Our new Indore : will take 7% area of Dhar and 0.54% area of Shajapur, IMR will now have a total area of 9937.51 sq km.
Indore.
The area of the proposed Indore Metropolitan Region has been decided by combining the different boundaries of five districts including Indore. Its area draft will be notified during the Global Investors Summit to be held in Bhopal on 24-25 February.
On Thursday, it was shown to the local public representatives. It was also explained why it is necessary. Indore Metropolitan Region (IMR) will now have a total area of 9937.51 sq km.
5 districts in IMR
28 tehsil
9 thousand villages will be included
in 24 years
Indore has expanded 7 times
There was 32% growth from 2001 to 2011
In the new regional plan, 100% of Indore, 45% of Ujjain district, 29% of Dewas, 7% of Dhar and 0.54% area (Maksi wala) of Shajapur have been included. Around 9 thousand villages of 28 tehsils of these five districts will also be in this area. Collector Ashish Singh said in the meeting that this area is being decided as per the wish of the Chief Minister and population rules. Due to urbanization and rapid development, Indore city and its surroundings are growing continuously. During the year 2001 to 2011, the growth of Indore city was 32 percent, whereas its periphery 1 had a growth rate of more than 50 percent.
How much area will be in which district?
District Total area Involved % in IMR
Indore 3901.6 3901.6 100
Ujjain 6091.0 2740.5 44.99
Dewas 7020.0 2086.3 29.72
Edge 8153.0 574.4 7.04
Shajapur 6195.0 33.3 0.54
(Area in sq.km)
The expansion in the periphery of Indore city in 2024 is seven times more than in the year 2000.
