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Tamil Nadu drafts sustainable land use policy to tackle urbanisation, climate change

CHENNAI: Twenty years after the state government devised a Draft Tamil Nadu Land Use Policy 2004, the State Planning Commission (SPC) has prepared a draft Sustainable Land Use Policy of Tamil Nadu ...
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Kerala Urban Policy 2026–2050: Vision, Transparency, and the Need for a Rights-Based Urban Future | Jos Chathukulam

The Kerala Urban Policy 2026–2050, released as a 37-page document by the Local Self Government Department of the Government of Kerala in February 2026, presents a long-term roadmap for managing the ...
World Bank

Technical Deep Dive on Urban Planning and Land for Growth — Promoting Sustainable Growth through Effective Land Use and Planning

Urbanization is reshaping economies and societies worldwide. More than half of the global population now lives in cities, a share expected to reach 68 percent by 2050. Cities generate about 70 percent ...