Noida: Film shooting at the upcoming Film City in Gautam Buddh Nagar can begin in three to four months from now, senior government official Awanish Awasthi said Sunday, according to BJP MLA Dhirendra Singh. Awasthi visited the proposed area in Noida's sector 21 and ordered that the formalities regarding the completion of the film city should be completed soon.
Additional Chief Secretary (Home) and Information Awinash Awasthi said, "Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath wants all the developmental work related to the film city must be expedited. Big film personalities will visit the proposed site and we want to present the best proposal.
He was accompanied by the chief executive officer (CEO) of Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) Dr Arun Vir Singh. Singh said that the project work is going on smoothly and conditions have been placed before the land buyers. The construction of the film city will be initiated within five years of the time frame and the plot cannot be sold for 10 years.
Singh explained that if the construction of the project doesn't start within five years, the contract shall stand cancelled and money will be seized. However, the time span of a year will be given to cite reasons related to the non-commencement of work.
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Talking about the investment and opportunities of the project, he said, "People will have to invest in this mega project according to rules and norms and it will also generate employment opportunities. We have seen several cases in which people sell off their land after it is allocated due to which there is a lack of industrialisation in the state.
Awasthi inspected the site in the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority’s (YEIDA’s) Sector 21 and instructed officials to submit a detailed project report (DPR) soon. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had recently approved a proposal to set up the Film City in 1,000 acre of land along the Yamuna Expressway, near Noida.
Jewar MLA Dhirendra Singh tweeted in Hindi, Additional Chief Secretary to UP government Awanish Awasthi toured the proposed film city site in Sector 21 of Yamuna Authority. He said that shooting will begin at this location in 3 to 4 months. YEIDA’s officer on special duty Shailendra Bhatia said Awasthi observed the road connectivity and development adjacent to the site and in the areas nearby. He also instructed YEIDA to prepare the DPR for the film city. Asked as to by when a DPR could be submitted, Bhatia told PTI: As soon as possible. Awasthi, also the chairman of Film Bandhu, the nodal agency of the state government for cinema-related activities, was joined by YEIDA CEO Arun Vir Singh during the site inspection.
With PTI inputs
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