YEIDA Notifies Acquisition of 736 Hectares in Tappal for Logistics Park

What Was Decided

In 2023, YEIDA issued a notification to acquire 736 hectares and began conducting a social impact assessment (SIA). The notification covers land in Tappal, part of the wider Tappal-Bajna Urban Centre — a 27,438-acre industrial and residential township near the Noida International Airport, and represents the authority's first formal step toward assembling land for the logistics park and industrial projects planned for the area.

The Social Impact Assessment

The social impact assessment, conducted by Gautam Buddha University under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, identified impacts on 888 families, emphasizing the need for fair compensation, livelihood restoration, and preservation of social balance to mitigate displacement risks. Officials described the SIA process as one that evaluates the potential social effects on a community when land is acquired for development, will identify mitigation strategies and ensure fair compensation for affected farmers.

Scale and Boundaries of the Logistics Park

The Tappal-Bajna Urban Centre is not a new concept — it was one of the last major urban centres under Master Plan 2031, approved in 2017, alongside the Raya Urban Centre in Mathura. Within it, the logistics park is part of YEIDA's Master Plan 2031 (Phase II) and is set to occupy 364 acres within the Tappal-Bajna Urban Centre.

Development is staged: the park, which is estimated to cost around INR 1,040 crore, will be developed in three phases, with the first phase covering 205 acres, including 154 acres dedicated to logistics operations. The scheme aims to address the rising cargo demands of the National Capital Region (NCR) and surrounding areas, particularly with the nearby Noida International Airport.

The broader Phase-II master plan covering this and other Yamuna Expressway urban centres received state government sign-off on 24 March, when the Uttar Pradesh government approved the Master Plan 2031 Phase-2 for urban development in Aligarh, Mathura, Hathras, and Agra along the 165-km Yamuna Expressway.

Investment and Employment Estimates

Separate reporting on the logistics-park component describes it as developed via public-private partnership with over Rs 640 crore investment, ... projected to create around 10,000 jobs through warehouses, transport terminals, commercial zones, and supporting infrastructure. This PPP/jobs figure applies to the logistics-park scheme specifically and should not be confused with the larger land-acquisition cost estimate of ₹990–1,040 crore cited for land plus infrastructure across the wider notified area.

Broader Acquisition Targets Beyond the 736 Hectares

The 736-hectare notification is described in multiple reports as only a first tranche. YEIDA plans to acquire around 1,900 hectares (including 736 hectares already notified) to protect the area from encroachment and enable planned development. Later reporting referenced still-larger figures for the same broad Tappal-Bajna area: one account said 1,449 hectares in Tappal-Bajna (Aligarh) will also be acquired for logistics parks and industrial development, while another noted a request to the Aligarh administration requesting to initiate a social impact assessment (SIA) for over 1,600 hectares of land earmarked for logistics park and industrial development in the Tappal-Bajna Urban Centre. A separate report put the figure at 712 hectares... acquired for the Tappal-Bajna Urban Centre. These numbers appear to reflect different proposal stages and scopes reported across 2024–2025 rather than a single reconciled figure, and none supersede the confirmed 736-hectare notification of 2023.

Practical Effect: Encroachment Risk and the Registration Ban

The notification's practical effect has been complicated by unauthorized activity inside the notified footprint. YEIDA has urged the Aligarh administration to halt land registries and curb unauthorized constructions in the Tappal-Bajna area, earmarked for a logistics park and industrial projects. Officials warned that residential registrations in the area... could make evictions challenging and jeopardize the Rs 1,040-crore project.

YEIDA's CEO raised concerns about the rapid emergence of unauthorized colonies across 90 villages in the area, and a district-level survey indicated unauthorised plotting on land that falls under YEIDA's notified jurisdiction, with roads without asphalt or tar and boundary walls — wire fences and cemented markers — had come up in the area. In response, an OSD said an anti-encroachment drive will soon be conducted in the area to demolish illegal constructions. Despite this, plots continue to be sold to buyers from Delhi-NCR, with residential plots priced between Rs 15,000 and Rs 25,000 per square meter.