LUCKNOW, April 7 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has announced the formation of the Kanpur Region Integrated Development Authority (KRIDA) to boost planned development across Kanpur City and seven adjoining districts, replicating the model of Delhi-NCR.

The new regional body will cover Kanpur City, Kanpur Dehat, Banda, Hamirpur, Fatehpur, Jalaun, Auraiya, and Kannauj, across 20,094 square kilometres, according to a government statement.

KRIDA will function under the proposed Master Plan-2051, a Geographic Information System (GIS)-based urban development blueprint to be prepared by the Kanpur Development Authority (KDA). The plan will focus on land-use regulation, infrastructure expansion, and prevention of unplanned urban growth, aiming...