National Capital Region(NCR) gets bigger; 3 more districts added

The sprawl of the National Capital Region (NCR) just got bigger as the nod has been given for the inclusion of Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh and the Jind and Karnal districts of Haryana as part of the conurbation.

Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu announced the decision for including the three districts in NCR after chairing a meeting on Tuesday of the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) in New Delhi.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, ministers of Delhi and Rajasthan governments, and senior officials of the Uttar Pradesh government were present in the meeting.

Mr. Naidu said that a committee has been appointed to look into the demands for the inclusion of more areas in NCR.

“We have appointed a committee which will go into the aspects of what areas are to be included,” he said.

The Union minister said that before including any area, the view of the particular state government will also have to be taken. He added that a representation had come for the inclusion of Mathura in NCR, which has now been referred to the committee and also to Uttar Pradesh government

Note

NCR is India's largest and one of the world's largest agglomeration with a population of over 54,000,000 at the 2011 Census

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