GDA starts land pooling for 231-hectare Aerocity township near Raj Nagar Extension

What happened

The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) has started land pooling for its proposed Aerocity-themed township near Raj Nagar Extension. Notices seeking consent went to farmers and other landholders whose plots were identified for the project. The process began on Friday, 11 September 2026, when the first landowner's consent was recorded in the presence of GDA Vice-Chairman Nand Kishore Kalal.

The township is planned over roughly 231 hectares spread across Morti, Ator and Mewla Agri. Reports describe the site as lying close to the proposed international cricket stadium.

Who decided and who is handling it

GDA leads the scheme. GDA Vice-Chairman Nand Kishore Kalal attended the first consent. GDA Secretary Vivek Mishra is quoted by h4eNews saying landholders have 15 days to respond. Earlier, in a separate report, Kalal had directed the land acquisition section to speed up formal steps once the land selection was finalised.

How the land pooling model works

Under land pooling, owners who hand over land do not receive cash compensation. Instead, GDA plans to return 25% of the developed plots to them, calculated on the land each owner contributes. The model means landowners share in the value of the finished layout, but the outcome depends on how the plots are later developed and allotted.

Scale, mix of uses and the stadium link

The township is described as having commercial, institutional and mixed-use components. Some reports also mention residential-related facilities. The cricket stadium, planned on about 37 acres, is the main anchor. Tribune reported that the Aerocity was earlier described as a 380-acre site beside the stadium, with luxury hotels, malls, a convention centre and a sports academy proposed. That 380-acre figure has not been reconciled with the 231-hectare figure used in the latest notices.

Figures that do not match across reports

Coverage has used several area figures. Informalnewz reported a 160-hectare plan across the same villages. Tribune used 380 acres (about 154 hectares). A Hindi report gave 231.3710 hectares, matching the current notice. A separate Hindi report said an earlier survey drew objections and a re-survey would be carried out in the three villages. This page uses 231 hectares because it is the most recent figure found, but readers should treat the boundary as provisional until GDA publishes a final layout.

What comes next

The immediate step is completing the 15-day consent process. Once the required land is secured, GDA intends to develop the township in phases, with the first phase potentially covering around 50 hectares. No start date for construction, no final layout and no approved budget for the township itself was found in the sources reviewed.

Status as of September 2026

Status is notified and in consent stage, not operational. Land pooling has started, but the township is not built and no completion date has been announced. We found no update after the 11 September 2026 reports in our search.