New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- New Noida is set to be the National Capital Region (NCR) "next mega manufacturing hub," Awanish Kumar Awasthi, advisor to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, declared on Sunday.

Stretched over 209 sq km and covering 84 villages in Gautam Buddha Nagar and Bulandshahr districts, the proposed industrial city is expected to be larger in area than Noida itself.

"Encompassing 209 sq km across 84 villages in Gautam Buddha Nagar and Bulandshahr, New Noida will physically dwarf existing Noida," Awasthi wrote in a post on X.

New Noida has officially been notified as the Dadri-Noida-Ghaziabad Investment Region (DNGIR).

Developed under the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) umbrella, Awasthi said the land acqu...