Gwalior West is a development project under National Capital Region. It was started in 1992 to attract the population of Delhi. Gwalior was first city out of 5 Counter Magnets selected by the government. Gwalior West lies 15 km from
Gwalior
Gwalior() is a major city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh; it lies in northern part of Madhya Pradesh and is one of the Counter-magnet cities. Located south of Delhi, the capital city of India, from Agra and from Bhopal, the s ...
and 8 km east of the
Tigra Dam
Tigra Dam (also spelled "Tig Dam") creates a freshwater reservoir on the Sank River, about 23 km from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India It plays a crucial role in supplying water to the city and is an important tourism spot of Gwalior.
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Special Area Development Authority
The Special Area Development Authority (SADA) was created by Madhya Pradesh government to implement the
counter magnet project of the
National Capital Region
A capital region, also called a capital district or capital territory, is a region or district surrounding a capital city. It is not always the official term for the region, but may sometimes be used as an informal synonym. Capital regions can exis ...
(NCR) in Madhya Pradesh.
The chairman of its board is a political nominee. Its funding comes from the NCR Planning Board and the Madhya Pradesh government. The chief task of the SADA was to develop Gwalior West.
SADA was in April 2000 given jurisdiction over 28,102 hectares of Gwalior district, and 1,912 hectares of Morena district, totalling 30,014 hectares and 36 villages. The entire region was Master planned by a firm called DKS Consultants who further gave the planning and engineering works to Rishi Dev Architects and Associates. They successfully completed the planning of the major phases of the project in 2006. The area is bounded to the West by the
Tigra reservoir and Sank river, and to the East by the
AH47 (previously the NH3). The ground is considered to be poor quality for agriculture, therefore suitable for urbanization.
SADA was criticized in 2010 for inefficient budgeting, and for failing to produce a balance sheet.
Developments
Gwalior West consists of many housing projects, government offices, Institutions and sports complexes. Sahara City Homes, Mantri City, NG Developers.
Gwalior International Cricket Stadium
Gwalior International Cricket Stadium is the major project which is under construction in Gwalior west. It is a mega stadium with 60,000 capacity and will be 3rd largest cricket stadium in the world after its completion.
Gwalior Metro
The proposed
Gwalior Metro
The Gwalior Metro is a proposed rapid transit system to serve Gwalior, Gwalior West and other nearby towns in Gwalior Metropolitan Region in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The project was announced by current state Chief Minister Shivraj ...
is expected to connect Gwalior West to provide hassle free connectivity to the Gwalior city.
Transport
Rayaru is the nearest railway station and The proposed Broadguage track of
Gwalior-Sheopur Narrow Gauge train will pass through Gwalior West and also it is said that one railway station is to be built in Gwalior West as well.
References
External links
Official Website of GwaliorGwalior Municipal CorporationGwalior Information CentreUnder Construction Website of Gwalior city
{{Gwalior Division
Gwalior
Cities in Madhya Pradesh