GDA okays Master Plan-2031, gives nod to ropeway projects

GHAZIABAD: The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) board in its meeting held in Meerut on Saturday has approved the draft of the new Master Plan-2031 for Ghaziabad city, Loni and Modinagar/ Muradnagar. The board also approved a public-private partnership (PPP) model for ropeway projects in Ghaziabad city.

The board meeting was chaired by Surendra Singh, the divisional commissioner, who is also the chairperson of the authority. The new master plan is geographic information system (Gis)-based and proposes about 95 hectares of additional housing development in three areas, which include about 50 hectares in Ghaziabad city.

“The draft Master Plan-2031 has been approved and it will now go for the public objection stage for 30 days. Thereafter, it will be sent to the Uttar Pradesh government for a final approval. The 2031 plan also includes the special development areas (SDA) along the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project. For this, an SDA authority will also come up later,” said GDA chairperson

Singh. “We have also proposed the development of a major township with residential, commercial, industrial and logistics hub at Bhojpur (near the Ghaziabad-meerut border). We have land available at the site and this area is 25 minutes away from Delhi via the Delhi Meerut Expressway. It also has the Eastern Peripheral Expressway in the vicinity and people will also get access to the upcoming Ganga Expressway (Meerut to

Prayagraj), which has been already proposed to be linked with the DME,” he added.

“Before going ahead with the ropeway projects, we want a detailed study on the feasibility of routes”, Singh added.