Integrated Townships In Maharashtra

1. INTRODUCTION

The "Housing for All Mission 2022" is certainly a challenge, requiring assistance from all quarters and a holistic outlook and approach to address the complex issues prevalent within the real estate industry in India. One of the concepts which has emerged as a catalyst to achieve the objectives is the idea of "Integrated Townships". An Integrated Township is a 'city within a city', which is a combined cluster of housing facilities, commercial business, education, and health-care facilities with corresponding physical infrastructure facilities viz. water supply, sewage disposal facilities, roads, and power supply. The development of core and allied infrastructure facilities forms an integral part of township development. Integrated Townships are well-defined and well-designed residential, commercial, retail and recreational areas having their own integrated waste management systems, water resource management and other amenities in place. The