Five satellite cities to be developed under Gujarat@2047 Vision

In Gujarat, five satellite towns to be developed by 2030 and the state government has invited urban planners to prepare comprehensive master plans for these cities. Under the state’s “Earning Well–Living Well” urban development approach, Sanand near Ahmedabad, Savli near Vadodara, Kalol near Gandhinagar, Bardoli near Surat and Hirasar near Rajkot have been identified as the first five satellite towns. These cities will be developed as economically vibrant centres with integrated planning for transport, industry, tourism, education and healthcare. The move is expected to reduce pressure on major cities while creating new economic and employment hubs closer to urban centres.

The Gujarat government has taken this initiative under the vision of a Developed India by 2047 and Developed Gujarat@2047, the Bhupendra Patel government has accelerated plans for the strategic development of Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities.A satellite town is defined as a city located within approximately one hour’s travel from a major urban centre and developed to absorb population growth and economic activity. By strengthening these towns, the government aims to promote balanced urbanisation, generate local employment opportunities and ease infrastructure stress on major cities. The proposed satellite towns will feature world-class infrastructure, organised public transport, including electric buses, advanced water supply and waste management systems, ring roads, urban forest parks, developed lakes, model fire stations and mixed-use zones where residential, commercial and office spaces coexist.

To implement this ambitious plan, the Gujarat government has constituted a high-level committee of secretaries from tourism, sports, education, industry, employment, urban development, water supply, and finance departments. An initial fund of Rs 50 crore has been allocated for the project.

(State Correspondent)