Haryana approves development plan for Faridabad-Ballabhgarh

The Haryana Town and Country Planning Department today approved the Draft Development Plan for Faridabad-Ballabhgarh urban conglomerate for 2031.
The plan for Faridabad-Ballabhgarh Complex has been drafted for a projected population of 41.44 lakh with an area of 34,368 hectares for urbanisation, a meeting, chaired by Haryana Chief Minister Bhupiner Singh Hooda, was told.
Out of the total area, 14,418 hectares has been kept for residential purpose and 5,805 hectares for industries.
Similarly, 1,882 hectares has been set aside for commercial purpose, 4,403 for transport and communication, 1,340 for public and semi-public uses, 427 for public utility, 5,532 for parks and green belts and 561 hectares for special zone, an official release said.

Hooda was told that as per the present plan a total of 180 sectors has been envisaged and with a sector density of 300 Persons Per Hectare (PPH) in the urban areas, and four sectors have been proposed with 600 PPH and eight pockets of 25 hectares each in eight sectors to facilitate the provision of housing for low-income group with a density of 1,125 PPH.
The Chief Minister was also told that there would be sufficient green buffers between industrial and residential areas. Apart from this, all the town level infrastructure facilities have been earmarked in the plan.

The outer periphery roads have been proposed as 90 meter wide with 30 meter wide green belt on both sides. All the sector dividing roads in the newly-proposed urban area have been proposed as 60 meter width with 12 meter wide service roads on both sides.

Similarly, some major roads have been proposed as 75 meter width with 30 meter wide green belt on both sides. A golf course would also be constructed on Delhi road.
Hooda was told that several projects, including Eastern Peripheral Expressway, Orbital Rail Corridor, Dedicated Freight Corridor and Metro Rail, will boost development. An additional link has also been proposed to Noida which will be part of Faridabad-Noida-Ghaziabad connectivity.