Chandigarh, July 11: In a state-level committee meeting of the Department of Urban and Rural Planning held here today under the Chairmanship of Minister of Town & Country Planning and Urban Estates, J.P. Dalal, the draft development plans of the Ratia Development Plan -2041 were approved. The MLA of Ratia, Laxman Napa, was also present on the occasion.

The Ratia Development Plan has been prepared for an estimated population of over 200,000 people by the year 2041. This plan will be published for the public, following which comments from the public will be sought. Salary Hike for Government Employees: Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini Announces Salary Hike of 119,861 Employees by 8%; Check Details, Eligibility.

The meeting informed that the proposed average residential density will be 250 persons per hectare. Out of the total 1667 hectares in this development plan, 649 hectares have been allocated for residential purposes and 116 hectares for commercial purposes. Similarly, 267 hectares have been designated for industrial purposes, 192 hectares for transportation and communication, 122 hectares for public utilities, 101 hectares for public and semi-public use, while 220 hectares have been reserved for open space. Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar's Ancestral House in Rohtak's Banyani to Be Turned into E-Library (Watch Video.

It was further informed in the meeting that the current area is 575 hectares, and with the newly proposed 1667 hectares, the total urbanization area will become 2242 hectares. In the residential area, 9 sectors are proposed, 3 sectors in the commercial area, and 3 industrial areas. Likewise, in the transportation and communication sector, 2 part sectors, and under public utilities, 2 STPs and 2 water works are proposed.

The meeting was attended by Additional Chief Secretary of Environment, Forest, and Wildlife Department, Anand Mohan Sharan, Additional Chief Secretary of Public Health Engineering Department, A.K. Singh, Additional Chief Secretary of Town & Country Planning and Urban Estates Department, Arun Kumar Gupta, Chief Administrator, Haryana Shaheri Vikas Pradhikaran, T.L. Satyaprakash, Director of Agriculture Department, Raj Narayan Kaushik, Director, Town & Country Planing, Haryana and Special Secretary to Government, Haryana, Town & Country Planning Department, Amit Khatri, Managing Director of Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC), Sushil Sarwan, along with other senior officers.