Naya Raipur, officially known as Atal Nagar-Nava Raipur, is a

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and fully Greenfield city in

Indian state India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions. History Pre-indepen ...

Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prad ...

. It is planned to replace

Raipur Raipur ( ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur district and Raipur division, and the largest city of the state. It was a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of Ch ...

as the capital city of

. The Government of Chhattisgarh, the state's administrative body is situated here. The city is located between National Highway 53 and National Highway 30, about 17 km south-east of the capital city

Swami Vivekananda Airport Swami Vivekananda International Airport (referred as VARP until February 2018), formerly known as Mana Airport, is a major airport serving the state of Chhattisgarh, India. It is the busiest airport in Central India and the busiest in Chhattis ...

separates Raipur and Nava Raipur.

Nava Raipur Development Authority

After the formation of the new state of Chhattisgarh in November 2000, the state government decided to create a well planned new city for Raipur. Hence a special area has been notified under section 64 of Nagar Tatha Gramnivesh Adhiniyam 1973. The authority thus formed is the Capital Area Development Authority (CADA) which is now called the

Atal Nagar Vikas Pradhikaran Nava Raipur Atal Nagar Vikas Pradhikaran (NRANVP), formerly known as Naya Raipur Development Authority, is the urban planning agency serving Naya Raipur Metropolitan Region of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It was established under the Ch ...

(NRDA). NRDA is the nodal agency undertaking comprehensive development of this 'greenfield' city. Chief executive officers are appointed by government and other officers and staff working under NRDA organisation.

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(IAS) officer P. Joy Oommen is the chairman of the NRDA, while Amit Kataria is its chief executive.

Economic base

The main activity base of Naya Raipur would be the government/state capital functions. However, a diversification of economy is desirable, which would be attained through the following activities: * Software technology park * Gems, jewellery and other similar industries * Business offices * Health, education and research services * Regional recreational activities * Nandan Van Zoo & Safari * International cricket stadium * 5 star hotels * 18 hole golf course and golf villas * Museums * Art gallery and library * Garden * Botanical garden * Lakes

Planning methodology

While venturing to prepare the development plan for Naya Raipur, basic studies were made in the form of a secondary survey of data on

Chandigarh Chandigarh () is a planned city in India. Chandigarh is bordered by the state of Punjab to the west and the south, and by the state of Haryana to the east. It constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which al ...

(the first planned capital of a state in independent India) and Raipur, the elder sister and the most important "organic" metropolis in the region. The space quantum against each activity/work-centre was then ascertained going by the accepted thumb-rule of the concerned industry/trade/activity, to the case of capital complex, and exact figures of government jobs were taken into consideration. The resultant space quantum was then allocated on two-dimension on the structure plan and final quantum, shape, location, was defined by exact boundaries/roads on the plan. With iterations, the allocated spaces were again translated in terms of number of jobs and the total number of job in the city arrived at. With a population of 5.6 lakhs, the Naya Raipur City will be expected to generate approximately 2.2 lakh jobs, with an assumed workforce participation rate of 40%. The high standards of physical and social infrastructure adopted for the city will be able to cope with the maximum capacity of the city.

Education

Academic block, Hidayatullah National Law University

Naya Raipur will form the hub of educational institutions in the state of Chhattisgarh. The city will have premier educational institutions shifted from

. A few of them are: * Hidayatullah National Law University *

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New Building under construction * International Institute of Information Technology *

Indian Institute of Management Raipur The Indian Institute of Management Raipur (IIM Raipur, IIM-RR) is a business school and an institution of national importance located in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. It is the tenth Indian Institute of Management (IIM) established by the Gove ...

Sports

Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium The Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium Raipur, also known as Naya Raipur International Cricket Stadium, is a cricket arena in the city of Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. It is List of cricket grounds by capacity, the t ...

is a new cricket field in the city. It seats 65,000 spectators and was opened in 2008. It is the second largest cricket stadium in

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and the fourth largest cricket stadium in the

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by seating capacity. The stadium was home ground for two matches for the IPL team

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during the 2013, 2015 and 2016

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event. The stadium hosted a

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, with the theme "Let us run" on 16 December 2012 to mark Vijay Diwas.

References

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