Haryana’s ambitious Panchgram project to build 5 smart cities

Haryana has launched one of the most ambitious projects ever with the creation of five super smart cities along the 135-km Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway in the National Capital Region (NCR).

Facts :

• The five super smart cities project, known as ‘Panchgram’ will be on the pattern of Singapore and it will be bigger than Chandigarh.
• The five proposed cities will take the load off Delhi and Gurugram which have become overcrowded. The five cities will have residential commercial and industrial sectors for people’s convenience.
• Under panchgram project, the first proposed green field city will come up close to Gurugram. The cities have been planned to be developed on the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model.
• Out of the total length of 215 kms, as much as 135 kms falls in Haryana state and the rest of around 80 kms in Utar Pradesh (UP). In Haryana the KMP Expressway covers the districts of Sonepat, Jhajjar, Gurugram, Mewat and Palwal.
• The Panchgram project will be developed within 2-km of the KMP on both sides of the road. Each city will have a different name.
• The Haryana State Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIDC) has been given the responsibility to develop the five cities.
• According to the new proposed plan, the government is preparing a new master plan 2024 to develop areas outside the Gurugram-Manesar Urban Complex.
• The area from Manesar towards Rewari as well as the areas around Pataudi will also be incorporated in the new project. Meanwhile the HSIIDC has issued Request for Proposal (RFP) for selection of the consultant for the project.
• The five new cities will be well-connected to the urban centres all around Delhi through National Highways-48, State Highway 13 and 28 and KMP Expressway. It will also be connected to other major district roads.

Analysis :

• The present BJP government in Haryana has provided facilities to entrepreneurs to give boost to the industrial sector in the state to create five large scale job opportunities through developing these 5 cities around KMP Expressway.
• One Gurugram has worked wonders for Haryana, five such cities will certainly bring more prosperity to the state.
• In the coming days, the KMP Expressway will transform the industrial scene in Haryana by giving it a big boost.
• Haryana government has set up industrial and commercial townships on 3300 acres of land at Kharkhoda in Sonipat district.This would be an unique township in Haryana. Another industrial model township has been developed on 1400 acres of land in Sohna of Gurugram district.
• Later, both of these townships will be linked to the KMP Expressway. In fact Sohna township will be linked to the Gururam-Sohna-Alwar Highway. This will bring more prosperity to Haryana.
• The industrial corridor along the KMP Western Expressway will be modernised and it will have world class facilities.The micro, small and medium category of industries are the backbone of the industrial sector. These units actually strengthen the entire ecosystem of the region and are very important.
• The project will be very beneficial to the industrialists as well as businessmen as it will open several opportunities for trade and housing in the state.
   

By: Harman Sandhu