After Noida, GNIDA razes buildings on floodplains

NOIDA: The Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) on Monday said it has demolished illegal constructions that had come up on a 26,620 sq metre area on the floodplains of the Hindon river.
According to the Authority, it has also filed a complaint with the police for lodging FIR and taking legal action against the offenders involved in encroachment of the land. “Illegal constructions had come up in a 26,620 sq metre area in the Hindon floodplains near Bisrakh area. Illegal colonizers had taken over the land but they have been removed after a two-hour long operation,” the GNIDA said in a statement.
Sachin Kumar Singh, the officer on duty (OSD) of the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority, said after the demolition of the constructions, a complaint has also been given to register a case against unknown people.
The additional chief executive officer (ACEO) of GNIDA Deep Chandra has warned that strict action will be taken against those who illegally occupied the land in the notified area of the Authority.
Chandra further appealed to the people not to get trapped by putting their hard earned money in illegal projects of such colonizers.