NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) is examining the development of growth hubs along its regional corridors, including the operational Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Namo Bharat line and the proposed Delhi-Gurugram-SNB-Alwar and Delhi-Panipat-Karnal corridors, to draw commercial, residential and institutional investment around stations.
The plans were discussed at a consultative workshop held earlier this month by NCRTC with the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB), which assessed the viability of transit-oriented development (TOD) hubs and the policy measures needed to deliver them. Senior government officials, real estate developers, consultants and industry representatives attended.
D Thara, Secretary, Department of Capital Development, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, and Gulzar Natrajan, Member Secretary, NCRPB, outlined the government’s initiatives, and NCRTC Managing Director Shalabh Goel welcomed the participants. Thara also released an NCRTC publication on commercial development opportunities along the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor.
Policy Measures Discussed
Discussions focused on what it would take to attract private developers to TOD hubs: market-driven land use, higher floor area ratio (FAR), greater ground coverage, flexible development and delivery models, longer tenure security, easier land assembly and single-window clearances. Land pooling, monetisation of government land and public-private partnership models that share risk over long concessions were also discussed.
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Sarai Kale Khan as a Regional Destination
The redevelopment of Sarai Kale Khan, where Namo Bharat meets the Delhi Metro, Indian Railways and the inter-state bus terminal, emerged as a key opportunity. According to NCRTC, its multimodal connectivity could support an employment-led hub for commercial, retail and institutional uses, making it a regional destination rather than only an interchange. Meerut was also identified as an emerging centre.
The TOD framework aims for compact, high-density centres with walkable streets, feeder services and public spaces, placing everyday amenities within a five-to-ten-minute walk of stations. Advisory firms including JLL, Knight Frank and ANAROCK took part.
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