Properties for sale in Noida by Gulshan Homz

At a time when residents and villagers are gearing up to “physically” stop the dumping of waste at the proposed Sector 123 dumping yard site in Noida, the city administration has announced it would collect only dry waste from residential sectors from June 30. This means residents will be responsible to segregate waste at source.

The Allahabad High Court has ordered to stop the construction work at Noida Sector 77 project, Express Zenith till July 10. The order has come on the basis of an appeal made by one of the homebuyers alleging that the builder has constructed floors beyond the permitted limit sanctioned by the Noida Authority.

In a recent study by a mobile application brand, launched last month in Paris, breathing in Noida’s air is equivalent to smoking 9.2 cigarettes a day. This makes Noida the world’s most polluted city. In order to curb the rising pollution levels, the UP pollution control board has in a letter to Union environment ministry sought an assistance of Rs 433 crore. The assistance will be used for upgrading infrastructure that could help bring down pollution levels in Noida and Greater Noida.

The RWA Federation in the city has in fact been demanding a representation in the Noida Authority Board since 2017. If the demand is accepted — the federation recently sent another letter in this regard to the Uttar Pradesh industrial development minister —they would be able to positively influence policy decisions taken at the authority-level in favour of city residents.

The three authorities in Noida – the Noida Authority, the Greater Noida Authority and the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (Yeida) —have not paid the compensation for the gram panchayat land they acquired to sell to private developers, media reports say. Gram panchayat land is meant to be developed for the benefit of villagers. Instead, the three authorities sold this land for private use.