MASTER PLAN FOR A SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE IN NAGPUR CITY

Abstract

India is today acknowledged as the emerging economic superpower of new millennium, riding on the crest of economic reforms, .investment-friendly environment and matching initiatives on the ground level. The MIHAN project is situated in the Nagpur in the state of Maharashtra, known as the economic powerhouse of India. It is the most developed and urbanized state of India with a per capita income of 1.5 times the national average. The state is the number one destination for foreign investment. Development of Multi-modal International Hub Airport (MIHAN) makes Nagpur the location for potential development in terms of quality and quantity of infrastructure in and around the Special Economic Zone. This thesis describes the process of preparation of Master Plan and determines infrastructure requirements for the Special Economic Zone in the proposed Multi-modal International Hub Airport at Nagpur (MII IAN). For that there is need of study the SEZ in Indian and global scenario through various case studies. Norms and standards required for the land use planning and infrastructural provisions are analyzed and a land use plan is evolved. The proposal is in form of an infrastructural development report along with a master plan and set of drawings describing the infrastructure planning of the project.