The Greater Noida Authority has removed illegal construction and boundary walls spread across about 40,000 square metres in the floodplain area of Old Haibatpur village, following an order of the National Green Tribunal. The enforcement action was carried out with police assistance on Saturday, according to authority officials.
The authority said the land was being prepared for an unauthorised colony. Colonisers had allegedly attempted to occupy the floodplain by constructing boundary walls and beginning illegal development, officials said. The demolition was undertaken to protect government and notified land from encroachment.
NG Ravi Kumar, chief executive officer of the Greater Noida Authority, said the action was conducted under the directions of the National Green Tribunal. He also instructed officials in the project department to continue enforcement against illegal construction and attempts to occupy land within the authority’s jurisdiction.
AK Singh, general manager of the authority’s project department, said the alleged illegal development covered approximately 40,000 square metres in the Old Haibatpur floodplain. The authority team reached the site after receiving information about the construction and demolished the boundary walls and other structures, according to the report.
The operation was led by Prabhat Shankar, senior manager of Work Circle One, and included manager Prashant Samadhiya and other officials and employees. The police supported the demolition drive. People associated with the construction were warned that any attempt to reoccupy the site could lead to legal action.
The authority said construction without permission in a notified area is prohibited. Additional Enforcement action will be taken against illegal structures and encroachments in the area, officials said. The authority’s Additional CEO, Sumit Yadav, said the administration would continue action against unauthorised construction in notified areas.
The authority also issued a warning to prospective land buyers in Greater Noida. It asked residents not to rely on colonisers promising plots in unauthorised colonies and to verify land ownership and legal status before making any purchase. Buyers have been advised to contact the authority’s land records department, particularly before considering land in floodplain areas or on notified land.
The warning comes as the authority links illegal colony development to the risk of buyers losing their savings in land transactions that lack legal approval. Officials said the demolition campaign against unauthorised construction and encroachment would continue across the Greater Noida area.
