Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
After the high court dismissed the petitions against the dumping ground, the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) has started construction of the solid waste management plant on the 14-acre land at Dundahera village opposite Exotica Apartments in Ghaziabad bordering Gautam Budhh Nagar. The Crossing Republik Owners and Members Association (CROMA) has …
The amount and intensity of runoff at catchment scale are largely determined by the presence of impervious land cover types, which are predominant in an urbanized area. This paper examines the impact of different methods for estimating impervious surface cover on the prediction of peak discharges as determined by a …
Days after Chief Minister Mayawati wrote to the Prime Minister, saying Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh had a political motive in seeking a CBI inquiry into the alleged fraud in the MGNREGS in seven districts of UP, her Rural Development Minister Daddu Prasad has now written directly to Ramesh, …
In a setback to the Mayawati government and thousands of apartment buyers, the Allahabad High Court on Friday set aside acquisition of land in three villages of Noida, Greater Noida and Noida Extension areas while ordering enhanced compensation to farmers of some other villages in Gautam Budh Nagar district. The …
On BSP founder Kanshiram’s fifth death anniversary, Chief Minister Mayawati unveiled 484 development projects worth Rs 6,035 crore at a programme organised at Kanshiram Smarak Sthal on VIP road today. Mayawati reached Kanshiram memorial around 10.30 am. She lit candles near the bronze statue of Kanshiram, erected along with her …
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday set aside acquisition of more than 100 hectares of land in Mathura district for promoting tourism and developing residential colonies, holding that invocation of “urgency clause” by the Uttar Pradesh Government was “not justified”. The order, passed by a Division Bench comprising Justices Sunil …
On petitions filed by farmers The Allahabad High Court on Monday asked the Uttar Pradesh Government and the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority to file their counter-affidavits on hundreds of petitions filed by Gautam Buddh Nagar district farmers who have challenged acquisition of more than 3,000 hectares of land for …
Greater Noida: The land acquisition fires are spreading from Noida Extension to Noida and now to newer areas in the vicinity. The farmers’ agitation acquired a new dimension on Sunday when residents from villages along the expressway threatened to launch an agitation. The farmers held a panchayat and put forth …
A day after the Noida authorities clinched a deal with the agitating farmers, who agreed to suspend their agitation for three months, the farmers of the villages along the Yamuna Expressway held a ‘panchayat' in Gautam Buddha Nagar district on Sunday and demanded higher compensation for their land. The farmers …
Farmers from Mayawati's village challenge acquisition of land The Allahabad High Court on Friday referred to a larger Bench petitions filed by farmers from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's ancestral village challenging acquisition of their land by the State Government. The judgment was passed in the morning by a Division …
Noida: Faced with the prospect of agitating farmers derailing housing projects across Noida, Noida Extension and Greater Noida in Gautam Budh Nagar district, the UP government on Tuesday decided to accept their demand for regularization of inhabited areas in villages. To this end, the government has formed a committee headed …
NOIDA: One of the richest habitats of the country's National Bird, the peacock, has met a sad end. Projects of over 25 small and big private builders have collectively wreaked havoc on the environmental heritage in Noida Extension. According to inhabitants of the area, rapid construction activities coupled with increased …
With the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls less than a year away, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday threw a fresh challenge at Chief Minister Mayawati by visiting the epicentre of the recent farmers
ALLAHABAD: The Allahabad high court on Monday scrapped the acquisition of 170 hectares of land in Gulistanpur village of Gautam Budh Nagar in Greater Noida. The bench of Justice Sunil Ambwani and Justice K N Pandey quashed a UP government notification citing the urgency clause for planned industrial development in …
RIGHT to property is a Constitutional right. The Supreme Court said this on April 18 dismissing acquisition of land by the Uttar Pradesh government near Greater Noida. The judgement has stirred a long-standing debate over property—whether the State has the supreme rights or the individual owner. The judgement was in …
After burning its fingers over distribution of compensation of farmers' land, acquired for development projects, the state government has decided to out source the disbursal to the state-run Life Insurance Company (LIC). The state government received a lone bid from LIC on Thursday, showing its willingness to take the onerous …
Farmers of Noida have demanded that 4,000 acres of their land that had been acquired by the government in the Noida Extension area be returned to them. The demand follows an order of the Allahabad High Court that had set aside the acquisition, observing that while acquiring 159 hectares in …
For the past several months, 179.033 hectares and 142.679 hectares of land in Bhatta and Parsaul, respectively have become a bone of contention between the government and farmers. The land which has been acquired by the Gautam Budh Nagar district administration was transferred to the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority …
