Preparation of development plan of development area and its contents.

(1) Every Authority shall, not later than eighteen months from the date of declaration of the development area under section 21, prepare a development plan within the framework of the approved perspective plan covering the whole or part of the development area, as may be necessary, for a period of five years. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained contrary to sub-section (1) in case no approved perspective plan exists, the Authority shall take into account the provisions of the perspective plan under preparation according to the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 33, and prepare the development plan within three years from the date of declaration of the development area under section 21. (3) A development plan shall generally indicate the manner in which the use of land in the development area covered by such plan shall be regulated and also indicate the manner in which the development therein shall be carried out. In particular it shall, provide, so far as may be necessary, for all or any of the following - (a) analysis of dynamics of development which may include analysis of history of development, present status and trend of development, location, site and situation, regional context, hinterland, its attributes and accessibility, physiographic and demographic characteristics; city influence area and its characteristics including settlement pattern, rural-urban relationship and fringe area developments; (b) current issues and prospects regarding; (i) economic base and employment in trade, commerce and industries in both formal and informal sectors; (ii) hierarchy of commercial areas, dispersal of commercial activities and related issues; (ii) dispersal of industries or restriction on specific type of industries considering the pollution level and environmental sustainability; (iv) urban poverty and alleviation; (v) housing including informal sector housing, resettlement strategy and slum upgradation; (vi) educational facilities including specialised education and research centres, health facilities including specialised hospitals, cultural and religious facilities; (vii) public and semi-public offices; (viii) system of open spaces, play fields and recreation areas; conservation areas; ecological and environmentally sensitive areas and public gathering grounds; (ix) transportation covering; road, railway, pedestrain-path networks and related activity centres, parking and terminal facilities; mass transportation system and its intergration with activity nodes and land use pattern and airport; (x) utilities and services such as water supply, drainage, sewerage, solid waste management, energy, communication, police, fire protection, cremation and burial grounds; (c) existing land use; (d) space requirement for various activities; (e) economic and spatial development goals and objectives; (f) development proposals which may include; (i) concept of hierarchy of planning units and distribution of various activity nodes, facility centres, etc. (ii) mass transportation system and land use interface, transport and commu