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Corporations/ Associations/ Others | Uttar Pradesh - India | PID: 203450
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The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) has selected a consultant to prepare a master plan for the development of an urban centre in Agra, along the Yamuna Expressway. Once the master plan for the urban city is final, work will begin on the project being executed at a cost of Rs 40,000 crore.
The consultant, Tractable Engineering, will take nine months to complete this comprehensive plan and prepare the blue print under the Master Plan-2031. It will study the market and the area in Agra in order to prepare the master plan for the development of a new city, along the Yamuna Expressway. Once the master plan is submitted, and approved by the authority and the state, land will be acquired from farmers to establish the new city in Agra zone will be started.
The urban centre will promote tourism and manufacturing related units along with the residential areas. At 10,500 hectares, the new city will be half the size of Noida. The master plan will define the land uses which includes group housing, industrial, institutional, mixed-use development, commercial and green areas. The land from at least 30 villages will be acquired for this project.
The New Agra Urban Centre will feature a broad range of activities including industrial, residential, and green areas. The master plan will also cover business conditions and assess other water sources, including the Yamuna. The main attraction will be its focus on tourism and the promotion of non-polluting factories and companies.
The consultant will provide a complete blueprint detailing population projections, transport systems, road networks, environmental conditions, economic and social factors, available facilities, and the current status and potential of industries. In New Agra, 20 percent of land will be reserved for residential use, four percent for commercial use, 25 percent for industry, 13 percent for transport, 15 percent for greenery, seven percent for tourism, and another for seven percent for mixed use.
| Updated on: 27 - Sep - 2024
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