NGT halts illegal building works in Noida, G Noida

In July 2024, Greater Noida authority submitted before the NGT that 47 villages of Greater Noida were found to have unauthorised constructions in the form of shops, residences, etc. In Noida, areas in Shahdara near Sector 141 were encroached on.

- Maria Khan

GREATER NOIDA: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the immediate stoppage of all ongoing illegal and unauthorised constructions in Noida and Greater Noida that are being carried out without mandatory environmental clearances.

The order, issued on December 9, came in response to a petition filed by Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former municipal councillor Rajendra Tyagi, who, in March 2024, apprised the tribunal that rampant illegal constructions are taking place in Noida and Greater Noida. He sought legal action against the unauthorised constructions and developers involved.

The petitioner had highlighted rampant violations of environmental laws in 56 villages of Greater Noida and 18 villages of Noida.

Finding merit in the petition, the tribunal has now directed the state authorities and the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board to ensure that no project requiring environmental clearances is allowed to proceed without compliance until the next date of hearing on March 27, 2025.