Noida: Yamuna Buildtech, Hemisphere, others penalised for GRAP violation

NOIDA: Penalties worth over Rs 9 lakh were issued to offenders, including two real estate
developers, for violating guidelines of the Grade Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Noida
and Greater Noida, officials said. In a statement on Wednesday, the Noida Authority said it
issued penalties to violators in 11 cases where construction material was found kept in open, in
violation of the anti-pollution rules.
“Penalties totalling Rs 3.80 lakh were imposed on the offenders in these 11 cases,” the Noida
Authority said.
In Greater Noida, the local authority said it penalized two real estate developers for violating the
National Green Tribunal’s norms for checking pollution.

“A penalty of Rs 5 lakh has been imposed on real estate developer Hemisphere over violation of
norms at its project in Sector 27 while a penalty of Rs 50,000 was imposed on Yamuna
Buildtech private limited after construction material was found kept in the open in its project in
Sector 27,” the Greater Noida Authority said.
Both the builders have been told to remit the penalty money soon and warned of more severe
action in future on repetition of pollution-related offence, it added.
The air quality in both Noida and Greater Noida has been hovering between the ‘very bad’ and
‘severe’ category for the last few days, with a thick blanket of smog engulfing the twin towns on
and off amid a spike in pollution.