The master plan of Hazaribagh city is now ready. Consultancy firm Mars has handed over the copy of master plan to the Municipal Corporation and the corporation has distributed it among the ward councilors who will publicize it in their wards and after consultation with the denizens of their ward they can submit their suggestions or objections within 60 days. Any denizen of the city can also give suggestion or objection to the corporation on which the board will take final decision in its meeting, said Mayor Anjali Kumari.
She said that in February 2016 Hazaribagh Municipal Council was elevated to Municipal Corporation status and as per the notification of Government of Jharkhand 19 villages adjacent to the 32 wards of the town have been included in Hazaribagh city. This master plan has been prepared keeping in view the population and requirements of the city by year 2040 and in this master plan we have included 43 villages adjacent to the town.
Illustrating the master plan Anjali Kumari said that today the population of Hazaribagh town is about 1.5 lakhs and its area is about 20.34 square kilometers. As per an estimate by 2040 the population of Hazaribagh town will be more than 2.5 lakhs and the population of adjacent rural areas will also be more than 2.5 lakhs. “In this master plan we have also kept in mind another additional population of more than 50000 visitors so the area included in this new master plan is 93.40 square kilometer,” said Kumari.
She said that in the master plan 42.3 per cent area has been shown as residential areas, 2.9 per cent as commercial areas, 3.7 per cent as industrial areas, 2.7 per cent for water bodies, 7.4 per cent as open space, 17 per cent as primary basic activities, 6.3 per cent for transportation and 1.7 per cent as protected forest area. The main problem of any city as per survey has come up as its drainage system and in this master plan special attention has been given on the drainage system.