The Haryana government has revived the Panchgram Project and announced the creation of five new greenfield cities near Delhi to ease population and traffic congestion. Spread across nearly 2.5 lakh hectares, these state-of-the-art urban cities will extend two to six kilometers along both sides of the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway.
These cities will feature amenities such as smart drainage systems, underground utility networks, modern waste management, planned urban development, greenery, and public spaces. It is estimated that nearly Rs 20 lakh crore will be required to meet the NCR’s future housing, transport and civic infrastructure needs, according to a report in The Tribune .
At the time, it envisioned five new cities spread across eight districts: Sonepat, Rohtak, Jhajjar, Gurugram, Rewari, Mewat, Faridabad and Palwal. In June, the current administration under CM Nayab Singh Saini initiated the process of establishing the Panchgram Development Authority for this project. The KMP Expressway will serve as the development axis for these five cities. Haryana Industries and Commerce Minister, Rao Narbir Singh, stated that the corridor will be developed on the Singapore model to transform the region into a hub of modern urbanisation and industrial expansion. Additionally, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini briefed the NCR Planning Board meeting about this project. A high-level delegation from the Haryana government will soon visit Singapore. Approval has already been granted for five IMTs, and three of the new ones will be directly connected to the KMP Corridor.
The Panchgram Project was originally conceived by the Haryana government under then BJP chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar in 2018. The project is being designed with the projected population of 2041 and future requirements in mind. The Haryana government has set a target to develop 10 new Industrial Model Townships (IMTs) by 2030.
