- Notified area
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In urban planning, a notified area is any land area earmarked by legal provision for future development. The term is used in the Hindi belt region of North India.[1]
The term also describes a village or settlement with a population between 10,000 and 20,000. A community of over 20,000 is considered a town under Indian law. Each notified area elects a notified area committee for its administration, which function like municipality. [2]
References
- ^ Words and concepts in urban development and planning in India - City Words WP No. 4
- ^ Gaya Pandey (2008). Developmental anthropology. Concept Publishing Company. p. 110. ISBN 8180695700. http://books.google.co.in/books?id=ECkick3qN0wC&pg=PA110&dq=Notified+area&hl=en&ei=dr18Tt_hBYuzrAeKnu3SDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Notified%20area&f=false.
- The Notified area manual, Uttar Pradesh, Superintendent, Print. and Stationery, Uttar Pradesh, 1964.
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