"We have a project in Sector 89. It is located on a 15-acre

project and has on offer both ordinary and high-end apartments. Sizes vary from 1500 sq ft for a three-bedroom unit and 2600-5000 sq ft for three, four and five-bedroom units. We're planning to deliver the houses by the end of 2010," says Praveen Jain, Chairman and Managing Director, Tulip Infratech.

ILD Spire Greens has a project in Sector 37 C, offering two, three and four-bedroom apartments at Rs 2222 sq ft. A 5 per cent discount is on offer till Diwali. "Work on tower 3 and 4 has already commenced. We plan completing the project by December 2011. We are also contemplating two more group housing projects in the Pataudi road area," reveals Alimuddin Rafi Ahmed, Managing Director, ILD Spire Greens. South Asian Real Estate (SARE) group is developing Crescent ParC in Sector 92.

The company has 42 acres in the area where it is constructing multi-storey apartments. The first phase of 11 acres has already been launched in the ground plus four-floor format. Three bedroom apartments covering 950 sq ft and 1150 sq ft are going for Rs 1447 per sq ft.

Delivery is expected in 24 months, says Ravi Saund from the company.

"With connectivity and infrastructure expected to improve over the next few years, the sectors along Pataudi Road have immense potential," says S. P. Gupta, Chief Administrator, Haryana Housing Board and Chief Coordinator, Investment Promotion Centre, Government of Haryana. "The Board is planning to come up with 50,000 houses in the next two years in Gurgaon, Faridabad, Panipat and Sonepat area.

Major demand for affordable housing is expected to come from Gurgaon and we are looking at either acquiring land, purchasing land from HUDA or the P& P route for the purpose. Housing stock is expected to come up in the new sectors along Pataudi Road too," adds Gupta.

Logistics Park
Adding to the pluses of this area is the warehouse development -- With most big Indian warehousing companies such as Adani Logistics Ltd (ALL), DRS Logistic, Indo Arya, etc. having a presence here. ALL has come up with the largest logistics park in the Patli area, with its inland container depot/container freight station just 500 metres away from the proposed KMP expressway on the Pataudi Road, in an area of 750,000 sq meters.

It is worth mentioning here that the Haryana government plans to develop a global corridor along the KundliManesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway in the state for sector-specific parks and sub-cities to ensure that economic activities are developed in a systematic manner.

The 135-km long KMP Expressway, also known as the Western Peripheral Expressway, passes through six districts of Haryana, namely, Sonepat, Rohtak, Jhajjar, Gurgaon, Mewat and Palwal.

According to Capt Sandeep Mehta, CEO, Container and Train Business Adani Group, "Patli Logistics Park, spread over almost 200 acres is strategically located a km away from the spot where the KMP Expressway is expected to cross Pataudi Road, giving Patli a triaxial reach. The facility would be able to access cargo from Northern NCR (Karnal, Sonepat, Panipat, etc.), areas around Gurgaon, Manesar, Rewari, Kund, etc. and areas in South NCR (Faridabad, Ballabgarh, Kozi, etc.) apart from Delhi cargo. It is also located on the double stack route from NCR to the Port of Mundra.

Indian Railways is working on upgrading the existing route to enable operation of Moreover, the proposed Dedicated Freight Corridor (western leg) will be passing Rewari," Mehta adds.

The company plans to attract world class firms looking for quality warehousing services in the National Capital Region. A particular focus is on the auto logistics industry located around Gurgaon and Manesar. The logistics park will be also able to fulfill the logistics needs of the SEZ planned in the vicinity, says Mehta.

SEZS
Besides the Reliance SEZ, the Raheja Engineering SEZ is also located in the vicinity.
"It is approachable through the Gurgaon-Pataudi Road and Farukhnagar State Highway through NH-8. The KMP Expressway is approximately 2 kms from the site.

The SEZ is strategically located adjacent to the Inland Container Depot Harsru. Garhi Harsru Railway Station is about 2 to 5 minutes from the site," says Navin M Raheja, MD, Raheja Developers.