Overview
- The state published the draft on Saturday, September 26, covering 1,016.90 sq km that includes 254 villages and plans for about 4.5 million residents.
- Planners propose a 51‑kilometre, roughly 3,000‑hectare Growth Corridor for mixed‑use, high‑density development with relaxed floor‑area rules to attract hotels, logistics, IT and wholesale hubs.
- The draft raises protected green cover to about 27 percent and sets buffers for Bhoj Tal, hills, forests, ponds and tiger movement areas to limit ecological harm.
- Transport and tech measures include a BRTS that can be upgraded to MRTS, radial links to neighbouring districts, multilevel parking and a Digital Twin for real‑time monitoring within three years.
- The plan has prompted trader support for quick finalisation and resident alarm over fee‑based conversions, while officials say it does not offer blanket regularisation for establishments targeted in Bhopal Municipal Corporation sealing actions.