To understand and consider the important inputs for the proposed Global City Project,
which is to be developed on more than 1,000 acres of land near Manesar in Gurugram,
the Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday chaired the second
round table delegates of top industrialists in a conference held in Mumbai. The meeting
was aimed to explore the leading real estate developers and real estate focused funds.
After the round table conference, the Chief Minister held one-on-one discussions with
the real estate companies.
An official spokesperson said that after the first round table conference held in
Gurugram in April, the second round table conference was held in Mumbai on
Wednesday in which delegates of top companies like DLF, Bestech, Godrej, Myhomes,
Max Realty, Bharti Realty etc. participated.
In his address, the Chief Minister said that this Global City Project would be developed
under the aegis of Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation
which is a nodal agency of the Government. He said that his vision is to develop this
project as the central business district of Gurugram with a focus on modern technology
sectors and future oriented industries, low carbon green infrastructure, easy living, skill
building, and employment generation. Talking about putting Gurugram on the global
map, the Chief Minister said that this unique, modern urban ecosystem would act as a
base for new technology and innovation industries.
Earlier, the Conference started with a context setting address by Chairman, Haryana
State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation, V Umashankar, and
Managing Director, Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development
Corporation, Vikas Gupta who gave a detailed presentation on Global City Project. It
was highlighted in the presentation that the Global City Project is a mixed land use
project which is being developed in Sectors 36B, 37A and 37B in Gurugram along with
the under-construction 8-lane Dwarka Expressway in a residential and commercial hub
of about 1,003 acres. The area is envisioned to be developed as a 'city within a city'.
Gupta elaborated that this project will serve as a benchmark for future cities in terms of
quality of life, infrastructure and environment. He said that the project ecosystem to be
built with the motto of Live, Work and Play will provide the workspace of the future,
modern retail spaces, residential towers, carefully planned spacious green spaces and
dedicated bus corridors, MRTS (Metro), heliport facilities and multi-modal connectivity
option.
After the detailed presentation, various real estate developers were invited to present
their views on the project from the point of view of planning, infrastructure, marketing,
positioning and collaboration, which they would need to provide to the corporation to
ensure the successful implementation of the project. He said that the invitees
appreciated the visionary approach of the government for the development of the
project and the government for conducting pre-project launch consultations and seeking
suggestions.
These suggestions include allowing developers more flexibility in planning, to develop
landmark projects like International Financial Services Center (IFSC), universities etc.,
providing information about various development and project phasing strategies and
suggestions regarding payment mechanism and government assistance such as Single
Window Mechanism that can be offered to investors to further enhance the interest of
developers etc.