{
  "id": 10078994,
  "title": "Bhopal Master Plan 2047 Proposes 51-Km Growth Corridor Linking Narmadapuram Road And Indore Road",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/bhopal-master-plan-2047-proposes-51-km-growth-corridor-linking",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T22:04:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/bhopal-master-plan-2047-proposes-51-km-growth-corridor-linking-narmadapuram-road-and-indore-road"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bhopal's Development Plan 2047 outlines a major 51-km growth corridor stretching from Narmadapuram Road to Indore Road. This planned development zone will focus on residential, commercial, and metropolitan growth. However, the plan has sparked controversy over potential commercialization of residential neighborhoods through fee-based land-use changes. The draft details a 75-meter-wide main road with high-density mixed-use development up to 300 meters on either side, creating a development belt of nearly 675 meters. Additionally, the plan includes golf-course development, sports areas, protection of water bodies, and preservation of forest and ecological zones. Residential, commercial, public, and semi-public activities can be developed within the corridor, with a 1.0 additional FAR free of cost compared to the standard. Provisions for MRTS, service roads, and plantation are included, along with radial roads connecting the corridor to other parts of the city. The plan proposes a new outer bypass to divert heavy traffic, with the existing bypass becoming a major urban route. Residents have raised concerns about the potential impact of fees on commercialization in residential areas, citing examples of high occupancy conversion charges. The city's development is proposed in three phases, with a digital twin of Bhopal being created within three years of implementation. The plan also allows for Transferable Development Rights (TDR) and zoning across 31 areas, including residential, commercial, industrial, and green zones.",
  "summary": "Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The proposed Bhopal Development Plan 2047 envisages a 51-km Growth Corridor from Narmadapuram Road to Indore Road as a major zone for future residential, commercial and metropolitan development. But within a few hours of its official release, the plan came amid an ongoing debate over commercial activities in residential areas. Residents have raised concerns that…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}