The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) has begun preparations to hand over possession of residential plots to around 6,000 allottees in Yamuna City, after land disputes with farmers and court-related cases delayed the process for more than 17 years.
YEIDA is preparing to issue lease plans for the affected plots. Once the lease plans are issued, allottees will be able to complete the registration process, take possession and begin construction on their plots, according to the report.
The residential plots are spread across several sectors. Internal development work is reported to be nearly complete for 1,700 plots in Sector 18, 2,800 plots in Sector 20, 1,271 plots in Sector 16, 75 plots in Sectors 17 and 17A, and six plots in Sector 22D. Together, these figures account for 5,852 plots, broadly corresponding to the approximately 6,000 allottees covered in the update.
YEIDA plans to issue the lease plans in two stages. The first stage will cover 2,000 plots, followed by a second stage covering 4,000 plots. The lease plan is a prerequisite for the subsequent registration and possession process, after which allottees can begin construction on their land.
The delay followed disputes related to land acquired from farmers and cases pending before courts. These issues also held up internal development work in the concerned sectors. The authority has accelerated work after the disputes were resolved, with roads, drains, drinking-water supply and street lighting among the facilities required before possession can be granted.
The latest move also covers industrial land. YEIDA has prepared lease plans for around 200 industrial plots in Sectors 28, 29, 32 and 33. The plans are expected to be issued to the relevant allottees, many of whom have been seeking possession to start industrial activity.
The development is significant for a large group of allottees who received plots under YEIDA’s first major combined residential plot scheme in 2009. The scheme offered 21,000 residential plots, but many allottees remained without possession long after allotment because land-related disputes and incomplete internal infrastructure prevented the authority from handing over sites.
Shailendra Bhatia, ACEO, YEIDA, said internal development work had been expedited in the sectors and that lease plans for residential plot allottees would be issued soon. He said allottees would be able to register their plots and take possession after receiving the lease plans.
The immediate next step is the issuance of the first set of lease plans covering 2,000 residential plots, followed by the second phase for 4,000 plots.
