Uttar Pradesh

• 30 Dec 2022

Greenfield Township Will be Set Up in Ayodhya

Why In News?

• According to information received from the media on December 29, 2022, the Uttar Pradesh government is going to set up a green field township in Ayodhya on the lines of Sabarmati in Gujarat. The scheme will cover an area of 1438 acres.

Key Points

• The State Housing Development Council presented it before Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for this scheme. During this, the architects of Gujarat were also called. He gave information about Sabarmati Green Field.
• On the basis of this, the housing development council officials were instructed to prepare the size of the green field township in Ayodhya in such a way that it is completely pollution-free. For this, architects will also be added on the basis of need. Based on the chief minister's directive, the Housing Development Council has started preparations.
• In the first phase, the green field township in Ayodhya is planned to be set up on an area of 583 acres. For the first phase, 487 acres of land has been acquired.
• In the second and third phases, 855 acres of land will be acquired. Apart from this, commercial areas and parks will be arranged around the township, so that people can get facilities on the basis of need.
• It is known that the standard of the Vedic city project will be decided on the basis of Ahmedabad GIFT City. Under the Navya Ayodhya project, many changes are also being made in the proposed Green Field Township Scheme (Vedic City) in Gram Sabha Shahnewajpur and Manjha Barhata located on the side of the highway and standard standards are also being set for this.