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Hindustan Times
6 days ago
- Business
- Hindustan Times
Greater Noida to seize T-Series land to build road
Greater Noida The Greater Noida authority on Thursday said it has decided to invoke the urgency clause to acquirefour hectares land for a 1.5km road project pending for 15 years, which aims to connect LG Chowk on Kasna Road with Knowledge Park 3, after the landowner, music and film producer T-Series, refused to part with the land. The urgency clause of the Land Acquisition Act allows the government to take immediate possession of land needed for public purposes if an urgent situation exists, bypassing normal acquisition process. 'The road connecting LG Chowk with Knowledge Park needs to be urgently built and we cannot afford to wait any longer. Traffic in the area is set to increase because the Noida Airport will open soon. The road will decongest other city roads, benefiting commuters in Greater Noida, Noida and those travelling towards the Yamuna Expressway,' said Ravi Kumar NG, chief executive officer of the Greater Noida authority. The project was first mooted in 2010 but was delayed because of resistance from T-Series. The four hectares needed for the road is part of 80 hectares of land owned by T-Series. The authority wants all 80 hectares for developmental purposes but T-Series wants to keep 76 hectares, and only wants to give up the four hectares needed for the road. T-Series bought the land from farmers in 1987 before the Greater Noida authority came into existence. According to the rules, without the approval of the building map from the Greater Noida authority, no one can build any project or use the land for industrial, commercial or any other purpose. T-Series has been resisting the acquisition because it wants permission to use the land for its own purposes, which the Greater Noida authority has refused. 'We are ready to give four hectares land required for the road project. But we request that the remaining land must be given to us for industrial purposes because we had bought the land in 1987 before the Greater Noida authority came into existence in 1992,' said a T-Series spokesperson. On Thursday, the authority said it plans to complete the land acquisition process as soon as possible and deposit the land cost in the additional district magistrate's office. According to officials, the land cost is ₹3,100 per sqm. Once the authority gets the land, it will build the road within two to three months. The budget for the road project is ₹31 crore, said officials. The road is currently only half-finished, with three lanes built from Knowledge Park to LG Chowk. The other half of three lanes from LG Chowk to Knowledge Park have yet to be built.
Hindustan Times
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
UP govt to deploy 131 specially-trained police personnel at Noida Airport
Lucknow, The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday said it is deploying a specially-trained unit of 131 police personnel at the upcoming Noida International Airport in Jewar. UP govt to deploy 131 specially-trained police personnel at Noida Airport "To strengthen NIA's security framework, a team of 131 police personnel has been selected, comprising 10 inspectors, 42 sub-inspectors, and 62 constables. In addition, 17 officers will be kept in reserve. All selected staff members are graduates under the age of 50 and are proficient in both computers and the English language," it said in a statement. Their training is being conducted by the Foreigners Regional Registration Office in Lucknow, based on the recommendation of the Bureau of Immigration, the government said. The Centre had requested the deployment of the state police force at the greenfield airport to manage immigration services and other critical operations, it said. "Acting on this request, the Yogi Adityanath government has identified personnel from various departments of the police force to fulfil these duties. "These officers are being trained to meet international standards and to function as a vigilant, capable, and robust monitoring force, ensuring the smooth and secure operation of immigration services at the Noida International Airport ," the government said. As NIA prepares for its launch, 19 immigration counters 10 for arrivals and nine for departures will be operated with the help of trained UP Police staff. These officers will undergo specialised training before deployment, ensuring they are ready to handle immigration services and deal swiftly with any irregularities, according to the statement. The training programme, conducted under the supervision of IPS officer Harsh Singh, FRRO, is already underway in Lucknow, it said. The first batch has completed training, while more sessions are set to begin soon, with the full process expected to conclude by July, it added. According to the government, the training includes modules on immigration-related crimes, suspect identification, rapid response, and real-time field operations. Officers are also being trained in passport verification, e-visa monitoring, and the latest trends in international crime, such as human trafficking, smuggling, job scams, and document fraud, it added. The Noida International Airport is coming up in the Jewar area of Gautam Buddh Nagar district in western Uttar Pradesh, some 75 km off Delhi. The airport's first of four phases is expected to go operational this year after failing its September 2024 deadline. The airport is being developed in a public private partnership model for the UP government by Yamuna International Airport Private Limited, a 100 per cent subsidiary of Swiss firm Zurich Airport International AG. In the first phase, the airport will have one runway, a terminal building and an annual passenger capacity of 1.2 crore, according to project officials. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
