Yamuna authority plans Heritage City, riverfront development on the expressway.

The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (Yeida) has planned a Heritage City along the Yamuna Expressway, which connects religious cities like Mathura and Vrindavan and also tourist city Agra. The authority will appoint a consultant to prepare a detailed project report. The authority has approved the proposal in a board meeting on Monday. This city will be close to the upcoming Jewar airport and Film City.

“Due to the presence of Braj Agra tourist circuit including Mathura, Vrindavan, Gokul, Barsana, Nandgaon, Agra, Fatehpur Sikri in immediate vicinity, it is proposed to develop tourist attractions and facilities to allow tourists to visit and stay in Raya Urban Centre,” the authority said.

This is expected to support the economy of urban centre in a big way. “River Front Development has been proposed the Easter bank fo Yamuna River near Vrindavan within YEIDA as one ofthe key attraction destination. The detailed planning for the same will be done during layout preparation,” said Arun Vir Singh, CEO of the authority. The area covered under river front development is 109.7 hectare which is 1.2% of the urban centre.

In additon to various commercial and recreational activities such as amusement park, golf course, sports complex, stadium, a specific tourism zone is proposed to be developed. Further, a separate plan and policy is proposed in accordance with the Uttar Pradesh tourism Policy and National Tourism Policy. All tourism sites including monuments, heritage áreas/natural heritage sites will be identified and conserved. The area proposed under tourism zone is 731.3 hectare which is 7.8% of urban centre distributed within the respective land uses.

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