UP launches 2,687-sq km townships

Injecting a major booster to the state’s construction and infrastructure sector, the state government of Uttar Pradesh has recently launched the second phase of the Master Plan 2031 of the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) covering an area of 2,687 square km. On this score, the state chief minister launched the project which will have two new urban nodes, or townships comprising a dedicated industrial area and a heritage city to promote tourism. With the state government’s approval, YEIDA has become the largest industrial township in the country. YEIDA, in August 2015, had decided to reorganize the area falling in the second phase of its Master Plan 2031. A detailed survey of the proposed notified area, which encompasses more than 1,100 villages, was carried out with the aim of focusing on sustained and controlled development along the 185 km Yamuna Expressway between Greater Noida and Agra, said chief executive officer (CEO), YEIDA, Arunvir Singh, adding that the ‘two new urban centres’ will be developed into smart cities across more than 20,000 hectares. The Tappal-Bajna centre will be developed across 11,104 hectares, while the Raya urban centre will be stretched across 9,366 hectares.