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YEIDA nod for golf course, gymkhana near airport
Noida: Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA), in its 85th board meeting on Wednesday, approved several significant infrastructure and housing projects near the upcoming Noida International Airport, utilising land marked as 'recreational greens' in the 2041 master plan.
The meeting, chaired by principal secretary MSME & export promotion, infrastructure & industrial development and YEIDA chairman Alok Kumar, gave approval to a housing scheme for the economically weaker sections (EWS) and the development of a new police station and two fire stations, as well as large-scale recreational hubs and industrial planning.
YEIDA CEO Arun Veer Singh said the housing plan was designed keeping in mind the influx of workers that will accompany the operation of the Noida International Airport and surrounding industrial zones.
"We have decided to allot 30,000 residential plots, each measuring 30 square metres, for people in the EWS category with an annual income of less than Rs 3 lakh. This will ensure that workers have housing facilities close to their workplaces and will help curb illegal encroachment," he said. In the first phase, 4,268 plots will be launched in Sectors 17, 18, and 20.
To address law enforcement needs around the upcoming airport, the board approved the development of a new police station on a 1,000 sqm plot with 60% ground coverage and a 24-metre permissible height under FAR 2.5 norms.
Additionally, two fire stations will be constructed on 7,485 sqm plots each in Sectors 18 and 32. Fire department has been allotted land at a token rate of Rs 1 per sqm.
YEIDA also, gave approval to the development of recreational zones in Sector 22F and Sector 23B, which will be integrated into the broader green belt of the region. Proposed facilities include a golf course, Gymkhana Club, and Yamuna Haat, along with large-scale attractions such as Kingdom of Dreams, Olympic Village, Aviation Museum, Oxford Golf Course, etc. The board granted approval for these recreational projects, directing officials to draft terms and conditions for public-private partnership (PPP) implementation.
