JNNURM - GANGAPEDIA

City Development Plan for Agra City in the state of Uttar Pradesh under JNNURM
The noise levels during night are also high compared to the prescribed limts, this may be due
to the improper land use planning
including activities around Taj Mahal,
honking of horns, use of loud speakers,
ringing of bells in vicinity of Taj and
improper buffer zone etc.
d) Green Area
As per the data available in District Forest
Office (DFO), Tajganj Agra, the total
reserve forest area in the city is 1912.20
Nehru Park Subash Park
-63-
MDP Consultants in association with Allianz Securities Ltd.
Encroachment in Ramlila Ground
hectares. The green area in the city comprises of about 58 parks, out of which 3 are city level
parks namely: Shahjahan Park, Paliwal park and Nehru Park. There are also 4 mela grounds
in the city:
Ramlila ground
Kotti Meena Bazaar
BSNL ground
Shilp Ground
e) Water Bodies
Nagar nigam has 41 listed pokhars/ponds of
different sizes. These water bodies
comprising an area of about 0.45 sq.km
(41.45 bighas) are spread in four revenue
wards namely Lohamandi, Hariparvat,
Chatta and Tajganj. Revenue wards in
central and south-western area of nagar
nigam are almost devoid of water bodies.
Out of these 41 water bodies 13 ponds have
either been fully or partly encroached or
filled by earth. Example of such natural
ponds are Tota ka Taal, Guru ka Taal. 28
ponds comprising 0.37 sq.km (34 bighas)
are still available in the pond form itself.
Water body of Paliwal Park