This document provides information about the city of Chandigarh, India. It discusses Chandigarh's history as a planned city established in the 1950s as a joint capital of Punjab and Haryana. It notes that Chandigarh has experienced rapid population growth and is now a union territory with over 900,000 residents. The document also summarizes Chandigarh's City Development Plan, which aims to guide the city's growth and improve services and infrastructure for residents, with priorities like water, sewage, roads, and solid waste management. Finally, it discusses proposals to enhance Chandigarh's green spaces and public transportation through initiatives like additional buses and bike sharing.

1. CHANDIGARH
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2.  It is one of the fastest growing city with a
population decadal growth rate of 40.30%.
 The construction of capital city of joint Punjab
was started in early 50s.
 The City Chandigarh was declared a Union
Territory in the year 1966 with joint capital of
both the states of Punjab and Haryana.
 It is situated in the foot of Shivalik hills.
 The area of Union Territory of Chandigarh is
114 sq. km. only with 22 villages falling in the
jurisdiction of Union Territory.
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3. • It is one of the greenest city of India with its
green belts / parks/ gardens.
• The quality of life is the consideration of people
in Chandigarh.
• The maintenance of basic urban service is
altogether different than the conventional old
cities.
• It is hub of political and bureaucratic activities of
adjoining States.
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4. • Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission has been
launched by Govt. of India in the year 2005-2006 to carry out
development of selected city.
• To access the funds under JNNURM, the selected city is required to
prepare City Development Plans (CDPs) and implement the
reforms at the state
• The Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh has consolidated the
City Development Plan and the Municipal Action Plans
respectively and strengthened them.
CITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN UNDER JNNURM

5. OBJECTIVES OF CITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN
• The main objective of the CDP is to have a planned
growth of the city in the desired direction and to
project Chandigarh as a Global City, guided by a shared
vision for city’s development.
• The CDP makes basic policy choices and provides a
flexible framework for adapting to real conditions over
time. It emphasizes on issues of priority local concerns
for livability, and the implied requirements in terms of:
1. Upgradation and automation of basic services.
2. Generation of additional water.
3. Extension of more facilities to public

6. OBJECTIVES OF CITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN
The scope of work is to:
• Assess the existing situation with regards to demographic and
economic growth, infrastructure services, municipal finances, etc.
• Identify the gaps in service delivery such as water supply,
sewerage system/treatment, roads, storm water drainage,
transportation and solid waste management.
• Outline the issues faced by the City’s poor
• Prepare a city investment plan with appropriate financing
strategies and an implementation action plan.

7. KEY PRIORITIES
1. Water Supply
2. Sewerage
3. Storm Water Drainage
4. Roads infrastructure.
5. Solid Waste Management
6. Traffic and Transportation
7. Urban Poor
Water supply distribution Chandigarh, Sector 37C

8. • The city of Chandigarh covers an area of 15000 acres
to be developed in three phases.
• Sectors 1 to 30 have been developed in Phase-I and
the remaining sectors from Sector 31 to 47 have been
developed in Phase-II.
• The sectors in Phase-I and II have been fully
developed and the services in all the sectors in Phase-
II have been provided except for part of Sector 43-C
& D.
• The development of southern sectors in 3rd phase is
in progress in which new sectors from 48 to 56 in
Phase III has been taken up.
CITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN UNDER JNNURM

9. • The development in Phase-II sectors had been taken up
simultaneously.
• The planned population of Phase-I and Phase-II was only 5.00 lac
persons.
• According to 2001, census the population of Chandigarh Union
Territory was 9.01 lacs, which clearly indicates the steep rise in the
population in the last decade from 1991 to 2001 having incremental
rate of 4.03% per year.
• According to projected population and current growth rate, the
population of the city would rise to 13.38 lacs in 2011 and 19.85 lacs
in 2021.
CITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN UNDER JNNURM

10. • An approval was also given for installation of ITS (Intelligent Transport System) and a depot.
• The in-principle approval has been given subject to fulfilling of certain conditions like formation of an
SPV(special purpose vehicle).
• Dr Sudhir Krishna, Secretary, Union Ministry of Urban Development, assured that the ministry will finance
the scheme of public biking, which Chandigarh plans to implement, to promote clean transport in the
country.
• The Union Ministry of Urban Development has sanctioned 400 more
buses for Chandigarh under
Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).
• The approval was given at a meeting of the Central Sanctioning and
Monitoring Committee (CSMC) on bus funding and ancillary
infrastructure projects under JNNURM.
PROVISION OF MORE BUSES UNDER JNNURM

11. PROPOSALS FOR GREEN AND OPEN SPACES
• Open/Green spaces in the city should be recognized as
inviolable open spaces to prevent them from being diverted to
other land uses.
• Develop an open space system of pedestrian greenways and
nature walking systems which link existing and future open
spaces, parks and forest areas.
• Twelve longitudinal Green Corridors have been proposed
connecting the greens of the city in the North South direction
which will offer diverse experiences as one moves across them .
• Ensure public participation in the development and
maintenance of parks and open spaces/green belts and in
organizing community events.

12. PROPOSALS FOR GREEN AND OPEN SPACES
• Enhancing the qualitative and quantitative green of the city through
sensitive interventions
Garden of conifers,Chandigarh Garden of Springs,Chandigarh