In a bid to expand its boundary beyond the existing limits, the UP Housing and Development Board (UPHDB) for the first time has proposed constructing housing projects in Basti and Barabanki whereby it has identified 47 acres in Barabanki to develop under the 'Chinhat Deva Marg Bhoomi Vikas Evam Grihasthan Yojna.' In Basti, around 93 acres of land area has been identified for housing units on Basti-Gorakhpur bypass, additional housing commissioner Rudra Pratap Singh said, elaborting that there is an increasing housing need in these two districts because of rise in population in past few years and hence the board has decided to come up with plots, G+3 flats, single units etc; on these lands. For residents of Mandola Vihar Yojna of Ghaziabad, the board has approved making of an 830-metre long, 4-lane flyover on a 60 metre-wide proposed master plan road to cross Delhi-Saharanpur highway. The registration fee of properties in Mandola Vihar Yojna of Ghaziabad will remain the same as that during 2011 - Rs 12,000 per sqm. Over the years, the registration cost had increased to Rs 17,000 per sqm because of delay but the board decided to stick with the older rates, he said.
