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YEIDA Corridor Investment Report 2026

Executive summary

Three sourced charts, one page: YEIDA's own official land rate rose roughly 46–49% between the only two confirmed data points in eight years (FY2021-22 → FY2024); named developer activity is heavily concentrated, with 6 of the 8 corridor projects tracked across Sectors 22D, 22A, 18 and 20 in this review sitting in Sector 22D alone; and the corridor's defining catalyst — Noida International Airport — opened for commercial flights on 15 June 2026, roughly four years later than its original 2022 target, which is the base rate every other "imminent" claim on this corridor should be measured against.

Every figure below carries a Confirmed, Reported or Gap tag and a dated source. Where a percentage is our own arithmetic rather than a number a document states directly, we say so.

6/8 named developer projects sit in Sector 22D — more than every other tracked sector combined Confirmed
+46–49% YEIDA's confirmed land-rate rise, FY2021-22 → FY2024 — the only two verified points in 8 years Confirmed
+37–38% Gaur Chrysalis's own listed BSP rise in ~7 weeks post-launch (₹8,000 → ₹11,000/sqft), Phase 1 now reported sold out Confirmed
4 yrs how late Noida International Airport opened against its original 2022 target — the base rate for "imminent" claims here Confirmed

This report pulls together three things Vidastu already publishes separately — the YEIDA price-history review, the sector-by-sector buyer's guide, and the airport timeline — into one chart-led summary, so an investor comparing sectors or timing a decision has the shape of the whole corridor in front of them at once. Nothing here is new research; it's the same dated, sourced facts, restructured as three charts, a data table, and full citations.

Chart 01 · Price data

YEIDA allotment-rate history

Only two dated, primary-source YEIDA land rates survive verification across 2019–2026. Every other year is marked as a named gap, not smoothed into a trend line.

₹17,800/sqm FY2021-22 · office order
₹25,900/sqm FY2024 · RPS-08/2024 scheme
+46–49%*
YEIDA official land-allotment rate, 2019–2026 A line chart with only two confirmed values — ₹17,800 per square metre in FY2021-22 and ₹25,900 per square metre in FY2024 — connected by a dashed line. The other six years (2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026) are marked with hollow gap markers on the baseline, meaning no official rate was recovered, not that the rate was zero. ₹/sqm 20k 10k 0 '19 '20 FY21–22 '22 '23 FY24 '25 '26
Confirmed rate (dashed line = calculated span, not literal data) No rate recovered — gap

Methodology — Both anchors are dated, primary-source YEIDA documents: the FY2021-22 office order (YEA/Vitt/209/2021) and the FY2024 residential-plots brochure (scheme RPS-08/2024, dated 5 Jul 2024). The dashed line is our own visual interpolation between two known points, not a claim about what happened in between; the six unlabelled years are named gaps because no dated official rate was found for them in this review, not because nothing changed. The +46–49% figure is our own arithmetic (₹17,800→₹25,900 = 45.5%; ₹17,400→₹25,900 = 48.9%), comparing a base annual rate to a later residual-plot scheme premium — a proxy for corridor movement, not a precise like-for-like. YEIDA's ₹/sqm land-allotment rate is a different unit and market layer from a developer's ₹/sqft resale or launch price; the two should never be blended into one "price history." Full detail and every named gap: YEIDA Corridor Price History 2019–2026.

Chart 02 · Market activity

Named developer projects, by sector

Every named private-developer project recovered in our sector-by-sector review, split by RERA status. A project count is a measure of market activity, not a price or quality signal.

Named developer projects by YEIDA sector A horizontal bar chart. Sector 22D has 6 named projects: 5 RERA-registered and 1 pre-launch with no RERA number. Sector 22A has 2, both RERA-registered. Sectors 18 and 20 each have 0 named private developer projects recovered in this review. 22D 22A 18 20 6 2 0 named projects 0 named projects
RERA-registered Pre-launch, no RERA number yet 0 named projects — gap

Methodology — "Named" means the project appears with a specific name, and either a UP RERA registration number or an explicit pre-launch/no-RERA status, in Vidastu's own published sector guide. It is a count of market activity, not a ranking of quality, price or return — a sector with zero named projects here may simply be outside this review's source set, not empty of activity. Verify any project's live RERA status directly at up-rera.in before treating a "RERA approved" claim as fact. Full project-by-project detail: YEIDA Sector-by-Sector Buyer's Guide.

Chart 03 · Corridor timeline

Confirmed corridor milestones, 2012–2026

Dated, sourced events only — no "expected" or "imminent" claims. Notice how compressed the last seven months are against the prior thirteen years.

Pattern 7 of these 12 confirmed events fall inside the last seven months (Aug 2025–Jun 2026) — after thirteen comparatively quiet years on the record. That compression is itself worth sitting with before treating any single recent event as the whole story.

2012

Yamuna Expressway opens — 165 km controlled-access highway, Greater Noida to Agra, 6 lanes (expandable to 8).

Confirmed Gaursons official site + independent community corroboration

1 Apr 2021 (effective)

YEIDA sets residential land rate at ₹17,800/sqm (≤200 sqm) / ₹17,400/sqm (>200 sqm).

Confirmed YEIDA office order YEA/Vitt/209/2021

Dec 2023

Ghaziabad–Jewar RRTS rapid-rail gets in-principle only UP-government approval on its original DPR — not full/final approval.

Confirmed Metro Rail Today (referencing the original approval date)

5 Jul–5 Aug 2024

YEIDA opens scheme RPS-08/2024: 361 residual plots (Sectors 16/18/20/22D) at ₹25,900/sqm, 90-year leasehold.

Confirmed official 2024 residential-plots brochure

Aug 2025

Gaursons acquires a ~12-acre parcel in Sector 22D (the land Gaur Chrysalis / Gaur Plume sit on).

Confirmed Business Standard + HedgeHomes + 99acres + SquareYards

7 Nov 2025

Gaur Chrysalis Phase 1 launches — RERA UPRERAPRJ622344/11/2025, 952 units / 7 towers, BSP ₹8,000/sqft.

Confirmed Business Standard (8 Nov 2025) + HedgeHomes

15 Dec 2025

NCRTC ordered to prepare a revised RRTS DPR — the original ₹20,637 Cr / 72 km alignment was returned; 2030 target now on hold.

Confirmed Metro Rail Today

22 Dec 2025

Gaur Chrysalis Price List revises BSP to ₹11,000/sqft + PLCs — a ~37–38% rise in about seven weeks, by our own calculation. Phase 1 now reported sold out.

Confirmed Gaur Chrysalis official Price List (own tracking)

Feb 2026

Eldeco Echoes of Eden receives RERA registration UPRERAPRJ125342/02/2026 (5 acres, ~558 units, possession Jan 2031).

Confirmed eldecoeoe.com + NoBroker + SquareYards

6 Mar 2026

Noida International Airport receives DGCA aerodrome licensing.

Confirmed Wikipedia (living article)

28 Mar 2026

Airport Phase I inaugurated (per Wikipedia, by PM Modi).

Confirmed Wikipedia

15 Jun 2026

Commercial flights begin — first landing an IndiGo flight from Lucknow. Phase 1 capacity: 12 million passengers/year, one runway (3,900 m).

Confirmed Wikipedia + Business Today (reported 1 May 2026)

Methodology — Every entry above is a dated fact from a named, checkable source — no "expected," "upcoming" or "proposed" claim is plotted as if it already happened. Notably, the airport itself was originally slated for 2022 and opened roughly four years late; that is direct, citable evidence that past "imminent" timelines on this corridor have repeatedly failed, and a caution against treating any of the newer 2025–2026 entries above as guaranteed to hold their own pace. Full breakdown of confirmed-vs-hype airport claims: Noida Airport Timeline.

Data tables — the accessible twin

Every value plotted above, in plain table form, for screen readers and quick copy-paste.

Table A — YEIDA allotment rate by year

YEIDA official land-allotment rate, 2019 to 2026
YearRateStatusSource
2019GapNo official rate recovered
2020GapNo official rate recovered
FY2021-22₹17,800/sqm (≤200 sqm) · ₹17,400/sqm (>200 sqm)ConfirmedYEIDA office order YEA/Vitt/209/2021
2022GapNo official rate recovered
2023GapNo official rate recovered
FY2024₹25,900/sqm (361 residual plots, Sectors 16/18/20/22D)ConfirmedResidential Plots Brochure 2024 (RPS-08/2024)
2025Gapcommercialnoida.com surfaced a headline, not independently verified
2026GapLive rates page empty (checked 2 Jul 2026); RPS10/2026 brochure not yet fetched

Calculated rise across the two confirmed points: +45.5% (₹17,800→₹25,900) to +48.9% (₹17,400→₹25,900) — our own arithmetic, rounded to "+46–49%" above.

Table B — Named developer projects by sector

Named developer projects by YEIDA sector, with RERA status
SectorProjectRERA statusEntry price
22DGaur Chrysalis (Phase 1)Confirmed UPRERAPRJ622344/11/2025₹11,000/sqft BSP (was ₹8,000 at launch) — reported sold out
Gaur Plume ("Chrysalis 2.0")Pre-launch no RERA number issuedNot yet listed
Eldeco Echoes of EdenConfirmed UPRERAPRJ125342/02/2026₹8,999/sqft BSP Reported
ACE TerraConfirmed UPRERAPRJ683816₹2.63 Cr onwards
ACE Edit (commercial)Confirmed UPRERAPRJ467686/09/2025₹85.76L onwards
ACE YXP (commercial)Confirmed UPRERAPRJ397607₹1.50 Cr onwards
22AACE VerdeConfirmed UPRERAPRJ913692/03/2025₹2 Cr onwards
ACE Hive (commercial)Confirmed UPRERAPRJ939595/03/2025₹92L onwards
18Gap0 named private projects recovered
20Gap0 named private projects recovered

"Pre-launch" and "Gap" both mean no RERA number was found — the first is a developer-disclosed pre-launch status, the second is an absence in our source set. Neither should be read as "nothing exists there."

Table C — Corridor timeline, 2012–2026

Confirmed corridor milestones from 2012 to 2026
DateEventSource
2012Yamuna Expressway opens (165 km, 6 lanes)Gaursons official site
1 Apr 2021YEIDA rate ₹17,800/sqm (≤200 sqm) effectiveYEIDA office order YEA/Vitt/209/2021
Dec 2023RRTS gets in-principle-only UP-govt approval (original DPR)Metro Rail Today
5 Jul–5 Aug 2024YEIDA RPS-08/2024 scheme, ₹25,900/sqm premiumResidential Plots Brochure 2024
Aug 2025Gaursons acquires ~12-acre Sector 22D parcelBusiness Standard + HedgeHomes
7 Nov 2025Gaur Chrysalis Phase 1 launches, RERA 622344/11/2025, BSP ₹8,000/sqftBusiness Standard (8 Nov 2025)
15 Dec 2025NCRTC ordered to prepare revised RRTS DPRMetro Rail Today
22 Dec 2025Gaur Chrysalis BSP revised to ₹11,000/sqft (+37–38% in ~7 weeks)Gaur Chrysalis Price List
Feb 2026Eldeco Echoes of Eden RERA granted, 125342/02/2026eldecoeoe.com
6 Mar 2026Airport DGCA aerodrome licence grantedWikipedia
28 Mar 2026Airport Phase I inauguratedWikipedia
15 Jun 2026Airport begins commercial flightsWikipedia + Business Today

All twelve entries are tagged Confirmed — this timeline deliberately excludes "expected," "upcoming" or "proposed" claims (Film City, the finished RRTS line) so it isn't confused with a delivery guarantee.

What this report does not claim

Hype This is not a price prediction. The +46–49% and +37–38% figures above describe what already happened, calculated from confirmed documents — not a forecast of what happens next. Any pitch using this report's numbers to promise a specific future return is misusing it.

Hype Grey-market plot-price folklore is excluded entirely. Community forum threads on this corridor swing from "₹30,000/sqm in ten years" to "a ghost city for 40 years" within the same thread, with no named, checkable transaction behind either extreme. None of it appears in the charts or tables above.

Gap Sectors 18 and 20 are under-covered, not empty. Zero named private projects there reflects the limits of this review's source set, not a claim that nothing is being built.

FAQ

What is the single biggest confirmed number in this report?
Sector 22D holds 6 named developer projects — 5 RERA-registered (Gaur Chrysalis, Eldeco Echoes of Eden, ACE Terra, ACE Edit, ACE YXP) plus 1 pre-launch project with no RERA number yet (Gaur Plume) — versus 2 in Sector 22A and 0 named private projects recovered in Sectors 18 or 20 in this review.
How much has YEIDA's official land rate actually risen?
Roughly 46–49%, from ₹17,800–17,400/sqm (FY2021-22 office order) to ₹25,900/sqm (FY2024 RPS-08/2024 scheme premium) — the only two dated, primary-source rates recovered across an eight-year window. This is our own calculation from those two figures, not a number either document states directly, and 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2025 and 2026 remain confirmed gaps.
Is Gaur Plume the same project as Gaur Chrysalis?
No. Gaur Chrysalis Phase 1 is RERA-registered (UPRERAPRJ622344/11/2025), launched 4 November 2025, and is reported sold out. Gaur Plume — marketed by some rival microsites as "Chrysalis 2.0" — is Gaursons' separate, later phase in the same sector: pre-launch, with no project RERA number issued yet. The two must not be confused.
Why does the allotment-rate chart show gaps instead of a smooth line?
Because that is what the public record actually shows. Only FY2021-22 and FY2024 have a dated, primary-source YEIDA rate behind them; YEIDA's own live Allotment Rates page was functionally empty when last checked. Drawing a smooth eight-year trend line through six unconfirmed years would misrepresent the record, so this report marks those years as named gaps instead.
How fast did prices move after Gaur Chrysalis launched?
The developer's own Price List, effective 22 December 2025, set the Basic Sales Price at ₹11,000/sqft plus PLCs — up from the reported ₹8,000–7,999/sqft launch price on 4 November 2025. That is roughly a 37–38% rise in about seven weeks, by our own calculation, on a Phase 1 that is now reported sold out.
Sources cited above
  1. YEIDA — office order YEA/Vitt/209/2021, allotment rates (uploaded Dec 2021)
  2. YEIDA — Residential Plots Brochure 2024, scheme RPS-08/2024 (dated 5 Jul 2024)
  3. YEIDA — official Allotment Rates page (checked 2 Jul 2026)
  4. Business Standard — Gaurs Group Yamuna Expressway project coverage (8 Nov 2025)
  5. HedgeHomes — Gaur Sector 22D Yamuna Expressway review
  6. SquareYards — projects in Sector 22D, Yamuna Expressway, Greater Noida
  7. ACE Group — official Yamuna Expressway projects page
  8. Eldeco Echoes of Eden — official channel-partner microsite
  9. NoBroker — Eldeco Echoes of Eden listing
  10. Metro Rail Today — revised DPR ordered for Delhi–Noida Airport RRTS (15 Dec 2025)
  11. Wikipedia — Noida International Airport (living article, checked 2 Jul 2026)
  12. Business Today — Noida airport commercial-flights start date (reported 1 May 2026)
  13. UP RERA — project registration verification
  14. Vidastu — YEIDA Corridor Price History 2019–2026 (own site)
  15. Vidastu — YEIDA Sector-by-Sector Buyer's Guide (own site)
Vidit Kaushik, Founder, Vidastu Developers Pvt. Ltd.

Vidit Kaushik

Civil Engineering, BITS Pilani · UP-RERA Agent UPRERAAGT000309/01/2026 · Founder, Vidastu Developers Pvt. Ltd.

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