Lok Sabha Question No. 3221 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-20
Subject: Green Corridors
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Utkarsh Verma Madhur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3221

TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 20, 2025

## GREEN CORRIDORS

NO. 3221. SHRI UTKARSH VERMA MADHUR:

Will the Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether the Government has any plan to setup green corridors in the cities to protect biodiversity and to promote socio-economic aspects; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the number of cities having green corridors, State-wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

(a) & (b): As per 12th Schedule of the Constitution of India, urban planning is the function of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)/  Urban  Development Authorities.  Government  of  India  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  States through schematic interventions/ advisories.

The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India has issued Urban and Regional Development  Plan Formulation and Implementation (URDPFI) Guidelines, 2014 (https://mohua.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/URDPFI%20Guidelines %20Vol%20I(2).pdf). The Chapter - 5 'Urban Planning Approach' of URDPFI guidelines 2014 has provision of Green mobility.

MoHUA  is  implementing  Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban Transformation (AMRUT). One of the thrust areas of the Mission is creation of pedestrian, non-motorized and public transport facilities. Under AMRUT, 330  non-motorised  urban  transport  projects  have  been  completed.  The state-wise details of these projects are given in Annexure.

Under the City Investments to Innovate, Integrate and Sustain (CITIIS) 1.0 program, a sub-component of the Smart Cities Mission, a Green Mobility Corridor  has  been  developed  in  Hubballi  Dharwad,  Karnataka.  A  grant  of ₹115.68 Cr has been provided to Hubballi Dharwad Smart City Ltd for this project. The project focuses on the rejuvenation of the Unkal Nala, the 9.25kilometre-long drainage channel in the city, from being a mere stormwater drain  to  a  developed,  holistic  space  for  the  community.  This  corridor development also provides an opportunity for connecting the green corridor project to the major roads in the city passing through this Unkal Nala.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3221 REGARDING 'GREEN CORRIDORS', DUE FOR ANSWER IN THE LOK SABHA ON 20.03.2025.

## STATE-WISE PROGRESS OF NON-MOTORISED URBAN TRANSPORT PROJECTS

| S.N o.   | States/UTs        | Project Completed   | Project in Progress   | Total   |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|---------|
| 1        | Goa 7             |                     | 7                     | 7       |
| 2        | Gujarat 60        | 1                   |                       | 61      |
| 3        | Himachal Pradesh  | 16                  | 1                     | 17      |
| 4        | Jammu and Kashmir | 16                  | 1 17                  | 1 17    |
| 5        | Karnataka         | 41                  | 2                     | 43      |
| 6        | Kerala            | 114                 | 13                    | 127     |
| 7        | Ladakh            | 1                   | 2                     | 3       |
| 8        | Madhya Pradesh    | 20                  | 1                     | 21      |
| 9        | Mizoram           | 3                   |                       | 3       |
| 10       | Nagaland          | 5                   |                       | 5       |
| 11       | Sikkim            | 45                  |                       | 45      |
| 12       | West Bengal       | 2                   |                       | 2       |
|          | Total             | 330                 | 21                    | 351     |