New Okhla Industrial Development Authority is a department of the government of Uttar Pradesh in Gautam Buddha Nagar District, India. The acronym is also the name of the area (New Okhla Industrial Development Area), that is under the management of the department. NOIDA came into existence on 19 April 1976 and celebrates 19 April as "NOIDA Day".. The city, which was created under the UP Industrial Area Development Act, has first-class amenities and is considered to be one of the more modern suburbs of Delhi in the National Capital Region. It is also home to the NOIDA Film City.

History

The land within the NOIDA city limits was initially under the Bulandshahar District (approx. distance 37 km), but was later transferred to the Ghaziabad district (approx. distance 16 km). Later still, NOIDA was made into a separate administrative zone as a separate district by Chief Minister, Ms Mayawati. This decision of the Mayawati government came under review from the next government of Mulayam Singh Yadav, who reversed it in 2003, and remerged NOIDA with Ghaziabad. After a period of some 9 months, the decision was reversed yet again in 2004 and the city was once again made into a separate district. There were some allegations of political favours through low-priced land deals due to these decisions. Presently, the city is a separate district, called Gautam Budh Nagar, with its administrative HQ at SurajPur, a nearby town. However, the highest government official, the District Magistrate (DM) stays in Noida. The city falls under the NOIDA-Dadri legislative assembly seat (Vidhan Sabha) and Khurja Parliamentary seat (Lok Sabha).

 

NOIDA (New Okhla Industrial Development Authority) over the past 25 years, has emerged as a planned, integrated, modern residential City as well as industrial city that is well connected to Delhi through a network of smooth and wide roads, national highways and the ultra-modern DND flyover, offering inter-road connectivity to different parts of North India and also the Metro. NOIDA is one of the largest planned residential townships of Asia.  It is a part of the National Capital Region (NCR) which is located in the state of Uttar Pradesh and is a suburb of Delhi. Today it stands as a well developed land, uninterrupted power supply, clean and safe drinking water, unfailing telephony, and fine residential complexes in a peaceful environment with a perfect security all over the place.

Location

Located at the doorstep of Delhi, NOIDA is only 14 Kms. away from Connaught Place and New Delhi Railway Station, both of which are in the heart of New Delhi. The 5.5 km. long, eight-lane NOIDA Toll Bridge across the river Yamuna connecting Maharani Bagh in Delhi to NOIDA has further reduced the distance, time and cost of commuting between Delhi and NOIDA. NOIDA has all the key advantages of Delhi without having its disadvantages. NOIDA is bound by NH-24 By-Pass in the North beyond which the Ghaziabad Development Area exists, in the East by River Hindon beyond which Greater NOIDA Industrial Development Area exists, in the West by River Yamuna beyond which are the States of Delhi and Haryana and in the South is the meeting point of the rivers Yamuna and Hindon.The township lies at an average elevation of 200m above Mean Sea Level and has a flat topography. The latitude and longitude of Noida are 28º2' N and 70º30' E respectively. The town area as per the master plan in 76-77 is about 3,000 hectares. Noida is a highly integrated township, offering facilities for all activities: Industrial, Commercial and Residential. However, in line with the Master Plan 2011 and to keep in pace with the growing needs of the township, the Authority has been planning and implementing many projects which will cater to the varied requirements of the inhabitants. NOIDA, an acronym for the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority, is located on the left bank of the river and is equidistant from Ghaziabad and Delhi. It was developed near Delhi, across river Yamuna, in the 1970's as a modern industrial city. There has been extensive growth of population in NOIDA during the last two decades and the population is estimated to be about half a million. There is now a Greater NOIDA township being developed on the outskirts of NOIDA, to cater to the phenomenal influx of population into this region.

• 45 minutes from New Delhi Railway stations
• 30 minutes from Nizamuddin Railway station
• More than 1 and half hours to Indira Gandhi International Airport.

 

Geography

noida is situated towards the north of India close to Delhi. it is bound on the west and south-west by the river Yamuna, on the north and north-west by Delhi, on the north-east by Delhi and Ghaziabad and on the north-east, east and south-east by the river Hindon. NOIDA falls under the catchment area of the Yamuna river and is based on the old river bed. The soil is mainly rich and loamy soil and is suitable for growing seasonal vegetables, grains like wheat and cash crops like sugarcane.

Climate

The climate at Noida is similar to that of Delhi. It tends to be comparatively cooler due to its green environment. Summer temperatures can go up to 45ºC. Winter temperatures range from a minimum of 3 degrees C to a maximum of around 20 - 22 degrees C.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Noida had a population of 293,908. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Noida has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 61%. In Noida, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Spread across 203.16 km², NOIDA today has a population of more than 500,000, about 50% of whom commute to Delhi daily, solely for the purpose of work. NOIDA has a large expatriate population of migrant labour from Bihar despite Uttar Pradesh itself being the largest contributor of immigrants to rest of India (census 2001).

COMMERCIAL

Side by side with the creation of commercial canters in each sector and as a part of its planned and synchronous development, a full-fledged commercial complex has been developed in sector-18. One can get everything from on ordinary writing paper & stationery to fashionable garments, simple tools & tackles to electrical & electronic goods & appliances. There are large & spacious buildings here such as the newly built Center Stage Shopping Mall, Ocean Plaza, Sab Mall, and the newly open Great India Place. Apart from the reputed Radisson Chain of Hotels, Nirula and Mosaic Hotels, there are also a host of restaurants like McDonalds, Wimpy’s, Domino's Pizza, Pizza Hut, Bamboo Shoots, Sizzling Heights, Yellow Chilly serving a wide variety of haute cuisine suiting everyone's palate.

NOIDA city center is being developed on a 99 hectare plot. The city center will have large number of facilities such as offices of trade and commerce, cultural centers, service industries, five star hotels, international standard restaurants, whole sale outlets, multiplex, center for socio-cultural activities, government/semi-government offices, public facilities, residential blocks & residence cum work centers, and premises for informal and unorganized sectors. On completion, the city center is expected to give a face lift- a new identity to NOIDA.

PLANNED LAYOUT

NOIDA has been planned on the grid iron concept and employs state-of-the-art technology in Engineering and Urban Planning. Significantly, it conceptualizes the needs of a fast-developing city of the future. The Action Plan and approach compares well with international standards and is aimed at providing rapid momentum to the growth of the industrial sector both in the State of Uttar Pradesh and the Country.

The IT Industry in Noida

The IT industry is the backbone of NOIDA economy .Given the general boom in the IT industry in India, there is a possibility that many IT units will be set up in Noida provided the relevant infrastructure is available. NOIDA has the potential to become one of the leading centers of the It industry on the lines of Bangalore and Hyderabad. The major IT companies in NOIDA are HCL, Adobe Systems, Freescale Semiconductor, Sopra Group, ATC Labs, Global Logic (previously Indus logic), CSC, EXL, Birlasoft, Impetus STMicroelectronics, MtronPTI, Xansa and Oracle and many more coming up. Grail Research (member of Monitor Group), a leading research services firm, also commenced its operations in early 2006 in Noida.

POWER SUPPLY AND TELECOM

NOIDA in the near future will have uninterrupted power supply. Telephony in NOIDA is digital and provided through optical fibre cable. It has a state-of-the art electronic exchange providing Integration Service Digital Network (ISDN) services facilitating high quality voice, data and image transfer; inter computer file transfer; high quality and speed fax transmission; video conferencing and a variety of phone plus services. NOIDA has inter-dialing facility with Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and other adjoining towns.

ROADS

The roads in NOIDA are smooth and wide for movement of traffic. NH 2, Link Road, Kondli Road, NOIDA-Greater NOIDA Expressway, the NOIDA-Agra-Mathura Expressway currently under construction and the eight-lane DND Toll bridge flyover provide additional ease and comfort to road-traffic into and out of the city of NOIDA. The NOIDA Authority maintains more than 400 Kms of internal roads and 125 Kms of boundary roads which make the intra-city-road-traffic comfortable.

ENVIRONMENT

With a view to keep the city green and clean and hence maintain the ecological balance, a project to develop parks in 165 acres of land comprising of 95 acres of green belt and 150 kms of road side tree-plantations is being initiated. Two sewage treatment plants are also being planned. These plants, once operational, will produce 70mn litres of water per day which will irrigate the green belt areas and parks. Underground water supply facilities are being created to provide for water at cheaper rates for irrigation purposes. To maintain the ecological balance, the NOIDA Authority aims to involve NGOs and Government organizations in the development and the maintenance of green belts and parks. Besides raising public awareness towards environmental issues, this approach will give a new dimension and direction to the task.

infrastructure
The NOIDA Authority has developed a number of green belts, gardens and parks to give further impetus to its pollution free environment. A modern, efficient and comprehensive infrastructure comprising of residential facilities, commercial areas, business centers, office complexes and recreational areas will complement the continuously developing industrial sectors within the NOIDA limits.

a) Wi-fi:

As you are aware that NOIDA and Greater NOIDA are fast developing into Hubs for IT enabled Industry. In order to give fillip to this sector and also to take IT to the masses, NOIDA and Greater NOIDA Authorities plan to introduce Wi-fi capability in the entire area of the twin cities. This would entail making all Schools, Colleges, Institutions, Hospitals, Hotels, Malls and other business establishment as also NOIDA-Greater NOIDA Expressway Wi-fi enabled so as to provide complete wireless network facilities to student and professionals in the NOIDA/Greater NOIDA areas. The introduction of Wi-fi capabilities in the Educational and other establishments will give them a quantum jump in term of brand equity and functional capability as far as use of computer in concerned. Not more than 8-10 cities in the world have this capability and it would be a unique achievement for the twin cities of NOIDA and Greater NOIDA.

b) Metro Rail link

By 2009, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is expected to complete a vital link between Noida and Delhi during Phase II of its construction program. Commencing from New Ashok Nagar, Delhi, the 7- km corridor to Noida will go via Sector 18 and Lt. Vijayant Thapar Marg, MP Road No. 3 crossing, and turning at Golf Club Road to end at the Noida City Centre coming up in Sector 32. It will have stations at Naya Baans, Sector 15, HCL (Sector 3), Sector 18 Market, Noida Botanical Garden, Noida Golf Course and Noida City Centre.

c) Railway Link

The Northern Railway line from Boraki on the Delhi-Howrah route will go via Noida and Greater Noida to Tuglaqabad on the Delhi-Mathura route, which means in due course of time Noida will also have a railway link to Greater Noida which itself indicates that it is going to help the commercial and as well as the one of the best developing cities in India.

d) Botanical Garden

The Botanic Garden of Indian Republic (BGIR) is being set up on 200 acres of prime land in Sector 38A by the Botanical Survey of India under the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. Its vast canvas will include such components as woodlands, arboreta, water bodies, display sections, experimental plots, and nurseries as well as civil structures like an administration-cum-herbarium-library complex, interpretation centre, reception counters, conservatories, parking complex and gazebos. The BGIR is mandated to conserve the endangered plants of the country and showcase its threatened plant diversity. It will also serve as a centre of excellence for conservation research and environmental education. By developing special innovative features, it is expected to become a major attraction for eco-tourism even as it develops into one of the most uniquely landscaped botanic gardens of modern times.

Law and order

NOIDA has impeccable law and order. To make this possible, the network of Police Posts, Police Stations and round-the-clock Police Patrolling has been set up through out NOIDA, similar to the network in the National Capital Territory of Delhi.