Greater Noida: The
Greater Noida Authority, at its board meeting on Monday, reviewed the progress of its ambitious scheme to channel Gangajal to the city, a project that’s in its final stages. The Board also barred real estate developers from subdividing and selling plots allotted to them in Greater Noida and decided to impose a development fee on industrial units set up before
GNIDA was formed.
Under the
Gangajal scheme, water will be supplied from the Upper Ganga Canal in Haridwar to Gang Nahar in Dehra, from where a pipeline connected to the centralised treatment plant in Greater Noida’s
Jaitpur will distribute the same across the city. The pipeline work from Dehra is nearly complete, according to officials. Currently, treated groundwater is provided to the residents of Greater Noida.
Reviewing this project, Sanjeev Mittal, the chairman of GNIDA, directed that Gangajal should be provided to the residents of Greater Noida by New Year. GNIDA CEO Narendra Bhooshan apprised the board that 99 % of the work of this project was done. “After completing the remaining works by November 30, the process of commissioning 85 cusecs of Gangajal to the city will begin,” said Bhooshan. The project began in 2016.
At the 124th board meeting, GNIDA, under the chairmanship of Mittal, also the UP industrial development commissioner, also took the decision to ban the sub-division of new builder plot allotments. “Keeping in mind the interests of the flat buyers, we have taken an important decision of banning the sub-division of big plots,” said Bhooshan.
“This will have two advantages. The builders will take only the land on which they want to build the project. Secondly, buyers’ flats will be available on time. Now on, time will not be wasted due to the sub-division and the responsibility of giving the flats in time will be on the builders concerned,” he added.
The GNIDA board also gave in-principle consent to industrial units operating before the settlement of the Greater Noida Authority to purchase additional floor area ratio (FAR) on the remaining plots for a fixed fee. These firms will also have to pay a development fee to the Authority. “Since these companies utilise the infrastructure resources created by GNIDa, they will have to pay the development fee,” said Bhooshan.
The Board also gave a four-month extension to waste management company AG Enviro, till March 2022, and approved more fuel stations for the city. “While about half-a-dozen fuel stations are expected to be offered under the scheme, their location will be based near the vicinity of high vehicular movement, so that commuters do not have to drive long distances to get fuel,” said an official from GNIDA.
Apart from this, the Board gave the green signal to its smart village project, where plans and works of 14 such villages were reviewed during Monday’s meeting. CEO Bhushan told the board that work is already on in Maincha village out of the 14 so far, while the tender process for the remaining 13 has been completed.
Also, the GNIDA board approved the rates of the built-up residential house scheme launched recently. Under the scheme, plots of 120 sqm will cost Rs 58.99 lakh and plots of 200 sqm will cost Rs 82.91 lakh. “We launched this scheme of 113 buildings. Applicants can apply online from November 10. These are constructed buildings. Allottees can take possession immediately after the allotment is done,” said Bhooshan.