Ghaziabad: The indefinite protest of Saviour Park Society enters 16th day

 The indefinite protest called by residents of Saviour Park Society, Ghaziabad, entered on its 16th day today, Saturday. However, protesters say that neither the administration nor the Ghaziabad Development Authority expressed any concern about it. The protest might continue for an indefinite period, say the residents.

A resident of the Saviour Park Society, Arun Verma informed that no one from the authority came forward to resolve their issue despite the ongoing protest for more than two weeks. "The builder is not yet ready to talk with us. Seeing our protest, people who have bought convenience shops are now worried about how they would recover the money from the builder," says he.

As gathered, AOA has also formed a Mahila Morcha, whose work is to make everyone aware of the protest. Mahila Morcha stood firm even when the tent collapsed due to the recent storm.

Kanchan Arora, AOA vice president of the Saviour Park Society, told yesterday that they met Bhaskar Verma, ACP of Ghaziabad, and requested to arrange a meeting with the builder so that their problem could be resolved soon. "Apart from this, the stray dog's issue is still the same, and no one has done anything to resolve it," adds she.

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Sandeep Verma, a resident of Saviour Park Society, Ghaziabad, informed that nothing had changed since day one but they would stand firm until their demand fulfilled. He says, " Despite the pressure from the police and the administration, the builders have neither come forward to negotiate nor removing the deficiencies, due to which the residents are angry".

Gautam Buddha University organised the 'Food Without Fire' competition

 

The Education and Training Department of Gautam Buddha University organised a "Food Without Fire" competition on April 28, 2023, where B. Ed students participated enthusiastically. The participants demonstrated a variety of dishes prepared without the use of fire.

The program was a part of the new education policy which talks about organising such activities in addition to the curriculum. This is to help students develop the qualities of mutual cooperation, creativity, responsibility, equality, etc., and respect diversity.

The Dean of the school Prof. Bandana Pandey was present as the chief guest in the program. As a special guest, the head of the language department, Dr Omprakash was also present.

Dr. Mamta Rai and Dr. Kalpana Paswan, spokesperson of the History Department in the role of the jury, not only inspected the dishes but also tasted them.

Team 4 (Puneet, Shabnam, Sonia, Pooja, Monika) won the competition, and Team 1 (Aarti, Neha, Sakshi, Nishu, Abhishek, Akshansh) is in the second position.

The program ended with a speech by special guest Dr. Omprakash.

Noida Police Gears Up To Discipline Traffic In City

 City Police Commissioner Laxmi Singh launched a campaign 'DISCIPLINE ON THE ROAD: 1' yesterday to improve the traffic system for the next 15 days. The concerned authorities will take action against those who disobey the traffic rules.

A meeting was held regarding this at the Noida Traffic Police Office. Traffic police personnel have been allotted forty mobile phones, 193 SIM cards, 2 decibel meters, six breath analyzers, 14 loudspeakers, and 100 safety bar torches. In the meeting, discussions were held on different issues.

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 The Deputy Commissioner of Police Traffic has identified important locations that have issues like wrong-side driving, no parking, and illegal parking.

Senior officials from zones and traffic will also participate from time to time.

For the first time, action through a challan will be taken. violations, and on repeated violations, a challan will be done at increased rates, and vehicles may seize.

Apart from the designated pickup and drop-off points on the expressway, if the vehicle is found parked anywhere else or is unloaded and boarded illegally, it will be seized. Furthermore, a report will be sent, to ARTO for cancellation of the permit in the case of repeated violations against commercial vehicles (such as company and school-operated buses, etc.).

Noida-Greater Noida and YEIDA Collaborate for Seamless Development

 

The Industrial Development Commissioner and Chairman of the Noida-Greater Noida Authority, Manoj Singh, has instructed the preparation of an integrated planning for the development and settlement of the Noida, Greater Noida, and Yamuna Industrial Development Authority areas. The planning will include traffic connectivity, public transportation, and road construction.

Currently, the planning of the three authorities is done independently, which results in slower development. Therefore, if all three authorities plan together, it will result in better and faster development. Additionally, one city can learn from the challenges of another city. Especially, Noida, Greater Noida, and Yamuna Authority areas can learn from each other and prepare in advance. By using similar lighting for roads and other works, the three authority areas will not be seen separately.

Until now, all three authorities worked independently, which caused problems in the execution of projects. For instance, if the Noida Authority prepared a plan for resurfacing the expressway and making an underpass, the Greater Noida Authority ignored it. If the Greater Noida Authority had started the resurfacing work, then the entire Noida-Greno Expressway would have been ready as one. However, a four-kilometre stretch of the expressway falls in the Greater Noida area. Moreover, the resources for sewerage treatment differ among the three authorities. If Noida has reached tertiary treatment, many areas of Greater Noida face a crisis of non-availability of STPs.

Sanjeev Kumar, senior vice president of DDRWA, welcomed the move by the chairman of the Noida-Greater Noida Authority, Manoj Singh. He further said that it would improve the development of public transport, the construction and beautification of roads, etc.

Bollywood-based Theme Park ‘Waste to Wonder’ to Come Up in Greater Noida Soon

 The Greater Noida Authority is coming up with a Bollywood-based theme part ‘Waste to Wonder’ soon. The park would have everything related to Bollywood – Filmy sets, celebrities statues and posters.

Waste to Wonder Park has been constructed in Delhi by the name of Bharat Darshan, while an artificial zoo theme is being constructed in Noida's Sector-94. Greater Noida Authority's CEO Ritu Maheshwari, while giving in-principal consent to the project, has instructed to withdraw its RFP (Request for Proposal) in a week.

The work has also started on a plan to process e-waste. A company that scientifically manages the waste of mobiles, laptops and other electronics will be selected. Only the selected company will complete the process from collection to processing of e-waste.

With this initiative, e-waste can be put to better use. During the review meeting, the CEO instructed to select the agency soon for carbon credits as well. Under this project, credit is given for reducing carbon from carbon-emitting projects, which can be cashed.

The Authority's CEO instructed to get 16 more new toilets constructed on a BOT basis soon. A total of 32 toilets are to be built.

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Maheshwari has instructed to float a tender soon to process about three lakh tonnes of legacy waste in the second phase in Lakhnavali. Apart from this, instructions are given to finalise the tender for door-to-door waste collection and mechanical sweeping works soon.

OSD Rajinikanth, Senior Manager Utsav Niranjan, Assistant Managers Manoj Kumar and Gaurav Baghel, representatives of E&Y were present in the meeting on Thursday.

Firefighters from Noida receive the President's Gallantry Award for bravery

 

Three firefighters from Noida Fire Brigade were bestowed with the most prestigious President's Gallantry Award for Bravery. Union Minister of State for Home, Nityanand Rai, honoured them in absence of the honorable President. This award was conferred to them to honour their noble contribution and unconditional love for the nation. They had saved several precious lives in different places under difficult circumstances.

Vikas, a firefighter from Ghaziabad in 2016 batch, saved five people from fatal situation during a grave incident in 2020. He was one of the three members who received the President's Gallantry Award. He said that in 2020, one of the six storied buildings in Noida Sector 10, suddenly collapsed. He rushed to the site along with his fellow firefighter Navneet Kumar immediately and they heard victims were screaming under the debris. They started rescue work right away and pulled out five people alive from the debris.

Vijay Kumar, from 1991 batch, saved 11 precious lives in 2021. He said, “It was reported at night that a building in Sector 10 was on fire." When he reached the spot for rescue work he found that people were trapped dangerously and smoke had spread all around. In such a situation, he could save 4 people finally.

Noida Authority Demolishes 10 Illegal Shops in Noida’s AIIMS Gardenia Society

 

A joint team of Noida Authority's Work Circle Six and Planning Department on Wednesday took action against AIIMS Gardenia builder located in Sector-75, Noida.

The action was taken on account of the complaint by the AOA. The officers of the Noida Authority demolished ten shops built inside the society by tampering with the layout plan. All the shops have been sold already.

The planning department team surveyed based on the layout and found the complaint was correct. Several times, the builder was asked to demolish the illegal construction on his own, but the builder neither responded to the notices nor cleared the encroachment of the shops.

In such a situation, the Noida authority took action against them a month ago, and time was given to vacate the shops by vandalising them so that the shopkeepers could remove their goods.

Yashpal Chowdhary, a junior engineer at Work Circle 6, said that eight shops were demolished with the JCB. Further action will be taken through labour as the towers of the highrise Society stand above the shops.

Naveen Mishra, AOA President of AIIMS Gardenia Society in Sector-75 Noida, said that the residents were struggling for some time to get rid of these illegal shops, and now finally, action has been taken.

Challengers Group Celebrates its 6th Foundation Day with Patriotic Zeal

 The Challengers Group celebrated its 6th Foundation Day at Sheroes Cafe in Noida Stadium, Sector 21. The event began with a tribute to the soldiers who were martyred in Sukma.

IPS Harish Chander, DCP Noida, and Shailendra Bahadur, the District Social Welfare Officer of Gautam Buddha Nagar, inaugurated the event by lighting the lamp. Geetika, a member of the editorial board of the Challengers Group, provided information about the organization's annual magazine, "Sangharsh 2023," which was released during the event.

Prince Sharma, the president of the Challengers Group, expressed his gratitude to the members for their unwavering commitment and emphasized the importance of dedication, honesty, and continued service to society with new resolutions on the foundation day.

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The chief guest, IPS Harish Chander, praised the work of the Challengers Group and delivered a message of solidarity to the youth of the country. The school children presented cultural programs filled with patriotism.

The event was attended by Anubhav Agarwal, CEO of Rally Trip, Gyan Chand, CEO of Soft Imagine, Ranjan Tomar, Neelima, Piyush, Shubham, Vaishnavi, Neetu, Samiksha, Sachin Gupta, Ramanshu, and others.

Greater Noida West: Arihant Arden Ladies Club Embraces Self-Love

 Ladies Club of Arihant Arden Society, Sector 1, Greater Noida West recently organised an event with the theme 'Be Yourself'. A large group of women enjoyed the program by presenting dance and singing performances and participated in many sports competitions, ramp shows, chair games etc.

In the last few years, both the flavour and taste of kitty parties or such women's celebrations have changed. With the increasing trend, kitty parties have now moved out of the drawing rooms of homes and have reached restaurants and hotels. Now theme-based kitty parties have started happening in metro and semi-metro cities.

It is organised with prior planning, in which it is already decided what to wear, what to eat, what to drink, whom to invite, whom to dance and what games to play.

On this basis, the Ladies Club of Arihant Arden Society, Sector 1, presented this colourful event on the theme 'Be Yourself'. Senior members of the Ladies Club enthralled everyone by presenting 'Lazy Dance' in the program. The club hall was decorated with inspirational quotes to inspire women to be fearless and to love themselves. These were beautifully decorated with different creativity and collages made by applying black and white pictures of female members.

On this occasion, the members of the Ladies Club shared their mantra 'Be Yourself' and inspired each other with their experiences. Interesting games and tombolas were played in the program to entertain the women.

Magan, Meenu Gupta, Shalini, Anupama, Rita Tandon, Monika, Meena, Savita, Prachi, Anjali, Arpita, Priya, Sweta, Meenu Bansal and Priyanka etc. planned an evening full of fun and ideas.

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Environment discussed in the seminar at IP University Dwarka

 Environment and its protection and conservation was discussed in a seminar organised recently at Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University. University School of Environment Management organised one - day seminar on the occasion of Earth Day on 25th April 2023. The theme of this year’s earth day is “Invest in our Planet”. The school organised the event as part of the 25th Silver Jubilee celebration of the university.

Dr Sanjay K Das and Dr Neetu Rani, faculty from USEM organised the event under the guidance of  Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Mahesh Verma and Prof, Rita Singh, Dean USEM, GGSIPU. All faculty members, staff, research scholars, and post-graduate students participated in the event. Dr Rachna Arora, Team Leader, and Coordinator, EU-supported Resource Efficiency Initiative for India (EU-REI), GIZ, Delhi addressed the audience on very important components i.e. Resource Efficiency and Circular Economy in Indian Context. Dr Rachna touched upon all the important aspects related to the circular economy and how youth can contribute towards the sustainable use of resources.

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The other speaker Dr Manu Bhatnagar, Principle Director, Natural Heritage Division, INTACH, Delhi provided vast knowledge on the urban biodiversity of Delhi, its benefits, and some other challenges.  Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Mahesh Verma shared a  message with all the participants. He said that our earth is very beautiful, let’s take a pledge for its protection and sustainable use of available resources. Prof Rita Singh, Dean of USEM also shared her views on earth day. She acknowledged the story of silent spring in her speech and made everyone aware of the contribution of great environmentalists and researchers in the protection of our earth.

Dr Sanjay K Das and Dr Neetu Rani conveyed a message to everyone that we all should act in an environment-friendly manner for the protection of mother earth. Everyone appreciated the contribution of the research team including Anirudh, Pooja, Deeksha, Pragya, Shruti, Bhupender, Shamsher, Taruna, Tanu, and Divya in organising the seminar smoothly. The research team organised two important competitions, Extempore and Floral quiz on environment-related topics for the participants.

Take a Splash in These Swimming Pools of Greater Noida

 

So, summer is here!  The best way to beat the heat is to go swimming. Here are some of the pools of Greater Noida that you can visit with your family or friends.

YMCA Swimming Pool

YMCA, The swimming pool is located opposite Jaypee Golf Course, near City Park, Greater Noida. The cleaning staff ensures cleanliness and all safety measures. This swimming pool offers coaching classes by professional swimming coaches. There are also special classes for children, adults, and ladies. Coaching runs from Monday to Saturday, and there are two separate timings for the categories: 6 to 7 in the morning and 6 to 7 in the evening. Membership fees are 2700 for 1 month, 7000 for 3 months, and 11000 for 6 months. The casual visitor's timings from Monday to Saturday are 10 am to 4 pm and Sundays from 6 am to 9 pm. The package of 200 rupees per person for one hour and Rs 100 extra for a costume.

Address- R2, Recreation Area, Opposite Jaypee Golf Course, near City Park, Greater Noida
Contact number- 80000 42575

Jungle House Cafe

Jungle House Cafe is located at Knowledge Park III in Greater Noida. This cafe has a swimming pool. The time of pool is 10 am to 8 pm from Monday to Saturday with a minimum charge of Rs 50 per person for one hour. You can also book this for parties.

Address- Plot Number -201 Village Ruhallapur, Knowledge Park III, Greater Noida
Contact number- 9599951052

Veer Shiromani Maharana Pratap swimming pool

This pool is located in Surajpur, Greater Noida. This is the best place to enjoy the pool with nature. The time of pool is 9 am to 5 pm from Monday to Saturday with a minimum charge of Rs 200 per person for an hour.

Address-Malakpur, Surajpur, post, Greater Noida
Contact number- 98918 88128

Rudar swimming academy

This pool is located in Sigma 1 of greater Noida. The visitors’ timings from Monday to Saturday are 9 am to 8 pm. The charge is Rs 100 per person for an hour. This swimming pool offers coaching services as well.

Address- Block A, Sigma I, Greater Noida
Contact number- 72062 02500

Dwarka: Upkari Apartments Sector 12 observes Earth Day with ANHLGT

 Earth Day was observed at Upkari Apartments Sector 12, Dwarka recently. On the occasion, its residents organised an event at Central Park. The event was organised by the management of the society in association with ANHLGT (Association of Neighbourhood Ladies Get-together). Kids from society took interest in the activities like poetry recitation, slogans, speeches, etc at the event and expressed their views on save earth save environment.

Secretary of the society, Indrajeet Singh says, “We are happy that with association of ANHLGT and in guidance of its president Cicily Kodian we observed the day. She has been an inspiration for the community helping in understanding the importance of earth, environment, nature, etc, and especially involved with kids.”

President and founder of ANHLGT, Cicily Kodian, who has been organising such Earth Day events across the city everyday as a mission for months, interacted with kids and distributed plants to them. President of the society Baljeet Singh distributed certificates along with Cicily to kids and encouraged them.

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Cicily Kodiyan says, “We need to do something everyday for mother earth to save it. Our children are the future and connecting them is important. We are doing efforts and connecting the community on the subject, especially the kids. I appeal to all the societies in Dwarka to come forward and join hands together to save earth and save environment.”

GreNo West: Residents of Eco Village 1 continue their protest against Supertech

 Residents of Supertech Eco Village-1 in Greater Noida West have been protesting against the Supertech builder since Sunday, making 11 demands. The residents say they will continue to strike until their demands are met.

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On the third day of the protest, affected homebuyers put up posters against local MP Dr Mahesh Sharma and MLA Tejpal Nagar, accusing them of failing to help them with their demands and only showing up to collect votes.

According to resident Ashish Vijpuria, there are no basic facilities in the society, and requests to the builder's representatives and the local MLA have gone unheard. Many residents participated in the protest, including Ranjana Bhardwaj, Vijay Chauhan, Alok Rastogi, BS Tripathi, Shailendra, Abhishek Pratap Singh, Sanjay Sinha, SP Pathak, Sameer Bhardwaj, Antriksh Bhatnagar, Bikram Rana, Sumit Gupta, GS Verma, Nishit Pandey, Parvesh Tokas, Pradeep, Rajesh Tomar, Chittaranjan, Vijay Singh, Vivek Gupta, Dinesh, and many others.

Noida: Vehicles prohibited from Sector 18 to Sector 60–61 on elevated road

 

The elevated road from Sector 18 to Sector 60-61, Noida intersection will be closed for vehicles on Wednesday and Sunday nights. Vehicles are prohibited from entering on Wednesdays from 11 pm to 6 am and on Sundays from 10 pm to 6 am. Motorists will not be able to use the elevated road. The work of installing new tri-colour decorative-type poles is being carried out in place of old street light poles on this route.

Motor vehicles will be restricted on Wednesdays (April 26 and May 3) and Sundays (April 30 and May 7). During this time, 140 poles are to be installed, out of which, only 16 have been installed. Considering traffic, the above work has to be done at night, and for security reasons, this road will close on the following dates:

• Wednesday, April 26, from 11 pm to 6 am
• Sunday, April 30, from 10 pm to 6 am
• Wednesday, May 3rd, from 11 pm to 6 am
• Sunday, May 7th, from 10 pm to 6 am

Commuters will use an alternative route under the elevated road. There will be no restrictions for vehicles on the route. Apart from this, vehicles going to and coming from Delhi can also use the alternate route.

Green Circle Dwarka felicitated by DTEA on Earth Day

 Green Circle Dwarka, a social organisation working on environment in the area was felicitated at an event organised by Delhi Tamil Educational Association, Mandir Marg on the occasion of Earth Day. The event on Earth Day was organised By DTEA in association with Green Circle in which members of Green Circle were felicitated.

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Sanjay Kumar Bain, DCP Central District was present on the occasion as the chief guest. Students showcased various models on the sustainability of resources which impressed guests and parents. Cultural program was organised by the school children comprising of Gidha dance, Nukkad natak, Martial art demonstration and yoga performances. Jaya Prasad principal of the school specially thanked the efforts of Team Green Circle for introducing Eco bricks initiative under which many school children made bricks during the lockdown which were later converted into a structure at the school. Team Green Circle members gifted Eco bricks to the students and teacher in-charges who performed during the program as a token of love and encouragement. A special plantation drive was also organised on the occasion.

From Green Circle Romila Gandhi, Chitra Jain, Neha Bhutani, Saigal, Kaisan, Vishal Lall, Vijay Bhutani & Anurag Mohan were present at the event.

A massive fire breaks out at 14th Avenue in Gaur City, Greater Noida

 A massive fire broke out in the "L Tower" of the 14th Avenue Society of Gaur City and created turmoil among the residents of the society. The fire broke out around 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday. Fire tenders rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control.

A resident informed that when the fire broke out, no one was in the flat, and because of that, no casualties occurred. Initially, the fire broke out on the balcony of flat 2097 in The L Tower and reached the flat above it. In the meantime the security section of the society informed the fire brigade department. The residents of the society got involved immediately in extinguishing the fire.

Also read: A massive fire breaks out in Gaur city, Greater Noida 

Officials of the fire department said that the fire erupted on the first-floor’s balcony where the flat occupants made a worship place and lit a lamp. The fire then gradually reached second-floor apartment as well. Officers said that they would be investigating the matter through which the fire broke out.

Aman Singh Parmar, a resident of L-tower P096, informed the CitySpidey that he saw the black smoke outside his flat; he then reached the balcony to find out the reason and found that a massive fire broke out. He then called up 101 and informed the security guards about the incident.

UPMSP declares 10th and 12th results for the year 2023

 

Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP) has declared the result of the 10th and 12th standards board examinations.  This year’s result came out to be more impressive than the previous year. Shubh Chhapra from Mahoba scored 489 out of 500 and became state’s topper in intermediate while Priyanshi Soni from Sitapur secured top position in the state by scoring 590 marks in 10th standard.

Iqra, from BR Public Inter College became topper in the district with 96.17 percent marks in 10th level exam and Priya from Vedic Girls Inter College, secured the topmost position by securing 92.40% marks in the 12th standard. In Gautam Budh Nagar 93.03 % students passed out the 10th examination 82.41 % succeeded in the intermediate this year. The district has been ranked 7th after the declaration of results by the UP Board.

The number of students registered for UP Board Exams increased by more than 6 lakh. Total 58 lakh students had registered for the UP Board examinations out of which 31.2 lakh were for Class 10 and 27.5 lakh students were for Class 12. Overall percentage of success in class 10 was noted as 89.78%. Out of which 86.64% boys and 93.34% girls were successful. In 12th standard the total percentage of successful candidates declared as 75.52% out of which 83% were girls and boys were 69.34 %.

A massive fire breaks out in Gaur city, Greater Noida

 A massive fire broke out in the L tower of 14th Avenue society of Gaur city today. Fire brigade reached the spot immediately and they are trying to control the fire. 

The police officials are present at the spot. No casualties have been reported yet 

The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.

Residents of Noida Sector 19 Battle Severe Drainage Issues

 

Residents of Noida Sector 19 are facing severe problems due to prolonged drainage issues. The majority of the drains in the sector are clogged, leading to an unhygienic living environment.

A resident informed us that most of the open drains in the sector remain choked throughout the year. The drain near C Block, Mother Dairy in Sector 19, is filled with garbage and filth, making it difficult for people to live in the area.

The president of RWA, Noida Sector 19, R C Gupta, stated that they had raised the issue in a meeting held on April 13 in the RWA office with senior officers of the authority. However, despite assurances, no action has been taken to resolve the matter. They have requested the concerned authority officer to look into the matter urgently, as it may spread diseases among the residents of the sector.

The unclean and unsanitary living conditions pose a significant threat to the health of people residing in the area. It is essential for the concerned authorities to take immediate action and solve the drainage problem to avoid further health hazards. The residents of Noida Sector 19 urge the authorities to take prompt action to ensure a clean and hygienic living environment.

Noida Police, Rotary Club Raise Awareness About Road Safety

 Under the direction of the Noida Police Commissioner, Noida Traffic Police, and Rotary Club Greater Noida raised public awareness about the prevention of road accidents due to negligence.

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The program was held at Parichowk Greater Noida police station, and the Provincial Police Service (PPS) ACP of the Traffic Department G.B Nagar, Praveen Kumar, was the chief guest.

During the event, first aid kits and helmets were distributed to drivers, and they were educated on the importance of preventing road accidents. Mukul Goyal, the Former President of the Rotary Club, stated that these helmets and first aid kits were distributed as part of the club's social responsibility.

Praveen Kumar emphasized the importance of raising awareness among people about the need for first aid kits in vehicles since timely treatment can save lives in case of an accident. Ashutosh Singh, the Traffic Police Inspector, stressed that wearing helmets was mandatory for both riders of a two-wheeler, and the helmets must have an ISI mark.

Several members of the Rotary Club Greater Noida, including the Club President Vinay Gupta, Mukul Goyal, Vikas Garg, Shubham Singhal, Kapil Gupta, Mohit Bansal, Manoj Goyal, Shubham Goyal, Sachin Garg, etc., and Traffic Police Inspector Ashutosh Singh, Traffic Police Inspector Sunil Kumar Singh, Sub-Inspector Hemant Upadhyay, TSI Pradeep Kumar, Balveer Singh, and other policemen were present and assisted in distributing the helmets and first aid kits.

YEIDA once again implements instalment rules for plots

 

YEIDA (Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority) has once again implemented the instalment rule for plots. YEIDA allows buyers to pay the price in instalments. The Yamuna Authority will give a time period of 3 to 5 years to pay for the instalment. This week, the Yamuna Authority will prepare plot plans for mixed land use, fuel stations, group housing, and the hotel industry.

Due to this instalments plan, people will not face any sudden financial burden. Earlier, YEIDA had implemented a one-time payment option along with land allotment through auction schemes for almost every category of land, due to which most of the plot schemes have fallen. The Yamuna Authority was expecting good revenue from these schemes, but the failure of these schemes forced the authority to change its strategy.

After the consent of Chairman Narendra Bhushan, the Yamuna authority has decided to implement the instalment rule for payment. Apart from paying the price in five years in the Hotel Plot scheme, YEIDA has also revoked the condition of the number of rooms in the hotel.

Those with experience in the hotel industry will be able to apply for the scheme. Similarly, 100 per cent land use will be allowed on the plot as a core activity in the mixed land use plan. The area within the sector was shared-out for residential, commercial, and institutional use.

Group housing will have the option to pay in three annual instalments. Apart from this, the fuel pump scheme has opened for all. Right now, field experience is necessary for this scheme. The allottees will have the option of paying the cost within five years. The conditions for application in the institutional category have changed. Allotment in this scheme will be done only through auction.

Dr Arun Vir Singh, CEO of YEIDA, declared that the terms and conditions for payment, have been fixed. This week, they made plot plans for these categories.

The Yamuna authority has planned to withdraw the one-time payment option for the residential plot scheme. They will soon come up with a plan for 2675 plots. In this case, the allottees will have the option to pay the cost in instalments.

Allocation of Rs 6920 crore for holistic development of Noida will play key role

 

A budget of Rs 6920 crore has been allocated for the financial year 2023-24 under the presidency  of Industrial Development Commissioner and Chairman of Noida Authority, Manoj Kumar Singh for the overall development of Noida. The declaration was made at  the 209th board meeting which was held on last Sunday. The Chairman recommended that transforming the industrial areas of Noida, Greater Noida, and Yamuna Expressway into commercial hubs by implementing successful practices from other countries would be given first priority. It was declared that Rs 141 crore would be spent on behalf of the Noida Authority for cleanliness, road repair, urban maintenance work, and development in the villages. In the board meeting, a plan was discussed to discard the waste from Noida-Greater Noida with a scientific technique in Astauli village to tackle the garbage issue by establishing two different plants.

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In this meeting, the authority confirmed a total expenditure target of 6503 crores in the financial year 2023-2024. Out of this, 4579.52 crore should be spent on development. Noida Authority would prepare to increase its land bank, under which Rs 1906 crore should be spent for development works. A provision of Rs 500 crore was made for the Noida area and Rs 1000 crore for New Noida (DNGIR).

Principal Secretary Infrastructure and Industrial Development Narendra Bhushan, CEO of Noida Greater Noida Authority Ritual Maheshwari, ACEO Yamuna Development Authority Monika Rani, and other officers were present at the board meeting.

Dwarka: Hanging dustbins in the markets, an example of negligence!

 

Overflowing hanging dustbins in the markets premises across Dwarka are exposing the truth of the management of sanitation. Hundreds of such dustbins which once were placed in the market premises have become a cause of concern for the community as they are not being taken proper care of garbage clearance and their maintenance on time. Now in many places, garbage can be seen scattered around such dustbins in the premises of the markets. Not only this but also such dustbins are lying broken and uprooted from the base too. It seems that the MCD is not concerned about them. Anjana Sinha, president of Dwarkadheesh Apartments Sector 12 says, “Broken and overflowing dustbins are showing the poor monitoring and maintenance by   Municipal Corporation of Delhi(MCD). As soon as you enter the market of Sector 12 you would be welcomed by overflowing filthy dustbins. How could the officials make these dustbins a cause of filth even if they are placed for cleaning in the area.”

People are saying that all such dustbins have become a nuisance in place of relief in Dwarka. In the big markets like Sector 12, Sector 4, Sector 5, Sector 10, Sector 6, and in Sector 7 around Ramphal Chowk such dustbins can be seen easily in such conditions. Even in the small markets at Sectors 2, 3,6,10,7,12, etc, such dustbins are less in number yet poorly maintained as far as the garbage clearance on a regular basis is concerned. People say that MCD is not serious about making them clean on time. “This is surprising that the area councilors and the other MCD officials visit the market areas but do nothing. On the other hand, the market people have no concern for the dustbins. This is complete negligence on the part of the authority and also the community who too failed in making the dustbins maintained through MCD,” SK Singh senior citizen from Sector 4.

On the subject, SDMC officials said to take the subject into concern and do the needful.

Protests Continue in GreNo West's Supertech Ecovillage -1 Over Unresolved Issues

 Residents of Supertech Ecovillage-1 in Greater Noida West are staging a massive protest against the builder due to the incomplete works of the society. The protest began on April 23 and will continue until their demands are met. The residents have been demonstrating against the builder every Sunday, but they claim that no one has responded to their demands, forcing them to call an indefinite strike.

The residents have listed their demands, which they believe the builder should pay attention to immediately. These demands include:

• Stop charging Rs 25000+GST in the name of increasing mains (NPCL) electric load, strengthening power infrastructure, and getting rid of power cuts.
• Address the issue of stray dogs within society.
• Establish all clubs mentioned in the society map as soon as possible.
• Complete fire safety arrangements within the society without delay.
• Install all lifts that are supposed to be installed in all the towers, as some towers have only one lift, and some have none at all.
• Complete the construction of STP (Straight Through Processing) in society without delay.
• Stop waterlogging and leakages that persist throughout the years.
• Complete the basement parking and allocate parking spaces to residents, while stopping the practice of charging extra for covered parking.
• Improve the security system of society.

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Ashish Vijpuria, a resident of Supertech Ecovillage-1, stated, "No problem has been solved by the builder. We bought our houses after spending lakhs of rupees. Neither there is a registry of the houses. If houses have been found, then problems have piled up in them." He also added that their fight will continue until their demands are met.

World Malaria Day 2023: All you need to know

 

With the arrival of summer comes the notorious disease Malaria. Malaria is quite common, preventable and curable, but it can be severe if not treated promptly. According to a report by World Health Organisation (WHO), there were 241 million cases of malaria recorded worldwide in 2020.

To raise awareness about Malaria and make the world malaria free, WHO has marked April 25 as World Malaria Day. This year's theme for World Malaria Day is "Harness innovation to reduce the malaria disease burden and save lives".

Female Anopheles, responsible for the disease, carry the infection known as the plasmodium parasite. It breeds in water bodies like puddles, borrows pits, riverbed pools, seepages, wells, pond margins and sluggish streams. According to experts, this mosquito bites between dusk and dawn in most cases.

Although everyone is prone to Malaria, it affects moreyoung children, non-immune pregnant women, people with immune-compromised conditions and travellers from endemic areas. Malaria is transmitted by blood so it can also be transmitted through organ transplantation, used syringes and needles.

According to Healthline, signs of malaria show up in 10 days to 4 weeks. In some cases, symptoms may also not develop for several months. Some of the common symptoms of malaria are headache, high fever, shaking, chills, muscle pain, diarrhoea and anaemia. Coma, bloody stool, organ failure, swelling of the blood vessels and accumulation of fluid in the lungs are some of the symptoms of severe cases.

Malaria can be diagnosed by looking out for the below-mentioned points:

●    The doctor will check your travel history
●    The doctor will also review your health history
●    A physical exam will also be done to check symptoms like muscle  pain
●    The doctor will also prescribe a blood test

Here is how you can prevent it:

●    Apply mosquito repellent with DEET (diethyltoluamide) to exposed skin
●    Put up mosquito nets around the beds
●    Keep your windows and doors close, especially with mesh doors
●    Wear long pants and long sleeves to cover your skin
●    Try to maintain hygiene and cleanliness around the plant
●    Make sure there isn’t stagnant water around the house

If you or anyone in your surroundings experience such symptoms, visit the doctor for a diagnosis on time.

The indefinite strike of Ghaziabad's Saviour Park Society enters 11th day

 The indefinite strike called by residents of Saviour Park Society, Ghaziabad, entered on its eleventh day. However, neither the police administration nor the Ghaziabad Development Authority expressed any concern about it. This strike might continue for an unknown period of time.

A resident of the Saviour Park Society informed that they entered on the eleventh day of the strike; no one came forward to resolve their issue. Yesterday, the President of FEDAOA, Col. TP Tyagi, and Rajkumar Tyagi, President of Trans Hindon FEDAOA, gave a new life to this war, gave a new direction, and communicated a new enthusiasm by addressing the residents involved in the strike.

Also read: Ghaziabad: Saviour Park Society’s Indefinite Strike Enters 7th Day

Kanchan Arora, AOA vice president of the Saviour Park Society, told us, "With the cooperation of Col TP Tyagi and Rajkumar Tyagi, the police who came to stop the strike had to leave empty-handed,." She further said that Col. T P Tyagi assured them he would stand firm with them until their demands get fulfilled.

Sandeep Verma, a resident of the Saviour Park Society, informed that, COL. T P Tyagi guided them and according to the Apartment Ownership Act, a takeover notice should be given to all parties so that the AOA could directly contact residents and provide service. The builder should be held responsible for any pending work and the legal proceedings should persist.

As per his guidance, President Amit Chaudhary declared Richa Verma, the new General Secretary of the society and decided that they would send notice to the builder for the takeover of the Saviour Park Society, as per the AOA Act. The President of the AOA requested the residents and the AOAs of other communities to come and lend their support.

Office Bearers of RWA hold important meeting in Alpha One, Greater Noida

 A meeting was held on Sunday at the Alpha One Community Center in Greater Noida. The meeting was attended by all the executive members and office bearers, with Sher Singh Bhati, the RWA President, leading the discussion.

The main agenda of the meeting was to address the various issues affecting the community, such as clogged drains filled with soil and garbage, broken drain covers, and the spread of diseases by mosquitoes in the sector. Additionally, the pruning of trees was raised as a concern, as it obstructs the light on the road. Some residents have also constructed high ramps outside their homes, which have caused blockages in the drains and resulted in water overflowing onto the streets.

President Sher Singh Bhati stated that the residents have been dealing with these issues for a long time and have lodged complaints with the authorities, but no action has been taken yet. He emphasized that the presence of numerous PGs and guest houses in the sector has become a problem for the residents and urged the authorities to address their concerns as soon as possible.

The meeting was attended by the RWA patron, Sushil Nagar, as well as other executive members, including Sanjay Nagar, the General Secretary, and Rajendra Nagar, the Joint General Secretary.