India, June 19 -- The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (Yeida) on Wednesday approved an affordable housing scheme for the economically weaker section (EWS) during its 85th board meeting, officials said.

"The scheme has been proposed keeping in mind the increase in the number of workers as the operation of the Noida International Airport and industrial projects start," said Yeida CEO Arun Vir Singh.

The meeting, chaired by Yeida chairman Alok Kumar, also gave a go ahead to one new police station, two fire stations, and recreational facilities in the Yeida area, officials said. The fire stations will be built on 7,485 sqm plots each in Sectors 18 and 32.

The authority also gave the green light to the development of recr...