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NOIDA, Apr 26: A world-class business zone with a 500 hectare park on the lines of New York's famous Central Park, an 'Aerotropolis' like New Delhi's Aerocity and an 'Olympic City' are among the infrastructure projects proposed under the Master Plan-2041 for the region surrounding the Noida International Airport.
The region is also estimated to inhabit 41.7 lakh people by 2041, and to cater to this growth there will be a need of eight lakh homes, 1,200 hectares of commercial space and 4,000 hectares of industrial land, the proposed plan stated.
The master plan, presented to the Board of the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) on Tuesday, shows the proposed planning of the region along the 165-km length of the Yamuna Expressway near Noida.
YEIDA, which functions under the Uttar Pradesh government, manages the land and development works along the expressway.
The upcoming Noida International Airport remains the focus point of the master plan, the area surrounding which is being developed with commercial and residential facilities. The local authority has estimated that the population in the area under its control would reach 41 lakh by 2041, according to the plan.
"The total YEIDA planning area phase-1 is 604 sq km with 321 sq km as 'Urbanisable' area. Total population of the existing planning area as per census 2011 is 3, 74,431 in which 19.3 per cent is urban population and 80.7 per cent is rural population," the plan noted.
According to the plan, YEIDA has various opportunities and development potential because of its location, connectivity and other advantages.
The vision is "a sustainable, efficient, well-connected, and globally recognized City that capitalizes on the economic opportunity surrounding the Noida International Airport and economic corridors while ensuring the highest living standards for its citizens", it stated.
The YEIDA population is estimated to be 41.7 lakh by 2041 and to cater to this growth there will be a need of eight lakh homes, 1,200 hectares of commercial space, 4,000 hectares of industrial land. Based on the vision, the existing scenario, projections and potential of the area master plan 2041 is proposed.
Some major proposals include Aerotropolis, Central Business District, Olympic city, transportation sector, according to the Master Plan-2041.
"The area of the Aerotropolis is 10,542 hectares out of which airport area is 4,752 hectares, and the remaining area is 5,790 hectares. It is a multi-modal commercial core. It will accommodate corporate suits, flex offices, business meetings, support services, retail and airline services etc," the plan noted.
It added that the connectivity in an airport city-side is through airport expressway links while the highway corridors effectively and efficiently connect the airport to the core city and major regional business and residential concentrations.
"Smart infrastructure for logistics, E-commerce, Intermodal Freight Hub, Office Parks and Corridors, Hotels, entertainment, retail clusters, wellness and medical centers, mixed use residential clusters are the key components of the airport city-side development," the plan stated.
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