YEIDA TO BUY LEFTOVER LAND PARCELS FOR INFRA PUSH

The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (Yeida) has launched an initiative to purchase small, scattered land parcels in Yeida area’s 18 sectors to fast-track infrastructure and urban development, said officials, adding that these parcels, which remain unacquired, have long hindered completion of essential projects such as roads, drainage, sewage treatment plants (STPs).

- Vinod Rajput

Yeida officials said about 80% of the land in sectors 5, 5A, 8, 8D, 10, 13, 17, 17A, 18, 20, 21, 22A, 22D, 22E, 28, 29, 32 and 33 has already been acquired. However, 20% is stuck due to disputes or ownership issues. The authority will now purchase the land directly from farmers in 10 acre chunks to consolidate holdings and remove bottlenecks. A list of such farmers is being prepared sector-wise, and officials will hold dire