With nod for seven more TPs, CM crosses half-century marks of TPs clearances this year

NE NEWS SERVICE

GANDHINAGAR, AUG 27

Showing his determination to spur the growth of state against the odds of COVID-19, Chief Minister Vijaybhai Rupani on Thursday sanctioned as many as seven Town Planning (TP) schemes for an integrated and planned urban development, a top official of the government said.

The sanctioned seven TP schemes included, three draft TPs, two preliminary TPs, and two final TPs. With sanctioning of these seven TPs, the Chief Minister has crossed half-century mark of TPs clearance in the year-2020. In the previous two years – 2018 and 2019, the Chief Minister had accomplished the target of sanctioning 100 TPs.

These seven TPs are AUDA’s draft TP scheme No. 430 Vishalpur and No. 436 (Vishalpur-Navapur-Sanathal), Bhavnagar’s draft TP scheme No. 16 (Aghewada), Ahmedabad’s two preliminary TP scheme No. 1 (Memnagar) and No. 47 (Motera-Koteshwar), and two final TP schemes – GUDA’s No. 11/A Adalaj and Rajkot’s TP No. 9.

With sanctioning of two TP schemes in Ahmedabad-AUDA area – 535 hectares of land of Vishalpur-Sanathal-Navapur area will get final shape of the planning. Further, the authorities will get 134 public purpose plots.

With sanctioning of this TP scheme, it was 7th TP scheme cleared for Bhavnagar by the Chief Minister.

The Chief Minister has also urged the officials for prompt implementation of these schemes so that Gujarat can take a lead in Prime Minister’s model of giving priority to the infrastructural development.