India, April 5 -- In a bid to expedite development of the Dadri-Noida-Ghaziabad Investment Region (DNGIR), also known as New Noida, the Noida authority has decided to include some senior officials from neighbouring Bulandshahr district in its board that takes all policy decisions related with the development and maintenance of the planned areas, officials said on Friday.

"The district magistrate of Bulandshahr and the vice-chairman of the Bulandshahr-Khurja Development Authority will now be part of the Noida board, strengthening the representation from the region where a majority of the notified land falls," said a Noida authority official.

The New Noida project covers 80 villages - 60 in Bulandshahr and 20 in Gautam Budh Nagar. While G...