Sonipat- from a small town of Mahabharat times towards the Maha city of Modern times

By Pallavii Pitale
Just 50 kms to the north of Delhi along the national highway 1, is the new hotspot for the real estate investors, the city of Sonipat in Haryana.
Having it’s references ( Suvarn prasth- the golden city ) way back to the times of Mahabharat, the small town of sonipat was earlier known due to the ‘ATLAS’ cycle factory here ,when ‘Maruti ‘ cars were less known and most of the population was using the bicycles then.
Sonipat is one of the district head quarters of Haryana which links with NCR to Chandigardh. River Yamuna runs along the eastern boundary of the district. Climate of Sonipat is dry with hot summer and a cold winter. The weather becomes milder during the monsoon from July to September. The post-monsoon months October and November constitute a transition period, prior to the onset of winter. The region also experiences a high incidence of thunder storms and dust storms, often accompanied by violent squalls (andhis) during the period April to June. Sometimes the thunder storms are being accompanied by heavy rain and occasionally by hail storms. In the winter months, fogs sometimes appear in the district.
It has recently emerged as an alternative residencial hub to Manesar, Faridabad, Bhivadi and Greater Noida areas. As per the NCR ( national capital region plan, kundli, Sonipat is being developed as a priority town in DMR-Delhi Metropolitan area.
The 135 kms. Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway which is also known as the Outer Ring Road or Western Peripheral Expressway, is likely to be completed by 2011. This will provide the area north of Delhi, the fastest access to international airport in the capital and shall also connect to the four most busiest national highway,no.1,2,8 and 10 in Haryana .
As far as the basic city infrastructure is concerned, the Water supply lines, sewerage system, development of internal roads, storm water disposal systems, and boundary wall constructions are almost in place. The city is also well connected to Delhi with a proper Railway network.
The place has come up with various shopping centres like Kessel grand mall, parsvnath mall, ansal hiway plaza, mapsko mega mall, parker mall, rodeo drive, raheja prestige mall and many more such projects are in the pipe line.
Leisure Destination Projects like Jindal global city and other, that include urban farm houses, landscaped townships, state of the art infrastructure, medical, health care, shopping facilities and other world class amenities are being developed.
Various known developers like Omaxe, Parsvnath, Ansal, Taneja, Vardhman, Mapsko, Suncity, Apex and many others are having various township projects in the area that includes classical villas, Bungalow schemes and apartments thereby providing the investors with options of luxury homes as well as of affordable housing.
Commercial and Corporate Parks are being developed by many well known developers and Govt. Authorities.
The area comes under the Ambitious Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project and Kundli, is being developed as a large industrial zone with more than 800 non-polluting industrial units. Some of such units are well known industries like Magpie Cutlery and Osram Electricals.
Along with various known institutes of Pharmacy, Law, Education, Medicine, Management and engineering in or nearby the city, various other prestigious projects like Rajiv Gandhi Education City, various IT parks, SEZs, Biotech city, Cyber city, Fashion city and many more are being developed. The HSIIDC- the Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation is developing various infrastructures throughout Haryana with main focus on the areas like, Kundli, Sonepat, Manesar, Faridabad etc.
Many hotels and resorts are coming up within the city limits and the areas nearby. Good hospitals in and around the city are also being developed. ITC welcomgroup along with Taneja Developers have launched a budget hotel which is about to complete during this year.
With such good opportunities, Sonipat is one of the best Real estate destinations in the northern India for Investments.