- By Shubham Bajpai
- Tue, 22 Apr 2025 01:28 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Ghaziabad new development project: The Uttar Pradesh Housing and Development Board (UPHDB) has chalked out a plan for a housing development project on 40 acres of mixed land use zone in Vasundhara sectors 7 and 8 in Ghaziabad, the Hindustan Times reported.
The project will house a 10-acre satellite centre of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and two plots of 20 and 10 acres for housing developments to settle a population of 25,000, the officials said on Thursday.
The housing board officials said that the body has 80 acres of mixed-use land in Sectors 7 and 8. In the first phase, the development of 40 acres was approved by the board headquarters. The auction for the same will begin soon, they added.
One of the key features of the project is that it falls under the transit-oriented-development (TOD) zone of the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project, with the nearest Namo Bharat station at Sahibabad.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the sectors, there is Hindon elevated road that the authority is planning to connect to Delhi-Meerut Expressway. It must be noted that there are eight RRTS stations in Ghaziabad, and the Ghaziabad development authority has identified an area of 1.5 km radius around each of these stations as TOD zones.
The authority had incorporated these zones in the draft Master Plan 2031, pending final approval from the state government.
AK Mittal, the superintending engineer of UPHDB, said, "The phase 1 planning has been completed for 40 acres of a total of 80 acres of land available in sectors 7 and 8 in Vasundhara. Ten acres will be given for the satellite centre of AIIMS, while two major group housing plots of 20 acres and 10 acres, will be offered to developers as a whole. We expect that housing and commercial facilities will be made available for a population of 25,000."
"We will soon offer group housing plots in auction, and it is estimated that we will be able to get a rate of Rs 1.25 lakh per square metre. Since the development process is ongoing, we have also asked for access to the Hindon elevated road to Meerut and Delhi side from Vasundhara and also from Siddharth Vihar housing scheme," Mittal added.
If approved, the sector will emerge as a crucial housing space with easy connectivity to Delhi and Meerut. To enhance the connectivity further, the board has planned a 240-metre-long bridge over the Hidon canal that divides Indirapuram and Vasundhara. This will provide easy access for residents of Siddharth Vihar to the elevated road and Delhi.
The housing commissioner of the board, Balkar Singh, visited Ghaziabad last week to inspect the elevated road.
Officials have asked the Ghaziabad authority to prepare a feasibility report to provide access to the Hindon elevated road from Vasundhara and Siddharth Vihar towards Delhi and Meerut.
Notably, the 10.3-km Hindon elevated road connects Raj Nagar Extension (RNE) to East Delhi's Uttar Pradesh Border, also known as UP Gate.
Currently, the elevated road has a single access from Vasundhara towards RNE. On the other side, there is only a single descent from RNE, that takes commuters to Kanawani and Indirapuram.