New housing policy aims to boost affordable urban living:Govt plans greater housing options while restricting hazardous commercial activities

After concepts like Integrated Township and 15 Minute City, the government is now making changes to rules to provide affordable housing facilities to common people, increase mixed land use, and expand the scope of affordable housing.
Under this, commercial use of small houses will now be possible. Permission for shops and offices can be obtained here. Also, two- to three-storey houses can be built. The scope of affordable housing will be increased from 450 to 642 square feet. The draft of these changes is ready. The Urban and Rural Investment Department has published the draft and invited suggestions from people. After considering these and making necessary changes, they can be finally implemented. According to experts, this exercise has many benefits. Along with designated land use in Master Plan areas, limited commercial and other activities will increase in the regions. While availability of cheap and affordable houses for middle-class people will increase, the increased size will make them more convenient. These are the proposed changes Land use: Emphasis on mixed land use
According to the draft, land use in residential areas within the Master Plan and investment zones has now been broadened. All types of activities will be permitted under the mixed land use concept. This will enable people to operate shops, offices, or other commercial activities from small homes. A list of prohibited activities has also been issued for all designated areas. This will prevent dangerous activities, those causing public harm, and civic inconvenience in these areas. For instance, no heavy construction of any kind will be permitted in residential areas. Housing Construction: Affordable Housing area now increased to 642 square feet
Considering land scarcity and inflation, changes are proposed in the definition of affordable housing. Its size is being increased to a maximum of 642 square feet. Houses with larger areas will now be able to fall under the category of affordable homes. Tall construction possible on small plots
It will be possible to build incremental vertical housing on small and single-ownership plots. In this style, multi-story construction can be done on small plots. For this, ground coverage has been increased to 75 percent. FAR is also being tripled for more construction. Currently, it is up to 1.5, and ground coverage is up to 40 percent. This will benefit in developing low-cost residential projects. These will not be permitted Residential Areas: Polluting, harmful, heavy, hazardous industries, warehouses, slaughterhouses, scrap yards, infectious disease hospitals, prisons, bus stands, wholesale business, oil, petroleum and flammable depots, gas warehouses, dairy production, poultry farming, cemeteries-crematoriums etc. Commercial Use: Polluting, harmful, heavy, hazardous industries, activities, storage of chemicals and explosives, bulk storage depots, mining activities, large-scale manufacturing, cemeteries and crematoriums, etc. Industrial Area: Residential colony, township (excluding fixed employee housing), school, hazardous, polluting, harmful industries, heavy manufacturing, warehouse, slaughterhouse, scrap yards, hospital, large transport terminals, wholesale business, prison, oil, gas depot, gas warehouse, etc. Public and Semi-Public: Heavy commercial and industrial activities, polluting industries, storage of hazardous materials, unrelated commercial exploitation, wholesale markets, mining, extraction industries, etc.