YEIDA freed 12,45,820 sq mtrs of land in 5 months

The freed land worth ₹12.4 billion is located in Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Mathura and Gautam Buddh Nagar

Lucknow: The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) has freed 12,45,820 square metres of land worth ₹12,458,200,000 ( ₹12.4 billion) in five months between April 1 and August 24 this year. The market rate of the land was estimated at ₹10,000 per square metre, said a government spokesperson.

The market rate of the land was estimated at ₹10,000 per square metre, said a government spokesperson. (Pic for representation)

A presentation made by YEIDA before chief minister Yogi Adityanath recently revealed that the authority served notices to as many as 1,250 people in 415 cases, while issuing demolition orders and subsequently carrying it out in 2019. The authority also got FIRs registered against 79 individuals and initiated action in the remaining cases, said the spokesperson.

Encroachments were removed in Jhajhar and Inayatpur villages of Bulandshahr, Dorpuri, Khandeha and Simrauthi villages of Aligarh, Mirtana and Paunigaon Bangar villages of Mathura and Dankaur village of Gautam Buddh Nagar district.

The demolition of encroachments on such a huge area assumes significance as the Uttar Pradesh government has lined up a series of ambitious development projects in YEIDA area. The projects include Jewar International Airport, Medical Device Park, Toy Park, Data Centre Park, Film City, Logistics Hub, Apparel Park, electronics manufacturing cluster and Heritage City.