India, March 30 -- The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) on Saturday announced the land procurement rates for five villages whose 336.84 hectares of land are to be taken for development of the phase-1 of the authority's proposed 521- hectares Harnandipuram housing township near the Delhi Meerut Road.

Officials said the offered land rates are four times the existing circle rates, and were decided by a committee of officials from GDA and district administration.

The authority said the rates for five of the eight villages, which will be taken up under phase- 1, were finalised on Saturday. The per square metre rates for Mathurapur, Shamsher, Champat Nagar, Bhanera Khurd, and Nagla Firozpur Mohan were fixed at Rs.4,080; Rs.6,760; Rs.4,04...