar Office, Department of Land Revenue. Kerala Tourism public sector undertaking through public and private
● Building Construction Permit: MCT* Development Corporation that conducts and regulates the participation, improving the
Infrastructure District Tourism
(KTDC tourism activities i infrastructure and standard
(i) Division of plot (ii) New construction (iii) Reconstruction (iv) Ministry of Tourism Development Promotion Councils
Investment development for of tourist places and
Alteration/Addition/Extension (v) Digging of well (vi) Change in occupancy Division(IDD) Kerala Tourism (DTPCs)
tourism sector, facilitating products by ameliorating the
(vii) Demolition (viii) Roof changing Infrastructure Limited
Investors Meet and acting as sanitation facilities and
● Calamity Assistance: SDMA, Kerala (KTIL) ( Formerly known as
consultancy cell for tourism marketing of local products
Tourist Resort (Kerala) Ltd)
development

Road and Transportation

Central State Local
Ministry of Road Formulation and administration of the rules, Kerala state Road Transport Corporation Responsible for maintenance, operation of public transport services in Thiruvanantha Responsible for maintenance of the
Transport and regulations and laws relating to road transport, kerala puram assets allocated
Highways transport research and in also to increase the Municipal
mobility and efficiency of the road transport Corporation
system in India. Kerala Urban Road Transport Corporation Responsible for operation and maintenance of Bus service in Urban Smart City Responsible for maintenance of the
(KURTC) Areas Limited assets allocated
Public Works Department statutory authority for designing, planning, monitoring, constructing and
undertaking maintenance of public works of the State Government

7 MG Road: Institutional Framework Group 2

 Palayam

Pulimoodu

Vanchiyoor
Thampanoor

Residential Thakaraparambu

Commercial

Public & Semi Public

Open Spaces
Chalai
Water Bodies

Trivandrum
Trivandrum City
City ProposedLand
Proposed LandUse
Use 1986 OnGround
On GroundLand
LandUse
Use(From
(FromPrimary
Primary Survey)
Survey) ProposedLand
Proposed LandUse
UseMaster
Master Plan2031
Plan 2031 Google Satellite Image of MG Road 2022

Inferences
● Increase In commercial land use over
the years
● Drop of Residential land use
percentage in the proposed land use for
2031
● Addition of Land uses like IT Industry
based land use
● Satellite imagery gives a character of
the area

8 MG Road: Land Use Transformation Group 2

 There is no
major change
in change in
physiography
from the period
of 1966 to
present

Contours based on 1966 Plan

Physical Infrastructure
Calamity Assistance: SDMA, Kerala Electricity: KSEB, Water &
Sewage: KWA, Roads: Trivandrum municipal corporation & Smart City,
Solid Waste: MCT

Contours based on 2022 DEM

9 MG Road: Existing Physical Infrastructure Group 2

HOUSING TYPOLOGY
SOCIO-ECONOMIC
● Height : G+1 CHARACTERISTICS
● Type of housing : Plotted detached
● Ownership : Owned and rented ● Average monthly income : 25-50 K
● The owners of the house reside here
SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE from > 30 years but not natives.
● The reason for people shifting here
● Health facilities and Education were mostly work and marriage.
facilities: Residents prefer accessing
private schools and hospitals situated at
a further distance rather than IMPACT OF OTHER ACTIVITIES ON
government institutions available RESIDENTS
nearby.
● Recreational facilities: there is lack of ● Due to commercialisation, people are
recreational places like parks in the converting their houses to commercial
area. plots.
The nearest park and stadium are ● Also, Some plots have commercial
around 250 m from the site. shops , clinics,laws consultants,etc of
the owners in the ground floor and
PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE upper floors as residential use.
● The presence of Ayurvedic college and
● Parking facility : Parking space is a various other coaching institutions No. of houses in
huge constraint in the area. People park residential plots are also converting site boundary : 9
their vehicles in vacant land available into hostels,etc.
nearby or on roads. ● M.G. road acts as a residing place for Households
● Water supply facility : Tap water tourist visiting the city having a lot of surveyed : 7
followed by well are the major source of houses converted into
water. dorms,homestays,lodges,etc.
The duration of water supply varies from ● The surrounding is safe according to
8 hours in a day in a area to 24 hour residents.
water supply in other areas.
The monthly water charges ranges from ISSUES FACED
rs. 200-300.
● Sanitation mechanism : Sewerage ● Out - migration is one the common
pipelines are used for sanitation scenario reason being people moving
purposes. to outskirts for peaceful life, moving
● Solid waste : Door - to - door waste back to native place.
collection is done with a weekly ● Commercialisation have also resulted
frequency. in increasing traffic on the road. Picture : zone 1 Picture : zone 3
● Electricity : Monthly bills cost around ● Lack of open spaces due to Residential Narrow streets
rs. 2000 - 3000 for a household. unavailability of vacant land in the site. converted to in residential
homestays plots

10 MG Road: Housing Group 2

Vision Statement of the Masterplan - "A green city of various functional aspects with an economically lively, compact
urban form possessing global standards in basic facilities and services"
Determining factors for formulating the development concept are The Urban Forms, the future spatial structure based on
the population density distribution, built up density and zones, physical direction of development, blue-green network,
hierarchy of nodes and the city function envisaged in the vision. Based on the findings, the existing scenario of all these
aspects are to be modified to achieve the objectives and to spatially address them in conceptual form in the Master Plan.
Four development strategies within the City:-
● Core city – Regulated development
● Central City - Redevelopment
● Outer City – Intensive development
● City Periphery – Conservative development MG ROAD

ENVISAGED CITY FUNCTIONS

● Capital city of Kerala
How can the vision be integrated ● City of Strategic Importance
at the root level planning? SUGGESTED SPATIAL STRUCTURE ● City of High tech Industries
NODES CONNECTIVITY CONCEPT
● Leisure and Heritage City
● Focus on “green city” vision. The most important Traffic and transportation The suggested spatial structure defines that the
future higher order nodes are distributed spatially in ● Secondary Commercial Hub
● Economically Lively” commercial hub issue of the city is the congestion in the
i.e. MG Road. Central Business District Area with very the corporation area. It also shares that the central ● Knowledge City
limited scope of for the road widening. area has intense commercial activity. A ring of I, II
● Provision of basic facilities and and III Orders nodes are seen within Trivandrum
● Health care City
Therefore the Road Development Plan is
services which are lacking, Corporation connected based on the activity pattern, ● Blue Green City
prepared with emphasis to develop
● Eg- only 3 markets have sold waste alternative links to divert the traffic passing through a series of major, proposed major and Minor
management through CBD. Road Networks.

11 MG Road: Development Concept (Master Plan 2031) Group 2

 MASTER MASTER MASTER MASTER
S.NO. COMMERCIAL USE DTPS S.NO. RESIDENTIAL USE DTPS
PLAN 1986 PLAN 2031 PLAN 1986 PLAN 2031
1 Orphanage/ Old Age Homes - 1 Ashram/Mutts -
2 Water treatment Plants below 5 MLD -
3 Electric Substation -
2 Fuel filling stations -
4 Light Industries 3 Transmission towers and wireless station -
5 Transmission Towers -
6 Wireless Station -
4 Places of worship -
7 Exhibition Center/ Art Gallery - 5 Commercial offices -
8 Social Welfare Institutions -
9 Convention Centre -
6 Retail shops -
10 Service Garage 7 Banking -
11 Paint Workshops/ Saw Mills -
12 IT/ Electronic Industries
8 Financial institutions -
13 Marble, Granite cutting centers - 9 Service industries -
14 Non Nuisance Industries
15 Cremation/ Burial Ground -
10 Cultural centers -
16 Slaughter House, Dumping Yards 11 Information centers -
Storage of materials causing dust, fumes,
17 - -
objectionable odour, etc 12 Amusement parks -
18 Existing PSP Uses - -
13 Botanical gardens -
Retail, Wholesale shops, godowns and warehouses,
offices, theatres, Residences., Hostels, Restaurants, 14 Health care center -
Banking/Financial institutions, shopping office
complexes, shopping malls, multiplex, Automobile All residences, night shelters, orphanage & old age homes,
19 Professional and commercial offices , retail shops, daycare
workshops, public offices, Educational institutions, 15
Police station, Fire station, Posts, community halls, and creches, kindergarten, primary schools,public utilities,
Library, halls, Clinics , Diagnostic centres, Transport parks and playgrounds.
terminals, parks and open spaces. Fuel filling stations, places of worship, transmission towers
16
and wireless stations.
Printing presses, Stacking Yards,IT Hardware
Hostels, Truck terminals, Saw mills, Marble/ Granite
industries, College,.Fuel filling stations,religious uses,
17 storage/cutting centres, automobile showrooms and
19 Automobile stations, Stadiums, Gas
workshops, stadiums and any other use not specified.
Godowns.Container Terminals,Public Utility,
Hospital<50 beds, Dairy, Poultry farms and stadiums
INFERENCE :-
Truck terminals, Saw mills, Marble/ Granite ● In permitted uses the Electric Substation and Water Treatment plant has been removed from the 1986
storage/cutting centres, Industrial uses of plan whereas the Transmission Towers and Wireless Station has been added to the 2031 Plan.
non-nuisance character employing more than 20
20 workers.Cremation ground crematorium, burial ● Also the Exhibition centres and Art Gallery were restricted under the 1986 plan but are permitted in the
ground/common vault, slaughter house. Dumping 2031 Plan.
Yard,, sawmills, fish/meat processing centres,any
other use not specified. ● Various use such as Sawmills, Marble/ Granite Cutting Centers, Burial Ground, Crematorium, dumping
yards, Slaughter house, etc which were restricted in the 1986 plan are now being prohibited as per the
2031 Master Plan.
USES PERMITTED USES RESTRICTED-2
● Uses like commercial offices, shops, banking and financial institutions were restricted in the master
USES RESTRICTED-1 USES PROHIBITED plan 1986 but are permitted in the master plan of 2031.

12 MG Road: Development Control Regulations Group 2

 Master Plan Trivandrum 1986
USES PERMITTED USES RESTRICTED USES PROHIBITED

● Government Offices. Social and Cultural Establishments, Community Facilities. ● Movie halls, Hotels, Markets, Godowns Warehouses/storage, Automobile Showrooms,
● Public Utilities buildings, Religious buildings, Residences floor area up to 300 sq.m. Weigh Bridges, Automobile Workshops, Printing presses, hardware/ electronic industries.
● Hostels and Boarding houses, Ashram/Mutts, Gymnasium/ Shops/ Professional ● Marble and Granite Storage/Cutting sites, Taxi Auto Rickshaw stand Parking plaza
offices/Restaurants/Canteen, Wedding halls, Banking and Financial institutions. Cremation grounds, burial grounds and. related constructions.
Any other uses not specified
● Godowns/ Warehouses/ IT software units, Radio and TV Stations, Transmission Towers, ● Sewage Treatment Plants, Solid Waste Management processing units, Slaughterhouses
Auditorium, Convention Center, Art Gallery, Community Halls. Godowns/ Warehouses, non hazardous Fuel Filling Automobile workshops Automobile,
● Library, Museums, Tot Lots, Open theatres, Parks, Play pgrounds, Stadium, Nursery, ● Spray painting workshops. Non nuisance type service industries, Camping sites and
Pump house, Wells and irrigation ponds, etc. Transport terminals.

Master Plan Trivandrum 2031

USES PERMITTED USES RESTRICTED - 1 USES RESTRICTED - 2 USES PROHIBITED

Additions and alterations to the existing buildings/addition of new block(s) without altering Building essentially incidental to the main use with floor
Fuel filling stations Any other uses not specified
the use, Buildings essentially incidental to the main use with floor area limited to 100 sq. area limited to 300 sq m.

Development Control Regulation, DTPS 1981 Commercial Development, DTPS 1981

Retail and wholesale shops, godowns and warehouses, professional and commercial offices, studios, Minimum plot size for buildings 60 sq m.
USES PERMITTED financial institutions, job printing works, theatres, cinemas, hostels, hotels, lodging houses, restaurants, Acquisition of Land Kerala Land acquisition act
car, taxi, bus stands, parks and open spaces, industries employing max 10 workers and using 15 HP Maximum Coverage 50%
Motors, existing residential uses and all other existing uses normally permitted in PSP uses zone.
Maximum FAR 2.5
Commercial offices having more 7.5 m front setback and Shall be
Service Garages industrial uses of non nuisance character employing not more than 10 workers and
USES RESTRICTED than 250 sqm of plinth area considered as public building
installations not exceeding 15 HP Petrol Filling Stations Small residential buildings not exceeding 100
sqm in plinth area in any floor except ground floor. Open Space requirements Municipal Building rules
Width of new street intended for >=12m ,except in case f cul de sac not
cart or carriage way giving access exceeding 150m with a minimum width
Junk Yards, Storage of material causing dust, objectionable odours, fumes, etc. and any other use not
USES PROHIBITED to a commercial area with more of 9 m
specified above.
than 10 shops in row
Hazardous uses - 3 Years Frontage of every commercial Atleast 4.5 m of width
Time limit for shifting Industrial Uses - 5 Years building in such street
non conforming uses Other uses - 10 Years Minimum setback for such streets 3 m from the street
13
No service garage or auto
Norms for Roads, DTPS 1981. workshop will be located in such Unless the site area is at least 300 sqm
Cart or carriage road Footpath access upto 20 m 1.5 m wide. street and average plot width is at least 12 m.
Minimum 7 m.
Accessibility Roads Minimum 3.5 m Footpath access upto 40 m 2.5 m wide. Minimum area for off street parking 18 sqm for every 90 sqm of carpet area.

Footpath access upto 60 m 3.5 m wide The authority in consultation with CTP
5.5 m Width upto length of 200 m HEIGHT of the buildings Shall have power to fix the height of
Cul de sac Owner or person can layout a Subdivided plots exceeds 10 in storeys and ultimate height of buildings
4.5 m Width upto length of 90 m street for building purpose only if number and CTP is consulted. and line of buildings

13 MG Road: Development Control Regulations Group 2

 KMBR 2019 and Master Plan 2031 Permitted FAR and Ground Coverage
Maximum Permissible Maximum permissible Maximum
Sl.N Building use /
Coverage (percentage F.A.R without permissible F.A.R
o. Occupancy
of plot area) additional fee with additional fee
1 Residential A1 65 3.00 4
2 Special Residential A2 65 2.50 4
3 Educational B 35 2.50 3
Building heights in M.G. Road (Source:
4 Medical/Hospital C 40 2.00 3 Building Use Inventory)
5 Assembly D 40 1.50 2.50
6 Office/Business E 40 2.00 3
7 Mercantile/Commercial F 65 2.50 4
8 Industrial G1 40 1.50 0
9 Small Industrial G2 60 2.50 3
10 Storage H 60 2.50 3
11 Hazardous I(1) 30 1.00 0
12 Hazardous I(2) 25 0.70 0 Building heights in each zone (Source: Building Use
Inventory)

High Priority Medium Priority Low Priority

Permitted Permitted Permitted
Use Use Use
FAR FAR FAR
1All uses incidental to the public and
1.Residential uses and all uses
semi public uses.
Incidental to the residential use
2. Commercial use buildings. All
2.All industries Automobile
Shops, Including shopping Complexes.
workshops & Automobile
Public and Semi Public Use 1.5 times FAR Shopping malls, Multiplex. FAR equal to 0.5 times FAR
FAR Zone 1 buildings of KMBR Hypermarkets. Restaurants, Hotels. KMBR
Service Stations. Workshops,
of KMBR
Spray Painting Sawmills. Ice
Professional Offices. Commercial
Factory, Cold Storage. Printing
Offices & Establishments, Banking and
Press, Water Treatment Plants,
Financial institution. IT Software units
Marble and Granite Storage /
and all uses incidental to the
Cutting Centers.
commercial uses.

14 MG Road: Development Control Regulations Group 2

 DCR BUILDING/
Height Regulations

A A’

Typical Street Facade (AA’)

Height Map
Inferences and Observations

● Average Building Height in site -

9.09m
● Major Apparel and Accessories
shops have provided parking
near their shops in empty plots
● Majority of food related
commercial shops are single
storied
● More than half of the buildings
above three stories have Apparel
and Accessories
Building Height Percentage

Master Plan 2031 Permitted FAR and Ground Coverage

Maximum
Maximum Maximum
Permissible
permissible F.A.R permissible
Sr. Building use / Occupancy Coverage
without additional F.A.R with
(percentage of plot A’
fee additional fee
area)
A
1 Office/Business E 40 2.00 3 G
G+1

Mercantile/Commercial G+2
G+3
2 65 2.50 4 G+4 or More

F Vacant / Parking

3 Educational B 35 2.50 3

4 Medical/Hospital C 40 2.00 3

5 Assembly D 40 1.50 2.50 Figure Ground

Figure Map
Ground Map MG
MGRoad
RoadBuilding
Building Height Map
Height Map

15 MG Road: Height Mapping Group 2

 Zone No. of Shops The Transformation
1 17
● Small commercial shop along MG road are in
2 40 loss because of surrounding cheaper markets
3 55 (Chala, Palayam) and rise of Franchise retail
shops
4 32 ● Rise of franchised retail shops is seen along
5 47 the road
● Homestay and hostels have come up in inner
Total Shops identified: 191 roads
No. of surveys done: 64 ● Smaller, local retail shops are replaced by
large, franchise retail shops mostly introduced
Average price per unit area: Rs 69 7 years ago via land pooling of small shops
● Compensation given for the redevelopment of Residential converted
Residential convertedtoto
lakh per cent Hostels
Hostels
road is 5-7 lakh per cent (2007)
Average rent per unit area: Rs
200-300 per sq m
● Small shops are getting closed and buildings
Prices have risen by almost 5 times
abandoned in construction stage as retail
over the last 5 years
market is in decline
COMMERCIAL
● Some old buildings are still present on the road
Authorities Responsible: as most of them are owned and they aren’t in
COMMERCIAL Electricity- KSEB state of redevelopment with the current
IN OUTSKIRT
Water- KWA regulation as they have little land area
Sewage- KWA ● Increase in number of Apparel and Accessories
shops most of which are franchises of clothes,
Solid Waste- MCT
jewelry, optics etc.
Abandoned
Abandoned

Distribution
Distribution of shops
of shops in Road
in M.G. M.G.(Source:
Road (Source:
Building Use
Commercial land use in M.G. Road BuildingInventory)
Use Inventory) Franchises emerged
Commercial land use in M.G. Road

16 MG Road: Commercial Survey Analysis Group 2

 Distribution
Distribution of shops
of shops inRoad
in M.G. M.G.(Source:
Road (Source:
Building Use Distribution of shops on ground floor in M.G. Road
BuildingInventory)
Use Inventory) (Source: Building Use Inventory)

Inferences and Observations

● Most of the shops are franchises of clothing

brands, shoes, jewelry etc
● These apparel and accessories shops generate the
most employment and footfall
● The decline in small retail shops can be verified
through the average daily footfall

Apparel Shop in the Site

Distribution of shops with daily footfall more Distribution of shops with employees coming from
Distribution of shops with daily footfall more than 20
Premise Level Use - Commercial than 20 distance more than 5km

17 MG Road: Commercial Use Premise Level Group 2

 Number of Vending Shops Identified: 31
Number of Vendor Survey Done:8

Zone Vendors

1 0

2 3

3 7

4 10

5 11
Distribution oftype(Left)
Distribution of type(Left)&& Count
Count of Vendors
of Vendors Zone Zone wise( Right)
wise( Right)

Distribution
Distribution of Age
of Age Newspaper Clipping, 2022 (The
Hindu)

BOOKS
JEWELLERY

BAGS Place of Origin/Migrated from

KEYCHAINS
KNIFE

CLOTH
FOOD

Venders Location and Clustering Agevs

Age vs Type
Type of
ofShop
Shop Vendors selling peanuts ( Zone 2)

18 MG Road: Vendor Demographics Group 2

 Accessories shop adjacent apparel shops

Earning per
Type Day

Apparel 400-500

bags 500-1000

books 400-500

Jewellery &
Accessories 400-600

knife 1000

BOOKS
Income & turnover Per day Type of shop acc.Kerala Vending Act, 2019
JEWELLERY

BAGS Category of Street Vendor Area of vending unit FeesVending Per Year
KEYCHAINS <10 sq. feet 750
KNIFE
10-25 sq. feet 1500
CLOTH
Stationary Vendor(fulltime) >25 sq. feet 3000
FOOD
<10 sq. feet 375
Stationary Vendor(Part time or Time 10-25 sq. feet 700
Major Criterias for location Sharing) >25 sq. feet 750
(Clustering) <10 sq. feet 750
● Adjacent land use activity 10-25 sq. feet 1500
○ Location of bookshop
Mobile Vendor( With Motor Vehicle) >25 sq. feet 3000
based on college
proximity <10 sq. feet 375
● Distance to nearby Tourist 10-25 sq. feet 750
Spot, major market or Fees
Mobile Vendor(Vehicle without as per
motor) >25 Street
sq. feet Vendor Act, 2019 1500
railway station. Mobile Vendor(Headload) 250

All the vendors surveyed till the age of 25 and beyond 55 have vendor license
Venders Location and Clustering

19 MG Road: Vendor Demographics Group 2

 MG Road Profile Masterplan Proposals along MG Road Suggested Hierarchy of roads according to Master
Plan 2031
Ready Reckoner for
Commercial Zone up to 30m 1. An integrated foot overbridge connetting Thampanoor ● Inner ring road
ROW MG Road KSRTC station, eastern and western terminals of ● First intermediate ring road
Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station and East ● Second intermediate ring road
ROW 24-30 mts width ROW 24-29 Mts ROW
Fort ● Outer ring road
Bus Lane Painted Not Painted
2. A combination of Commercial cum Automated parking ● Radial roads
Carriageway 2.75 mts (Lane
is proposed along MG Road (Palayam,East fort ● Other Connection Roads
Width 3.1 Mts width)
,statue) ● Other Roads
Footpath 2 mts(Min) 1.8 mts -2.2 mts 3. LRTS system network connecting all the activity nodes MG Road would come under Radial Road
Cycle Lane 2.2 Mts (Segregated) None around the central city. The proposed route is also classification further classified as an Arterial Road.
along the MG road.
Zone - Commercial

Key takeaways from NATPAC Director Speech in Trivandrum

2025 conclave

● The ROW of city roads are saturated and the abutting dense
development prevents them from widening it.
● Future focus would be on urban mobility -move people not
vehicles
● Concepts like 15 minutes city will be achieved
● For mobility - underground as well as above the ground
options will be explored
● From the lessons from Kochi Metro, the proposal of metro in
trivandrum is being reconsidered
● Alternative mode of transport like LRT and monorail is being
explored
● BRT system was not found to be feasible in Trivandrum

Surveys Performed Vehicle ownership in

Trivandrum

Type of Ownership
● Road Network Inventory
vehicle Percentage
● Traffic Volume Count
● Parking survey car 24.20%
● TMC 2 wheeler 58.20%
bicycle 24.50%

Source - NFHS 5 (2019)

20 MG Road: Traffic and Transportation surveys Group 2

 Traffic Volume Count

Therefore the design service volume of the road = 5400 PCUs per Hour
Design Speed = 50 Km/Hr

Capacity (in PCU)

Volume (in PCU) (considering arterial) V/C Date Time
Zone 1 3702 PCU 5400 PCU 0.629 18/09/2022 11:00- 11:15 PM
Zone 2 3325 PCU 5400 PCU 0.56 18/09/2022 12:00- 12:15 PM
Zone 3 3780 PCU 5400 PCU 0.7 18/09/2022 11:00- 11:15 PM
Zone 4 3726 PCU 5400 PCU 0.69 18/09/2022 01:30- 01:45 PM
Zone 5 4201 PCU 5400 PCU 0.77 18/09/2022 11:23- 11: 38 PM

Left Right
Volume Capacity V/C LOS Volume Capacity V/C LOS
Zone 1 1712 2700 0.63 B 1990 2700 0.74 C
Zone 2 1582 2700 0.59 A 1743 2700 0.65 B
Zone 3 1677 2700 0.62 B 2103 2700 0.78 C
Zone 4 1770 2700 0.66 B 1956 2700 0.72 C
Zone 5 2241 2700 0.83 D 1860 2700 0.69 C

Inferences Based on LOS calculated

● A huge Traffic flow coming from East Fort

direction, which gets distributed on the
Overbridge Junction reducing the flow along
the MG Road.
● In the morning Peak Hours, a huge traffic flow
is seen along the right side of the MG Road,
for the traffic coming from Palayam Direction
towards East fort.
● Though a huge traffic flow comes from east
fort as well as Palayam direction, a Lower LoS
is observed along the MG road in zone
2,3,and 4(Inner zones) which have the
abutting land use as commercial, suggesting
MG road as the destination for a part of the
traffic in the Morning Peak Hours.

21 MG Road: Traffic Volume Count Survey Group 2

 Parking Survey

Total(N Total(E Length ECS/

Parking Count (In ECS) os) CS) (In Mts) Length
Two
Survey wheele Mini Goods
Time Bus Minibus Car Auto r Truck Truck Auto
11:00
Zone 1 AM 1 1 92 95 100 0 0 0 201 114 237 0.481
11:00
Zone 2 AM 1 1 52 17 82 0 2 2 156 92 492 0.187
12:00
Zone 3 PM 2 2 82 71 89 0 3 2 244 173 450 0.384
12:00
Zone 4 PM 3 1 80 4 65 0 1 3 154 103 316 0.326
11:00
Zone 5 AM 4 3 261 26 334 0 1 10 636 370 366 1.011

Chart 1: Modal Split count of Vehicles Chart 2: Modal Split of Vehicles in ECS

22 MG Road: Parking Survey Group 2

 Road Inventory Survey (Junctions)

Towards Towards
Palayam Palayam

Towards
East Fort Towards
East Fort

Statue Junction Cantonment Police Junction

Towards
Towards Palayam
Palayam

Towards
East Fort

Towards
East Fort

Pulimuru Junction Ayurveda College Junction

23 MG Road: Road Inventory Survey Group 2

A’
B

Towards
Palayam

Overbridge Junction

B
Towards East B’

Fort

Road Inventory Survey (Cross sections)

Cross
Section A-A’

A’ A

A A’

Cross
Section B-B’

B’ B

24 MG Road: Road Inventory Survey Group 2

 CONNECTIVITY INDEX ENTROPY INDEX

The Index is used to determine the land use

Alpha Index diversity .Higher the index more diverse land use
Higher alpha index provides the users of the .It ranges from 0 to 1
network multiple option for going.
Calculated as = e-v+1/2v-5=0.72
This implies the degree of connectivity is good
Gamma Index
Gamma index indicates how much a link is
connected
Calculated as = e/3(v-2) = 0.81
This implies it is highly connected there are
redundancy in network
Calculated as
Beta Index
No of link on average each road has.
Calculated as = e/v = 2.25
The overall connectivity is good (>1.4)

Pj is the percentage of the land use

There are 15 land uses present in the master plan
and out of those 15 there are only 7 present in the
area.
Ln(k)=Ln(15)

The calculated entropy is 0.55

This implies the land uses near to MG road is
● High alpha index implies the area is well moderately diverse and about half the land uses
connected and more alternative routes which are present in the vicinity of the area apart form
further indicates less burden on links. the site area.
● If the beta index is less than 1.4 that implies the
area is not walkable where as 2.25 means high
connectivity and highly walkable.
● High gamma index means more possibility of
future networks.

25 MG Road: Indices Group 2

 Walkability Index

Z1L1
Z1R1

Z2R1
Z2L1

Z2R4

Z2L2 Z2R5

Z2L3

Z3R1
Z3L1
In the delineated area the links were Z3R2
identified and for walkability index is
calculated on the basis of footpath
parameters. The higher the index value
more walkable the area is. Z3R3

Z3L2
● Most links had footpath of width between Z3R4
1m-1.8m
● Some obstructions in the footpath like electric Z4L1
poles, vehicles being parked on the footpaths
and discontinuity makes it difficult to walk
through the area.
● A few roads were not wide enough to provide
footpaths.
● A few roads in the site had drain covers Z4L2 Z4R1
extended throughout the link acting as space for
pedestrians to go walk over. Z5L1 Z5R1
● Although there were no sidewalks in the bus
stops present on footpaths but it didn't seem to
cause much hindrance. Z5L2
Z5R2
● With less kerb heights other motor vehicles get
easy access to the footpaths and sometimes
they park on footpath only also promoted by Z5R3
shopkeepers and vendors Z5R4
Z5L3
The area is moderately walkable to highly walkable, the walkability index is 6.83

26 MG Road: Walkability Index Group 2

 Zone 2
Street Name Street Name Street Name Street Name

VEHICLE SB SB SB SB WB WB WB WB NB NB NB NB EB EB EB EB modal Equivalen

TYPE Time Right Thru Left U-turn Right Thru Left U-turn Right Thru Left U-turn Right Thru Left U-turn split % t PCU Pulimuru Junction
2 wheeler 32 630 378 33 0 0 18 invalid 140 589 102 invalid 167 83 313 invalid 2485 49.07188 1863.75

3 wheeler 54 344 93 35 0 0 14 invalid 73 326 71 invalid 48 0 105 invalid 1163 22.96603 2326

4 wheeler 21 303 56 28 0 0 9 invalid 117 315 38 invalid 39 16 69 invalid 1011 19.96445 1011

bus 0 57 0 0 0 0 0 invalid 52 88 0 invalid 0 0 0 invalid 197 3.890205 433.4

LCV 4 11 15 3 0 0 2 invalid 38 13 0 invalid 0 0 0 invalid 86 1.698262 120.4

11:00-12:
Cycle 00 19 12 12 6 0 0 13 invalid 7 33 15 invalid 0 0 5 invalid 122 2.409163 48.8

Total 130 1357 554 105 0 0 56 0 427 1364 226 0 254 99 492 0 5064 100 5803.35

Methodology TMC (Volume on junction

Count the number of vehicles passing throught the Junction Name Traffic (In PCU)
intersection in the various turning directions Pazhavangadi 8189.2
Calculate the equivalent PCU of the vehicles by Overbridge 6421.5
using the specified factors
Flyover 6340.2
Finding the modal split of the vehicles
passing through the junction Ayurveda 5361.75

Pullimodu 5803.35
Adding up the PCU calculated in the last step . Statue 4125.6
Cantonment Police 3951.45

Spencer 5542.4

Inference
● The traffic movement varies through the zones
based on the activity and land uses.The
institutional zone has comparatively lesser traffic
movement than compared to zones having the
commercial use.
● The modal split of the vehicular movement is
dominated by the two wheelers followed by auto
rickshaws.
● The highest volume of traffic has been seen in
the zone five because of the presence of the
railway station,the padmanabaswamy temple
and the way through to NH66.
● The intersection has the highest PCU ranging to
Modal split of traffic 8189 thus it can be inferred that the traffic signal
can sufficiently handle the present traffic
volume.

27 MG Road: Traffic Movement Count Group 2

 Zone 2
TMC (Volume on junction
Street Name Street Name Street Name Street Name

VEHICLE SB SB SB SB WB WB WB WB NB NB NB NB EB EB EB EB Equivalent Junction Name Traffic (In PCU)

TYPE Time Right Thru Left U-turn Right Thru Left U-turn Right Thru Left U-turn Right Thru Left U-turn modal split % PCU
Pazhavangadi 8189.2
2 wheeler 32 630 378 33 0 0 18 invalid 140 589 102 invalid 167 83 313 invalid 2485 49.07188 1863.75

3 wheeler 54 344 93 35 0 0 14 invalid 73 326 71 invalid 48 0 105 invalid 1163 22.96603 2326 Overbridge 6421.5
4 wheeler 21 303 56 28 0 0 9 invalid 117 315 38 invalid 39 16 69 invalid 1011 19.96445 1011
Flyover 6340.2
bus 0 57 0 0 0 0 0 invalid 52 88 0 invalid 0 0 0 invalid 197 3.890205 433.4
Ayurveda 5361.75
LCV 4 11 15 3 0 0 2 invalid 38 13 0 invalid 0 0 0 invalid 86 1.698262 120.4
11:00-12:0
Cycle 0 19 12 12 6 0 0 13 invalid 7 33 15 invalid 0 0 5 invalid 122 2.409163 48.8 Pullimodu 5803.35
Total 130 1357 554 105 0 0 56 0 427 1364 226 0 254 99 492 0 5064 100 5803.35
Statue 4125.6
Cantonment Police 3951.45
Zone 3 Spencer 5542.4
Street Name Street Name Street Name
modal Equivalen
split t PCU

VEHICLE SB SB SB SB WB WB WB WB NB NB NB NB (In
TYPE Right Thru Left U-turn Right Thru Left U-turn Right Thru Left U-turn Number) %

2 wheeler 234 323 invalid 181 invalid 401 345 158 244 invalid 280 119 2285 49.68471 1713.75

3 wheeler 77 178 invalid 58 invalid 261 141 82 123 invalid 156 139 1215 26.41879 2430

4 wheeler 61 128 invalid 41 invalid 233 100 40 110 invalid 138 78 929 20.20004 929

bus 0 8 invalid 0 invalid 15 18 0 23 invalid 16 0 80 1.739509 186

LCV 19 8 invalid 1 invalid 12 8 2 11 invalid 3 3 67 1.456838 93.8

Cycle 6 8 invalid 0 invalid 6 0 0 0 invalid 0 3 23 0.500109 9.2

TOTAL 397 653 0 281 invalid 928 612 282 511 0 593 342 4599 100 5361.75

Methodology
Count the number of vehicles passing throught the
intersection in the various turning directions

Calculate the equivalent PCU of the vehicles by using

the specified factors

Finding the modal split of the vehicles

passing through the junction

Adding up the PCU calculated in the last step .

28 MG Road: Traffic Movement Count Group 2

 Tourism Survey Results

Survey Results

Average Family Size: 3-4

Average Group Size: 3-4
Average Days of Stay: 3 Days
Major reason for travel: Rest and Relaxation(70%) and
Religious Visit(20%), Business( 5%). Work( 5%)
Average Satisfaction( accommodation, fooding, travel):4
People Visiting for the first time: 59%
Major Complaints: Lack of Public Sanitation, Toilet Facility:
Average Expenditure per Person:500-1000/day

Bus Map ( Source: KSRTC)

Distribution of Modes used to

Distribution of Modes used
visit Padmanabhaswamy
to visit Trivandrum
Temple and Palayam

Distribution Origin of Distribution Groups of

Tourists Tourist

● The Major Reason for Hotels include primarily 2 reason:

for administrative purpose and Religious Visit
● Lodging: Most in Thampanoor area Due to Easy
Connectivity to other areas which includes Secretariat as
well as to thiruvalla, Varkala , Kovalam etc. Heatmap of Concentration of Hotels around 3 km
Hotels( Source: Survey) buffer of MG road.

29 MG Road: Tourism Group 2

 What Masterplan Says Tourist Statistics
Types of tourism : Foreign Tourist Domestic Tourist
● Natural tourism ● Cultural tourism
● Heritage tourism ● Healthcare tourism
Tourist Distribution in year 2019
● Religious tourism ● Educational tourism
Significance of MG Road :
● Connects to various important tourist
spots H 66 which connects to
Kovalam,Azimala and various other
beaches.
● Due to the high commercialization on
the road facilities like toilets and other
basic amenities are difficult to provide.

Tourist Distribution in year 2019

Major Highlights

● Resource Generated in Thiruvanantha

-puram: Rs 8700 cr.( 20% of kerala)
● Regionally 70% of income generation for
Southern kerala regin happens in
Thiruvananthapuram.
● It constitution 26% of entire tourist inflow(
2010-2019)
● The peak season for Foreign tourist is Average Distribution by Location ( Till 2019)
December-January((2.5 times June-
july)

Accommodation(till 2019)
Travel
Thiruvananthapuram City Other Distribution
Type
in 2018
Ayurvedic Centers 1 24
Homestays 8 51
Grihas-thali 0 0
RestHouse 1 7
GuestHouse 4 14
Travel
Yatri Nivas 2 1
Distribution
Resorts 3 185 in 2019
Serviced Villa 9 1
Hotels/Others 369 213

30 MG Road: Tourism Group 2

 HOUSING TYPOLOGY PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

● Height : G+1 ● Water supply facility : Tap water followed by well

● Type of housing : Plotted are the major source of water.
detached The duration of water supply varies from 8 hours in a
● Ownership : Owned and rented day in a area to 24 hour water supply in other areas.
The monthly water charges ranges from rs. 200-300.

SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
● Health facilities and Education
● Parking facility : Parking space is a huge constraint
facilities: Residents prefer accessing
in the area. People park their vehicles in vacant land
private schools and hospitals situated at
available nearby or on roads.
a further distance rather than
government institutions available
nearby.
● Recreational facilities: there is lack of
recreational places like parks in the
area.
The nearest park and stadium are Graph : Satisfaction level with water facility
around 250 m from the site.

● Sanitation mechanism : Sewerage

pipelines are used for sanitation
purposes.
● Solid waste : Door - to - door waste
collection is done with a frequency of
alternate days.
● Electricity : Monthly bills cost around rs.
2000 - 3000 for a household with 85%
people having power backup.

31 MG Road: Household Analysis Group 2

 SOCIO- ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
● Average monthly income : 1L -1.5L.
● The owners of the house reside here from > 30
years but not natives.
● The reason for people shifting here were mostly
work and marriage.

Picture 1 : zone 1
Residential converted to
homestays

Picture 3 : Residential No. of houses in site

plot turned boundary : 9
IMPACT OF OTHER ACTIVITIES ON commercial
RESIDENTS Households surveyed
:7
● Due to commercialisation, people are converting
their houses to commercial plots.
● Also, Some plots have commercial shops , Graph 1 : Community map Graph 1 : Plot level land use map
clinics,laws consultants,etc of the owners in the
ground floor and upper floors as residential use.
ISSUES FACED
● The presence of Ayurvedic college and various
● Out - migration is one the common scenario
other coaching institutions residential plots are also
reason being people moving to outskirts for
converting into hostels,etc.
peaceful life, moving back to native place.
● M.G. road acts as a residing place for tourist visiting
● Commercialisation have also resulted in Picture 3 : zone 3
the city having a lot of houses converted into
increasing traffic on the road. Narrow streets in
dorms,homestays,lodges,etc.
● Lack of open spaces due to unavailability of residential plots
● The surrounding is safe according to residents.
vacant land in the site.

32 MG Road: Household ana Group 2

 SOCIO - ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
● Average

No. of houses in site

boundary : 9
IMPACT OF OTHER ACTIVITIES ON
RESIDENTS
Households surveyed
:7
● Due
●

Graph 1 : Plot level land use map

33 MG Road: Interviews Group 2

HOUSING TYPOLOGY
SOCIO-ECONOMIC
● Height : G+1 CHARACTERISTICS
● Type of housing : Plotted detached
● Ownership : Owned and rented ● Average monthly income : 1L -1.5L
● The owners of the house reside here
SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE from > 30 years but not natives.
● The reason for people shifting here
● Health facilities and Education were mostly work and marriage.
facilities: Residents prefer accessing
private schools and hospitals situated at
a further distance rather than IMPACT OF OTHER ACTIVITIES ON
government institutions available RESIDENTS
nearby.
● Recreational facilities: there is lack of ● Due to commercialisation, people are
recreational places like parks in the converting their houses to commercial
area. plots.
The nearest park and stadium are ● Also, Some plots have commercial
around 250 m from the site. shops , clinics,laws consultants,etc of
the owners in the ground floor and
PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE upper floors as residential use.
● The presence of Ayurvedic college and
● Parking facility : Parking space is a various other coaching institutions No. of houses in
huge constraint in the area. People park residential plots are also converting site boundary : 9
their vehicles in vacant land available into hostels,etc.
nearby or on roads. ● M.G. road acts as a residing place for Households
● Water supply facility : Tap water tourist visiting the city having a lot of surveyed : 7
followed by well are the major source of houses converted into
water. dorms,homestays,lodges,etc.
The duration of water supply varies from ● The surrounding is safe according to
8 hours in a day in a area to 24 hour residents.
water supply in other areas.
The monthly water charges ranges from ISSUES FACED
rs. 200-300.
● Sanitation mechanism : Sewerage ● Out - migration is one the common
pipelines are used for sanitation scenario reason being people moving
purposes. to outskirts for peaceful life, moving
● Solid waste : Door - to - door waste back to native place.
collection is done with a weekly ● Commercialisation have also resulted
frequency. in increasing traffic on the road. Picture : zone 1 Picture : zone 3
● Electricity : Monthly bills cost around ● Lack of open spaces due to Residential Narrow streets
rs. 2000 - 3000 for a household. unavailability of vacant land in the site. converted to in residential
homestays plots

34 MG Road: Housing Group 2

Harikumar C - Ward councilor Thampanoor

Evolution:
● The area was a mixture of residential, commercial and
government offices.
● But now, number of commercial establishments are
increasing and number of Residences are decreasing. THAMPANOOR

● Residences are getting converted to coaching centres and

consultancies.
● Smaller, local retail shops are replaced by
larger,franchisee retail shops.
Issues: CHALAI

● Major issue in the ward is parking. Vehicles from the main

road are getting parked in the inner roads. Making it difficult
to get parking spot even for existing residences.
Ward map
● His vision is to give adequate parking for every residence
and establishments in the area. Harikumar.C was elected as the ward councilor
● Bad road infrastructure in the inner areas of the ward. for ward number 81 Thampanoor on 2020 LSG
Blames Smart City for not doing work. 7 wards submitted Elections Trivandrum Corporation.
It was his first time as a ward councilor
their roads for smart City but now no development.
His agenda included parking as a major part.
● Roads maintained by corporation is in good condition.
Socio-economic characteristics:
● Most of the residents are Middle class Government
employees.
● Big shops have employee quarters in the ward.
● Out migration is happening
● Lack of students in government schools. The residents
(mostly government employees) don't want to send their Spatial context
Parking in an inner road
children to govt schools.
● Residents feel safe due to surveillance, women students
are roaming free in midnight without feeling unsafe
Future Perspective:
● due to more commercialisation and more population there
would be even more pressure on infrastructure. This will
lead to issues.
Coaching centre in a
Condition of an inner former residence
SMV Govt.Model HSS road in the ward

35 MG Road: Interview Group 2

 Biju - KVVES Member
Evolution:
● Residential area is reducing and commercial area is increasing.
Residences are getting converted to PSC coaching, bank coaching
etc. KVVES Logo

● Big shops introduced 7 years ago. Till then small retailers along the
stretch. Kerala Vyapari Vyavasayi Ekopana Samithi
Issues: (KVVES)is claimed to be the single largest
trade organization in the world. It was formed in
● Profitability of retail business is in a decline over years, 12-13 Years 1980 to safeguard the interests of traders,
ago retail was profitable, now itʼs not. Small shops are getting closed businessmen and industrialists.
rapidly due to lack of business. Increasing number of abandoned
buildings both under construction and previously occupied.
● Large,franchisee retail shops affects the business of small shops.
Family customers go to big shops only, for example: Pothy's.
● Lack of proper infrastructure and utilities, Water supply isn't
continuous and is only available 6-7 hours a day. Pipelines are badly
maintained. Water supply isnʼt available at least 6 days in a month.
● Small lodges and hotels are in decline Small scale hospitality is in
● Lack of support to the small retailers from Government. Government decline
regulations make it difficult for them.
Future Perspective:
● The current commercial growth will continue but more and more
small retail shop will get closed and get replaced by big retailers
Addressing different stories on past development proposal:
● No issues were raised when widening happened the process was
handled well.
● Even bunk shops near padmanabhaswamy temple were given new Small retail is on the verge of collapse
shops.
● The claims that compensation wasnʼt provided are false.
Compensation was given to everyone

Big shops like pothy’s are taking the

customers of small retailers Spatial context
Abandoned building

36 MG Road: Interview Group 2

 Simi Jeothish - Ward councillor Chalai

History:
● Earlier there was Travancore fort and its residents .
● Water logging were happening in the Eastfort area
during every monsoon because Manjalikum pond was
cleared for british army school.
Infrastructure:
● 90 % of residents uses pipe line and some uses bore
well
● Planned to have underground service line and got
cancelled because water logging issue THAMPANOOR

● since operation anantha got cancelled

Socio-economic characteristics:
● Most of the people are employed in government
sector and some are commercial shop owners
● Middle to higher income people are found in ward
Projects: CHALAI

● Kitchen bin for waste management

● Putharikandam maithanam current Open ground for
meeting will be changing to Multilevel car parking Ward map
● Water kiosk and Public washroom Along Mg road
● Operation Anantha helps to solve the water logging Issues;
problem that happening in monsoon ● Liquor shop along the major
Commercial Development; footpath creates chaos Spatial context

● Local people are depending Chala and Palayam ● Narcotics supplies near school
market and which reduces sales of small commercial surroundings
owners. ● No support from current ruling
● Restaurant and homestays are increasing because government
neighbouring railway station and Temple ● Less availability of parking
● Road redevelopment largely influencing property spaces
prices ● Some drains are not maintained WASTE MANAGEMENT POLLUTED DRAINAGE

37 MG Road: Interview Group 2

 Shreekumar - School Teacher
History: Issues(MG Road)
● Earlier there was low lying area along with level of railway line ● Parkings issue during evening
and some slums are saw there and are converted to commercial ● Reaching school late during the strike
buildings happening on secretariat
● Residential plots are being converting to commercial
● British Arm school is converted to the HSS school(1920) Suggestions
● Shifting this students to some neighboring
Regarding School: schools and can utilize this land of 400acres
● Water supply for the school are KWA and borewell within the for some commercial development under
school government
● Solid waste are taken by municipality
● Most of the students are coming from 5-7 km distance and by
buses
● School is disable friendly

Socio-economic characteristics:
● Most of the people are employed in government sector and
some are commercial shop owners
● Middle to higher income people are found in ward

Redevelopment:
● Mg road redevelopment not affected the school because its kept
enough distance from Road
WATER LOGGED AREA Spatial context
● Some land behind the school are encroached by people

Issues(School);;
● Cycle riders in the school are demanding cycle lines because of
heavy traffic
● Strength of school is getting lower because of its location
between big commercial,presence of surrounding school and
SMVHSS ,SCHOOL
poor infrastructure( especially for HS )prices

38 MG Road: Interview Group 2

 Shreekumar - School Teacher

39 MG Road: Housing Group 2