Greater Noida, April 10 -- Yeida to develop New Agra on the lines of Chandigarh

Two weeks after the Uttar Pradesh government approved the Master Plan-2031, the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (Yeida) on Wednesday announced that it has fast-tracked the development of a new city in Agra, envisioned on the lines of Chandigarh.

The proposed New Agra Urban Centre, spanning approximately 12,000 hectares, will focus on industrial, residential, commercial, and tourism-based development. A key feature of the plan is Yeida's commitment to allowing only green category industries, unlike Noida, which permits orange and yellow category units as well.

"This new Agra city project will be unique in many ways because Agra is known on...