MCG will employ over 24 acres of its vacant urban land to construct residential, commercial, institutional, and infrastructural facilities, making this one of its most ambitious projects to date. According to the officials, this giant project is estimated to generate a revenue of Rs. 10,000 crores.

The civic body has about 918.70 acres of vacant land, of which 277.25 acres in Bajghera village are under legal dispute. Out of the remaining 641.45 acres, 224.77 acres fall in urban areas, namely sectors 33, 35, 58, 61, 62, 65, 75, 102, 102A,103, 106, 108 and 109. The remaining 416.68 acres are agricultural land.

MGC has schemed significant projects such as hospitals, group housing societies, commercial complexes, a women’s college, electric vehicle stations, shop-cum-office spaces, and sports facilities.

The civic body recently submitted a proposal to the state government for approval. MCG’s planning department also sent the same proposal to the councillors of 35 wards so that more citizen-centric establishments can be developed and more suggestions can be amalgamated.

MCG’s Chief Town Planner, Madhusmita Moitra, said the purpose is to develop and create revenue for the civic body. If the land is left unengaged and unplanned, it might be encroached upon, as a significant portion has already been encroached upon. Sector-wise planning has already been done for the urban area, and that for the agricultural area is in process.

According to the officials, parts of the land have already been marked and blocked for development. The civic body will conduct a survey to test the plausibility of these projects on the ground. For example, in an area where a fuel refilling station is planned, it will have to be determined whether there is a demand for petrol pumps.

In Sector 33, about 7.12 acres of land are available, out of which 1.85 acres are under encroachment, leaving behind 4.27 acres. In this area, MCG plans to establish commercial shop-cum-office spaces that can be rented or sold to generate revenue for the civic body.

In Sector 35, the civic body plans to build a veterinary hospital, multipurpose booths and roads in an area of 1.35 acres. Sector 58 also has 1.68 acres of empty land, and a hospital measuring 1.5 acres will be built. The MCG has plans to construct a group of housing societies, an Anganwadi play school and roads in Sector 61 with an available area of 11.1 acres. Similarly, a multilevel parking space will be built across 2.87 acres in Sector 62 and a nursing home on an area of 1,48 acres in Sector 65.

7.94 acres of land have been allocated to a sports academy and other facilities to be built in Sector 75. An indoor stadium of 1.25 acres is planned for Sector 102. A CNG station, a petrol pump, an EV charging station, a commercial shop-cum-office, and a sports stadium will be built in Sector 102A on 22 acres of land available.

In Sector 106, a total of 34.65 acres of land on which MCG has planned to allot land under Deen Dayal Jan Awas Yojna (DDJAY) and construct a working women’s hostel, a commercial complex, a high school with a hostel facility, an Anganwadi play school.  Extension of existing cremation grounds, parks and roads will also be constructed.

MCG’s assistant town planner, Mr. Siddharth Sankalp, said that the emphasis of this project is to utilise urban and agricultural land, construct open spaces, and bring vitality to city life. MCG is looking for big investors who can join to develop state-of-the-art facilities like the City Zoo of Singapore or similar projects. The ambition is to be the first Municipal Corporation in India to construct such a project. Given the numerous land parcels available, such huge developments are only feasible in Gurgaon.

Source: https://realty.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/infrastructure/gurugram-civic-body-plans-to-construct-infra-facilities-housing-projects-on-urban-vacant-land/92169744