DEVELOPMENT PLANS OF THE CITY!

A City Development Plan (CDP) is both a perspective and a vision for the future development of a city. It
presents the current stage of the city's development – where are we now? And it sets out the directions of
change – where do we want to go? It identifies the thrust areas — what do we need to address on a priority
basis It also suggests alternative routes, strategies, and interventions for bringing about the change – what
interventions do we make in order to attain the vision?
It is both, a perspective as well as a vision document for the future development of a city. It defines the
potential of the city and reflects its unique attributes in terms of comparative and competitive advantages,
values and preferences of the city’s residents. Besides, demographic characteristics of a city, it
encompasses the key sectors that drive the city’s economy like mining and manufacturing, infrastructure
such as power and utilities, financial and banking services, public services, tourism, or places of religious
importance. It indicates the manner in which the use of land shall be regulated, and also indicate the manner
in which the development of land shall be carried out.
The Maharashtra Region and Town Planning Act specifies that every municipal corporation must prepare a
development plan to be implemented over 20 years. The first Development Plan for Bombay was sanctioned
in 1967. The second DP of the city, known as DP 1991 was sanctioned in parts from 1991 to 1994. DP 2034
is the third Development Plan for Greater Mumbai. Thus, a new plan, which is valid for 20 years has been
prepared since 2014 and will be in force till 2034. It is a document that sets the path for making Mumbai a
livable city.
The Navi Mumbai project began in 1971 with the formation of City and Industrial Development Corporation
(CIDCO). CIDCO was set up by Government of Maharashtra (GoM) as public limited company under Indian
Companies Act and is wholly owned by the GoM.The Navi Mumbai Development Plan envisaged broad land
use Zones such as Residential, Commercial, Institutional, Industrial, Regional Park, No Development, etc. 14
well-planned nodes, strung along mass transport corridors, effectively serving civic needs (Airoli, Ghansoli,
Kopar Khairane, Vashi, Sanpada, Nerul, CBD Belapur, Kharghar, Kamothe, Kalamboli, New Panvel, Ulwe,
Dronagiri and Pushpak). The development and the uses to be permitted within these zones is governed by the
General Development Control Regulation (GDCRs), sanctioned by the State Government. The development
plan for Navi Mumbai (2034) envisages planning and development of various nodes or townships. The entire
Navi Mumbai township is expected to have about 20 nodes with a total population of about 2 million and 10,
00, 000 jobs.