India, Aug. 24 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has approved the GIS (Geographic Information System)-based integrated Master Plan 2031 for Ghaziabad, Loni, and Modinagar/Muradnagar, officials of the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) said Saturday.

The new Master Plan 2031 will pave the way for more vertical development, creation of more industrial clusters and townships, transit-oriented (TOD) zones, special development areas (SDAs), and expansion of development activities along the Eastern Peripheral Expressway and the Delhi-Meerut Expressway.

According to official data, the new plan involves development of an area of 32,017.81 hectares against the 25,099.46 hectares envisaged in the 2021 plan.

"The new plan involves a 27.56% incre...