New Kanpur City is a satellite city of

Kanpur Kanpur or Cawnpore ( /kɑːnˈpʊər/ pronunciation (help·info)) is an industrial city in the central-western part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1207, Kanpur became one of the most important commercial and military stations o ...

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. The new city spreads over 10,000 acres of prime land on the banks of the

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. Co-operative housing societies will get preference for allotment of plots in this new city. The remaining land will be allotted to the private developers with the clause that they will develop houses covering minimum 25 per cent of the plot area. New Kanpur city will be the most modern and well planned city in the whole country.

Land Proposed

Over 10,000 acres of land is proposed for New Kanpur City Between Bithoor and Azad Nagar on a 4 lane Road Kanpur-Bithoor Road or Mainawati Marg.

Economy

Various IT Firms and Multi National Companies have been invited by Uttar Pradesh government to set up their regional offices in Kanpur and Lucknow. There is a strong potential of New Kanpur City being developed as IT neighbourhood of Kanpur in coming years as it is in close proximity to IIT-Kanpur and Kanpur University. The place is also ideal for the Multi National Companies as the weather in the region of North West Kanpur is pleasant as compared.to other regions. The Agra Lucknow Expressway is also in close proximity from the region which makes it easier for the residents to travel to Delhi and Agra. Beside, there has been a proposal of setting up a large international airport on the road to

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from Kanpur which is in close proximity from the region. Railways have also extended their connectivity to Bithoor via New Kanpur City and there have been plans to operate rail services from Bithoor to Delhi via

Kanpur Anwarganj railway station Kanpur Anwarganj is the second-largest railway station in Kanpur Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh, India. Structure and layout It has three platforms. It was constructed during the British Raj. It has one big clock on its main building. It is ...

Govindpuri railway station Govindpuri Junction or Kanpur South is a railway station in Kanpur which caters 650,000 passengers to their destinations. It is the third busiest railway station in Kanpur followed by Kanpur Central. On International Women's Day, 2018 Govindpuri ...

and Panki railway station on Howrah-Delhi main line.

Transportation

Kanpur Metro

Kanpur Metro The Kanpur Metro is a mass rapid transit (MRT) system in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. The metro is owned and operated by the Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC). The feasibility study for the project was done by RITES in June 2015. ...

Rail shall be extended to New Kanpur en route to Bithoor. The Blue Line which is proposed from Barra-8 to Agriculture University shall be extended to Bithoor and have various metro stations in New Kanpur City.

City Bus

City Buses of Kanpur Metropolitan Bus Service from

Kanpur Central railway station Kanpur Central (formerly known as Cawnpore North Barracks, station code: CNB) is a central and junction railway station in the city of Kanpur and is one of the five central Indian railway stations. It is third busiest in country after Howrah ...

, Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Airport, Panki railway station,

, Mandhana Junction railway station, Jajmau and

to Bithoor will run via New Kanpur City.

Education

Kanpur Development Authority has planned to set up a large medical university, engineering and skill development Institutes in New Kanpur City. Apart from that Film Institute is also proposed to be built up here.

References

External links

Kanpur city portalKanpur Dehat portal
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