Nagpur’s New Plan in Progress; 90% of Old Plan Unused After 25 Years
NAGPUR: After a 25-year stretch, Nagpur is finally moving towards creating a new, comprehensive Development Plan (DP). Following its announcement on June 13, the civic body has collected 43 suggestions from residents before the August 13 deadline, with many calling for the removal of long-standing reservations blocking property development. “Notably, most requests come from landowners within the Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) in seven street schemes where plots have been inactive since the last DP in 2000,” reported a senior NMC official. The revised DP, required under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning (MRTP) Act, 1966, must be completed within six…