UP govt sets up panel to review notified area of Yeida

The move comes as large parts of the notified area remain untouched by development, and it may take several decades for urbanisation to reach the outer villages

GREATER NOIDA: The Uttar Pradesh government has set up a committee to review the notified area of the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (Yeida), which covers area ranging from Gautam Budh Nagar till Agra consisting of 1,150 villages, said the authority on Wednesday.

Officials said the panel will explore whether the number of villages under Yeida can be reduced to around 300, with the rest managed through district-level bodies or road-based development plans. (HT Photos)

The move comes as large parts of the notified area remain untouched by development, and it may take several decades for urbanisation to reach the outer villages.

To be sure, a notified area is earmarked by government for a planned development.

“The committee’s objective is to make the authority’s master plan more practical and suitable to the needs of the urbanisation. Where you don’t have a master plan, how will you pass any layout for the planned development. Noida took 50 years to develop 20,000 hectares. One can imagine how much time it will take to develop 82,000 hectares. Therefore, there is a need to resize the development zone at this stage before it is too late,” said Yeida’s chief executive officer RK Singh.

Yeida has already prepared detailed project reports (DPRs) for the Tappal-Bajna and Raya urban centres, covering more than 11,000 hectares each, while consultants are working on plans for Agra and Hathras.

However, officials admit full development will take at least 15–20 years. This has raised the question of how to deal with the remaining notified villages that may not see master plans in near future.

Officials said the panel will explore whether the number of villages under Yeida can be reduced to around 300, with the rest managed through district-level bodies or road-based development plans. However, outright denotification is viewed as risky, as it could trigger unauthorised and unplanned growth.