Four illegal colonies in Greater Noida demolished

NOIDA: Four illegal colonies in Uttar Pradesh’s Greater Noida were demolished and land
measuring around 50,000 square metres, and estimated to be worth Rs 100 crore, freed of
encroachment, officials said on Thursday.
The action was carried out by the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) on
instructions of its CEO Surendra Singh, the officials said.
“Four illegal colonies had come up in the land notified under GNIDA in the Dhoom
Manikpur village area. Illegal constructions were demolished and encroachers removed from the
land measuring 50,000 square metres. The land is estimated to be worth Rs 100 crore,” the
GNIDA said in a statement.

Residential plots were being marked on the land illegally in the name of some local developers
and the action was taken after information about the activity reached GNIDA officials, it stated.
“A notice was issued by the senior manager of the GNIDA to remove the constructions but the
colonisers paid no heed to it. In the presence of the GNIDA officials and the local police and
PAC, the action was taken to demolish the encroachment on Thursday,” it added. The
demolition operation continued for three hours and five bulldozers were engaged for it, the
officials said, adding the GNIDA has warned of strict legal action against encroachment on
government land.