An overview of Greater Noida
Greater Noida is located in the of the north state of Uttar pradesh It is under the purview of the National Capital Region (NCR) of India. It is located about 40-kilometre (25 mi) south-east of Delhi and about 20-kilometre (12 mi) south-east of Noida one of the largest industrial townships in Noida.
The development of Greater Noida is managed by the GNIDA. Greater Noida is a fast growing region, on a trajectory to be one of the largest industrial and education hubs of India.
Beautiful view of parichowk....
Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) is the nodal agency responsible for overall development of the Greater Noida City. The GNIDA was established in Jan. 1991 under the UP Industrial Area Development Act, 1976.The Act mandates Planning, Development, Operations & Maintenance and Regulatory functions to a single agency – GNIDA.
Brief History
In the early 1980s the Government of India realized that the rapid rate at which Delhi was expanding would result in chaos. So they planned to develop residential and industrial areas around the capital to reduce the burden of rapid development on the capital. The two areas which were developed were Guragaon and Noida across the border with UP. As a planned expansion, Noida's infrastructure and utilities was carefully laid out. However, the 90s saw huge growth in the Indian economy, and migration to cities like Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai exceeded planning estimates. Noida was developed to be able to accommodate population growth for 20-25 years. But, with the massive influx to Delhi, it was overloaded in just 15 years.
The UP Govt then decided to incorporate the city of Greater Noida, as an extension to Noida, but with better planning incorporating the lessons learned from the Noida development. The idea was to create a world class city. The city was planned to be situated approximately 25 km from Noida. By including a railway station and an international airport, Greater Noida is intended to develop as an independent city. Initially, the city developed extremely rapidly but due to political and economic instability, the development slowed down appreciably. However, it has started to grow again, though at a more moderate pace.
Greater Noida is a planned township. Roads are wide with service lanes for every major road. The sectors are named by letters of the Greek Alphabets. All cabling and utilities are run underground. It is currently planned to be connected to Delhi through Delhi's metro system by 2016.
Recently there has been a spurt in the development of shopping malls and retail stores. Major retail chains such as Tata Croma, More Retail, Reliance Fresh, Reliance Footprints, etc have set up business in Greater Noida.
The Development model of Greater Noida is:
Greater Noida has emerged as a modern model of farsighted town planning. Availability of basic infrastructure is planned to exceed demand at all stages of development and inter-flowing green spaces, a grid iron pattern of wide roads for an efficient transport system, and a unique integration of industrial, commercial, institutional and residential zones.
There's even an 18-hole, 236-acre PGA-standard golf course designed by renowned-golfer Greg Norman. And an endless supply of unpolluted, fresh air!
Being developed on 20,000 hectares with wide roads, underground cabling and drainage system, the city offers amenities and infrastructural facilities of international standards. Among them : Reputed Educational Institutions, Shopping Centres, Medical facilities, Aesthetically-developed Theme Parks and Entertainment Complexes- and even a 222 acre international designer Golf Course.
With an expected population of 3 lakhs up to 2001, 7 lakhs up to 2011 and 12 lakhs up to 2021, Greater Noida City has been designed for planned growth to ensure supply will always exceed demand.
Exposition Mart This will be India’s first state-of-the-art Exposition Mart for Cottage and Handicraft sector at Greater Noida, set up by Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India for the promotion of the exports of handicrafts from India for the cottage sector i.e. handicrafts, handlooms, carpet and jute etc.
This is based on the pattern of Shanghai Mart and other International Marts. The entire Exposition Mart will have permanent contact throughout the year reliable supply, quick turnover, capacity to absorb new technologies and design and round the clock international marketing.
Taj International Airport
- International Airport hub has been planned closed to Greater Noida city to facilitate tourism, cargo, aviation and non-aviation facilities
- The Taj International Airport will be directly connected to the Taj Expressway, which has access for New Delhi via DND Flyway and Greater Noida Expressway. These are already operational
Transport Hub Greater Noida Authority intends to develop an integrated transportation Hub in the city spread across approx 600 acres.
The proposed transport Hub will provide services for the range of transportation modes including an Inter State Bus Terminus and a Railway Station It will function as a major transfer point for bus and rail transit operations. Further, the hub will be combined with provisions for vehicle parking of all type of vehicles, warehousing, pedestrian information services and rail service to function as a multimodal transportation centre. Passenger traffic originating in the east and destined for hill stations in the north, will also use this station as a drop off point.
The site identified for the integrated Transportation Hub is the existing Boraki Railway Station, which is along the northern railway main line connecting Delhi and Kolkata.
Night Safari GNIDA is planning to develop a Night Safari in the city in order to create awareness about environment & ecology ,to provide a source for recreation to residents and to spur tourism in Greater Noida .It is being developed on the lines of open Zoological gardens already established in China and Singapore.
GNIDA plans to have a unique concept where visitors can view the animals at night in the open wilderness, but confined to specified spaces and with proper illumination for night conditions. The objective is to augment Greater Noida as a premier tourist destination.
Noida Metro Rail Project is also being considerred...Local MP Shri Surendra nagar has said that they will make efforts to take Metro upto Jewar...
Greater Noida Authority has approved the project in principle and it has given the task of feasibility report and DPR to RITES, says various reports.
Aane uske aayegi bahaar, lekin philhaal karna parega intejaar! DMRD has submitted DPR to Greater Noida Authority. Metro route from Noida City Centre-Barola, Sector 82, 92, Parichowk-Knowledge Park-IV . For total 29 km , Rs 4000 crore cost is estimated, 29 stations are proposed. But intially 22 stations upto Parichowk are proposed. DMRC GM S D Sharma, CEO Greater Noida Mukul Singhal, ACEO NOida Batham GM Rizvi, Sagegal reportedly attended the meeting. (March 12, 2010)
Industrial : - Ecotech is Greater Noida's exclusive Industrial area where rights of admission are reserved. In fact, polluting industries are prohibited from setting up here. However, for those allowed in, the Authority ensures not just speedMosar Bear , Honda Ciel, New Holland Agriculture etc large MNCs have their plants in Greater Noida.
Institutional: - Greater Noida has international standard -schools, colleges, hospitals, offices, amusement parks and other projects.
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee is developing an extension centre at knowledge hub of NCR at Greater Noida. It would most probably start admitting students from next academic session. It would greatly help students belongng to capital and NCR region...Ten acre campus is located in the Knowledge Park –II, Plot no. 20, by the side of Express Highway at Greater Noida. It is surrounded by a large number of technical institutions and industries. IIT Roorkee, through this extension centre intends to extend its outreach to the industry and academia. This centre of IIT Roorkee will be used to undertake extension and other related activities.
Land Marks
- Gautam Buddha University
- India Exposition Centre and Mart
- Jaypee Greens golf course
- Parichowk A Gateway of Greater Noida
- City Park
- Stadium
- Knowledge park
- Authority Office
- Surajpur Collectorate
Apartments and societies
- Jalvayu Vihar
- AWHO
- Parsvnath Platinum
- Parsvnath Edens
- Senior Citizen
- Anand Ashray
- Eldeco Green Medows
- Eldeco Residency Green
- Black Gold
- Greenwoods
- Assotech Springfields
Formulla 1 Track
An exclusive 10-year contract to host the premier race in Greater Noida has been signed between Construction Company of JP Group and F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone. The site for the race track was surveyed by Hermann Tilke who has designed most F1 tracks over the past decade in Sepang, Bahrain, Shanghai, Istanbul and Singapore.
The race track is being developed near the proposed Greater Noida airport, about 50 km from Delhi. In October, 2007, the Fidiration Internationale de l'Automobile signed a Rs 1,600-crore contract with JPSK Sports Private Limited to organize an F1 race in India.It is expected to be completed by April 2011. The track will have a length of 5.5 km and an area of 4,000 hectares. Seating capacity is expected to be 200,000.
The circuit will be part of a sports complex which is planned to include a 100,000-seat cricket stadium, 18-hole golf course, 25,000 seat hockey stadium and a sports academy. The sports complex is expected to generate $170m of revenue annually, and employ 10,000 people.
Socio-Cultural Center Caparo Group Limited is setting up a unique socio-cultural center in Greater Noida. Land worth 20 acres has already been approved and allotted for this initiative.
The Center would provide an opportunity for organisations, business executives, academicians and professionals in the field of business, marketing, public relations, human resource development and general management for an informal interaction.
It would foster cultural, social academic and business related programmes, such as exhibitions, lectures fairs etc. for exchange of ideas and fostering of human relationship. The facilities that the center includes air-conditioned rooms for board meetings, seminars, lectures and conferences with ultra modern facilities like audio-visual equipment, video conferencing, etc. with an accommodation for 200-250 persons. It also has an air-conditioned library-cum-documentation center with unique collection of books, publications and journals on varied subjects.
There is a business center, an auditorium to seat 500 people, hostel facilities with canteens, various sports facilities, health club, etc.
Dolphin Fish at City Park....
City Park....Full developed with beautiful plants, landscapeing, flowers and fountains..
Greater Noida Stadium ..Construction going on
Bird Sanctuary at Suraj Pur ....Planned.
Omaxe Connaught Place
The most sought after business, commercial and entertainment centre in North India. Featuring ultra modern office complexes, world class shopping mall, 8 screen multiplex, 5-star hotel, food courts, family entertainment zone and more. Spread across a total built-up area of an incredible 1.9 million sq. ft. The flagship project of Omaxe, the real estate giant who is developing many prime residential and commercial projects worth over Rs. 12000 crore in 28 cities across India. Connaught Place, which, since 1931, had been New Delhi's commercial centre is now being recreated in Greater Noida as North India's commercial centre.
Keeping pace with its own established project innovativeness, and its mission of changing the very face of Indian Cities, Omaxe, a multi crore Real Estate major, is introducing Omaxe Connaught place (OCP) at Greater Noida, a new age, post millennium lifestyle facilities for the residents of the National Capital Region. OCP will be one of the largest shopping-cum-entertainment malls to be constructed in the region. Designed as a reinterpretation of the timeless and classic Connaught Place in a contemporary setting at Greater Noida, the Omaxe Connaught Place will have, within its 1,900,000 sq ft area, a large format hyper type, eight screen multiplex, a family entertainment zone, a five-star hotel, and a modern office complex.
Reliance Industries Limited is the anchor store in OCP with an area of 1.2 lakh sq.ft.
Ansal API Air-conditioned Shopping mall with Service Apartments
Facilities & Features
Ansal API 7,50,000 sg.ft.of built up space (approx)
Ansal API 3 huge Atriums
Ansal API 100% power Back-up
Ansal API 4-screen Multiplex
Ansal API Multi-Cuisine Restaurants
Ansal API Kids Entertainment zone
Ansal API Sprawling shopping Arcade
Ansal API Leisure Zone
Ansal API High speed Elevators
Ansal API Escalators
Ansal API Ample Parking Facilities for over 1100 cars
New Delhi and Noida's Envy and Greater Noida's Pride....Suncourt Towers
Behind Parichowk at Jaypee Greens in Greater Noida....Photo by Rajan G, Web Journalist, Parichowk Dot Com on 28th April, 2009...The twin towers would be Ground + 30 storeyed residential complex each floor would have two flats, would be ready in 2010 said Vibhor Gupta, AGM , Marketing Jay Pee Greens.
Gautam Buddha University
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