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The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) has approved the detailed project report (DPR) of the Heritage City project, to come up along the Expressway. YEIDA will now prepare the bid document which will details out the terms under which developers will be invited to work on the project.
Aimed at creating facilities for Hindu devotees who visit Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan area of Mathura, Heritage City will start near the 101 km milestone of the Yamuna Expressway and end at the Banke Bihari temple. A 6.9-km-long, and 100 mtrs. wide expressway will be built to connect the two points. The expressway will have four lanes initially, and will be expanded to six lanes at a later stage.
According to the DPR, the project has an estimated budget of Rs 6,000 crore and will consist of parking zone on 46 acres, convention centre on 42 acres, yoga centre, green zones. It will also cover ancient historic area renovation, and homes for widows and ascetics, among other facilities. For the Heritage City project, land from 12 villages located between Yamuna Expressway and the river Yamuna needs to be acquired.
Under phase-I, the authority will develop 753 acres of the total of 2,965.2 acres at a cost of Rs 1,200 crore. The work will include the revival of natural water bodies, among others. The PWD will build an additional bridge across the Yamuna to improve connectivity for visitors to park their vehicles in Heritage City, and travel to key temples. |
