India, Jan. 28 -- The Ghaziabad development authority (GDA) on Monday cleared a proposal under which the allottees/occupants of the Vaishali housing scheme will be required to pay additional cost to the authority on account of hiked compensation payable to farmers whose lands were acquired for the scheme.

The GDA officials, following a board meeting held at Meerut, estimated that the hiked amount will be over Rs.200 crore. They said that the proposal was put forward in compliance with the order of the Allahabad high court and subsequent orders by the Supreme Court.

"The proposal was cleared by the board, and it is in compliance with the directions of the Supreme Court for payment of hiked compensation to farmers of Makanpur. Their lands...