The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) has decided to directly purchase land from landowners to speed up the construction of eight roads under the zonal plan for Raj Nagar Extension (RNE).

Officials confirmed that the move comes after repeated delays due to non-availability of land. Of the identified roads, five are 45 mtrs. wide, while two are 24 mtrs. wide, and one measures 30 mtrs. in width. “All these eight roads are part of the zonal plan for Raj Nagar Extension, and the GDA board on Tuesday cleared a proposal for direct purchase of land for completing these roads. This will help in streamlining traffic and also provide better connectivity to residents in RNE,” said GDA’s Media Coordinator Rudresh Shukla.

The authority has also gained the ability to sanction maps for residential developments in the area. Officials highlighted that a supplementary proposal presented to the board pointed out how all eight projects were stuck due to land acquisition hurdles, slowing overall development.