Aurangabad CIDCO
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Rafiq Zakaria
contested the first election of the newly created Maharashtra state in 1962, from Aurangabad and was elected to Maharashtra assembly
. He was made Minister for Urban Development in the new ministry. It was due to his efforts that planning for New Aurangabad was initiated. The responsibility for the new city was given to CIDCO
which started development in the 1970s. Thus Aurangabad CIDCO (as New Aurangabad is called) was conceived and developed into a modern city.
New Aurangabad (as the project was known) is the second most successful project to be undertaken by CIDCO
after Navi Mumbai
.
, New Aurangabad holds the singular distinction of obtaining the blessings of the Late Prime Minister of India Mrs. Indira Gandhi
, who inaugurated the project signing the development plan with the remark: “The plans look very good on paper, let us see how it is implemented”. New Aurangabad Project was also fortunate because Mrs. Indira Gandhi
once visited the project after the implementation of the plan started, and also planted a tree at New Aurangabad, which is nurtured and maintained by CIDCO
as a precious treasure.
, the rapid pace of New Aurangabad’s industrialization would have led to haphazard overall growth. By providing nearly 20,000 houses to persons belonging to Low Income Groups, CIDCO
has not only met the needs of the labour force, but also been able to meet a major social objective of the Government that of providing houses at affordable cost to the urban poor in Marathwada. Special emphasis on gardens, playgrounds and stadia has created an impression of an open city with wide roads. CIDCO
has also developed the Salim Ali Lake
as a Bird sanctuary.
.
The main commercial district of the city is known as Town center Connaught, and houses the offices of major banks and public sector companies. It also houses several offices of central and state governments. The surrounding area has existing and upcoming shopping malls & multiplex such as Fame Adlabs
& PVR Cinemas.
From the tourism point of view several hospitality majors are based in cidco. Companies like the ITC Welcome group
.
, The Ambassador Ajanta.
& the Tata group Taj Residency. have their 5 star properties here. In the field of education trusts such as MGM
& The Maulana Azad Education Trust
have set up vast campuses offering courses in diverse fields such as Engineering and Medicine.
. It is 12 km southwest of Aurangabad city and is well connected by road to the city. The new town is named as Waluj Mahanagar.
has conceived Waluj as a ring township, with the ring route acting as a spine for urban activities around the industrial center(MIDC
)
, with independent and inter-linked nagars spread all around the core with their strong links between workplaces and residences. The ring routes also facilitate an easy and economic transportation system to operate within the new city.
Development of Waluj is encouraged through the development of core units, boosting socio-economic development of the urban fabric. The township, when fully developed, will cover an area of around 100 sq.km.
as the Special Planning Authority for Aurangabad fringe area on 03.10.2006 under section 40(1)(b) of the M.R&T.P. Act 1966 vide its notification No.TPS/3006/381/CR- 246/2006/UD-30.
Local representatives with the apprehension that CIDCO will acquire 100% land for the project made representation to State Govt. which had given time being stay for any work on the project. Subsequently the stay has been vacated in the month of July 2008 and CIDCO
is on way to prepare Development Plan for the Fringe Area with minimum acquisition of land for infrastructure and social facilities.
Rafiq Zakaria
Rafiq Zakaria was an Indian politician and Islamic scholar and father of well known Indian-American journalist Fareed Zakaria and former Merrill Lynch investment banking head Arshad Zakaria...
contested the first election of the newly created Maharashtra state in 1962, from Aurangabad and was elected to Maharashtra assembly
Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha
The Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha or the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated in the Nariman Point area of South Mumbai in the capital Mumbai...
. He was made Minister for Urban Development in the new ministry. It was due to his efforts that planning for New Aurangabad was initiated. The responsibility for the new city was given to CIDCO
City and Industrial Development Corporation
The City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra or CIDCO is a city planning organization created by the Government of Maharashtra. CIDCO was formed on 17 March 1970 under the Indian Companies Act of 1956...
which started development in the 1970s. Thus Aurangabad CIDCO (as New Aurangabad is called) was conceived and developed into a modern city.
New Aurangabad (as the project was known) is the second most successful project to be undertaken by CIDCO
City and Industrial Development Corporation
The City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra or CIDCO is a city planning organization created by the Government of Maharashtra. CIDCO was formed on 17 March 1970 under the Indian Companies Act of 1956...
after Navi Mumbai
Navi Mumbai
Navi Mumbai is a Planned Satellite City on the west coast of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It was developed in 1972 as a twin city of Mumbai, and is the largest planned city on the planet, with under the jurisdiction of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation and a total area of . Navi Mumbai...
.
New Aurangabad
Planned and developed by CIDCOCity and Industrial Development Corporation
The City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra or CIDCO is a city planning organization created by the Government of Maharashtra. CIDCO was formed on 17 March 1970 under the Indian Companies Act of 1956...
, New Aurangabad holds the singular distinction of obtaining the blessings of the Late Prime Minister of India Mrs. Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhara was an Indian politician who served as the third Prime Minister of India for three consecutive terms and a fourth term . She was assassinated by Sikh extremists...
, who inaugurated the project signing the development plan with the remark: “The plans look very good on paper, let us see how it is implemented”. New Aurangabad Project was also fortunate because Mrs. Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhara was an Indian politician who served as the third Prime Minister of India for three consecutive terms and a fourth term . She was assassinated by Sikh extremists...
once visited the project after the implementation of the plan started, and also planted a tree at New Aurangabad, which is nurtured and maintained by CIDCO
City and Industrial Development Corporation
The City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra or CIDCO is a city planning organization created by the Government of Maharashtra. CIDCO was formed on 17 March 1970 under the Indian Companies Act of 1956...
as a precious treasure.
Planned New Town
New Aurangabad is today a well-planned new town. The high level of social facilities provided has created a healthy urban environment for all strata of the society. But for this planned development by CIDCOCity and Industrial Development Corporation
The City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra or CIDCO is a city planning organization created by the Government of Maharashtra. CIDCO was formed on 17 March 1970 under the Indian Companies Act of 1956...
, the rapid pace of New Aurangabad’s industrialization would have led to haphazard overall growth. By providing nearly 20,000 houses to persons belonging to Low Income Groups, CIDCO
City and Industrial Development Corporation
The City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra or CIDCO is a city planning organization created by the Government of Maharashtra. CIDCO was formed on 17 March 1970 under the Indian Companies Act of 1956...
has not only met the needs of the labour force, but also been able to meet a major social objective of the Government that of providing houses at affordable cost to the urban poor in Marathwada. Special emphasis on gardens, playgrounds and stadia has created an impression of an open city with wide roads. CIDCO
City and Industrial Development Corporation
The City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra or CIDCO is a city planning organization created by the Government of Maharashtra. CIDCO was formed on 17 March 1970 under the Indian Companies Act of 1956...
has also developed the Salim Ali Lake
Salim Ali Lake Aurangabad
Salim Ali Sarovar popularly known as Salim Ali Talab is located near Delhi Gate, opposite Himayat Bagh, Aurangabad. It is located in the northern part of the city. During the Mughal period it was known as Khiziri Talab...
as a Bird sanctuary.
Neighbourhood
New Aurangabad city's localities are named as Neighbourhood-One (N-1), Neighbourhood-Two (N-2) through N-15. The New Aurangabad city (after completion of the project) has been handed over to the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation. For the rapid industrialization of the city a new industrial area was planned skirting the township at Chikalthana village namely Chikalthana MIDCMaharashtra Industrial Development Corporation
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation is a project of the Government of Maharashta State in India, and is the leading corporation of Maharashtra....
.
Town center
Rauza Bagh, AurangabadThe main commercial district of the city is known as Town center Connaught, and houses the offices of major banks and public sector companies. It also houses several offices of central and state governments. The surrounding area has existing and upcoming shopping malls & multiplex such as Fame Adlabs
& PVR Cinemas.
From the tourism point of view several hospitality majors are based in cidco. Companies like the ITC Welcome group
ITC Welcomgroup Hotels, Palaces and Resorts
ITC Hotels is India's second largest hotel chain with over 100 hotels. Based out of Hotels Division Headquarters at the ITC Green Centre in Gurgaon, off New Delhi, ITC Hotels is also the exclusive franchisee of The Luxury Collection brand of Starwood Hotels and Resorts in India...
.
, The Ambassador Ajanta.
& the Tata group Taj Residency. have their 5 star properties here. In the field of education trusts such as MGM
Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College
Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College is an engineering college affiliated to the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, India. It was established in 1982....
& The Maulana Azad Education Trust
The Maulana Azad Education Trust Aurangabad
Dr.Rafiq Zakaria started the Maulana Azad Education Society at Aurangabad with Maulana Azad College of Arts and Science in 1963 which is affiliated to Dr...
have set up vast campuses offering courses in diverse fields such as Engineering and Medicine.
| Appointment of CIDCO as S.P.A. | 30.12.1972, |
| Total Notified Area (Ha.) | 1011.90 |
| Area developed till date | 999.50 |
| Area yet to be developed (Ha.) | 12.30 |
Waluj Aurangabad
A new industrial cum residential township has been planned at Waluj in Aurangabad by CIDCOCity and Industrial Development Corporation
The City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra or CIDCO is a city planning organization created by the Government of Maharashtra. CIDCO was formed on 17 March 1970 under the Indian Companies Act of 1956...
. It is 12 km southwest of Aurangabad city and is well connected by road to the city. The new town is named as Waluj Mahanagar.
New Town
This project is approximately eight times the size of those executed in Aurangabad city. CIDCOCity and Industrial Development Corporation
The City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra or CIDCO is a city planning organization created by the Government of Maharashtra. CIDCO was formed on 17 March 1970 under the Indian Companies Act of 1956...
has conceived Waluj as a ring township, with the ring route acting as a spine for urban activities around the industrial center(MIDC
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation is a project of the Government of Maharashta State in India, and is the leading corporation of Maharashtra....
)
, with independent and inter-linked nagars spread all around the core with their strong links between workplaces and residences. The ring routes also facilitate an easy and economic transportation system to operate within the new city.
Development of Waluj is encouraged through the development of core units, boosting socio-economic development of the urban fabric. The township, when fully developed, will cover an area of around 100 sq.km.
| Appointment of CIDCO as S.P.A. | 07.10.91 |
| Total Notified Area (Ha.) | 8,670.00 |
| Area in Phase I (Ha.) | 1714.85 |
| Area developed till date | 160.00 |
| Area yet to be developed (Ha.) | 1554.00 |
Aurangabad Fringe Area
Aurangabad Municipal Corporation area is fast developing into a major educational, commercial and industrial centre of the Marathwada Region and it is estimated to have a population of about 12 lakhs today. Considering the rate of urbanization in the fringe areas of this city, the Govt. of Maharashtra appointed CIDCOCity and Industrial Development Corporation
The City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra or CIDCO is a city planning organization created by the Government of Maharashtra. CIDCO was formed on 17 March 1970 under the Indian Companies Act of 1956...
as the Special Planning Authority for Aurangabad fringe area on 03.10.2006 under section 40(1)(b) of the M.R&T.P. Act 1966 vide its notification No.TPS/3006/381/CR- 246/2006/UD-30.
Area & Land Use
It covers an area of approx 16,397 Ha., spread over 28 villages located beyond the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation limits. As per the Regional Plan of Aurangabad, the land use plan of the fringe area proposes about 8918 Ha. (54%) for Greens, 3517 Ha (21%) for residential, 3176 ha (19%) for Forests, 113 Ha. for industrial and the rest for other zones. All necessary statistical details to know the socio-economic profile of the area, village maps, details of NA permissions etc. are being collected to build up the data base. Analysis of the typologies of development across various pockets of the fringe area is presently underway.Local representatives with the apprehension that CIDCO will acquire 100% land for the project made representation to State Govt. which had given time being stay for any work on the project. Subsequently the stay has been vacated in the month of July 2008 and CIDCO
City and Industrial Development Corporation
The City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra or CIDCO is a city planning organization created by the Government of Maharashtra. CIDCO was formed on 17 March 1970 under the Indian Companies Act of 1956...
is on way to prepare Development Plan for the Fringe Area with minimum acquisition of land for infrastructure and social facilities.
See also
- Neighborhoods of Aurangabad City
- Salim Ali Lake AurangabadSalim Ali Lake AurangabadSalim Ali Sarovar popularly known as Salim Ali Talab is located near Delhi Gate, opposite Himayat Bagh, Aurangabad. It is located in the northern part of the city. During the Mughal period it was known as Khiziri Talab...
- Himayat Bagh Aurangabad
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