Following the master plan, Patna Metropolitan Area Authority (PMAA) wishes to prepare the ZDP. To prepare such ZDPs, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR) has been entrusted as the Master Consultant for preparing such ZDPs vide letter no, PMAA/No. 58/2018-150 dated 02.11.2018, followed by signing of agreement on 17th November 2018.
Bihar Urban Planning and Development Act, 2012[Bihar Act 20, 2012, hereinafter mentioned as Act] and Bihar Urban Planning and Development Rule 2014 (hereinafter mentioned as Rules) require cities and urban areas in the state to formulate development plans for achieving better quality of life for the citizen. Section 2, XVI of the Act provides the mandate for preparing development plan for the cities.
It says, “Development Plan" means a plan for the development or redevelopment or improvement of an area within the jurisdiction of a Planning Authority and includes a Regional Development Plan, a Metropolitan Development Plan, Area Development Plan, Master Plan, Town Development Plan, Zonal Development Plan, District Development Plan, or any other plan or scheme prepared under this Act by whatsoever name known;
Further, the Act also mandates the preparation of Zonal Development Plan (ZDP) and Zoning Regulations following the preparation of Development Plan in Section 2, LVI and Section 2, LVII. As per such provision, "Zonal Plan” or “Zonal Development Plan” means in respect of a zone, a plan detailing out the proposals of the Development Plan and acting as a link between the development Plan and the layout plan. It may contain a site plan and land use plan with approximate location and extent of land uses such as residential public and semi-public building or works, urban and civic utilities, roads, housing, recreation, industry, business, markets, and other matters relating to the development of the zone; and "Zoning Regulations" mean, in respect of a zone, regulations for regulating and controlling of land use and enforcing of layout plan and prescribing regulatory principles for buildings such as permissible Floor Area Ratio, Floor Space Index, height of the building, building lines ,parking, etc.;
Statement of constituent zones and its constituent areas (as per Master Plan)
15 Zones has been designated in Patna Master Plan
| Zone | Zone Name | Constituent Area | Area |
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| 1 | Special Area | PMC ward No- 27 to 72 (aprox) | 41.19 |
| 2 | Patna Urban | PMC ward No- 1 to 27(aprox) | 47.87 |
| 3 | Danapur | Danapur ward No. 31 to 37 &40, Cantonment ward area: 24 to 30 | 74.11 |
| 4 | Gopalpur | North: Maulanipur, Nilkanthtola, Darweshpur, Purushottampur Panauthi, Milkitola, Mustafapur, | 60.59 |
| 5 | Maner | Haldichpara, Mahavirtola, Daulatpur Simiri, Madhopur, Srinagar, Dayal Chak, Bahpura Rampur, Bhawanitola | 92.84 |
| 6 | Bihta | Bihta | 41.19 |
| 7 | Naubatpu | Khaspur, Sihora, Bichali Bazar, Baghpur, Sikandarpur | 115.66 |
| 8 | Patna Central | PMC ward No: 10 to 18 | 75.09 |
| 9 | Sampat | Lower parts of ward no 30 to 33 , 46 & 56, Gauri Chak, Sikandarpur | 70.60 |
| 10 | Mircha | PMC ward 56 *(lower part), Daulatpur, Alampur, Bairiya | 70.60 |
| 11 | Fatwah | Rukanpur,Bali, Hardaspur Bigha | 87.83 |
| 12 | Daniawan | Bankipur, Rasula, Abdul Chak, Musnapur | |
| 13 | Punpun -A | Lodhipur, Punai Chak, Balua Chak | 77.22 |
| 14 | Punpun –B | Jewa, Newar Chak, Dumari, Newa | 77.55 |
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