From correspondents in India, 12:30 AM IST

The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) Wednesday hiked the infrastructure budget for this township near the national capital from Rs.1,173 crore (Rs.11.73 billion) to Rs.2,249 crore (Rs.22.49 billion) for the current fiscal.

A GDA board meeting, chaired by Uttar Pradesh principal housing secretary Harjinder Singh, passed the budget for infrastructure development.

Out of 48 proposals on the meeting agenda, 34 were taken up for consideration and 28 proposals were passed.

The board meeting passed the proposal to extend the Delhi Metro track from Vaishali to Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) complex via Vasundhara, Kinaoni and Indirapuram.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)