CM approves town planning schemes for five cities including Ahmedabad

Gandhinagar: Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has approved the five town planning scheme of five metros by taking another step in the direction of planned urban development.

With the aim of imparting ease of living through well-planned development of towns and cities, Chief Minister has approved a total of 3 preliminary town planning schemes, one each for Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, and Bhavnagar. He has also approved two draft town planning schemes, one each of Rajkot and Jamnagar Municipal Corporation.

The three preliminary town planning schemes that Shri Bhupendra Patel has approved are Ahmedabad
Urban Development Authority’s Scheme No. 128 Geratpur, Gandhinagar Mahanagarpalika’s Preliminary
TP Scheme No. 15 Kolvada and Bhavnagar Area Development Authority’s Preliminary TP Scheme No.4
Vartej.

A total of 38.01 hectares of land will be acquired for sale to meet the cost of infrastructural facilities including gardens, open spaces, and playgrounds. 1200 EWS housing to be constructed in Ahmedabad

Urban Development Authority's preliminary TP scheme 128 Geratpur, 1500 EWS housing to be
constructed in Gandhinagar Mahanagarpalika's preliminary TP. No. 15 Kolvada, 5000 EWS houses to be
constructed in Preliminary TP Scheme 4 Vartej of Bhavnagar Area Development Authority.

Under Jamnagar Municipal Corporation's Draft TP Scheme No.23, 4.66 hectares for open space, gardens, and playgrounds, 3.96 hectares for public amenities, and 12.14 hectares for sale to meet the cost of infrastructural facilities, so a total of 26.78 hectares of land will be acquired. This TP provides for the construction of around 5400 housing units for EWS people from socio-economically weaker sections.

Rajkot Municipal Corporation's draft TP Scheme No-33 Raiya has been approved by the Chief Minister for the construction of 10 thousand EWS housing units so to meet the cost of infrastructural facilities including open space, gardens, playgrounds and public amenities, 11.26 hectares of land so a total of 39.49 hectares of land will be acquired.

Thus, in the five TP schemes approved by the Chief Minister, a total of 104.28 hectares of land will be
available for 23,100 EWS houses and for various other purposes.

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