The State-level Committee of Town and Country Planning Department, Haryana which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda here on Thursday approved the Draft Development Plan for Manesar-Bawal Investment Region (MBIR) — 2039.
The Draft Development Plan for Manesar-Bawal Investment Region has been prepared for a projected population of 32 lakh with urbanisable area of 40,232 hectares. Under the first phase, from the year 2011-21, as many as 8,800 hectares of land would be developed whereas, 15,000 hectares would be developed during the second phase upto the year 2031. The third phase of MBIR would be completed by the year 2039.
It was informed that under the MBIR, an industrial township would be developed in the first phase over an area of about 400 sq/km. The MBIR which would be a new industrial hub is located in Rewari district, and is about 82 km to Southwest of NCT of Delhi. The area of MBIR covers 400 sq/km which would include the existing Bawal Industrial Town and the stretch along NH-8 upto Rajasthan border.
In the MBIR, 11,189 hectares has been earmarked for residential purpose, 1,120 hectares for commercial purpose, 6,771 for industrial, 4,254 for transport and communication, 441 for public utilities, 892 for public and semi-public, 13,005 for open spaces and recreation, 424 for rivers and water bodies and 2136 for natural zone.
Forest and mining areas would be incorporated in the plan keeping in view the possibility of slate stone in the peripheral area. The CM was apprised that reservation of two to five per cent is given to the students in the educational institutes of the area where land has been acquired by the State Government. It was also recommended in the meeting the green belt area falling in the residential areas should be increased and 30 metre and should be left on both sides of NH-8. On the problem of drainage of water, it was informed that water study was being conducted through an international consultant who would submit its report within a period of three months. Hooda stressed on the need for recycling of water so as to meet the scarcity of water.
The CM was informed that the Plan for Jind has been prepared for the projected population of about 5.17 lakh by the year 2031AD assuming the growth rate of 55 %.
Principal Secretary to CM Chhatar Singh, Deputy Principal Secretary RS Doon, Additional Chief Secretary, Irrigation KK Jalan, Additional Chief Secretary Forest Ramender Jakhu, Principal Secretary, Town and Country Planning SS Dhillon, Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue Krishna Mohan, Principal Secretary, Industries YS Malik, and other senior officers were also present in the meeting.