The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) is set to approve the revised layout plan of the stalled Ansal Urban Condominiums township near Crossings Republik, providing relief to around 1,600 homebuyers who have been waiting for their flats for nearly two decades.
The 26-acre township was launched by Ansal Urban Condominiums Pvt Ltd in 2007-08. The project subsequently faced financial constraints, management issues and disputes with creditors, leading to delays in obtaining and maintaining the required building layout approvals.
Ansal API had submitted a layout plan to the GDA in 2014 under the Uttar Pradesh government’s Integrated Township Policy. The plan was revised in 2017. However, in 2019, the developer was declared insolvent, and the project entered insolvency proceedings. The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) subsequently appointed One City Infrastructure Pvt Ltd to complete the stalled project under the resolution process.
The development remained delayed because the GDA declined to approve the revised building plan, stating that the application could only be submitted by the original allottee, Ansal. This created another hurdle for the completion of the township despite the appointment of a new entity to implement the resolution plan.
One City Infrastructure then approached the Supreme Court seeking intervention in the matter. On July 29, 2026, a bench comprising Justices J P Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran criticised the GDA and the Uttar Pradesh government over the delay in granting approvals required for implementation of the resolution plan.
The Supreme Court directed the state government and GDA to consider the proposal concerning renewal of the development licence and sanction of the revised building plans. The court also expressed concern over the prolonged wait faced by approximately 1,600 homebuyers, who have been pursuing possession of their homes for nearly 19 years.
Following the Supreme Court’s intervention, Uttar Pradesh Principal Secretary (Housing and Urban Planning) P Guru Prasad visited the project on Thursday to assess its status. Of the 18 towers planned as part of the township, only four have been completed so far.
A GDA official said the authority’s board is expected to approve the building plan following directions from the state government. The approval is expected to enable One City Infrastructure to proceed with the remaining development work and implement the resolution plan.
The GDA board is also scheduled to discuss several infrastructure projects during its meeting. These include the Rs 185-crore Hindon embankment project, the Chaudhary Mode elevated road and the proposed Aero City.
According to GDA officials, the authority has planned a 7-km, six-lane embankment stretch from the City Forest area to Farrukhnagar along the Hindon. The project is proposed to support and protect areas including the planned international cricket stadium, Aero City and Harnandipuram township.
The approval of the Ansal township layout could mark an important step towards resolving one of Ghaziabad’s long-pending residential projects. For the affected homebuyers, who have waited for almost two decades, the decision could provide a clearer route towards completion and eventual possession of their homes.
