Greater Noida 20 Year Master Plan to be ready in 6 Months

The statutory document that will guide the development of Greater Noida. The Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) initiated the bidding process for preparing the Master Plan 2041, inviting proposals from consulting companies having expertise in town planning. The population of Greater Noida is projected to grow from 10 lakh to up to 25 lakh in 2040. Officials said the plan would focus on having proper spatial development so that families willing to buy a house in NCR consider Greater Noida. The vision document for 2041 is aimed at keeping the congestion level low across the town, a factor that will guide decisions on buying houses. The city is divided into 105 sectors, of which 40 are for residential purposes and 22 for industrial development. The remaining are for setting up information technology, group housing projects, institutional, warehousing and other purposes. In six months, Greater Noida may be ready with master plan for 20 years | Noida News - Times of India GNIDA has divided the master plan into four broad phases — complete review of the existing planning framework and assessment of the 2021 master plan implementation, planning and strategy formulation, urban design guidelines and zoning regulations and action plan to achieve the milestones up to 2041. The authority has asked for an integrated command and control centre on the lines of capital cities of developed countries. It will have a surveillance system, intelligent traffic and transport system. Narendra Bhooshan, the chief executive officer of GNIDA, said, “We are hopeful of selecting by December 1 the consultant who will prepare the master plan. We will rope in a team of nine members with expertise in transportation, infrastructure, environmental and urban planning. They should also be able to carry out GIS mapping of the entire town.” Officials said the draft should be ready by March 31 next year, and it would be implemented in phases through the next fiscal year.