Sector 167, Noida
The Sector That Returns Nature to the City After Water, Industry, and People
By Arindam Bose
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Sector 167 does not exist to absorb water.
It does not exist to host factories.
It does not even exist primarily to house people.
Sector 167 exists to give the city its breath back.
After Sector 164 protects Noida from floods, Sector 165 negotiates land for industry, and Sector 166 prepares to carry human density, Sector 167 performs a quieter but equally critical role:
It restores ecology inside the urban system.
This is Noida’s pressure-release valve — not for water or traffic, but for life itself.
Where Sector 167 Sits — Administratively and Spatially
Sector 167 lies in southern Noida, within Gautam Buddha Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh. It falls under the Dadri Assembly constituency and the Gautam Buddha Nagar Lok Sabha constituency, represented by MLA Tejpal Singh Nagar and MP Dr. Mahesh Sharma.
The sector overlays a village belt that includes Dostpur Mangrauli Khadar, Gulavali, Nalgarha, and Mohiyapur, tying it socially and historically to the same land negotiations shaping Sectors 165 and 166.
Administratively, Sector 167 is accounted for.
On the ground, it is still resolving its rural-to-urban transition.
That tension defines its character.
The Geometry: A Sector That Refuses Perfect Shape
Unlike Sector 166’s clean quadrilateral, Sector 167 is geometrically irregular — a seven-sided polygon formed by village boundaries, water bodies, and historical land use.
- Perimeter: ~4,739 metres
- Estimated area: 65–71 hectares (160–175 acres)
This is not sloppy planning.
It is adaptive planning.
Sector 167 was never meant to be carved into rigid residential grids or industrial plots. Its irregular geometry allows it to host something far more valuable than efficiency:
Ecological continuity.
The Lake Park: The Sector’s Proposed Anchor
At the heart of Sector 167 is one of Noida Authority’s most ambitious proposed green interventions — a 29.7-acre Lake Park, planned around a 4.7-acre restored and expanded water body.
This project is approved at concept level and under active administrative push, but it is not yet built.
It is not ornamental landscaping on paper.
The proposed lake is designed to:
- Recharge groundwater
- Support urban biodiversity
- Moderate local microclimate
- Act as a seasonal water-retention buffer
- Provide large-scale, non-commercial public open space
According to planning intent, elevated walkways, fitness zones, children’s play areas, and controlled activity pockets are to be arranged around the water body — not over it — preserving hydrological integrity while enabling public access.
The lake is meant to lead.
The urban fabric is meant to follow.
Whether this vision translates fully on ground will depend on execution discipline — but the intent itself marks a clear shift in how Noida is thinking about ecology inside urban growth.
Why Sector 167 Exists at All
To understand Sector 167, it must be read after Sectors 164, 165, and 166 — not beside them.
| Sector | Primary Role | What It Carries |
|---|---|---|
| 164 | Blue Zone | Water, flood absorption |
| 165 | Industrial | Goods, freight, jobs |
| 166 | Mixed-use | People, housing, services |
| 167 | Ecological–Civic | Green relief, recreation, balance |
Most cities push parks to the periphery.
Noida embedded one inside the system.
Sector 167 is not leftover land.
It is deliberately unmaximised land.
Connectivity: Reachable, But Not Consumable
Sector 167 sits near:
- Noida–Greater Noida Expressway
- NH-24 and NH-48
- Metro stations at Sectors 137, 142, 143, and 145 (10–15 minutes)
It is accessible — but not designed to be flooded with traffic.
Large surface parking (up to ~1,000 vehicles) is provided to protect internal calm while allowing regional access.
This is not a transit hub.
It is a destination of pause.
Why It Still Feels Underbuilt
Despite its amenities, Sector 167 still looks incomplete because:
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Villages remain socially active
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Internal grids are intentionally light
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No vertical density is encouraged
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Commercialisation is controlled
This is not delay.
This is restraint.
The Noida Authority has explicitly fast-tracked ecological approval here — not real estate extraction.
What Sector 167 Will Not Become
Sector 167 will not turn into:
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A mall cluster
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A high-rise skyline
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A speculative land bank
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A luxury-only enclave
Its zoning protects it from that fate.
Its value is systemic, not saleable.
Why Sector 167 Matters More Than It Looks
As southern Noida densifies:
- Sector 164 will remain untouched
- Sector 165 will industrialise
- Sector 166 will densify rapidly
Without Sector 167, this system would choke.
Sector 167 ensures:
- Liveability doesn’t collapse under density
- Water systems reconnect with daily life
- Urban fatigue has a release point
This is where the city exhales.
Final Take
Sector 167 is not competing with other sectors.
It is compensating for them.
After water is managed, industry negotiated, and people housed, a city must do one last thing to survive:
Give space back to nature — inside itself.
Sector 167 is not loud.
It is not vertical.
It is not monetised.
But without it, the system fails.
In Noida’s southern expansion,
Sector 167 is not the future of growth.
It is the future of balance.
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Sector 167 only works because Sector 166 will carry peopleSector 166, Noida: The City’s Missing Human Layer Between Water and Industry, Sector 165 will carry industry Sector 165, Noida- An Industrial Sector Still Anchored to the Village, and Sector 164 will carry water Sector 164, Noida- The Sector That Chose Water Over Concrete.
This is not sprawl.
This is urban choreography.
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