India, March 3 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has approved Rs.23 crore for a state guest house in Noida's Sector 148, officials said. The facility, intended for state ministers and officials visiting the National Capital Region (NCR), will be built on a one-hectare plot near the Sector 148 Metro station on the Noida-Greater Noida Aqua Line, they added.

The land, allocated by the Noida Authority from a 2.9-hectare plot, will be paid for by the state's Raj Sampatti department, which manages housing for government officials. The department will also finalise the project's design, layout, and budget, said officials. "The UP government has approved Rs.23 crore for the land, and it is likely to approve the construction budget soon," said Sati...