Green signal for three more districts in NCR
1 July 2013 10:41 PM GMT
Bhiwani and Mahendragarh districts of Haryana and Bharatpur in Rajasthan are now part of the National Capital Region (NCR).
Their inclusion was on Monday approved by the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) which will also soon take up proposals on Jind and Karnal districts.
'Based on the request of the participating states, the board today (Monday) has approved the inclusion of Bharat in Rajasthan, Bhiwani and Mahendragarh in Haryana in the NCR.
The planning committee will also meet shortly to take up Jind and Karnal,' urban development minister Kamal Nath said after chairing the NCRPB meet.
The NCR till now included nine Haryana districts, five districts of Uttar Pradesh, Alwar in Rajasthan and the National Capital Territory (NCT).
Nath said the NCRPB had also approved the Rajasthan government’s request for identification of Jaipur as Counter-Magnet Area.
Counter-Magnet areas are to act as 'interceptors' of migratory flows into NCR due the accelerated development and also as regional rowth centres, that would be able to achieve a balanced pattern of urbaniastion.
The board also approved the sub-regional plan for UP sub-region.
Nath said that the regional plan 2021 was reviewed and the Draft Revised Regional Plan 2021 prepared by the NCRPB in consultation with the participating states and stake-holders has been approved for inviting objections and suggestions from the public under the provisions of the NCRPB Act.He said that there has been 62 per cent urbanisation in NCR and this is expected to go to 73 per cent by 2021.
Noting that the per capita income in the region was the highest in the country and the NCR was a very important hub of economic activity in the country , he stressed on the need to improve Delhi's connectivity with adjoining areas.
Nath told reporters that the per capita income of the NCR region had consistently been higher than the rest of the country.
He said the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) had recommended setting up of a National Capital Region Transport Corporation(NCRTC) for implementation of RRTS which in Phase-I will connect Delhi-Panipat (111 km), Delhi-Alwar (180 km) and Delhi-Meerut (90 km).
He said that the matter would be taken up in the cabinet soon. Giving more details, Nath said that the work on the three corridors would start soon and would be completed by 2016 and NCRPB would contribute Rs 200 crore towards it.
While thanking Nath, Harayana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said the inclusion of Mahendragarh, Bhiwani and also Jind and Karnal districts of Haryana in the NCR will be helpful in faster development of these districts.
Their inclusion was on Monday approved by the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) which will also soon take up proposals on Jind and Karnal districts.
'Based on the request of the participating states, the board today (Monday) has approved the inclusion of Bharat in Rajasthan, Bhiwani and Mahendragarh in Haryana in the NCR.
The planning committee will also meet shortly to take up Jind and Karnal,' urban development minister Kamal Nath said after chairing the NCRPB meet.
The NCR till now included nine Haryana districts, five districts of Uttar Pradesh, Alwar in Rajasthan and the National Capital Territory (NCT).
Nath said the NCRPB had also approved the Rajasthan government’s request for identification of Jaipur as Counter-Magnet Area.
Counter-Magnet areas are to act as 'interceptors' of migratory flows into NCR due the accelerated development and also as regional rowth centres, that would be able to achieve a balanced pattern of urbaniastion.
The board also approved the sub-regional plan for UP sub-region.
Nath said that the regional plan 2021 was reviewed and the Draft Revised Regional Plan 2021 prepared by the NCRPB in consultation with the participating states and stake-holders has been approved for inviting objections and suggestions from the public under the provisions of the NCRPB Act.He said that there has been 62 per cent urbanisation in NCR and this is expected to go to 73 per cent by 2021.
Noting that the per capita income in the region was the highest in the country and the NCR was a very important hub of economic activity in the country , he stressed on the need to improve Delhi's connectivity with adjoining areas.
Nath told reporters that the per capita income of the NCR region had consistently been higher than the rest of the country.
He said the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) had recommended setting up of a National Capital Region Transport Corporation(NCRTC) for implementation of RRTS which in Phase-I will connect Delhi-Panipat (111 km), Delhi-Alwar (180 km) and Delhi-Meerut (90 km).
He said that the matter would be taken up in the cabinet soon. Giving more details, Nath said that the work on the three corridors would start soon and would be completed by 2016 and NCRPB would contribute Rs 200 crore towards it.
While thanking Nath, Harayana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said the inclusion of Mahendragarh, Bhiwani and also Jind and Karnal districts of Haryana in the NCR will be helpful in faster development of these districts.
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