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Detailed explanation-1: -Naya Raipur, officially known as Atal Nagar-Nava Raipur, is a planned city and fully Greenfield city in Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It is planned to replace Raipur as the capital city of Chhattisgarh. The Government of Chhattisgarh, the state’s administrative body is situated here.

Detailed explanation-2: -Naya Raipur is a new state capital city for 500,000 people under development in Chhattisgarh, central India. In 2012 Matter’s Roland Karthaus led a multi-disciplinary professional workshop together with French Architect Florence Bougnoux and supported by a team from Les Ateliers Internationaux.

Detailed explanation-3: -Planning Layer I consists of the Naya Raipur City inclusive of the 500 m green belt around the Naya Raipur city covering an area of 15.089 sq km (1508.90 ha). Hence, the total area under Planning Layer I is 9522.00 ha.

Detailed explanation-4: -Nava Raipur Atal Nagar – As it Evolved It all began on the dawn of 1st Nov 2000, when India got its 17th most populated state named after its 36 Forts (Chhattisgarh) and Raipur became the honorary capital of this new state.

Detailed explanation-5: -Raipur (/ˈraɪpʊər/ pronunciation (help. info)) is the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur district and Raipur division, and the largest city of the state.