India, Oct. 16 -- The Noida Authority has decided to skip work circle number 13 while setting up administrative divisions for New Noida, also known as the Dadri-Noida-Ghaziabad Investment Region (DNGIR), mirroring the absence of Sector 13 in Noida.

The authority will create three new work circles-numbered 11, 12 and 14-to carve out new sectors and expedite the urbanisation of New Noida. Officials have not specified why number 13 has been skipped.

"Old Noida has 10 work circles, numbered 1 to 10. The new work circles for New Noida will be numbered 11, 12 and 14," Kranti Shekhar, officer on special duty (OSD), Noida Authority, said in a statement.

The project will not have a work circle numbered 13. Officials, however, have not given any...