Residents of several societies join forces to mount pressure on Noida Authority to remove squatters from sectors 74 to 79.
A week after the mob attack on a luxury residential complex, residents of several societies have joined forces to mount pressure on Noida Authority to remove squatters from sectors 74 to 79.
Residents have started demanding anti-encroachment drives against the illegal occupants in their localities. They claim the land on which these squatters have come up had been earmarked for development of common facilities.
The Authority, residents complain, had been informed about the illegal jhuggies (squatters), but it did nothing. Only an illegal market outside Mahagun Moderne in Sector 78 was removed.
Amit Gupta, a resident of Sector 77, said that he had been following up with the project engineer of work Circle 6, Noida Authority, on the matter.
Though residents had been demanding demolition of temporary huts well before the mob violence erupted at Mahagun Moderne on July 12, the incident forced the Authority to act.
Gupta said, “They don’t have disposal facilities, so they dump waste wherever they want. Besides, it’s a question of safety and security of residents — an issue that has gained traction after what happened at Mahagun Moderne. These squatters were involved in the attack.”
Kumar Alok, another resident of Sector 78, said, “There are frequent liquor brawls. We are scared of the nuisance they cause.”
He added, “We will wait for the Authority to act. If they fail to remove them in the coming few days, we’ll approach the top level of the district administration. We’ll also get in touch with the local MP and MLA.”
When City Spidey contacted MC Tyagi, the nodal officer of the area, he was not available for comment. Another officer, however, said the squatters wouldn't removed in one sweep, and the process would pan out gradually over the next few months.
