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Title: NITI Aayog and North Eastern Council (NEC) hosted a "Stakeholder Consultation on Hill City Regions Planning Initiative for Sustainable Urban Development in the Indian Himalayan Region"
Press Release Number:
13/07/2026
Description:
The Indian Himalayan Region is experiencing rapid urbanisation amidst fragile ecosystems, difficult terrain, increasing climate risks and unique socio-cultural landscapes.
Conventional urban planning approaches, primarily designed for the plains, often fall short in addressing the complexities of hill settlements. Recognising these challenges, NITI Aayog launched the Hill City Regions Planning Initiative (HCRPI) and constituted an Executive Committee on Urban Development in the Indian Himalayan Region in collaboration with the North Eastern Council, bringing together domain experts, practitioners and policymakers to formulate an integrated planning framework for hill city regions.
The proposed framework seeks to provide practical guidance on regional planning, ecological carrying capacity assessment, climate resilience, sustainable infrastructure, economic development, governance, financing mechanisms and implementation strategies tailored to the unique characteristics of hill regions.
The Stakeholder Consultation has been convened to obtain valuable inputs from States and Union Territories of the Indian Himalayan Region for the preparation of the framework. The discussions focused on the opportunities and challenges of hill urbanisation, identification of priority interventions, selection of potential pilot regions and formulation of a shared roadmap for sustainable, resilient and economically vibrant hill city regions
Conventional urban planning approaches, primarily designed for the plains, often fall short in addressing the complexities of hill settlements. Recognising these challenges, NITI Aayog launched the Hill City Regions Planning Initiative (HCRPI) and constituted an Executive Committee on Urban Development in the Indian Himalayan Region in collaboration with the North Eastern Council, bringing together domain experts, practitioners and policymakers to formulate an integrated planning framework for hill city regions.
The proposed framework seeks to provide practical guidance on regional planning, ecological carrying capacity assessment, climate resilience, sustainable infrastructure, economic development, governance, financing mechanisms and implementation strategies tailored to the unique characteristics of hill regions.
The Stakeholder Consultation has been convened to obtain valuable inputs from States and Union Territories of the Indian Himalayan Region for the preparation of the framework. The discussions focused on the opportunities and challenges of hill urbanisation, identification of priority interventions, selection of potential pilot regions and formulation of a shared roadmap for sustainable, resilient and economically vibrant hill city regions
Released Date:
13 Jul 2026
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