Noida: The Noida Authority on Sunday, has declared the Dadri-Noida-Ghaziabad Investment Region (DNGIR) Master Plan 2041 as approved. The plan has been popularised by the Uttar Pradesh government as ‘New Noida.’ The details of the plan has been uploaded by the Noida Authority on its website. The plan can solve the problem of land shortage in Noida and Greater Noida.
Lokesh M, CEO of Noida Authority said, “The Uttar Pradesh government has approved the master plan for the construction of New Noida and it has been uploaded by us in our portal for the general public.”
Due to scarcity of land in Noida and Greater Noida, the Noida Authority was working on DNGIR plan for four yours. The land was being demanded in the area for industrial and commercial purposes apart from residential purposes. Noida Authority gave the task of creating the new plan to New Delhi’s School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) which formulated a draft for the plan. The area is planned to cover 20,911 hectares which consists of 84 villages, out of which 63 are in Bulandshahr district and 21 in Gautam Budh Nagar.
Blueprint of ‘New Noida’ plan
The DNGIR plan envisions to create a new world class industrial hub which will be directly connected to the Noida International Airport. The hub will be connected to other regions through a sound network of rails and roads. According to the plan, 40 per cent of the land will be allocated for industrial area, 18 per cent will be allocated for green area and recreational activities, 13 per cent for Residential area and remaining land for institutional and other uses.
These areas will provide employment opportunities to a large number of people. The population of the area is estimated to be over 6 lakh. Out of these 40 per cent are expected to be employed in various sectors like IT, electronics, manufacturing, food processing industries and electronics. As per an official out of the total workforce in the region, 65 per cent will be employed in industrial sector while rest 35 per cent will be employed in non-industrial sectors.
The plan will be completed in five phases
Phase I (2024-28): Acquiring 1,432.71 hectares of land and developing transportation.
Phase II (2028-34): Development of 3136.69 hectares of land on northern and southern areas.
Phase III (2033-39): Commercial and industrial hub will be developed along Eastern Peripheral Expressway.
Phase IV (2037-43): In southern area industrial, public and residential areas will be developed.
Phase V (2043-47): Development in central areas.
