Noida admin to acquire land in Sec 151 for new golf course

The Gautam Budh Nagar administration on Wednesday said it has completed the social impact survey of around five acres of land to be acquired for the golf course project being developed in Noida's Sector 151 along Noida-Greater Noida Expressway.

- Vinod Rajput

NOIDA: The Gautam Budh Nagar administration on Wednesday said it has completed the social impact survey of around five acres of land to be acquired for the golf course project being developed in Noida's Sector 151 along Noida-Greater Noida Expressway.

Owing to the farmers' refusal to sell their land for the golf course, the work on this project has been halted for a long time, prompting the Noida authority to seek help from the district administration to acquire the required land using provisions of the Land Act 2013-14, said officials.

"As the social impact assessment survey has been completed for this land in Kambakshpur village, we are likely to enforce Section 11 as per the laid down procedures. The expert group will now organise the hearing in the affected village after giving adequate awareness about the date, time and place for the public hearing. We want to hear the affected farmer families' views during this process. Subsequently, we will publish the social impact survey report for the understanding of land owners or farmers," said Bachchu Singh, additional district magistrate, Gautam Budh Nagar (land and acquisition).