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Hindustan Times
2 days ago
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- Hindustan Times
GDA seeks ₹2,400 cr for 21 infrastructure projects
Ghaziabad: The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) has submitted a list of 21 infrastructure projects to the Uttar Pradesh housing and urban planning department and sought ₹2,441.9 crore as funds for their execution, officials said Wednesday. Officials said a demand was raised to seek funds under the 16th Finance Commission. The list of projects includes demand for funds for major projects like the Metro extension from Sector 62, Noida to Sahibabad, for construction of slip roads of the Hindon elevated road; for multi-level automated parking in Raj Nagar District Centre; for redevelopment and beautification of 124 acres of city forest at Karhera; and for development of different zonal plan roads, among other facilities. 'The list of 21 projects and the funds required has been sent to state officials. The GDA has only sought the construction costs involved, and the land costs would be borne by the authority,' said GDA media coordinator Rudresh Shukla. The discussions about funds were held during a video conference on May 14, officials said. Senior UP housing board officials recently visited Ghaziabad, and sought construction of two slip roads to join the 10.3 kilometre (km) Hindon elevated road. Under the plan, the GDA has proposed to build two ramps on the Hindon Elevated Road - an entry ramp in Indirapuram on the carriageway from Raj Nagar Extension to UP Gate and an exit ramp in Vasundhara on the carriageway from UP Gate to Raj Nagar Extension. The GDA has sought ₹200 crore funds to execute the project. As regards the Metro extension, the plans have been underway since 2020, but the denial of funding by the state government has hindered the project. In January 2020, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) submitted two detailed project reports (DPRs) to GDA -- one of ₹1,517 crore for the Sector 62 to Sahibabad route, and the other of ₹1,808.22 crore for the Vaishali to Mohan Nagar route. In 2023, the authority decided to go ahead with the Sector 62 to Sahibabad route. The UP government had denied funds for the link in January 2023. Later, in May 2023, it again declined the authority's request for 50% funding for the proposed Metro Link. In January 2024, the DMRC submitted revised cost estimates of ₹1,873.31 crore for this route. The GDA in its list has now sought funds of ₹1,873.31 crore for the Metro extension. 'Since GDA has limited funds, it has sought funding for these 21 projects from the Centre's 16th Finance Commission. The authority, with a lot of effort, was able to settle its two major loans amounting to about ₹1,500 crore in April. So, we now intend to go ahead with these projects,' Shukla added.
Time of India
12-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
GDA starts widening 3km RNE stretch to unclog housing hub
Ghaziabad: Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) has started revamp work on a 2.7km stretch in Raj Nagar Extension. The township, developed in the early 2000s, has grown exponentially in-terms of population over the last couple decades, but the infrastructure has come under strain. The road connects Delhi-Meerut Road through GT Road via Hindon Elevated Road. Under this project, the stretch will be widened to 24m from its current width of 6m. "This will give much-needed relief to end congestion in the township. The total station survey was conducted by GDA's land acquisition and engineering department, who estimated the cost of construction to be Rs 31 crore. Land will also be acquired, which the development authority will directly acquire from owners at a mutually agreed rate," said GDA official Rudresh Shukla. Vehicles travelling from Delhi and Noida that enter Ghaziabad through Muradnagar and Modinagar travel through the stretch to reach the Hindon civil terminal and the elevated road. "The stretch, once developed, will also be connected to the outer ring road, which on one side will connect the proposed Harnandipuram township and the Hindon elevated road on the other side," Shukla said. Last month, GDA set in motion another plan to connect RNE with Noornagar in two phases. In the first phase, a 750m long and 18m wide stretch will be constructed while the second phase involves the construction of a 350m long and 24m wide stretch. The second stretch will be abutting the embankment along the Hindon river. As per estimates, Rs 32 crore will be spent on acquiring land from the farmers, and an additional Rs 10 crore will be needed for the construction of the road. Additionally, as part of measures to decongest the RNE roundabout, the UP Bridge Corporation had constructed a flyover in the area in 2019. The 586m long and 11m wide flyover provided some respite to commuters, but since 2019, the population influx necessitated the need for a bypass. Officials have said that the 6km bypass set to come up here will become operational in six months' time. Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .
Hindustan Times
16-05-2025
- Business
- Hindustan Times
Ghaziabad: ‘Drafting errors' disposed of in Master Plan 2031
The Ghaziabad development authority (GDA) on Friday disposed of public objections to several 'drafting errors' in the draft Master Plan 2031, officials said, adding that the final draft will be put up before the GDA board and sent to the Uttar Pradesh government for final approval. In April, the authority had invited public objections over some drafting errors that had crept into the draft master plan. The officials said that they received only two objections in this regard. 'On the day of disposal of objections, one applicant did not arrive, while the second objection was found not related to the Master Plan. So, the disposal process was closed, and the amended plan will now be put up before GDA board in the next upcoming meeting. Then it will be sent to the state government for final approval. As of now, no further changes are needed in the finalised draft plan,' said Rudresh Shukla, media coordinator of GDA. A master plan is a broad layout of a city, clearly laying out different areas according to land use such as for residential, commercial, and industrial purposes. 'The drafting errors crept in when the draft plan generated in a software was superimposed over the GIS (Geographic Information Systems)-based images. It led to certain errors. So, on directions of the state-level committee, the authority invited public objections,' Shukla added. The draft Master Plan 2031 will replace the 2021 plan prepared in 2004-05. The 2031 plan is an integrated Master Plan for Ghaziabad city, Loni, and Modinagar/Muradnagar. In the current Master Plan 2021, the GDA jurisdiction area has 15,554 hectares of land for development. Under the draft Master Plan 2031, the authority has proposed 60,282.12 hectares as its development area.
Hindustan Times
01-05-2025
- Business
- Hindustan Times
GDA eases industrial buildings' FAR norms to boost growth
The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) has approved a comprehensive set of amendments to the 2008 building bylaws aimed at stimulating industrial growth through capital-intensive projects. The revised rules offer greater ground coverage, higher floor area ratios (FAR), and relaxed setback norms for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), officials said. 'The amended bylaws have relaxed the rules for ground coverage and also provide for more FAR for development,' said Rudresh Shukla, the authority's media coordinator. 'The new bylaws will pave the way for more planned development and have been adopted in line with the Centre's 'Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment',' Shukla added. Under the new provisions, ground coverage has been increased from 55%-60% to 65%-80%, while FAR has been revised from 1.0–1.5 to 1.5–2.0. FAR is the ratio of total floor area to plot area, allowing for greater vertical construction. Units on plots up to 500 sqm will now get 80% ground coverage. Larger plots also benefit—for instance, plots of 10,000 sqm and above will get 65% coverage, up from 55%, officials said. Additionally, flatted factories and MSMEs in new or undeveloped areas will be eligible for 1.0 additional purchasable FAR over the permissible limit. Officials said that setback norms have also been eased—now ranging from 2 to 12 metres for buildings up to 12.5 metres high, instead of the earlier 3 to 15 metres. The GDA officials said that the amendments are meant to boost set up of micro, small and medium units which are established after necessary compliances and NOCs. 'The Master Plan/zonal plans provide for a specific areas development of residential, industrial, green facilities etc., So, there is planned development of such land uses. The amendments provide for more ease of development, and regulations and enforcement mechanisms are already in place,' Shukla added. Additionally, setback requirements have been eased. Previously, setbacks ranging from 3 to 15 metres were mandatory depending on the building height. The new rules reduce this range to 2 to 12 metres, applicable for buildings up to 12.5 metres in height—paving the way for extended construction. 'The set of bylaws was put up before the GDA board during the last board meeting held in March. Now, the bylaws have been finally approved and adopted by the authority,' Shukla said. The members of the industrial associations said that the amendments will pave way for more vertical expansion. 'The land availability is limited nowadays, and the amendments will help units to go more vertical. With stringent pollution norms in NCR, and regulations in place, the units are nowadays adopting modern and advanced technologies so that they can operate out of limited setup. So, these amendments will surely help to attract more of micro, small and medium units and will also be a source of employment,' said Rakesh Aneja, divisional chairman (Meerut chapter) of Indian Industries Association.
