Review of the master plans for Fiji’s main towns which started in April 2019 is still not complete - Kumar

The review of the master plans for Fiji’s main towns which started in April 2019 is still not complete as a team from Singapore could not come to Fiji because of the restrictions on travel.

This was highlighted by the Minister for Local Government Premila Kumar when questioned by NFP MP Lenora Qereqeretabua to update Parliament on the strategic management team that was supposed to review the master plans which was to be led by prominent Singaporean architect Liu Thai Ker.

Kumar says for the last two years the team are not in Fiji however, some work has continued through emails.

She says they are waiting for the borders to open and as soon as it opens, they will be able to come into the country and complete the work that is still pending.

Kumar says there are about four or five stages but they have completed up to three stages.

She says the stages involve data collection, skill planning and consultation.

When further questioned if she could also confirm if the team also factored in road use changes to the master plan development, especially now that we have been seeing so much flooding affecting the vast areas of the country, Kumar says all those aspects are taken into consideration before decisions are made.