Lok Sabha Question No. 2030 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-11
Subject: Development of 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.2030 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 11, 2025

## DEVELOPMENT OF GREEN CORRIDORS

## NO. 2030.    SHRI UTKARSH VERMA MADHUR:

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

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

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

- (a) &  (b):  As  per  12th  Schedule  of  the  Constitution  of  India,  Urban Planning  including  town  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 2014 %  20I(2).pdf).  The  Chapter  -  5  'Urban  Planning  Approach'  of  URDPFI

Implementation (URDPFI) Guidelines, (https://mohua.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/URDPFI%20Guidelines%20Vol guidelines 2014 deals with Green City.

Under  Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban  Transformation (AMRUT) and AMRUT 2.0, the States/ Union Territories (UTs) have taken up projects  for  development  of  green  spaces  and  parks.  Under  AMRUT, States/UTs have taken up 2,529 park projects worth ₹1606.31 crore and 5,271 acre of green spaces have been developed so far. Under AMRUT 2.0, 1669 Park projects with total cost of ₹1,089.31 crore, covering 13,707.64 acres of green spaces have been approved so far by MoHUA. The Statewise details of parks projects under AMRUT and AMRUT 2.0 are given in ANNEXURE- I.

Further, one of the thrust area of AMRUT was creation of pedestrian, non-motorized  transport  facilities.  Under  AMRUT,  430  km  of  pedestrian walkways and 43 km of dedicated cycle track have been developed.

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 thereby creating a network of Non-Motorised Transport (NMT) corridors in the city.

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ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2030 REGARDING 'DEVELOPMENT OF GREEN CORRIDORS', DUE FOR ANSWER IN THE LOK SABHA ON 11.12.2025 .

State/UT-wise details of approved projects for development of Parks and Green Spaces under AMRUT and AMRUT 2.0 (as on 20.11.2025)

| S.No.   | State/ UT                             | Projects taken up under AMRUT   | Projects taken up under AMRUT   | Projects approved under AMRUT 2.0   | Projects approved under AMRUT 2.0   |
|---------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| S.No.   | State/ UT                             | No                              | Project cost (₹ crore)          | No                                  | Project cost (₹ crore)              |
| 1       | Andaman and Nicobar Islands           | 3                               | 0.27                            | -                                   | -                                   |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                        | 99                              | 80.49                           | -                                   | -                                   |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh                     | 2                               | 2.82                            | 8                                   | 3.43                                |
| 4       | Assam                                 | 13                              | 15.98                           | -                                   | -                                   |
| 5       | Bihar                                 | 25                              | 31.10                           | 18                                  | 41.41                               |
| 6       | Chandigarh                            | 3                               | 1.34                            | -                                   | -                                   |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                          | 194                             | 33.15                           | 9                                   | 34.76                               |
| 8       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli &Daman and Diu | 2                               | 4.19                            | -                                   | -                                   |
| 9       | Delhi                                 | 7                               | 14.96                           | 9                                   | 24.31                               |
| 10      | Goa                                   | 2                               | 3.26                            | 1                                   | 1.83                                |
| 11      | Gujarat                               | 124                             | 98.23                           | 131                                 | 117.86                              |
| 12      | Haryana                               | 33                              | 42.20                           | -                                   | -                                   |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh                      | 9                               | 7.60                            | 11                                  | 2.80                                |
| 14      | Jammu and Kashmir                     | 14                              | 24.94                           | -                                   | -                                   |
| 15      | Jharkhand                             | 35                              | 29.38                           | 25                                  | 30.20                               |
| 16      | Karnataka                             | 181                             | 112.91                          | 229                                 | 141.79                              |
| 17      | Kerala                                | 78                              | 48.65                           | 73                                  | 41.08                               |
| 18      | Ladakh                                | 6                               | 6.52                            | 2                                   | 5.96                                |
| 19      | Lakshadweep                           | 3                               | 0.08                            | -                                   | -                                   |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh                        | 111                             | 129.50                          | 390                                 | 129.77                              |
| 21      | Maharashtra                           | 128                             | 179.13                          | 25                                  | 189.12                              |
| 22      | Manipur                               | 3                               | 4.50                            | 2                                   | 5.36                                |
| 23      | Meghalaya                             | 8                               | 1.82                            | -                                   | -                                   |
| 24      | Mizoram                               | 4                               | 3.49                            | 13                                  | 0.75                                |
| 25      | Nagaland                              | 10                              | 2.90                            | 38                                  | 13.06                               |
| 26      | Odisha                                | 48                              | 40.64                           | -                                   | -                                   |
| 27      | Puducherry                            | 9                               | 1.64                            | -                                   | -                                   |
| 28      | Punjab                                | 43                              | 14.09                           | 25                                  | 38.27                               |
| 29      | Rajasthan                             | 77                              | 54.49                           | 3                                   | 4.33                                |
| 30      | Sikkim                                | 3                               | 0.85                            | 2                                   | 0.79                                |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu                            | 409                             | 232.61                          | 565                                 | 113.65                              |
| 32      | Telangana                             | 35                              | 35.69                           | -                                   | -                                   |
| 33      | Tripura                               | 3                               | 3.67                            | -                                   | -                                   |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh                         | 341                             | 236.82                          | 15                                  | 108.21                              |
| 35      | Uttarakhand                           | 44                              | 14.73                           | 6                                   | 6.49                                |
| 36      | West Bengal                           | 420                             | 91.67                           | 69                                  | 34.07                               |
|         | Grand Total                           | 2,529                           | 1,606.31                        | 1,669                               | 1,089.31                            |