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The towns are Meerut, Hapur, and Bulandshahr-Khurja Complex in UP; Palwal, Rewan, Rohtak and Panipat in Haryana; and Alwar in Rajasthan. (Archive)

2 min readJul 4, 2026 07:24 AM IST

First published on: Jul 4, 2026 at 06:30 AM IST

The National Capital Region Planning Board has identified eight towns spread over the states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Rajasthan where a large number of public sector undertakings now located in the capital will be shifted. The towns are Meerut, Hapur, and Bulandshahr-Khurja Complex in UP; Palwal, Rewan, Rohtak and Panipat in Haryana; and Alwar in Rajasthan.

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