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Land Use Survey Delays Nagpur Development Plan Progress

NAGPUR: The long-delayed development plan (DP) for Nagpur has encountered yet another challenge, with the Existing Land Use (ELU) survey yet to be completed in over half of the newly designated municipal areas. Out of 57 mauzas involved, the town planning department of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has only finalized ELUs for 25 mauzas, leaving 32 still incomplete, well past the previous deadline. Civic officials indicate that the delay is largely due to difficulties in acquiring and reconciling land-use data from the Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT), responsible for the city’s previous development plan. Sources within the NMC mentioned that…

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Maharashtra Considers Policy for Converting Freehold Plots in Nagpur

Representative Image NAGPUR: Minister of State (In-charge) Shambhuraj Desai emphasized the need for a distinct policy to convert numerous plots leased before the establishment of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation into freehold titles. He mentioned that the Nagpur situation could affect similar plots in other cities across Maharashtra, and a decision will follow a departmental meeting. The topic was raised by Nagpur MLAs Pravin Datke and Mohan Mate. Datke reported that Nagpur has about 9,000 plots across 22 town planning schemes, with 61,827 plots under the Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) proposed for freehold conversion, a proposal already sent to the State…

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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…