LUCKNOW: The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) will develop two new cities — one in Vrindavan and the other in Agra — along the E-Way. Uttar Pradesh industry minister Satish Mahana gave the green signal to the proposal of the two new cities at a meeting with top officials on Friday. Sources said the city in Vrindavan will be developed across 4,000 hectares area, while the one to come up in Agra will be spread across 2,500 hectares.
The YEIDA has also planned a heritage corridor from Jewar, the site for an international airport project, to Agra to promote cultural tourism along the 165km-Yamuna Expressway. After the review meeting, to evaluate the progress of Noida International Greenfield Airport at Jewar, YEIDA CEO Arun Vir Singh said the project of developing two new cities got the minister’s approval and that the work would commence soon.
