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Nandigram I & II Blocks 2017 Interim LUDCP 1 Haldia Development Authority – Nandigram I & II Blocks 2017 Contents 1.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 2 2.1 Location and connectivity ...................................................................................................... 3 3.1 Demography .......................................................................................................................... 4 4.1 Existing Scenario .................................................................................................................... 9 5.1 Development Control Regulation ......................................................................................... 13 6.1 Vision & Objective................................................................................................................ 13 Interim LUDCP 1 Haldia Development Authority – Nandigram I & II Blocks 2017 1.1 Introduction Nandigram I & II Blocks as part of the Haldia Planning Area are situated in Haldia Sub-division of the PurbaMedinipur district of West Bengal. The area is bounded by distinct physical boundaries namely the Hooghly River and Haldi River on two sides, Khejuri and Chandipur Blocks on other two sides. The total area of the Planning Area is 287.58 sq km. The planning area includes two Blocks – Nandigram I (99 mouzas) and Nandigram II (41 mouzas). There is no notified urban area within the planning area; however, 2no.s of Census Towns has been identified in Census of India, 2011. A basic outline of the administrative units within Nandigram I & II Blocks is given in Table no. 1.1 &1.2. Table no. 1.1: Administrative Units in Nandigram I & II Blocks Administrative Name of units No of Units Units Blocks Nandigram I, Nandigram II 2 Nandigram I Block: Gram Bhekutia, Daudpur, Gokulnagar, Haripur, Kalicharanpur, Kendamari, Panchayats Mohammadpur, Nandigram, Shamsabad, Sonchura (10 + 7) = 17 Nandigram II Block: Amdabad I, Amdabad II, Birulia, Boyal I, Boyal II, Khodambari I, Khodambari II Census Towns Nandigram (CT) in Nandigram I Block and Ashadtalya (CT) in 2 (CTs) Nandigram II Block 1 Police Stations Nandigram P.S. Source: Census of India, 2011 Table no. 2.2: Salient features of Nandigram I & II Blocks Blocks Mouzas Area Population Area (sq km) (no.s) (sq km) (2011) Nandigram I 99 181.84 202032 169.63 Nandigram II 41 105.74 117945 105.25 Total 140 287.58 319977 274.88 Source: Census of India, 2011 Interim LUDCP 2 Haldia Development Authority – Nandigram I & II Blocks 2017 The ongoing LU&DCP for Nandigram I & II Blocks, which primarily consists of land used for agriculture and village settlements, aims to induce new development in the area commensurate to its existing agrarian character through land use zoning and control regulations. The aim is to achieve outcomes that are beneficial for the people, the economy and the environment. The Authority has completed the task of preparing and notifying the present Land Use Map and Land Register under Sub-section (I) of Section 29 of The West Bengal Town and Country (Planning and Development) Act, 1979 (West Bengal Act-XIII of 1979). The Official Gazette notification was published on Friday, May 30, 2014. The notified present Land Use Map and Land Register was handed over to IIT Kharagpur in 2015 to transfer it on to GIS platform with necessary ground verification to update the recent changes. For effective data management and informed planning decisions, GIS platform was preferred by the Haldia Development Authority. IIT Kharagpur has conducted ground verification and made the necessary corrections. This updated present Land Use Map and Land Register was accepted by the Haldia Development Authority and it formed the basis for preparation of the ongoing LU&DCP, expectedby the end of 2017. 2.1 Location and connectivity Nandigram I & II Blocks as part of the Haldia Planning Area are situated in Haldia Sub-division of the PurbaMedinipur district of West Bengal. The area is bounded by distinct physical boundaries namely the Hooghly River and Haldi River on two sides, Khejuri and Chandipur Blocks on other two sides. Haldia Planning Area is well connected with the important growth nodes in eastern India via road, rail and river linkages. It does not have air connectivity. Regional connectivity of Haldia is of tremendous importance due to its port functions. NH-41 connects Haldia with NH-6, via which it is linked with Kolkata Metropolitan Area in the east and Kharagpur, Medinipur, Jhargram, and important growth centers in Jharkhand in the west. NH-6 is connected to NH-2 near Dankuni, which provides access to the industrial agglomeration in Asansol and Durgapur and connecting it further to Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi (part of Golden Quadrilateral). NH-6 also links with NH-5 (near Kharagpur) which connects it to the destinations in Orissa via Balasore. Recently NH-60 has been upgraded for capacity augmentation which will connect Raniganj and the industrial agglomeration in Asansol-Durgapur with Balasore via NH-5. SH-4 connects on one side Haldia with Mahishadal, Tamluk and finally meets NH-6 near Mecheda. Another side of the SH-4 (renamed as NH-116B) branches off from Nandakumar which connects Haldia Planning Area with Digha and all other coastal settlements in PurbaMedinipuruptoChandaneswar in Odisha. SH-4 and NH-116B are double lane links. Interim LUDCP 3 Haldia Development Authority – Nandigram I & II Blocks 2017 This is the only road link to Nandigram area, though no part of Nandigram I & II Blocks get direct access to it. They are connected through intermediate lane and single lane roads connecting the NH- 116B. Nandigram I & II Blocks are also well connected to Khejuri Blocks, mostly via single lane roads. A large volume of passenger movement takes place via ferry transit services, primarily to Haldia Town via ferry ghat at Balughata and Port Township. Travel to Haldia Municipal Area via road necessitates significant detour as the only available river bridge crossing is on the Digha-Nandakumar link. Haldia is connected by a double line rail connection via Panskura. A new single line is under construction which will connect Nandigram Blocks with Tamluk. The proposed railway station is near Nandigram village. 3.1 Demography As per Census of India 2011 Nandigram I Block has a population of approximately 2.02 lakhs, whereas Nandigram II Block has 1.18 lakhs.The combined population in Nandigram I & II Blocks was 3.2 lakhs. Map No. 3.1: Hierarchy of settlement system distributed across the Planning Area Interim LUDCP 4 Haldia Development Authority – Nandigram I & II Blocks 2017 Map No. 3.2: Distribution of population density across the Planning Area Table 3.1: Population density distribution in Nandigram I & II Blocks Total Area Density Name of Block population (sq km) (person/sq km) Nandigram I 202032 181.84 1111.04 Nandigram II 117945 105.74 1115.4 Urban Nodes (17 mouzas) - A 59145 24.57 2407.2 Growth Nodes (14 mouzas) - B 40847 41.29 989.27 Rural Nodes – C 219985 221.72 992.17 Total (A+B+C) 3,19,977 287.58 1112.6 Source: Census of India, 2011 The planning area has been divided into smaller planning units called as ‘Planning Zones’ for ease of operation. These Zones have distinct existing characteristics as well as very different future growth potential.While delineating the planning zone boundary, administrative boundaries (mouza boundaries in particular) have been taken into consideration. Interim LUDCP 5 Haldia Development Authority – Nandigram I & II Blocks 2017 Three broad divisions has been – a) Urban Node (UN) – consists of 17 nos. of mouzas with high population density in and around Nandigram Village. The population of this Urban Node was 59145 in 2011 covering an area of 24.57 sq.km. It consists of 8.5% share of geographical area and 18.5% share of total population in the Nandigram I & II Blocks. Prominent signs of urbanism, i.e. urban way of living are evident in predominance of non-primary economic activities and employment pattern, housing characteristics, household assets etc. Existing higher order social amenities serving the Nandigram I & II Blocks are all located in this centre i.e. important administrative offices, trade and commercial functions, banking facilities, college, hospital, police station, bus terminal, etc. b) Growth Node (GN) – consists of 14 mouzas distributed in three strategic locations namely Gholpukuria - Hanubhunia (GN1), Bhekutia - Manuchak - ManuchakJalpai - ManasakaBharatchak - Jalpai V -Durgapur - Jelenara - Banelichak - Gobindapur - Babukhanbarh (Ist part) (GN2) and Kalicharanpur - Gangra (GN3). The selection of these three growth nodes are based on certain features and are an outcome of a certain process. Firstly, these Growth Nodes consists of mouzas already identified for having population of more than 5000. Secondly, they have some inherent locational advantages which are of strategic interest to the kind of development that the Development Authority and the stakeholders want to pursue. The location of the Growth Nodes has been worked out in tandem with the development of the proposed Regional Road Network (including bridges and water transport links) within the planning area to provide better connectivity within the Nandigram I & II Blocks as well as with the important centres lying outside i.e Haldia, Chandipur, Khejuri, Digha and Contai. The decision process was also influenced from the feedback of stakeholders at various levels in a prolonged period of interactive
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