• SURESH SHARMA
• AR. MONA SOOD

Abstract Solan City situated right at the entrance of Himachal Pradesh is the second most populated and fastest growing urban area in the state. The city is significantly an industrial, educational, health and tourist hub attracting lot of visitors and travelers. Moreover the Government has recently notified it to be the third municipal corporation of the state after Shimla and Dharamshala. Though the city is in its very early stage of growth, but is chocking under traffic jams and environmental challenges. The major issues that the city is facing are unplanned and haphazard growth, traffic congestion, poor transport planning and lack of proper land use plan. The aim of the research is to evaluate the role of land use planning and development regulations for integrated and sustainable planning of this ecologically sensitive place. Lessons can be learnt from urban issues that Shimla city is facing due its unplanned growth and development till date. Consequently the government is putting emphasis on urban management of new upcoming cities and taking an action in time. The Expected Research outcome can be a helpful document for the state government in the present process of its formation of Municipal Corporation. Subsequently a strong comprehensive development plan for the city can be prepared addressing its social, cultural, economical and environmental issues and become trendsetter for other similar future cities. Keywords: Transport planning, Land use planning, Development Regulations, Sustainable planning, Ecologically sensitive.

"Analyzing the Role of Land use Planning and Development Regulations in Solan city", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 12, page no.104-112, December-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2012214.pdf

"Analyzing the Role of Land use Planning and Development Regulations in Solan city", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 12, page no. pp104-112, December-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2012214.pdf