NCRTC is evaluating the development of mixed-use, transit-oriented growth nodes along key regional corridors, including the operational Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Namo Bharat corridor and the proposed Delhi-Gurugram-SNB-Alwar and Delhi-Panipat-Karnal corridors. The initiative aims to leverage high-speed regional connectivity to create planned urban centres while attracting private investment in commercial, residential and institutional development.
The feasibility and policy requirements for these developments were discussed at a consultative workshop organised by NCRTC in collaboration with National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB). The workshop brought together senior government officials, real estate developers, consultants and industry representatives to deliberate on the planning, regulatory and financial frameworks required to make Transit Oriented Development (TOD) viable and implementable across the National Capital Region (NCR).
Smt. D. Thara, Secretary, Department of Capital Development, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Shri Gulzar Natrajan, Member Secretary, NCRPB, and Shri N. Saravana Kumar, Vice-Chairman, Delhi Development Authority (DDA), attended the workshop and explained in detail the Government’s initiatives taken in this respect and the way forward for such developments. NCRTC Managing Director Shri Shalabh Goel, along with the corporation’s directors and senior officials, welcomed the dignitaries.
During the workshop, Smt. Thara also unveiled NCRTC’s publication, ‘Position Your Brand at the Gateway of Tomorrow’, highlighting commercial development opportunities along the Delhi–Ghaziabad–Meerut Namo Bharat corridor.
The workshop brought together senior representatives from across the transport, healthcare, research and diplomatic sectors, including Managing Director, Chennai Metro, Shri Ashish Chatterjee; Additional Director, AIIMS, Shri Anshul Mishra; Director, Centre for Economic Growth, National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), Shri Rana Hassan; and representatives from the Embassy of Japan. Leading advisory firms, including JLL, Knight Frank and ANAROCK, also shared their insights and recommendations.