The National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) is expected to set up a committee of town planners and other experts to carry out a study for sustainable development of “far-reaching” areas of national Capital region. The committee is also likely to study the reasons behind variation in population density of the various regions of Delhi and NCR.

NCRPB officials said a recent board meeting of NCRPB reviewed the issue of  constituting the  expert committee .

Asked who will head the panel, the official said the decision has not been taken yet, adding that terms of references of the panel will soon be fixed.

In the recent past, h Shamli, Muzzafarnagar, and Hapur districts of Uttar Pradesh and Faridabad, Jind and Karnal districts of Harayana have been included in the NCR.

"In surrounding areas of Delhi like Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad, there has been rapid development. The committee will look into aspects of sustainable development in far-reaching areas of NCR and optimization of resources," official also said.

The plan is to ensure equal development in all areas which are part of the National Capital Region so that people don't need to move to surrounding areas of Delhi, official said.

In 2015, the NCRPB had decided to include Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, and Jind and Karnal districts of Haryana.

According to NCRPB's website, National Capital Region (NCR) is a unique example of inter-state regional planning and development, covering the entire National Capital Territory of Delhi, thirteen districts of State of Haryana, seven districts of State of Uttar Pradesh and two districts of State of Rajasthan, with the Nation Capital as its core.

The NCR in India was constituted under the NCRPB Act, 1985 with the key rationale to promote balanced and harmonized development of the region, and to avoid any haphazard development.