Chandigarh, August 19: The State Level Committee of Town and Country Planning Department which met under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Lal here today approved the Nilokheri-Taraori, Barwala, Julana, and Uchana Draft Development Plan- 2041. Besides, it also approved amendment in the Final Development Plan-2031 of Assandh.

The Draft Development Plan of Nilokheri-Taraori has been prepared for a projected population of 2,30,000 persons by the year 2041. The proposed average residential density will be 300 persons per hectare. In the development plan, while 767.89 hectares has been kept for residential purpose, 143 hectares area has been kept for commercial purpose. Similarly, 282.72 hectares has been kept for industrial purpose, 243.38 hectares for transport and communication, 45.81 hectares for public utilities, 53 hectares for public and semi-public uses and 371.28 hectares for open spaces.

The Draft Development Plan of Barwala has been prepared for a projected population of 1,10,000 lakh persons by the year 2041. The average residential sector density would be 250 persons per hectare. In the Development Plan, while 558 hectares have been kept for residential purpose, 55 hectares have been kept for commercial purpose, 87 hectares for industrial purposes, 122 hectares for transport and communication, 37 hectares for public utilities, 120 hectares for public and semi public uses, and 123 hectares for open spaces.

The Draft Development Plan of Julana has been prepared for a projected population of 76,000 persons by the year 2041. The average residential sector density would be 250 persons per hectare. In the Draft Develop Plan, while 216 hectares have been kept reserved for residential purpose, 25 hectares have been kept for commercial purpose, 46 hectares for Industrial, 84 hectares for transport and communication, 30 hectares for public utilities, 41 hectares for public and semi-public uses, and 81 hectares for open spaces.

Similarly, the Draft Development Plan of Uchana has been prepared for a projected population of 93,000 persons by the year 2041. The average residential sector density would be 250 persons per hectare. In the revised Development Plan, 289 hectares have been kept reserve for residential purpose; 52 hectares have been kept for commercial purpose, 33 hectares for industrial, 125 hectares for transport and communication, 37 hectares for public utilities, 34 for public and semi-public uses and 52 for open spaces including parks and green belts.

The Amendment in Final Development plan of Assandh has been prepared for a projected population of 1.17 lakh persons by the year 2031. The average residential density would be 250 persons per hectare. The Ammended Development Plan-2031 has been formulated with the objective of building an additional mandi, incorporating proposed sector roads according to ground realities or satellite imagery. This Final Development Plan covers 467.16 hectares for residential purposes, 114.15 hectares for commercial purposes, 117 hectares for industrial purposes, 182.69 hectares for transportation and communication, 56 hectares for public utilities, 70 hectares for public and semi-public areas, and 171 hectares for public use and open space.

In the meeting, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Mr. Rajesh Khullar, Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Mr. Vijai Vardhan, Additional Chief Secretary, Forest and Wildlife Department, Mr. Alok Nigam, Additional Chief Secretary, Environment and Climate Change Department, Mrs. Dheera Khandelwal, Additional Chief Secretary, Power Department, Mr. TC Gupta, Principal Secretary, Transport Department, Mr. Anurag Rastogi, Principal Secretary, Town and Country Planning Department, Mr. Apoorva Kumar Singh, and Director, Town and Country Planning Department, Mr. K Makarand Pandurang were present among other senior officers.