In limbo: The Third Master Plan 2026-47 is aimed at addressing long-standing issues in land use, sectoral planning and disparities in service delivery for nearly 10 million people. There doesn’t appear to be any new timetable for the release of the plan. | Photo credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM
During the recent Assembly elections, those campaigning in the 37 Assembly constituencies of the Kancheepuram-Tiruvallur-Chennai-Chengalpattu region raised the issue of the delay in the release of the third master plan for the city of Chennai. There has been a demand to fine-tune the plan to make Chennai a future-ready city.
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) was expected to release the Third Master Plan (TMP) 2026-2047 with the approval of the state government during Pongal 2026. However, the deadline was missed. CMDA officials said they will speed up the work, but there is no new study schedule or revised deadline for the plan.
Published – 03 May 2026 05:30 IST
