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State plans new cities on Virar-Alibaug corridor

Wednesday, 03 February 2010 09:14 administrator
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Hindustan Times 03.02.2010

State plans new cities on Virar-Alibaug corridor

In the next five years, Taloja won’t be just a blip as you drive out of Mumbai.

The state’s Urban Development Department’s (UDD) plans to develop new cities along the proposed Virar-Alibaug multi-modal transit corridor to accommodate an increasing urban population over the next few years.

In its Vision Document, UDD has anticipated that by 2014, 50 per cent of the state’s population will be urban and centered around 11 cities. The document says that future policies “will be geared to cope with rapid urbanisation and check haphazard growth on the fringes of the cities.”

The UDD has proposed the development of towns such as Taloja, 35 km from Mumbai, Uran and the power loom centre of Bhiwandi along the Virar-Alibaug multi-modal transit corridor that is projected to be completed by 2014.

“We expect this corridor to be complete by 2014. The towns along this corridor will be in high demand and develop into satellite townships,” said a senior official on condition of anonymity as the plan is yet to be announced.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 03 February 2010 09:16
 

State plans to build 30 new townships in 5 years

Wednesday, 03 February 2010 09:08 administrator
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Hindustan Times 03.02.2010

State plans to build 30 new townships in 5 years

As it plans for more cities to cope with rapid urbanisation, the state’s Urban Development Department plans to rope in the private sector to build infrastructure for future growth areas.

The state government, anticipating that 50 per cent of the state’s population would be living in urban areas by 2014, is planning to develop new cities.

Near Mumbai, these cities will be proposed along the multi-modal Virar-Alibaug corridor. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority has conceptualised the Rs 10,000 crore multi-modal corridor to improve connectivity in the region. This corridor will be implemented on a public-private partnership basis.

The state government will encourage private residential townships spread over 100 acres and above.

These townships will contain all amenities like connecting roads, sewage treatment plants and water supply will be developed and maintained by private developers.

The state wants to develop 30 such townships in five years. Seventeen of these — around Pune, Nagpur and in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region like Thane and Panvel — have already got in-principle approval.

All municipal councils will get accommodation reservation, a land development tool currently used in cities.

This means owners of land can develop the facility for which the land is reserved (such as a library), hand it over to the local body free of cost and then utilise the development right equivalent to the full permissible floor space index for his own purpose.

This is expected to help urbanisation and regulate illegal construction.

Following Development Control rules, which regulate land development and construction, will also be made mandatory for fringe areas located 10 km beyond city boundaries.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 03 February 2010 09:14
 

Car bazar to be moved out of FG market

Tuesday, 02 February 2010 11:27 administrator
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Indian Express 02.02.2010

Car bazar to be moved out of FG market

Raakhi Jagga

Tags : corporation, feroze gandhi market

Posted: Tuesday , Feb 02, 2010 at 0152 hrs Ludhiana:

Corporation

The MC team in action at Feroze Gandhi market in Ludhiana.

Following the decision of Punjab and Haryana High Court, the MC Commissioner, AK Sinha has decided to stop holding of Sunday car bazar at Feroze Gandhi market. The members have been given time till February 19. Sinha, while confirming the same, said, “We will offer them a place and if they did not find it to their liking, they are supposed to make their own arrangements.”

It is learnt that MC will offer them a space on Hambaran Road every Sunday.

Apart from this, even the car bazar shopkeepers are parking around 200 cars on a daily basis in the Feroze Gandhi market on the pavements outside their shops, which are meant for walking. Sinha said, “This will also be checked side-by-side because this area is to be given to the commuters.”

It needs to be mentioned that about four days ago, the MC team had gone to install grills in a few areas which the car bazar shopkeepers had broken down for their own convenience to make an easy entry into the market and also to park their vehicles. However it closed only one opening towards Feroze Gandhi market and the rest of the openings were not touched because the cars were parked there. Shopkeepers were given two days’ time to remove their vehicles but so far nothing has been done by them. Sinha however categorically said that strict action would be taken in this direction as well. Last time, however, shopkeepers had made the MC team retreat by staging protests and holding traffic

It needs to be mentioned that property and traders’ welfare association of Feroze Gandhi market had filed a case in the High Court regarding misuse of the parking area by the car bazar shopkeepers and many other violations.

Parking lot auctioned
The MC has carried out an auction of the parking area in Feroze Gandhi market. This has been allotted to one Amarjit Singh for Rs 66 lakhs against reserve prize of Rs 60 lakh. Four bidders had participated in auction.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 02 February 2010 11:34
 
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