Greater Noida to expand by 28,000 hectares for industrial, residential demand

Greater Noida: The Uttar Pradesh government announced its plan to expand Greater Noida by purchasing an additional 28,000 hectares of agricultural land on Sunday. At present, the city is spread across 22,255 hectares of land between Noida and Dadri. The decision has been made in response to the high demand for industrial and residential land.

Despite the fact that 50,000 hectares of land have previously been notified for the city’s planned development, only 22,255 hectares of land from 124 villages have been bought and developed.

Ritu Maheshwari, chief executive officer of the Greater Noida authority said, “The acquisition of an additional 28,000 hectares of land is part of the authority’s plan for expansion, and the land acquisition process will begin once a survey and proposal have been completed. We are currently conducting a survey and preparing a proposal for the land acquisition process. Once this is completed, we will present it for final approval at our next board meeting.”

Officials associated with the matter said, “Once the draft of the master plan-2041 is ready, it will be discussed and approved by the authority and the Uttar Pradesh government, as well as other agencies involved.”

According to sources, the Greater Noida authority contracted an organisation to work on the master plan-2041 in October 2021, but the plan has yet to be ratified by the authority and the Uttar Pradesh government.