Ghaziabad: The plan master for the next 10 years in the district will see many changes in terms of land use in accordance with the growing population.
Officials said the new plan was likely to apply from January next year.
While the basic map for the master plan for Loni and Muradnagar-Modinagar is ready, which for Ghaziabad is likely to be completed in November.
When all maps are ready, they will be checked by the Evaluation and Review Consultation Committee (CERC) and sent to the state government to be approved.
After being approved, the GDA council will go through the last plan and start implementing it from January next year, officials said.
“Master Plan 2031 is ready for Loni and Modinagar-Muradnagar.
One for Ghaziabad is likely to be ready in November,” said Asheesh Shivpuri, head of the city architect and planner, GDA.
“In the next 10 years, the population is expected to grow by 10 lakh, which means more land will be needed for housing purposes.
Thus, changes in the pattern of land use from agriculture to housing will be carried out in a new master plan,” he added.
In Loni, the pattern of land use is around 100 hectares will be changed from agriculture to housing.
“Likewise for Modinagar-Muradnagar, 80 hectares will be changed from agriculture to housing.
For Ghaziabad, 250 hectares have been intended for changes in land use patterns,” Shivpuri said.
Officials said that 42% of the total land would be marked for the use of 5% while housing will be set aside for commercial projects and 7-8% for the industry.
Until now, the parent plan will be made for 20 years, but this time, the term of office has been halved to 10.
The Consultant of the Empaneled Center, DDF, has been entrusted with the responsibility of preparing the plan.
“For the first time, we have involved a geographical information system for satellite imagery.
Unlike the previous plan, where everything is done manually, everything will be more accurate and timely,” he added.
Agency has used satellite images obtained from the Hyderabad remote sensing center.