3 more districts in NCR, 2 others likely soon
The National Capital Region (NCR) now also includes the districts of Bhiwani and Mahendragarh of Haryana and Bharatpur in Rajasthan following the approval by the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB), which will soon take up proposals on also including Jind and Karnal districts.
“Based on the request of the participating states, the board today approved the inclusion of Bharatpur in Rajasthan, Bhiwani and Mahendragarh in Haryana in the NCR. The committee will meet shortly to take up Jind and Karnal,” Union urban development minister Kamal Nath said on Monday after chairing the NCRPB meeting here.
The NCR till now included nine Haryana districts, five districts of UP, Alwar in Rajasthan and the National Capital Territory (NCT).
The NCRPB also approved Rajasthan government’s request for identification of Jaipur as counter-magnet area which would act as “interceptor” of migratory flows into NCR to achieve a balanced pattern of urbanisation.
The meeting was attended by housing and urban poverty alleviation minister Girija Vyas, Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit, Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Lieutenant-Governor of Delhi Tejendra Khanna.
Noting that the per capita income in the region was the highest in the country and the NCR was a very important hub of economic activity in the country, Mr Nath stressed on the need to improve Delhi’s connectivity with adjoining areas.
Mr Nath said that states should create infrastructure related to health, sewage treatment and night shelters to reduce Delhi’s burden.
Ms Dikshit requested the Union urban development ministry and the neighbouring states to build more hospitals and educational institutions in the satellite cities to ease the pressure on Delhi. She asked Mr Nath to devise an action plan for providing quality services in the satellite towns.
“Delhi being the hub for super-speciality and advanced treatment has to bear a heavy burden of patients from neighbouring states. Uttar Pradesh and Haryana must commission more government hospitals with advanced treatment facility, and similar actions are needed in education,” she said.
Ms Dikshit also asked the NCR Planning Board to come up with guidelines for disposal of waste from Delhi in collaboration with UP and Haryana, as the city produces 9,000 metric tonnes of solid waste per day.
During the meeting, the issue of Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) was also discussed, and it was decided to set up a NCR Transport Corporation. The NCRPB also approved the construction of 111-km-long Delhi-Panipat route and 180-km-long Delhi-Alwar route. Delhi-Meerut RRTS of 90 km was also finalised.
The total cost of three routes of RRTS to be commissioned in 2016 would be `72,000 crores.
The government has decided to appoint a financial consultant to suggest formulation of sharing of investment between the stakeholders.
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