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Time of India
13-06-2025
- General
- Time of India
Noida's waste woes return as sanitation strikes, dumping sites spur resident anger
Noida: Sanitation in several Noida sectors was disrupted again on Friday as workers failed to report for duty, triggering a wave of complaints from residents grappling with uncollected waste, foul smells, and mosquito infestations. In Sector 122, household waste lay uncollected for the day after sanitation workers reportedly went on strike again over non-payment of their provident fund contributions. "This has become a routine. The system collapses every time there's a strike," said Umesh Sharma, RWA President of Sector 122, which houses around 12,000 residents. He added that despite a recent agreement with the Noida Authority following a salary protest, strikes have resumed frequently. In Sector 105, residents were left searching for the garbage van all day. In nearby Sector 112, RWA President Nagendra Singh Yadav said the vehicle has been showing up just once or twice a week for the past three months. "Waste keeps rotting in homes. By the time one pile is cleared, another forms. It's a never-ending cycle," he said. Yadav has petitioned the FONRWA president to push the Noida Authority for action, demanding a new driver, vehicle, and stronger oversight from local sanitation officials. A response is awaited. Meanwhile, another set of residents from Sector 99 and the high-rises of the 100X corridor, raised alarms over unauthorised waste dumping near their homes. At Greenview Apartments, an open garbage point near the entrance has not been cleared for weeks. "We are constantly exposed to unbearable smells, stray animals, and a serious mosquito problem. It's unsafe for our children and elderly," said Amit Yadav, RWA president of the apartment complex. In Sector 119, garbage is being dumped in a vacant green plot, drawing the ire of half a dozen societies under the Noida Highrise Federation. "It's ironic that AOAs are being fined for poor waste management while the Authority's own department allows open dumping," said Nikhil Singhal, president of the federation. Despite repeated complaints, residents say no lasting solution has been offered. With temperatures rising and vector-borne disease risks mounting, they say the city's sanitation lapses are no longer just an inconvenience; they're a public health hazard. Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .
Time of India
16-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
Day after review, cable fault snaps power supply for 8 hours in Noida condo
Noida: A fault in an underground cable led to outages and voltage fluctuation for around eight hours in Sector 53, starting just after midnight on Thursday. The snag comes less than a day after PVVNL MD Isha Duhan held a meeting with FONRWA members as well as representatives of the Noida Entrepreneurs Association (NEA) late Wednesday evening to address power-related issues in the city. According to residents, delays in identifying the fault that led to the outage prolonged the issue. Voltage fluctuations and frequent tripping further exacerbated the issue. The B block of the sector faced a power-cut around 12.30am on Thursday. Calls were made to the SDO and the lineman of the area and a check of the transformer was conducted not long after, but the problem persisted. "Around 1.50am, linemen reached the spot and fixed the supply. However, the relief was brief as a low tension (LT) cable, which goes from the transformer to the corner of B-81, was in bad shape. The linemen said that the cable needed to be replaced immediately as it had deteriorated. Officials assured us this would be done by Thursday," said VS Negi, RWA general secretary of Sector 53. Residents said that power issues were experienced till around 8am on Thursday, and voltage fluctuations continued on into the afternoon. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch vàng CFDs với sàn môi giới tin cậy IC Markets Tìm hiểu thêm Undo Mere hours before the outage, late on Wednesday evening, representatives of 60 RWAs as well as a delegation of NEA met with the PVVNL MD at the FONRWA office. At the meeting, residents informed power officials that transformers, cable lines, feeder junction/panel boxes, meter box, etc in most sectors were in a dilapidated condition. Issues such as pruning of trees and overloaded transformers causing outages were also discussed. According to FONRWA secretary general KK Jain, work done by the power department in residential sectors was undertaken without consulting the RWAs who can provide better suggestions for the power upkeep. "There's a need for an SDO level meeting with residents monthly which will help resolve small problems timely," Jain added. In response, Duhan ordered all SDOs and other officials of the power department to hold such meetings henceforth and inform RWAs about the work being done in the sectors. She also reviewed work done so far in infra upgrade and under the Central govt's RDSS modernisation scheme. Meanwhile, the NEA raised an objection to the power department converting M/s Montana Impex Pvt Ltd, B-47, Sector 59, from an industry to a commercial unit and imposing penalties of over Rs 4.6 crore on it. They also said that the power department takes about 1-2 months to issue no-objection certificates (NOCs) for new units and demanded a fixed time period for it. "A time period should be fixed to grant NOCs and other matters so that entrepreneurs do not have to face delays and unnecessary problems," said Harish Joneja, senior vice president, NEA. Duhan directed officials to resolve the entrepreneurs' problems and also said that basic facilities are being addressed to provide better power supply to the industries.
