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UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced a new upcoming film city - NORTHYWOOD

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday (September 22) proposed an ambitious plan to set up a “film city” and invited the film fraternity to come to the state. The proposed name of this city could be Northywood

The CM announced that 1,000 acres had been identified in Gautam Budh Nagar by the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA), where a Dedicated Infotainment Zone would be set up with world-class civil, public and technological facilities, a statement from the CMO said.

Adityanath had announced on Friday (September 18) that the country’s “biggest and most beautiful film city” will be set up in Gautam Budh Nagar district. Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar had called on him on Sunday — and on Tuesday, several film personalities including Anupam Kher, Udit Narayan, and Satish Kaushik attended a meeting with Adityanath.

What did the government announce, and what follow-up steps were taken? On September 18, while conducting a review meeting of Meerut Division, Chief Minister Adityanath directed officials to find land in the jurisdiction of NOIDA, Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority, or the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority to set up a “film city”. The move attracted lot of attention and drew reactions from the film industry. Officials were quick to act, and “Expression of Interest” was invited the same day for the appointment of an agency to evaluate options for setting up “Film City or Infotainment zone”. Interested agencies were told to submit their applications in the next 15 days.