DM orders crackdown on illegal drilling of borewells in Noida
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DM orders crackdown on illegal drilling of borewells in Noida

The order comes as the outcome of a joint meeting between the DM and pressure-building groups from Noida and GreNo to check the drop in groundwater levels.

DM orders crackdown on illegal drilling of borewells in Noida A vacant plot in Noida where an illegal borewells are bring drilled.

Days after environmental activists raised their voice against the illegal drilling of borewells in Noida, the district administration has ordered officers concerned to clamp down on the activity.

The move is the outcome of a recent joint meeting between NP Singh, the district magistrate, and environmental groups from Noida and Greater Noida that mounted pressure on the administration.

During the meeting, Vikrant Tondag, an environmental activist, apprised the district administration of the depleting groundwater levels and illegal drilling of borewells in Sector 85. He urged the administration to take action against the illegal drilling immediately.

He told City Spidey that a borewell cannot be drilled in the city without permission. And, in the case of Sector 85, the plot owner had not obtained permission from Noida Authority.

But obtaining permission is tough, as the Authority allows boring in only those residential or industrial units where water is not supplied by the local authority.

Tongad said, "In the case of the Sector 85 plot, the borewell was being drilled on a vacant plot. People usually drill a borewell first and then build a structure over it to keep it hidden from the Authority."

Ramveer Tanwar, another environmentalist, told City Spidey, “Despite the fact that illegal drilling is in progress, the Authority has not initiated action against the person responsible. It takes action only on paper.” 

When we approached BK Singh, project engineer of Noida Authority, he said he would conduct a survey of the site to find out how many illegal drillings were in progress. He added that his staff would visit the sites to prepare a report, and once that was completed, strong action would be taken.