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Realty projects scrapped, Shahberi farmers plans their own township
Farmers in Shahberi have proposed to build a township on their land.
Shahberi was the first village in the proposed realty hub of Noida Extension where a court quashed acquisition. This prompted other villages to seek their land back, giving tensions to thousands of homebuyers.
A group of farmers on Monday submitted to the district magistrate (DM) “a letter of intent and a proposal for development of an integrated township by the village community of Shahberi.” The DM has forwarded the letter, which seeks permission and guidance to build the township, to the Greater Noida authority.
Since the Supreme Court in July last year quashed the acquisition of 161.531 hectares, the land has been returned to farmers. Most of the 6,500 buyers who had booked flats have been either relocated or refunded. The village today is a mess with dusty roads and concrete pillars of unfinished apartments greeting visitors.
Farmers say the land is no more viable for agriculture because of depletion of groundwater level and soil damage caused by large-scale construction and digging.
“Villagers have hired a team of researchers from a school of architecture planning to design the integrated township which will have residential, industrial and commercial spaces,” said Sajid Hussain, one of the promoters.
“Construction will be carried out as per Greater Noida’s master plan and building regulations. It will be an eco-friendly township. Presently we have 80 acres of land which will expand to 100 acres as more members will join us,” he said.
“There will be an independent waste water treatment plant and a water conservation system. We will ensure all payments to the authority as per rules and seek necessary clearances from environment, fire and other departments,” he said. “As an alternative the proposed township can be developed on public private participation (PPP) model,” he said.
A list of 13 plots total measuring 35.136 hectare has been enclosed with the proposal. Farmers who are part of this plan include Sajid Hussain, Zile Singh Rambir Singh, Intesaab Hussain, Farhat Ali, Shakila Begum,Shugan Pal, Davender Singh, Varun and Jagbir Singh. They have also submitted a conceptual note of architect Snehanshu Mukherjee.
Elsewhere in Noida Extn
The Greater Noida authority acquired 3,635 hectares of land for Noida Extension in about a dozen villages. Only 161.531 hectares of land fell in Shahberi village. Here land has been returned to farmers because of an SC order. For the rest of the villages, where about 2 lakh houses are planned and 1 lakh booked, the high court in October last year ordered increased benefits to farmers. Construction has not commenced because the master plan has not yet been approved by the NCR planning board. Now challengingthe high court order, several villages have moved SC.
6 months after HC order, Noida farmers still waiting for land
Six months after the Allahabad High Court directed the Noida and Greater Noida Authorities to give villagers developed plots on 10 per cent of their land that was acquired, no developed plots have been received by farmers so far. Villagers in the area said that while they have received the added compensation that the Allahabad High Court also ordered on October 21, the Authority’s failure to make good on the courts’ direction so far has resulted in them having no means of a stable income.
Manoj Yadav of Itehda village said, “First, our land was taken away because of the urgency clause, and we were told that roads and industrial projects would come up and give us employment and enable development in the area. Then we learned that the land had been given to builders. The lump sum that we got as added compensation will not last forever.”
The Noida Authority and the Greater Noida Authority both have different versions of why the process hasn’t gone forward. Officials at the Noida Authority said, “After the judgment, work was stalled as the model code of conduct came into force. After governments changed, a CEO has yet to be appointed, which is why big decisions like these are being delayed.”
While the Greater Noida Authority CEO has remained unchanged, officials of that authority point to a more generic problem. “The court allowed construction in all but three of the villages. Villagers want their developed plots right next to their residential land. If the land has already been notified for other projects, how can we give it to them? The builders will then take us to court.”
अधूरी सड़कें नहीं रोकेंगी रफ्तार
नोएडा।। रफ्तार को ब्रेक लगाने वाली सड़कें बनाना अब अथॉरिटी की प्राथमिकता होगी। जिन इलाकों में जमीन किसानों के विरोध के चलते नहीं मिल सकी है , वहां पर अरजेंसी क्लॉज लगाकर धारा 4 और 6 कराई जाएगी। इस मामले में इन धाराओं का इस्तेमाल सिर्फ उतनी जमीन लेने के लिए किया जाएगा , जितनी जमीन सड़क बनाने के लिए जरूरी है।
अथॉरिटी अफसरों के अनुसार शहर में बेहतर कनेक्टिविटी के लिए बनाई गई काफी सड़कों करीब 80 पर्सेंट तक पूरी तैयार कर ली गई हैं , लेकिन बचे हुए हिस्से की जमीन किसानों के विरोध के चलते नहीं मिली है। ऐसी सड़कों को प्राथमिकता के आधार पर पूरा कराने की प्लानिंग अथॉरिटी ने कर ली है। यह निर्णय अथॉरिटी के चीफ प्रोजेक्ट इंजीनियर की अध्यक्षता में सभी प्रोजेक्ट इंजीनियरों की मीटिंग में लिया गया।
बता दें कि शहर की 19 मुख्य सड़कों का निर्माण भूमि उपलब्ध न होने के चलते बीच में अटकी हैं। जबकि 9 जगहों पर सड़के कोर्ट में स्टे ऑर्डर के चलते रुकी हुई हैं। मीटिंग में कोर्ट में लंबित मामले की वरीयता के आधार पर पैरवी करने की जरूरत बताई गई। इस बारे में अथॉरिटी के लॉ डिपार्टमेंट को लेटर लिखा जा रहा है। इन सड़कों को बनाने पर करीब 100 करोड़ रुपये खर्च किए गए हैं। एनबीटी ने 26 अप्रैल के अंक में ‘ अतिक्रमण और लापरवाही रोक रही ‘ रास्ता ” शीर्षक से 3 सड़कों का काम अटकने की खबर प्रकाशित की थी। इसके बाद अथॉरिटी अफसर हरकत में आए और रुकी सड़कों को पूरा कराने पर ध्यान फोकस किया है।
सीपीई संतराम सिंह ने बताया कि सड़कों का निर्माण बीच में रुका होने से विकास की गति प्रभावित हो रही है। काफी सड़कों के मामले में केवल कुछ मीटर सड़क जमीन न मिलने के चलते रुकी हुई हैं। सड़क निर्माण के लिए जरूरी जमीन अधिग्रहीत करने के लिए धारा – 4 और 6 का इस्तेमाल किया जाएगा।
नोएडा में जमीन अधिग्रहण पर यूपी से जवाब-तलब
धड़कनें तेज
सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने ग्रेटर नोएडा प्राधिकरण को भी नोटिस भेजा
बिसरख के ग्रामीणों की याचिका पर सुप्रीम कोर्ट के नोटिस से नोएडा एक्सटेंशन में रियल स्टेट कंपनियों की धड़कनें बढ़ीं
सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने शुक्रवार को ग्रेटर नोएडा के ग्रामीण किसानों की उस याचिका पर यूपी सरकार से जवाब मांगा है जिसमें राष्ट्रीय राजधानी से लोग नोएडा एक्सटेंशन को विकसित करने के लिए उनकी जमीन के अधिग्रहण को एक याचिका के जरिए चुनौती दी गई है।
जस्टिस आरएम लोढ़ा और एचएल गोखले की एक बेंच ने बिसरख गांव के किसानों की ओर से दायर याचिका पर राज्य सरकार और ग्रेटर नोएडा अथॉरिटी को नोटिस भेजा है। याचिका में किसानों ने इलाहाबाद हाईकोर्ट के उस फैसले को चुनौती दी गई है जिसके तहत गांव में आपात धारा के तहत उनकी जमीन के अधिग्रहण को रद्द करने से इनकार कर दिया गया था।
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इस गांव की जमीन पर इलाहाबाद हाईकोर्ट के 21 अक्टूबर 2011 के फैसले को गांव के नौ किसानों ने शीर्ष कोर्ट में चुनौती दी है। यह नोटिस जारी करने के साथ ही बेंच ने उनकी याचिकाएं ऐसे ही दूसरे मामलों के साथ जोड़ दी गईं जो बीते कुछ महीनों में शीर्ष कोर्ट तक पहुंच गए।
इसके पहले शीर्ष कोर्ट ने शाहबेरी गांव में 158 हेक्टेयर जमीन का अधिग्रहण रद्द कर दिया था और इलाहाबाद हाई कोर्ट ने भी बीते साल जुलाई में पटवारी गांव में 589 हेक्टेयर जमीन का अधिग्रहण खत्म कर दिया। इन फैसलों से नोएडा एक्सटेंशन में बहुत सारे रियल एस्टेट प्रोजेक्ट अधर में लटके हुए हैं।
बिसरख के किसानों की नई याचिका से संबंधित रियल एस्टेट कंपनियों की धड़कनें तेज हो गई हैं। इस इलाके में बहुत सारी रियल्टी कंपनियां एनसीआर प्लानिंग बोर्ड के प्लान मंजूरी का इंतजार कर रही हैं ताकि यहां महीनों से अटके सैकड़ों अपार्टमेंट के निर्माण का कार्य शुरू किया जा सके।
Noida land acquisition row: SC notice to UP, Noida
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government on a petition by the farmers of Visrak and Patwari villages seeking restoration of their lands acquired by the Noida authority.
The notice has also been issued to Noida authority.
An apex court bench headed by Justice R.M. Lodha issued notice on the petition — farmers have challenged the Allahabad High Court direction ordering two-third increase in compensation to farmers whose land has been acquired by the Noida authority.
The farmers have contended that they do not want compensation, but return of their land.
Projects suffer as Authority still headless
NOIDA: Despite effecting more than 1,200 transfers of senior IAS and PCS officers since it came to power, the Uttar Pradesh government has failed to fill up two key posts in Noida Authority. The positions of the chairman and CEO of the Authority have been vacant for the past one-and-a-half months. Though the additional CEO of the Authority has pitched in to handle the day-to-day affairs, the inability of the government to appoint the officials is taking a toll on pending projects.
Just two days after Akhilesh Yadav took the oath of office, the state government removed former CEO of Noida SK Dwivedi and chairman of Noida Mohinder Singh. The senior-most officer in the Authority at present is ACEO Anil Rajkumar who can take decisions on the routine functioning of the Authority.
While no announcement of a timeline for posting officials and Authority officials unaware of the next change of guard, residents are in a state of confusion, not only about their problems but also the several projects that continue to remain in limbo. Projects like the Metro extension, part of the phase-III plan, are awaiting the signature of the Noida chief. “Until the chairman signs on the dotted line, the proposed project will not take off,” said a senior official. “Projects like the widening of the NH-24 and the go-ahead for building underpasses as well as flyovers along the route also remain at a nascent stage,” he added. Another project that needs the Noida chief’s stamp is the alternate bridge that has to be constructed at Kalindi Kunj over the Okhla barrage. The decision on the toll tax for Noida-Greater Noida Expressway is also uncertain.
That’s not all. The Authority is yet to chart out an annual budgetary plan for Noida. Moreover, policy decisions have come to a halt and decisions with financial implications have been indefinitely delayed. The board meeting which is jointly held with Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway Authorities has also been postponed as there is no clarity over who would head these meetings. “We are left with little choice but to just review pending routine infrastructure projects. The board meeting would have thrown some light on what projects would have been taken up on priority basis in the near future,” said another senior Noida official.
Residents too have been complaining of neglect regarding day-to-day development and maintenance work. “Routine civic works in several sectors are pending. Enforcement of the model code of conduct, the poll process, the transfers of bureaucrats and now the vacancies have all resulted in a freeze on works,” said Suresh Tiwari of Federation of Noida RWAs.
Meanwhile, farmers in the region are also getting jittery as their issues are pending in the absence of the top officials. Be it the decision on the identification of the land that is to be given to them under the Abadi land policy or even higher compensation to be paid to them, all are awaiting further instructions.
Homebuyers move apex court
GREATER NOIDA: In a last-ditch attempt, homebuyers of Noida Extension approached the Supreme Court seeking an opportunity to be heard before the court delivers a verdict on the petition filed by farmers of Bisrakh village. On Wednesday, Noida Extension Flat Buyers’ Welfare Association (NEFBWA) filed a petition to be included as a party in the case involving Bisrakh farmers who have not accepted hiked compensation from Greater Noida Authority and demanded their land back. The case is slated to be heard on Friday.
Thousands of homebuyers have invested money in booking housing units in the 15-odd residential projects in Sector 1 of Greater Noida, carved out by Greater Noida Authority from 608 hectares of land acquired from Bisrakh village. A portion of this land also comes under Sector 3 of Greater Noida. “Our investments would be jeopardized if land is taken away and the housing projects are scrapped,” said G L Sagar, secretary of NEFBWA. “Many homebuyers were left in the lurch when land acquisition was quashed in Shahberi and Patwadi villages last year. We have urged the Supreme Court to consider the interests of homebuyers before taking a decision in the case,” he added.
Amit Khurana, who has booked a 2 BHK flat in Panchsheel Hynish, said, “We would not like our homes to get mired in another round of legal hassles. A judgement quashing land acquisition would have a ripple effect on the entire region. Construction work, which has been stalled for almost a year now, should begin immediately after the clearance of the Master Plan by NCR Planning Board (NCRPB),” added Khurana.
Homebuyers have filed two separate petitions in the Allahabad high court urging it to set a timeframe for NCRPB to give its nod to the Master Plan at the earliest, so that construction can resume.
Sources in Greater Noida Authority, which has also invested a sizeable amount of taxpayers’ money in the Noida Extension region, however, say that the primary issue still remains that of land acquisition. “The regional planning cell of Uttar Pradesh is working upon the few modifications suggested in Master Plan 2021 and would submit it very soon to NCRPB,” said an official of Greater Noida Authority. “The plan will be cleared sooner or later. But the fate of projects hinges on the verdict of the apex court, given the fact that developmental works have already reached an advanced stage in Noida Extension,” added the official.
Walton Street May Invest R100Cr In Supertechs’ Noida Project
Walton Street Capital is planning to invest R100Cr in Supertech Limited’s Noida project for 20% stake in the residential towers of the project.
Supertech is developing Supertech Supernova, a township project having mixed-use development spread over the area of 5 Mn sqft.
The total cost of the Supernova project is estimated at R3000Cr, while the cost of the residential towers, Nova East and Nova West, will be around R500Cr.
Incorporated in 1995, Supertech developed various real estate projects in Delhi, NCR, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Moradabad, Haridwar and Rudrapur.
It has converted more than 33 MN sq. ft. area of residential and commercial entity into architectural landmarks and more than 36 projects that accommodates nearly 30000 families.
Some of its projects are Eco-Village I, II and III, Eco-citi, Emerald Court, 34 Pavilion, Upcountry, Cape Town and Oxford Square, among others.
In 2007, Walton Street had invested Rs100Cr for 33% stake in Shriram Hi-Tech. Starwood Capital also invested for 33% stake in Shriram Hi-Tech.
Shriram Hi-Tech was formed in 2007 for the Rs5000Cr Uttarpura project, which was supposed to have 20-25 million sq ft of residential, retail, office and civic infrastructure. The land was acquired from Hindustan Motors. The project was still stuck due to certain clearances. Meanwhile Shriram has also sold a small part of its Uttarpara land holding to Delhi-based developer Ashiana Housing.
Last Sept, Walton Street Capital and Starwood Capital swapped their stake in Shriram Hitech City Pvt Ltd for a stake in the parent entity – Shriram Properties.
Other deals in this sector include Paracor Capital invested $20Mn in two residential projects of Chennai-based real estate developer Hallmark Infrastructure recently in April, ASK Property Advisors R40Cr investment in Paranjape Schemes’ residential project in Pune and Future Capital’s investment in Rustomjee Group’s project.
Clear ‘illegal’ farmhouses on Yamuna floodplain, orders Shivpal
PWD and Irrigation Minister Shivpal Yadav has issued directives to the district administration to clear the Yamuna floodplain land in Gautam Budh Nagar.
The vast tract of land, owned by the state’s irrigation department, has been gobbled up by land sharks. Several farmhouses have been constructed in the ecologically sensitive Yamuna encatchment area.
Shivpal issued the directives during his inspection at the Yamuna floodplain and Okhla Barrage on Thursday. “Do anything, but remove these encroachments. Kuch bhi karo,” Shivpal told the administration.
The minister also asked the administration to lodge FIRs against the encroachers and send them to jail. “The Yamuna floodplain should be cleared of all encroachments. The land belongs to the irrigation department and strong action will be taken against the defaulters,” said Shivpal.
The floodplain land, known as Khadar or agricultural land, comprises a 25 km stretch running beside the Yamuna. The land was originally meant for farming by local villagers or gram sabha. No permanent construction is allowed there. However, the land has been encroached by various builders, who have sold it for a fortune, and farmhouses have come up. “These farmhouses are totally illegal and also violate the ecological balance,” said Shivpal.
The encroachment of land and developing of land, however, did not happen overnight. The district administration, police and irrigation department had turned a Nelson’s eye to the developments, he said.
Shivpal also inspected the Okhla barrage and ordered its desilting. “It has not been done for the past 25 years. Accumulation of silt has reduced the storage capacity from seven days to two days, resulting in water crisis in Agra, Noida and Mathura,” said Shivpal. The process of desilting is expected to cost Rs 18 crore.
Shivpal also stated that desilting of canals in the state will now be conducted twice a year before releasing the water. Earlier it was an annual process. “In the previous regime, it was all fake and the canals were never cleaned. We will probe these incidents,” said Shivpal.
Yamuna Expressway ready, awaits govt green light on toll rates
Lucknow: The Yamuna Expressway, UP’s most prestigious and longest road project in several decades, is ready and is now awaiting approval of toll rates by the state government. The 165-kilometre access-controlled, high-speed road, which connects Greater Noida with Agra, is expected to reduce travel time from three-and-a-half hours now to one-and-a-half.
The Jaypee Group, which developed the expressway on public-private partnership model, was given the right to collect toll at five places for a period of 36 years from the date of opening of the expressway. It has built toll plazas at Greater Noida, Mathura and Agra and has submitted the toll rates for the approval of the government. The other two toll plazas will be built whenever the proposed Jewar International airport is built.
The concession agreement also gave the developer the right to collect toll on the 24-km Noida-Greater NOIDA Expressway in return for is maintenance once the Yamuna Expressway starts functioning. This expressway has been operational for the last six years, but free of charge.
Government sources said a decision on the toll rates for the Yamuna Expressway is expected shortly. But before its opening, the government would also undertake a security check of the entire expressway.
However, the issue of toll for the NOIDA-Greater NOIDA Expressway is a different matter. Said a senior government officer, “There are lots of objections from commuters and other road users against charging toll on this expressway. Therefore, the decision to give toll rights to the Jaypee Group in return for its maintenance has to be reviewed.’’
Sources said the Jaypee Group seems willing to leave the matter of collection of toll on the NOIDA-Greater NOIDA Expressway “for the time being’’, but the government wants to settle it before the Yamuna Expressway is thrown open for use.
The project was conceived in 2003 during the Mayawati regime and named Taj Expressway. However, soon after the formation of Samajwadi Party government in 2003, it was put on the back burner and an inquiry was launched into the award of contract to the Jaypee Group. Although the inquiry committee gave a clean chit to the tender process, the project was not taken up.
It was revived after the formation of the BSP government again in 2007 and re-named as Yamuna Expressway, with a deadline of 2013. The government later advanced it to 2010 in view of the Commonwealth Games, but farmers’ agitation in Tappal and other places against allotment of land to the developer as sweetener for development of townships delayed the project. In spite of its best efforts, the Mayawati government could not complete it before the assembly elections.