Third Master Plan for Chennai may take at least 6 months to be finalised: CMDA
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority expects the Third Master Plan for the city to take at least six months to finalize due to ongoing inter-departmental consultations. The plan aims to integrate infrastructure development and includes a new focus on environmental conservation.
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Urban planning documents dictate the long-term growth, infrastructure, and environmental sustainability of a major metropolitan area.
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority’s (CMDA) Third Master Plan for Chennai is expected to take at least six months to be finalised, with inter-departmental consultations and statutory procedures still going on.
The draft of the Third Master Plan (TMP) 2026-47 for the proposed expanded Chennai Metropolitan Area (CMA) was initially slated to be released in January 2026. The Authority had floated tenders to formulate a comprehensive and integrated sub-plan for physical Infrastructure development in the context of the Third Master Plan for the existing unexpanded CMA.
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