The Noida police on Monday started arresting people who actively participated in the protest against the construction of a landfill in Sector-123.
The police said that they had to resort to water cannon to disperse the crowd which was pelting stones even as they arrested over a dozen protesters at the construction site.
The action has been taken in accordance with the notice issued by the district administration to refrain from affecting construction work of the landfill.
Despite the notice sent by the district administration, thousands of residents from high rises, independent houses and nearby villages carried out a protest march against the Noida Authority’s decision on Sunday.
The arrested people include residents of high rises as well as nearby villages.
