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Development Plan for ChavakachcheriUrban Development Area
Urban Development Authority
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Lay Out Plan for Central Business District - Option Two
Public
Commercial
Police Station
Bus Stand
Market Complex
Green Areas
Court Complex
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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
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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 –
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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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