Ghaziabad, June 19 -- The Ghaziabad Development Authority has submitted a list of 21 infrastructure projects to the UP housing and urban planning department and sought Rs.2,441.9 crore as funds for their execution, officials said on Wednesday. Officials said a demand was raised to seek funds under the 16th Finance Commission. The list of projects includes demand for funds for major projects like the Metro extension from Sector 62, Noida to Sahibabad, for construction of slip roads of the Hindon elevated road; for multi-level automated parking in Raj Nagar District Centre; for redevelopment and beautification of 124 acres of city forest at Karhera; and for development of different zonal plan roads, among other facilities. "The list of 21 projects and the funds required has been sent to state officials. The GDA has only sought the construction costs involved, and the land costs would be borne by the authority," said GDA media coordinator Rudresh Shukla. The discussions about funds were held during a video conference on May 14, officials said. Senior UP housing board officials recently visited Ghaziabad, and sought construction of two slip roads to join the 10.3 km Hindon elevated road. Under the plan, the GDA has proposed to build two ramps on the Hindon Elevated Road. The GDA has sought Rs.200 crore funds to execute the project. In January 2020, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation submitted two detailed project reports to GDA -- one of Rs.1,517 crore for the Sector 62 to Sahibabad route, and the other of Rs.1,808.22 crore for the Vaishali to Mohan Nagar route. In 2023, the authority decided to go ahead with Sector 62 to Sahibabad route. The GDA in its list has now sought funds of Rs.1,873.31 crore for the Metro extension. "Since GDA has limited funds, it has sought funding for these 21 projects from the Centre's 16th Finance Commission," Shukla added....