Hapur is a city with a population of 216,100 located 65 kilometers east of the capital of India and noted as an exporter of paper cones and tubes. It is part of the Ghaziabad district of the northern India state of Uttar Pradesh. Two Northern Railway lines run through Hapur: one from Meerut, 35 kilometers to the north and another from New Delhi, 65 kilometers to the west.

Hapur has latitude of 28.45°N and a longitude of 77.45°E. Hapur is a major mandi town in NCR area of western Uttar Pradesh. The town is famous for its ‘paper’, though some other industries have also come up. Pilkhua is a famous for its handloom made bed sheets. To check the population migration towards Delhi, this town has been selected under NCR and accordingly planned development is carried out.

Hapur is been developed in order to prevent unplanned & uncontrollable growth in city and its adjoining areas and to provide assistance for well planned growth, accumulate targeted population density in city areas, to stop unprecedented growth in population in National Capital Delhi and to provide them settlements and thirdly to create job prospects and to attract commerce in city areas.

Food grain Mandi has made Hapur City famous in India. Hapur, barely 60 Kilometers from New Delhi has an important place in the agricultural market in the country. It is known for its production of potato and sugarcane. Rates of bi-products of sugarcane quoted at the ‘Hapur mandi’ are eagerly awaited and followed by other agricultural mandis of the country.

The area is also famous for its unique craft work. There are four Silos in India i.e. Calcutta, Madras, Bombay and Hapur. It has a capacity to store 20 lakh tonnes of wheat. It is the only of its kind in Asia. The grain elevator-erected at Hapur was received from U.S.A.

Storage and issuing of grains is done here by machines only as the entire facility is fully mechanized. The SILO is a pride of Hapur city. Indian Grain Storage and Research Institute are located nearby, which is a government of India undertaking. It has been conducting research in the area of grain storage from which the local farmers have benefited.

“First Mall� in Preet Vihar, Hapur shops, showrooms, banks, ATMs, MNCs, and Offices etc all facilities have been provided. If you plan to buy a shop under this plaza, you are bound to get huge profits in a short span of time. The project has been approved by Haryana Development Authorities and construction is in full swing. Hapur has also been playing an important role in the field of education.

Some of the city’s colleges such as the SSV Degree College and AKP Degree College are well known in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

The city also has a number of Inter colleges and public schools, including technical institutions. Politically too, it is considered to be an important place that plays a significant role in the state politics. Some of the Shiksha Bharati institutions including Brahma Davis Saraswati Balika Vidya Mandir are already operational, while the others are at different stages of planning and execution. Acquisition of land, development of infrastructure, provision of basic services, human resources planning and fund raising have all been done keeping in mind the expansion plans of the society.

Once Shiksha Bharati’s developmental plans are implemented in their entirety, the educational complex will house five different institutions serving the society in diverse areas, including education, information technology, agriculture, animal husbandry, research and development. Planning and development work on these institutions is already underway.

Hapur is an ancient town which has been popular for its agricultural stocks. Similarly, Pilkhuwa is also a historic city and is popular for its cloth industry. After upgradation to 4 lane system of National Highway No. 24 which connects Delhi to Hapur the aforementioned Highway is being upgraded from Hapur to Moradabad and is proposed to upgrade this highway upto Lucknow.

Along with roadways, Hapur is also connected in all 4 directions through railways, e.g. along with Delhi Moradabad railway line, Hapur is also connected by rail with Meerut and Aligarh. In the light of this fact, there is a strong possibility of Hapur developing into potential growth centre in the NCR region.

The national capital region including Delhi, Ghaziabad and Gautam Budh Nagar is all set for an expansion. Two new townships — Hapur and Garhmukteshwar will soon become part of this region. Garhmukteshwar, which is considered a good alternative to Hardwar as a centre of pilgrimage, is being promoted as a tourist spot. It will be handed over to the Hapur Pilkhuwa Development Authority (HPDA) for a planned development.

From the point of view of N.C.R. and the importance of Hapur and its need, HPDA along with accepting the above challenge and town relocation facilities and beautification, following plans are also starting soon. Apart from the above mentioned plans, a 50 acre land is earmarked for office Region Development in Hapur and plans are also a foot to start a plan close to by-pass land use region and a transport plan in Pilkhuwa and deliberations are going on to acquire housing land.

Hapur Pilakhua Development Authority was established as a second and an independent authority from GDA by U.P. Administration during 1996-97. After keeping in view the geographical, historical and commercial industrial importance and in view of the planned development of NCR.

In the same order, many high standard educational and research Institutes are getting established in Hapur-Pilkhuwa development region, e.g. Dental College and research institute and D.P.S. school and others and many other educational and research centers are in the process of getting established similarly in the filed of housing many famous developers like Ansal Housing Group, Eros Group, etc. are investing huge amount of money in the field of housing and development of the town.

By virtue of its proximity to Delhi, many plans have been approved by National Capital Regional Board to develop Hapur in a modern and planned manner and it has been decided to implement order, the Delhi-Hapur route has been modernized so that now the journey is now comfortable and also takes less time. From the point of view of N.C.R. and the importance of Hapur and its need, HPDA along with accepting the above challenge and town relocation facilities and beautification, following plans are also starting soon.

Apart from the above mentioned plans a 50 acre land is earmarked for office Region Development in Hapur and plans are also on the table to acquire housing land.

Source : India Real Estate blog

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