MMRDA signs Surbana Jurong to master-plan Mumbai 3.0

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has signed an agreement with Singapore-headquartered Surbana Jurong Infrastructure Pte. Ltd. to prepare the Vision Document, Master Plan and related planning framework for Mumbai 3.0. It is a major step towards turning Maharashtra's vision for a new global urban and economic growth centre into a structured plan.

The agreement was signed by Dr. Sanjay Mukherjee, IAS, Metropolitan Commissioner, MMRDA, and Mr. Avinash Mishra, Chief Executive, South Asia, Surbana Jurong, in the presence of Chief Minister of Maharashtra Shri Devendra Fadnavis. Surbana Jurong's roots are closely linked with Singapore's own transformation into a model of planned urbanisation, housing and industrial development.

Mumbai 3.0 is spread across approximately 323.44 sq km, covering 124 villages across Panvel, Uran and Pen talukas of Raigad district.

Surbana Jurong will prepare an Inception Plan, Existing Situation Analysis, Vision Plan, Draft Concept Land Use Plan, stakeholder consultations and a Final Concept Plan. The work will study existing land use, roads and mobility, demographics, socio-economic conditions, utilities, environmental features and public amenities before setting the long-term spatial and economic framework for the new city.

The Vision Document will define Mumbai 3.0's economic positioning, growth strategy, investment themes, catalytic projects and place-making principles. It will also draw on global best practice in integrated urban development, smart infrastructure, mixed-use districts, public spaces, renewable energy, digital infrastructure, Transit-Oriented Development and innovation-led economies.

The Draft Concept Plan brings together three parts: a Concept Structure Plan (land-use patterns, development nodes and growth corridors), a Concept Mobility Plan (regional and intra-city connectivity, mass transit, multimodal and pedestrian movement, and Transit-Oriented Development) and a Concept Infrastructure Plan (water supply, sewerage, storm-water drainage, solid waste, power, gas, social infrastructure and blue-green networks).