India, June 11 -- Greater Noida The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (Yeida) on Tuesday said it has finalised rates to purchase agricultural land from farmers of 55 villages in Bulandshahr for developing new urban areas, as it intends to ready the land for the industrial use around Noida airport.

To be sure, five months ago, Yeida had set up a committee headed by Shailendra Bhatia which submitted its report to the authority's chief executive officer (CEO) Arun Vir Singh on Tuesday, finalising the land rates to commence land purchase as they need it without delay, officials said.

"We will put the committee's recommendations on the board so that we can offer better rates to them and buy the land required for the infrastr...