The Madhya Pradesh government has published the draft Bhopal Development Plan 2047 — the land-use blueprint for the capital. Download the draft map as a PDF or image, understand the zones and proposals in plain language, and order a sharp colour or black & white print from our shop in Arera Colony.
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Source: Directorate of Town & Country Planning, Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal Development Plan-2047 (Draft), Map No. 14.2, prepared by the Landuse & Urban Survey Division, Remote Sensing Application Centre, MPCST, Bhopal. Base data: World View II satellite data and archive master plan.
A development plan (often called a master plan) is the legal map that says what may be built where. It marks land for housing, shops and offices, industry, schools and hospitals, parks, forests and lakes, and it fixes how wide the main roads should be. Banks, builders, architects and ordinary plot owners all rely on it, because it shapes what a piece of land can be used for.
The Bhopal Development Plan 2047 is the new draft for the capital region. It was prepared by the Directorate of Town & Country Planning, Madhya Pradesh, and published in the last week of September 2026. It looks ahead to 2047 and covers an investment area of 1,016.90 sq km that includes 254 villages, planned for around 45 lakh people, with about 61,017 hectares of proposed developable land.
It is a draft. The government has invited claims, objections and suggestions from the public, and the plan can be changed before it is finalised and notified. That is why people across the city — residents, farmers, traders, developers, architects — are looking at the map to see how their own area has been marked.
A quick reading guide to what the Bhopal 2047 draft proposes, based on the government's summary and press reports.
The plan puts the Upper Lake (Bhojtal) and its catchment first, with provisions for hills, forest areas, ponds, water bodies and tiger movement areas. The map marks three Bhojtaal Influence Zones (BIZ0, BIZ1, BIZ2) and an Eco-Sensitive Zone.
Reports say green area is proposed to rise from about 16% to 27%. A Green TDR (transferable development rights) provision is meant to compensate owners of land that falls in green zones, while developers can use TDR for additional development.
Roughly 3,000 hectares are proposed for a mixed-use, high-density corridor linking EKAI City (education, knowledge and AI), the airport, logistics and wholesale areas and suburbs. It is planned as a transit-oriented zone with a BRTS line that could later become MRTS.
The corridor is meant to host hotels, healthcare, IT, AI and data centres, logistics, wholesale trade, malls, corporate offices, education hubs and housing. Press reports say no FAR ceiling is proposed inside the corridor.
Officials say mixed use will be regulated according to the width of the road, while residential areas, the environment and the city's character stay protected. The map labels road widths such as 18 M, 24 M, 30 M, 45 M and 60 M.
Permissible height and FAR are tied to plot size and access-road width, with separate norms for buildings up to 45 m and above 45 m. See the table below. A Digital Twin system is also proposed to monitor construction and illegal development.
Other ideas mentioned in press coverage include affordable housing, education hubs, a golf course and a new parking model. Some experts have said the plan needs clearer mechanisms for TOD, TDR, the sponge-city concept and groundwater recharge — which is one more reason to read the draft closely and submit your views on time.
How much you can build depends on plot size and the width of the road it faces.
| Access road width | Minimum plot area | Maximum FAR | Minimum front setback |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 m or more | 3,000 sq m | 2.75 | 18 m |
| 45 m or more | 3,500 sq m | 3.25 | 18 m |
| 60 m or more | 4,000 sq m | 4.00 | 24 m |
| 75 m or more | 4,500 sq m | No ceiling | 24 m |
FAR = Floor Area Ratio, the total built-up floor area allowed compared with the plot area. Table as reported by the Free Press Journal on 27 September 2026 from the draft's provisions.
For buildings above 45 m the draft fixes a base FAR of 1.50, and the maximum rises with road width. A minimum open area of 30 m, stilt parking and paved (grass or perforated block) open space are also required.
For buildings between 12.5 m and 45 m, FAR ranges from 1.75 to 2.50 depending on road width — for example 1.75 on a 12 m road with a plot of at least 1,000 sq m, and 2.50 on a 30 m road with a plot of at least 2,500 sq m.
Buildings of 12.5 m and above must also meet structural, fire-safety, lift, electricity and parking requirements under the Madhya Pradesh Land Development Rules, 2012.
The codes and names below are taken straight from the legend of the draft map, so you can match colours to zones.
| RG-I | Residential General-I | |
|---|---|---|
| RG-II | Residential General-II | |
| RG-III | Residential General-III | |
| RG-IV | Residential General-IV | |
| RG-V | Residential General-V | |
| OC | Old City |
| GC | Growth Corridor | |
|---|---|---|
| TOD | Transit Oriented Development | |
| CMU-I | Commercial Mixed Use Center-I | |
| CMU-II | Commercial Mixed Use Center-II | |
| CMU-III | Commercial Mixed Use Center-III | |
| SPZ1 | Special Planning Zone-1 |
| I-1 | Industries-1 | |
|---|---|---|
| I-2 | Industries-2 | |
| LW | Logistics, Wholesale and Warehousing | |
| PUF | Public Utilities & Facilities | |
| PSP | Public & Semi Public |
| G1 | Gardens and Parks | |
|---|---|---|
| G2 | Playfield / Stadium / Exhibition Ground | |
| G3 | Zoological / Botanical Garden | |
| G4 | Lake Front | |
| G5 | City Forest / Afforestation | |
| ESZ | Eco-Sensitive Zone | |
| W | Waterbodies | |
| WB | Waterbodies Buffer |
| BIZ0 | Bhojtaal Influence Zone-0 | |
|---|---|---|
| BIZ1 | Bhojtaal Influence Zone-1 | |
| BIZ2 | Bhojtaal Influence Zone-2 | |
| V | Village / Gramin Aabadi | |
| AG | Agriculture |
Transport symbols on the map: existing road, proposed road, bus stand, railway station, railway line, airport, airport extension, transport nagar, bridge and parking. Boundaries shown: planning area, village and municipal. Colours on your printout may differ slightly from these swatches depending on the printer.
Six simple steps to read the draft for your own plot, house or land.
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भोपाल विकास योजना-2047 का प्रारूप (ड्राफ्ट) प्रकाशित हो चुका है। यह अगले दो दशकों के लिए भोपाल के भू-उपयोग और विकास की रूपरेखा तय करता है। मुख्य बातें:
अपनी ज़मीन या मकान का स्टेटस खुद देखने के लिए मैप की कॉपी लें। हमारे यहाँ A0 से A5 तक हर साइज़ में रंगीन और ब्लैक एंड व्हाइट प्रिंट उपलब्ध है।
Looking for your village? These 245 names are printed on the draft map sheet.
Spellings follow the labels on the official draft map and may differ from local usage. Some names appear more than once on the map for different settlements.
It is the draft land-use and development blueprint for Bhopal, prepared by the Directorate of Town & Country Planning, Madhya Pradesh. It decides which zones are meant for housing, commerce, industry, public use, green cover and water bodies, how roads and transit are planned, and how tall or dense buildings can be. The draft covers an investment area of 1,016.90 sq km with 254 villages, planned for an estimated population of about 45 lakh.
No. What has been published is a draft. The administration has invited claims, objections and suggestions, and the plan can change before it is finalised and notified. Treat every zone, road width and rule on the draft map as proposed, not final.
The Madhya Pradesh government released the draft on 26 September 2026, according to news reports. The map sheet on this page (Map No. 14.2) is dated 25 September 2026.
Use the download buttons at the top of this page: the complete draft map as a PDF (A0 sheet), the full sheet as an image with the legend, or the map-only image. All three are free. For the official notice and documents, use the Directorate of Town & Country Planning portal at mptownplan.gov.in.
The government has invited public claims, objections and suggestions on the published draft. The last date and the exact procedure are set in the official notice, so please check the Directorate of Town & Country Planning portal or your local T&CP office before you prepare your submission. A clear print of the map helps you mark the area you are writing about.
Print the map in a large size (A1 or A0 works best), find a landmark such as the Upper Lake, NH-12 or the by-pass, then trace your area. Read the colour against the legend to see the proposed zone, and read the road-width label (18 M, 24 M, 30 M and so on) on the road that serves you. Plot-level decisions need the official records, so confirm with the T&CP office or a planner before you act.
We print every size from A0 to A5, in colour or black & white. Because the map is dense with village names and road labels, most customers choose A1 or A0 for reading detail and A3 or A4 for a handy copy. Lamination and spiral or hard binding are available too. Message us on WhatsApp for timing and rates.
Choose colour if you want to read the zones, because the legend is colour-coded and greys are hard to tell apart. Black & white is fine for a working copy where you only need village names, roads and boundaries.
It is the draft map sheet (Map No. 14.2) published by the Directorate of Town & Country Planning, Madhya Pradesh, shared here for public convenience. The draft may be revised, so always compare with the official portal. Hexagon Photostat is a print shop, not a planning authority.
It is a proposed 51 km mixed-use, high-density belt of roughly 3,000 hectares that links suburbs, the airport, logistics and wholesale areas and a proposed education, knowledge and AI hub called EKAI City. It is planned as a transit-oriented zone with a BRTS line that could later be upgraded to MRTS.
Disclaimer: This page summarises a draft government document and press reports for public information. It is not legal, planning or investment advice, and the draft may change before it is finalised. Verify every detail with the official notice and documents. Hexagon Photostat is a print shop and is not affiliated with the Directorate of Town & Country Planning or the Government of Madhya Pradesh.
