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Urban Planner · Industrial Corridors & Town Planning Schemes · GIS-Based Spatial Planning

Education

Master of Urban Planning

CEPT University, Ahmedabad · 2025

Bachelor of Architecture

SMMCA, RTM Nagpur University · 2020

Experience

Urban Planner

Jul 2025 – Present

Nagpur Metropolitan Region Development Authority (NMRDA)

Statutory planning authority for the Nagpur Metropolitan Region.

Naveen Nagpur IBFC · Vision Document · BKC / GIFT City Benchmarking

  • Authored the vision document for a 1,710-acre greenfield International Business & Finance Centre carrying a ₹6,500 crore estimated project cost, with land acquisition funded through a HUDCO loan and delivery phased across 15 years.
  • Chaired the stakeholder consultation with MahaMetro, MahaTransco, NBCC and the PMC team alongside the architecture and planning consultants, translating planning policy into a design narrative for the mixed-use district.
  • Led developer and investor engagement sessions to identify required modifications to DCR provisions, land disposal regulations, and applicable incentives and exemptions.
  • Benchmarked BKC and GIFT City on statutory requirements, land acquisition procedure, and smart-utility infrastructure such as district cooling and automated waste systems.

Proposed Industrial Corridor · NICDC · SPV & Governance

  • Benchmark operating NICDC corridors — DMIC, VCIC and DNIC — and their nodes at AURIC, Nakkapalli and Chittoor through desk review, field visits and stakeholder consultations.
  • Develop the planning concept for a greenfield plug-and-play industrial city: funding mechanism, SPV structure and governance, land pooling and acquisition route, and PM Gati Shakti-aligned multimodal logistics.
  • Coordinate with MIDC, MITL, NICDC and funding agency ADB on statutory-body formulation, financial modelling and region-specific project demand in Vidarbha.
  • Draft the RFQ-cum-RFP tender document for appointment of consultants to the techno-economic pre-feasibility study.
  • Assess anchor-investor demand and investment potential at industrial summits, including engagement with corporate groups such as Mahindra.

Town Planning Scheme · Land Re-adjustment · DCR Compliance

  • Draft land re-adjustment and betterment-charge mechanics under the state Town Planning Act, from original plot position through reconstituted final plots.
  • Conduct land-use analysis and GIS-based spatial mapping to establish on-site conditions within the scheme boundary.
  • Meet landowners, developers and scheme stakeholders to determine land contribution ratios and infrastructure requirements.
  • Benchmark precedent Town Planning Schemes in Maharashtra, and assess the effect of Ready Reckoner rates on scheme valuation with inter-government planning agencies.
  • Run the public hearing and objection process, and check draft proposals against DCR provisions.

Directed Research Project — Halol–Savli SIR, Gujarat

Jan 2025 – May 2025

Centre for Urban Planning & Policy, CRDF · CEPT University

GIS & Remote Sensing · MCDA · Boundary Re-delineation

  • Assessed industrial development suitability of the notified Halol–Savli Special Investment Region using GIS, remote sensing and multi-criteria decision analysis across the full notified boundary.
  • Re-delineated the SIR boundary through combined spatial and non-spatial data analysis, scenario building, and consultations with GIDC, MoEFCC and other government agencies.

Urban Planning Intern

May 2024 – Jul 2024

Nagpur Metropolitan Region Development Authority (NMRDA)

Infrastructure Planning · STP & WTP Siting

  • Supported preparation of infrastructure planning proposals for roads, Sewage Treatment Plants and Water Treatment Plants within the buffer of the existing ring road, aligned to the Nagpur Metropolitan Area Development Plan 2012–2032.

Architect

Jul 2021 – Jun 2023

Naval Zamwar & Associates, Nagpur

Mid-sized practice running architectural design and PMC assignments.

Construction Documentation · AutoCAD · PMC Coordination

  • Produced design and construction drawings in AutoCAD from concept through detail stage on architectural design and PMC assignments.
  • Coordinated with lead architects, builders and consultants on live projects, working to project timelines and cost/schedule tracking.

Intern Architect

Feb 2019 – Sep 2019

Group PHI Architects and Designers, Pune

Design & As-Built Drawings · 3D Visualisation

  • Produced detailed design and as-built drawings, preliminary 3D views and on-site coordination for mixed-use and lakeside villa projects.

Academic projects

Surat Development Plan 2041

Drafted a development plan proposal built on a liberal, market-led planning approach set against Surat's business profile and environmental sensitivity, in coordination with the urban development and planning authority in Surat.

Charholi Town Planning Scheme, Pimpri Chinchwad

Studied land pooling and valuation mechanics in an ecologically sensitive zone with challenging terrain and a high-demand real estate market, guided by faculty affiliated with HCP Design, Planning & Management Consultants.

Core skills

Planning

  • Greenfield Master Planning
  • Town Planning Scheme (TPS) Drafting
  • Development Control Regulations (DCR)
  • Land Use Analysis
  • Land Pooling & Acquisition
  • Industrial Corridor Planning
  • SPV & PPP Frameworks
  • Techno-Economic Feasibility
  • DPR Support

Spatial & Technical

  • ArcGIS
  • QGIS
  • GeoDa
  • Remote Sensing
  • MCDA
  • AutoCAD
  • SketchUp
  • Revit (basic)
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Google Earth
  • OpenStreetMap
  • MS Office

Coordination

  • Inter-Governmental Coordination
  • Stakeholder & Investor Consultation
  • Public Hearings & Objection Handling
  • Tender (RFQ-cum-RFP) Documentation
  • Financial Modelling (exposure)