Ghaziabad, Jan. 28 -- The board of the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) on Monday decided that its jurisdiction area will be spread over 15 zones once the draft Master Plan, 2031 gets approved. The officials said the authority said it will also prepare and implement 15 zonal plans once the Master Plan 2031 comes into effect.

The integrated draft plan is awaiting approval from the state government and covers Ghaziabad, Loni and Modinagar/Muradnagar. The 2031 plan will take over from the prevailing 2021 plan.

"For the purpose of preparation of zonal plans, the authority has decided to hire consultants. Ghaziabad will have eight zones, Loni will have three, while Modinagar/Muradnagar will have four zones. The zonal plans will be imple...