Rajkot ULB planning transit zone for Phase 5 of Ring Road-2

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RAJKOT, Gujarat: Rajkot Urban Development Authority (RUDA) on Tuesday, February 14, informed that they have decided to develop a transit-oriented zone (TOZ) for Phase-5 of the ring road to connect National Highway 27 to Morbi Road. The revelation comes a week after the Chief Minister of Gujarat Bhupendra Patel inaugurated phase-3 and phase-4 of the Ring Road-2 (RR2) in Rajkot city.

The decision to create a TOZ was taken in the meeting of governing board of RUDA on Tuesday. The area where the TOZ will be built lies between NH27 and State Highway 24 (SS 24) or Morbi Road in the RUDA development plan, 2031.

As per the provisions of the Gujarat Town Planning and Urban Development Act, 1976, an area development authority gets 40 per cent of the land from the land reserved for developing public infrastructure.

Amit Arora, Chairman, RUDA and Commissioner, Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC), after the meeting informed The Indian Express, “But this provision of reservation of 40 per cent land does not apply if the area is categorised as a green zone in the DP. But the laws provide for creation of TOZ through a green zone. Today, the board decided to create such a TOZ for proposed phase-5 of the RR2.”

Apart from that, the board has also decided to reduce the price of its 192 flats from Rs 24 lakh to 18 lakh per unit which were built for the middle-income group (MIG) category. These 3 BHK flats have been built in the Munjka area on the outskirts of the city.

Arora also informed, “After the Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) reduced the price of its flats for the same category, we were not getting buyers. Therefore, the board decided to reduce the price.”

Coincidentally, the standing committee of RMC has also decided to cut down the price of its 975 3BHK flats.

Board has also decided to bifurcate the draft town planning scheme No.40 or Sokhda-Aanandpar (Navagam).