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introduction
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· Dholpur
is an important Eastern district of Rajasthan. It is located
abutting territories of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
and is Eastern gateway of Rajasthan. Dholpur is 270 kms
from state capital Jaipur whereas world-fame, Taj Mahal
at Agra is only 55 kms. The Gwalior city of Madhya Pradesh
is at 63 kms on South. A bridge over river Parvati connects
Dholpur with Uttar Pradesh and another bridge on river Chambal
links it with Madhya Pradesh. National Highway number 3
passes through Dholpur and it is well connected with Agra,
Gwalior and major cities of Rajasthan like Bharatpur, Alwar,
Jaipur etc. by road network. It is also well connected with
cities of North as well as South India by rail network.
The population of City is 97795 souls as per Census 2001.
To improve infrastructure facilities in the city, proposals
for augmentation of Water Supply, Sewerage, etc. of worth
71.83 crores have been tentatively identified by line agency
concerned/District Administration. District Collector is
working for identifying the total likely investments based
on the priority work and deficiencies in the infrastructure
sectors in consultation with public representatives including
other infrastructure development work like solid waste management,
road connectivity, bridges, drainage and development of
water bodies work etc.
The various works proposed in Dholpur are as follows:
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The population of City as per Census Report is as under:-
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S.No. |
Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
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1. |
1971 |
31865 Souls |
16.24 |
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2. |
1981 |
44375 Souls |
39.26 |
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3. |
1991 |
68533 Souls |
54.44 |
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4. |
2001 |
97619 souls |
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To improve infrastructure facilities in the city,
proposals for augmentation of Water Supply (Rs. 31.22 Crores),
Sewerage (Rs 31.40 Crores),Urban Transport and Roads(Rs.5.00 Crores),
Solid Waste management(Rs.2.46 Crores), Social Infrastructure(Rs.1.25
Crores) and heritage(Rs.0.50 Crores) has been identified by concerned
line agency / District Administration. Total cost is Rs. 71.83
Crores. District Collector is working for identifying the
total likely investments based on the priority works and deficiencies
in the infrastructure sectors in consultation with public representatives
including other
infrastructure development works like
Solid Waste Management, road connectivity, Bridges,
Drainage and Development of Water Bodies works etc.
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