Study Ordered By Noida Authority To Find Causes & Extent

Noida: The Noida Authority has sought assistance of IITRoorkee for undertaking a survey to determine the causes and extent of pollution in the city.
Following an order of National Green Tribunal on January 15 for the formation of an expert committee to undertake the survey, the Authority has appointed a technical expert from IIT-Roorkee to be part of the panel. The panel also includes representatives from the Union environment and forests ministry, besides representatives of the central and UP state pollution control boards.

Noida: The task force, set up by Noida Authority to stop extraction of groundwater by builders, inspected several sites of private developers on Sunday and found a project in Sector 93B flouting th

The National Green Tribunal constituted an expert body on Tuesday to determine the 'causes' and 'extent' of environmental pollution in Noida, which 'is certainly affecting the life of residents'.

Indraprastha Gas, the sole supplier of CNG in Delhi-NCR, has revised the price of CNG in Delhi by R1.55 per kg to R39.90 due to increased input gas price and related taxes. Consumers will have to pay R39.90 per kg in Delhi and R45.10 per kg in the Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad areas.

The company had last increased the price in September. “The 4% revision in CNG price would result in an increase of R1.55 per kg in the consumer price of CNG in Delhi and R1.80 per kg in the consumer price of CNG in Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad,” the company statement said.

A minor clash broke out at the Wave City site office in Ghaziabad on Wednesday when police resorted to a lathicharge to disperse farmers who were protesting against insufficient compensation.

Senior police officers said that it was the farmers who began pelting stones at police prompting them to lathicharge. No major injuries were reported, police said. However, the protesters said more than 10 persons were injured in the lathicharge. Rajpal Singh, a farmer, said, “Wave City is situated on National Highway 24. The region is next to Noida Extension where farmers have been given increased compensation for their land.

Noida farmers under the banner of Kisan Sangarsh Samiti today warned of blocking all development work in the city unless Noida Authority fulfills the promises made to them on back lease of land.

The Farmers at a panchayat held at Gadhi Sahadra alleged that the Authority officers wanted to keep the back lease issue pending. A Samiti spokesperson said the Authority officers have not yet implemented the written agreement with farmers. "They now pass the buck to other officers"

Noida: The Gautam Budh Nagar district forest department has issued notices to many developers for undertaking construction work within a 10km radius of the Okhla Bird Sanctuary without obtaining ne

Even as Delhi has imposed a blanket ban on the use and manufacture of plastic carry bags, environmental action groups have expressed grave concern over the total lack of prohibitive measures for su

The Noida Authority will introduce an integrated transport management system and add 170 new buses including 50 mini-buses and 20 semi-low floor buses to enhance mobility in the wake of rapid expan

With several governments banning the use of ground water in construction and making it mandatory for residential projects to have water harvesting units, most developers are meticulously following