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The Uttar Pradesh government has set up a panel to review the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority's (YEIDA) jurisdiction, which spans from Gautam Buddha Nagar to Agra.

The panel will explore the idea of shrinking YEIDA's jurisdiction to around 300 villages, which at present is 1,149 villages, according to The Times of India report.

The move aims to keep long-term planning in focus while ensuring immediate development.

YEIDA's current jurisdiction

At present, YEIDA's jurisdiction spans 1,149 villages of 6 districts along the Yamuna Expressway and covers 3.35 lakh hectares.

District-wise villages under YEIDA

-GB Nagar: 131

-Aligarh: 92

-Mathura: 415

-Hathras: 358

-Agra: 58

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The 3.35 lakh hectare or 3,352 sq km notified area under YEIDA is divided into two phases. Phase 1, with 759 sq km covers 226 villages of GB Nagar and Bulandshahr.

Phase 2 covers 923 villages (2,593 sq km) in the remaining four districts.

Why trimming area is being considered?

The TOI report quoted YEIDA CEO RK Singh saying that the review panel's mandate is to make the master plan of the authority more realistic and implementable.

"Noida Authority took 50 years to develop 20,000 hectares. One can imagine how much time is needed to develop over 80,000 hectares that are part of YEIDA's development plans so far," Singh was quoted as saying.

As of now, a large part of the notified area remains outside the master plan, and without this, the formal maps and layouts for construction works cannot proceed. This limitation is affecting the industries and educational institutions that are eying to set up operations.

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What are three options?

To ensure no delays in immediate projects, it is necessary to take certain steps. Reportedly, there are three options under consideration:

-Empowering local governance units like zila panchayats to permit industrial activity in villages beyond the master plan, while YEIDA retains layout approval and development charges.

-Hire consultants to draft corridor-based development plans along state highways in six districts, enabling selective, planned approvals.

-De-notify undevelopable villages, though risky, as it could lead to unregulated and haphazard growth, officials warn.