Greater Nagpur Metropolitan Area
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Nagpur Metro Region Development
In the year 1999, Notification was issued by the State of MaharashtraMaharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
& declared Nagpur Metropolitan Area, which shall comprise whole of the area of Nagpur
Nagpur
Nāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...
City
City
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, Nagpur Gramin, Hingna
Hingna
Hingna is a town and a tehsil in Nagpur district of Nagpur division in Maharashtra state in western India. The Nagpur revenue division is part of Berar region in the state. Hingna is an industrial suburb of Nagpur city with industries operating from Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation...
, Parshivni, Mauda
Mauda
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and Kamptee Taluka and parts of the Savner, kalmeshwar, Umred
Umred
Umred is a city and a municipal council in Nagpur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.-Geography:Umred is located at . It has an average elevation of 280 metres .-Demographics:...
and Kuhi
Kuhi
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in which each N-S-E & West
West
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boundaries of" Metroregion "around Municipal Corporation Limits of city are clearly described and on same lines Mumbai
Mumbai
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Metropolitan area and Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
Metro Areas
are declared.
Later on vide notification dt. 24.12.2002 Govt. extended the jurisdiction of NIT outside NMC limit under clause 1(2) of NIT Act-1936 as "Nagpur Metropolitan Area" in connection to notification of 1999 which ranges approximate 25 to 40 krns area away from NMC limit.
Objectives of Metroregion Planning
Objectives of Metroregion Planning are| * | Laying down broad policies & directions of growth in the principal zones. |
| * | Determining the hierarchy of roads & access ways in co- ordination with existing roads proposed D. P. roads. |
| * | Establishing the zoning of land use on the lands falling within 25 to 40 km are of the township. |
| * | Determining the standards for common facilities like education health & social facilities for the resident population |
| * | Ensure planned development in fringe areas. |
Planning Area Under Metro region
| Area of Nagpur region/District | 9810 Sqkm |
| Area proposed for Metroregion | 25 to 40 km |
| Area around Nagpur Municipal limit | 3780 Sqkm |
| Area Under NMC limit | 216 Sqkm |
Two(2) phases of proposed Metro region
NIT has proposed the Metro region plan in 2 Phases| Phase I | area -1520 Sqkm ( i.e. boundary of R.P.) |
| Phase II | area -2260 km2 |
NIT is framing the policy for Metro region planning and
once the Metro region plan is finalised. different town
planning schemes will be taken up for development.