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Development Plan for ChavakachcheriUrban Development Area

Urban Development Authority



Salient Features - Chavakachcheri

• District Located : Jaffna

• AGA Division : Thenmarachchi• Local Authority : Urban Council

• Corporate Area : 19.5 sq.km.• Number of Wards : 11

• No. of GN Divisions : 11



Development Issues

• Large number of buildings; Government

(51) & private (4,587) damaged due to

ethnic conflict

• Main infrastructure network also damaged(electricity, water supply, roads, railway & telecom)

• Debris and damaged structures remain

un-cleared• UC informed that Dutch period drainage

network in the town was also damaged –

now it is not functional



Development Potentials

• Availability of large extent ofGovernment owned lands for towncentre development

• Availability of good quality ground water

for future use• Town is well linked with inter and intra

regional cities by A9 road, Railway andother road network

• Town is serving to a large catchmentpopulation



Planning Parameters

• Planning Horizon - 25 years ( 2005

– 2030)• Expected population in 2030 - 40,000

• Existing population in 2005 - 19,400

• Functional role – Major business centre,

commercial & service facility provider

• Land requirements for future development – 412 ha

- Institutional -20.0 ha

- Residential (additional area) -350 ha



Future Land RequirementsPurpose Land use in 2005 (ha)

(20,000 population)

New Land requirements for2030 (40,000 population)

Residential

Homestead

671.0 (0.5 ha/ family)

125.0

671 (0.5 ha/family) – densification & use

of homestead areas reduced the

requirement to 350 ha

Commercial 8.4 (0.3 ha/ 1000 pop)

Exceeded standard

Redesigned the existing sites but 3 ha to

be identified in nodal points

Health District Hospital (150 bed) Upgrade to Provincial Hospital with 500

bed capacity) - 3 ha

Education Occupied 4.7 ha Technical College & New Secondary

Schools + Playground – 6 ha

Administration 3.7 ha Redesigned identified sites for required

future uses – 10 ha

Circular Area -

Roads

124 ha Need 217.0 ha for future road expansion

etc Additional requirement is 40 ha

Parks &

Playgrounds

Occupied open space – 305 ha Present area is sufficient but redesign

and provide necessary facil itiesTotal 1521.7 ha 412.0 new lands for additional population



VISION

To develop Chavakachcheri as a regional

administrative, commercial and servicecentre, while re-constructing and

rehabilitating the town devastated due to

the war with planned development by

restoration of the historical and cultural

identity in the Jaffna Peninsula



Nunavil

Chavakachcheri

Misalai

Sarasalai

Jaffna Lagoon

to Jaffna

f r o m C

o l o m n b

o

to Velvettithurai

Overall Concept Plan for Chavakachcheri

Proposed Ring Road –1

De-routed A9 Road

De-Graded A9 Road

Proposed Ring Road –2

Commercial

Mixed Development

Agriculture

Green AreaPublic Open Space

Commercial Centre

Gateway to

Jaffna

Main Road

Existing Road Improvements

New Connections



Objectives & Strategies

• Objectives• Rationalize the utilization of lands both

state and private lands

• Development of commercial and

administrative functions and physical

infrastructure

• Development of transport facilities

• Strategies• Implementing Zoning Plan and Zoning

Regulations by providing appropriate

development and design guidelines

• Providing more space and necessary

infrastructure to the commercial sector.

Introducing and providing necessary

development guidelines to construct a

Secretariat Complex

• City layout provides plans and guidelinesto develop the bus stand by linking the

railway station.

• Transport plan provides proposed by-pass

roads and circular roads required for the

smooth functioning of the traffic



Objectives ….Objectives

Provision and improvement of Physical

and Social Infrastructure in area

Strategies

Identify the requirements and

discuss with the infrastructure

agencies to incorporate their

proposals in the development

plan.

• To submit the future development

trends to the infrastructure

agencies to direct their investment

according to proposedinfrastructure development plan



Action Projects

• 1. Reconstruction of Court Complex

-The present location of court complex is not suitable for

planning point of view as it locates in Central Business Area

(CBA) and located within railway line and A9 highway as well as

next to the bus terminal and commercial area.

-Identified site for redevelopment within the Central Business

Area

• 2. Construction of Town Hall – a

landmark building

-Identified existing vacant land adjoining to the UC premises and

part of the existing court complex land to be utilized for thispurposes



Action Projects (cont..)

• 3. Re-development of existing play

ground with Children’s Park & Pre-School

• 4. Re-development of Bus Terminal andcommercial complex

• 5.Improvement and re-development ofexisting infrastructure network



Action Projects (cont..)

-6. Re-development of existing UC labour

quarters compatible to the urban design-7. Development of two Ring Roads

-de-route A9 road from Mesalai toNunavil

-Closer to town centre to enhance

development-8. Re-development of Base Hospital

-9. New Administrative Complex



Lay Out Plan for Central Business District - Option Two

Public

Commercial

Police Station

Bus Stand

Market Complex

Green Areas

Court Complex



Railway Station

Commercial Building

Secretariat Building

Commercial Building

Vehicle ParkBus Stand

Clock Tower

Market Complex

Public Building

Commercial Building

Green Area

Commercial Building

Public Building

Three Dimensional View of Development Projects – CBD46



Plot Acreage

(Acres)

Type of Usage No. of Floors

Proposed to beConstructed

Floor Area

(m2)

Approximate

Project Cost (Rs. Million)

A 1.8 Ac Commercial 2 19,852 694.8

B 2.0 Ac Secretariat Bldg 2 13,786 551.4

C 1.03 Ac Commercial 2 17,040 596.0

D 1.5 Ac Courts Complex 3 15,509 642.

E 1.5 Ac Public/ Office Complex 4 26,883 1,075.0

F 1.2 Ac Public/Office Complex 4 11,505 752.7

G 0.8 Ac Commercial 2 8,823 308.8

H 1.2 Ac Public/Existing

Bus Stand

4 13,235 463.0

I 1.0 Ac Public/Railway

Station

1 3,446 400.0

J 0.5 Ac Commercial

Existing Market

1 1,723 34.4

K 0.8 Ac Commercial 4 17,646 705.8

L 0.5 Ac Commercial 3 8,272 289.5

M 0.5 Ac Commercial 3 8,272 289.5

N 0.5 Ac Commercial 2 5,514 193.0

O 0.5 Ac Commercial 2 5,514 193.0

P 2.0 Ac Hospital 4 16,543 661.0

Q 4.0 Ac Pavilion & Play Ground 16,178 25.0

R 1.0 Ac Children’ss Park 4044 6.0

Tentative Estimated Cost for the Proposed Projects –



Roads Pathways Length of Pathway

and Roads

Approximate

Cost (Million)

40 ft wide road lengths to be constructed 300m 4.0

30 ft wide road lengths to be constructed 1440m 15.0

20 ft paved pedestrian pathways to be

constructed 930m

10.0

10 ft wide pedestrian paths 250m 1.5

2.4 wide pedestrian path to be constructed 3000m 11.0

Vehicle Parks & Landscaped Areas Total Area Approximate

Cost (Million)

Parking areas to be tarred

(140 vehicles to be accommodated) 6800m2 7.0Landscape area to be constructed including

turfing and tree planting

10500m2

5.5

ESTIMATED TOTAL PROJECT COST 7,780.1

Tentative Estimated Cost for the Proposed Road Projects -

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