Re-development plan for Haridwar-Rishikesh, Capital City to be built in Doon | 07 Apr 2023

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According to information received from media sources on 5 April 2023, the state government is bringing a re-development plan while preserving the historical heritage of Dharmanagar Haridwar and Yoga City Rishikesh. At the same time, the process of construction of Aerocity in Capital City and Jolly Grant in Raipur has also started moving forward.

Key Points

• McKenzie Global has also recently given a presentation on this change. Under this, there is also a plan to acquire agricultural land and develop a greenfield township on it.
• In Haridwar four areas from Devpura to Bhupatwala (Dudha Dhari Chowk), Har Ki Pauri and the surrounding area are 1.5 km. Daksh Mandir and Sanyas Road in the Kankhal area and the Heritage Master Plan are being prepared from Bhupatwala to Bharat Mata Mandir in Saptarishi Ashram.
• Under this, Bharat Mata Temple, Har Ki Pauri, Mansa Devi, Maya Temple, Narayani Shila Temple, Sati Kund, Daksh Temple, Hanuman Temple and Chandi Devi Temple will be included. While three areas have been identified for this in Rishikesh.
• According to information, the state government is going to build a capital city on 85 hectares of land in Raipur. For this, the Forest Department has also given 60 hectares of land.
• With the making of the capital city in Raipur, the government buildings built on about 200 acres of government land will be vacant. McKenzie Global estimates that this property will be worth 5000 to 6000 crores. With this, a blueprint for large-scale development will be prepared in the cities. At the same time, external development charges will have to be paid for construction in these areas.
• This capital city will be built from Raipur to Thano Road in the north, till Haridwar Road in the south, leaving the Ordnance Factory border in the west till the east of the drain and in the east till the limits of Bhopalpani, Badasi Grant and Kalimati village.
• The Secretariat, Assembly, Directorate, and Project Office will be built on 60 hectares of land. While residential and commercial projects will be constructed on 25 hectares of land near Maharana Pratap Sports College. Private investors will get an exemption here for 30 years.
• The state government is going to build an atrocity near Jolly Grant Airport. Information technology, medical, hospitality and commercial complexes will be built in this. Here airport related instrument landing, heliport, and night landing facilities can also be found.
• Five to six thousand youths will get employment through this. Every year there will be a business of five to six thousand crores. The residents of the state will be able to get high-quality health facilities.
• It will be built on 100 acres of land. In this, IT City will be built on 50 acres, Medi City on 20 acres, Commercial on 15 acres and the Hospitality project on 15 acres.
• A park will be established here on the lines of foreign countries. Jogging, a cycling track and a hut for meditation will be arranged in the park. Along with this, the idea of landscaping and planting Australian grass is going on. At the same time, flowers and greenery will be seen in the parks in every season.