Housing projects built on govt land, FIR filed against 18

Noida: The Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) has filed an FIR against 18 people involved in the construction of illegal housing projects in Tusyana village. These projects encroached on govt land, caused revenue loss to the govt, and deceived customers by offering plots and flats at cheaper rates.Many people were found to have been duped into investing their hard-earned money due to the offenders falsely marketing the land as freehold, officials said.An FIR has been registered in the matter at the Ecotech 3 police station by work circle-3 of GNIDA's project department. As per the FIR, illegal construction was carried out by colonisers through plotting on several land parcels in Tusyana village.The FIR charged Satyaveer, Shahadat Ali, Dhani alias Dhaniram, Govind Sharma, Sunil Bansal, Harischandra Arora, Sahadat Khan, Monu Khan, Nizakat Ali, Mohabbat, Dayaram Sharma, Krishna Sharma, Shivram Sharma, Amit Kumar, Ankit, Raju, Dhoom Singh alias Farman Saifi, and Naveed Alam with trespassing and causing damage to public property.Officials said that several notices were issued to these individuals in the past to stop the illegal construction, but to no avail. Even after the work was halted on-site, the colonisers continued their illegal activities, secretly plotting the land, they added.GNIDA CEO NG Ravi Kumar has instructed officials that these individuals be declared as ‘land mafia' within 15 days. He also directed officials to initiate a campaign against those involved in illegal construction in the notified area.According to officials, the Authority's proposed schemes for this land have been included in the Greater Noida Master Plan, and illegal construction would negatively impact those proposed projects.GNIDA ACEO Prerna Singh, emphasised that no one is allowed to construct in the notified area without permission. The authority urged citizens not to fall into the trap of these colonisers and waste their hard-earned money. Before investing in any property in the scheduled area, citizens are advised to verify the property details with the authority.Earlier this month, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) imposed restrictions on unlawful and unauthorised building activities and developments in GB Nagar.The direction has been issued based on a petition filed by former municipal councilor Rajendra Tyagi. The petition had named 56 villages of Greater Noida and 18 villages in Noida, among others, where unauthorised colonies and townships are allegedly being raised, in complete contravention of the provisions of the Air Act and the Water Act.
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