Southward high: work begins on new sectors in Gurgaon

The Department of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) and the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) have begun the process of acquiring land,and approximately 260 acres have been acquired till now,District Town Planner Madhusmita Moitra confirmed.

Work is underway on some of this land,top officials said. In all,1,417 acres will be acquired from eight villages for the first-phase work on 10 sectors. Officials said each sector is expected to be anywhere between 300 acres and 500 acres.

According to a public notification,Sectors 58 to 63 will be primarily residential; while 65,66 and 67 will be residential-commercial sectors. Moitra said the ratio of residential (independent housing,group housing etc) to commercial zones will be made clear only after planning for each sector is complete.

Unlike the existing sectors,which still face problems of basic infrastructure,services like master roads,sector roads,sewage system,power and water lines will be installed in the areas under development. This will be done before HUDA invites auction of plots for both residential and commercial zones.

Regulated development
HUDA Administrator Deepti Umashankar said: “A masterplan ensures that unauthorised development is curbed and development is regulated. The decision to develop roads first was made since we have to provide the basic infrastructure to developers,who have paid us huge sums as external development charges.”

She added that as per the rehabilitation policy,besides compensation,villagers whose land have been acquired will be given preference of plots in respective sectors before it is put up to the bidders.

Once initiated,the acquisition process — including physical possession — must be completed within three years of issuing the notice,Gurgaon’s land acquisition officer S K Chahal said. Else,it is considered void,he added.

By making approximately 15,000 hectares available for residential development and over 1,400 hectares for commercial plan,the new Gurgaon Masterplan is expected to provide a booster shot to the flagging real estate sector.

Land for first phase to be acquired from
Nangli Umarpur 177.69 acres
Midawas 335.61 acres
Badshapur 393.53 acres
Tigra 0.76 acres
Ullahwas 262.71 acres
Kadarpur 36.88 acres
Behrampur 72.09 acres
Ghata 137.80 acres
TOTAL 1417.07 acres