Proposed Growth Centre in Kalyan Taluka

A. Origin and Need :

The Govt. of Maharashtra by its Notification dated 9th Aug., 2006 (published in Govt. Gazette on 7th Dec., 2006)

appointed MMRDA as ‘Special Planning Authority' for 27 villages from Kalyan and Ambarnath Talukas of Thane District.

MMRDA after completing all statutory procedure stipulated under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act

(M.R and T.P.) 1966, submitted the Draft Development Plan to the Government for sanction on 14th Dec. 2012 u/s of

30 (1) of the Act. The Government by its Notification no.TPS-1212/1697/CR No.101/13/UD-12, dt.11thMarch, 2015

(published in Maharashtra Govt. Gazette on 13th March, 2015) has partly sanctioned the Development Plan for this

Notified Area in accordance with section 31 of M.R and T.P. Act, 1966. Thereafter, the Govt. by its Notification no. TPS-

1216/CR No.240/16/UD-12, dt. 9th May, 2017 & subsequent corrigendum dtd.13th June 2017 and Notification dtd.3rd

June 2017 has sanctioned Excluded Part (EP) of Development Plan for the said Notified Area (Except EP-24 & EP

125).

The Draft Regional plan of MMR has identified four no. of growth Centres within the MMR region. The Growth centres

are envisaged as integrated complexes with opportunities for office sector employment, research and development,

educational and recreational facilities and the necessary housing and infrastructure. These Growth centre are proposed

at locations that are served by Rail as well as Road networks.

The Growth Centre at Kalyan Taluka is one of the four Proposed Growth Centres identified as per the Draft Regional

Plan of MMR. Accordingly, as per the list of Govt's important projects & the minutes of Hon. Chief Minister's War Room

Meeting which includes the said proposed Growth Centre at Kalyan, MMRDA identified an area of approx. 1,089

Hectare to be developed as Growth Centre on the lines of Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) in Mumbai. This Growth Center

envisages to create employment opportunities, better infrastructure in this area and connectivity with suburbs of Thane,

Kalyan and Dombivali.

MMRDA in its 138th Authority Meeting held on 26/08/2015 vide Resolution No. 1340 has granted In-principle Approval

to develop growth Centre in Kalyan Taluka (area approx. 1089 Ha.) through implementation of Town Planning Schemes

(TPS).

B. Appointment of MMRDA as Special Planning Authority :

The Government Of Maharashtra by its Notification No. TPS.1215/941/CR-42/15/UD-12, dt. 30th April 2016, has

retained the appointment of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority as a Special Planning Authority

for an area (admeasuring approx. 1089 Ha) from the Villages Bhopar (Pt), Sandap, Usarghar (Pt), Gharivali (Pt),

Mangaon (Pt), Hedutane (Pt), Kole, Katai (Pt), Nilaje (Pt) and Ghesar (Pt) of the said Notified Area.