Farmers’ Direct Land Sales hits Planned Development
With farmers in Sahberi and other Noida Extension villages now eager to sell land directly to builders for higher rates, the govt is worried that planned development in the area could go for a toss.
TOI did a quick survey of the Noida Extension-Greater Noida belt and found several unauthorised enclaves plotted and sold by the farmers themselves to individuals and smalltime developers. Sources said more than a thousand such small plots have been registered in the area. Illegal colonies are visible in Sahberi, Chipyana, Haibatpur, Iteda, Gulistanpur and many other villages.
Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) on Saturday warned that smalltime ‘colonisers’ now active in the area could transform it into another Khoda colony, a massive slum along NH 24 in Noida.
Surprisingly, after its recent showdown with farmers, GNIDA is counting on them to help it stop the spread of illegal colonies. “Farmers or any other individuals who get information about illegal colonies springing up should not hesitate in coming to us. People have the option of contacting GNIDA officials, the district magistrate of Gautam Budh Nagar, the senior superintendent of police or their local police stations about any such encroachments,” said Rama Raman, chief executive officer of GNIDA.
Raman said he had directed his officers to draw up a list of such encroachments and take action. “People should be aware that in industrial townships the industrial development Act does not allow builders to buy land directly from farmers. Only the authority can do so,” he warned.
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