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Vinod Rajput

Vinod Rajput writes on environment, infrastructure, real estate and government policies in Noida and Greater Noida. He has reported on environment and infrastructure in Delhi, Gurgaon and Panchkula in the past.

Articles by Vinod Rajput

NCLT begins insolvency resolution process against Supertech

The NCLT’s order came in response to a plea filed by the bank that wants to recover ₹216 crore loan dues from Supertech

The tribunal (NCLT) said that since the developer’s account was termed as non-performing assets in 2018 itself, the promoter cannot be considered that he will complete and deliver the project, thereby starting the CIRP. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jul 22, 2024 05:46 AM IST

ByVinod Rajput

Work on ₹80 crore STP to begin soon in Greater Noida

Once built, the sewage treatment plant will ensure that no untreated wastewater is dumped into drains or Hindon river

Noida

Updated on Jul 20, 2024 06:44 AM IST

ByVinod Rajput

Noida authority to rope in consultant to make city clean and green

The last date for application submission by interested consultants is July 24, and the authority will open tenders once all applications are submitted

To keep the city clean and green, the consultant will review existing practices of sanitation and provide all technical inputs/advisory support to Noida. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jul 19, 2024 05:42 AM IST

ByVinod Rajput, Noida

Yeida to raise ₹7,635 crore funds this fiscal by selling land parcels

YEIDA requires funds to urbanise the area along Yamuna Expressway, near the greenfield Noida international airport to cater to the demands of investors

The Yamuna authority aims to earn <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>2,531 crore revenue from housing department’s plot schemes, <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>65 crore from ready to move flats, <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>736 crore from institutional plots, <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1,642 crore from group housing plots, <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>830 crore from industrial plots, and <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>501 crore from mixed land use plots, among others. (HT Archive)

Noida

Updated on Jul 18, 2024 05:06 AM IST

ByVinod Rajput, Greater Noida

Greater Noida: Yeida to hire consultant for medical devices park

The consultant will be tasked to assist the authority in drawing investments, promotional activities, obtaining approvals, and project monitoring for the existing and upcoming industrial parks

The Centre approved a grant-in-aid of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>100 crore for the development of common infrastructure facilities (CIF) in this medical devices park, said Yamuna authority officials. (HT Archive)

Noida

Updated on Jul 17, 2024 06:38 AM IST

ByVinod Rajput, Greater Noida

Roads messy, four top Noida officials tasked with overseeing road cleaning

Unhappy with the lack of cleanliness, the CEO assigned one arterial road to each senior officer, including additional chief executive officer Sanjay Kumar Khatri and officer on special duty Mahendra Prasad, who will now be responsible for keeping the roads clean and free of encroachments, said officials

Noida

Updated on Jul 17, 2024 06:36 AM IST

ByVinod Rajput, Noida

Yeida sells two group housing plots near Jewar airport for ₹250 crore

These plots have been allotted through e-auction where the plot is sold to the one who places the highest bid against the reserve price, YEIDA officials said

The authority invited bids under the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority’s Group Housing Plots Scheme YEA-GH-07/2024 and completed the e-auction proceedings on July 12. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jul 16, 2024 05:58 AM IST

ByVinod Rajput, Greater Noida

Noida:16 realtors to face action over interest rebate policy

As per provisions of the 2023 policy, the authority can cancel the allotment of the realtors’ properties, attach the same, and re-auction it to recover dues

Noida

Updated on Jul 15, 2024 05:54 AM IST

ByVinod Rajput, Noida

Noida authority to plant 350,000 saplings this rainy season

Social groups, including residents’ welfare associations and apartment owners’ associations, have been involved in planting saplings in city parks

Noida

Updated on Jul 15, 2024 05:48 AM IST

ByVinod Rajput, Noida

Noida okays ₹7,700 crore budget for 2024-25; land allotment rates hiked by 6%

Delhi-NCR real estate news: Buying land for housing or setting up office in Noida to become more costly as allotment rates hiked by 6%

Noida

Updated on Jul 13, 2024 06:12 AM IST

ByVinod Rajput, Noida

Noida, G Noida authorities to decide on Supertech’s request for registry nod

According to Supertech, there are at least 17,000 apartments, which need to be built and delivered to the homebuyers in its projects in Noida and Greater Noida

Noida

Updated on Jul 12, 2024 06:04 AM IST

ByVinod Rajput, Noida

Noida: Sector 151A golf course budget may be augmented, Noida board to decide

According to officials, the authority approved a tentative budget of ₹90 crore for the project in February 2020. The project includes a 90-acre golf course, a 20-acre adventure sports facility, and a 10-acre heliport, said officials, but due to prolonged delays, cost of raw materials has gone up

In June 2021, the authority roped in a private company to develop the city’s second golf course -- the first 18-hole one in Sector 38A (above) was developed by the authority in the 1990s. (HT Archive)

Noida

Updated on Jul 10, 2024 06:44 AM IST

ByVinod Rajput, Noida

Homebuyers of 3C Lotus City project to get relief

ACE Infracity Developers Pvt Ltd that took over the 3C Lotus City project in June 2023 in a bidding by the NCLT, mutually reached an agreement with Yeida

Yeida realised that the resolution plan submitted by ACE was not in the authority’s best interests, prompting them to file plea in NCLAT. Since then, the case has remained pending thereby delaying the project. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jul 09, 2024 06:58 AM IST

ByVinod Rajput, Greater Noida

Yeida prohibits selling plots in Medical Device Park for 10 years

Yeida took this decision after observing that property dealers were purchasing plots without setting up industrial units

The central government had approved the Medical Device Park on 350 acres at the Yamuna Expressway in January 2022 under the “Promotion of Medical Device Park” scheme. (HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jul 08, 2024 05:26 AM IST

ByVinod Rajput, Greater Noida

Admin begins taking possession of land for Noida airport’s next phase

To date, the administration has distributed ₹2,891 crore in compensation to farmers whose land was acquired for stage 2 of phase 1

The administration is also transferring this land to the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (Yeida) for the airport’s expansion, set to become operational by the end of 2024. (PTI Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jul 08, 2024 05:18 AM IST

ByVinod Rajput, Greater Noida

Uttar Pradesh seeks more details from Yeida on draft Master Plan 2041

Once the Master Plan is approved, it will enable Yeida to develop a logistics park in Aligarh, Heritage City in Mathura and other urban areas in GB Nagar and Bulandshahr

Yeida, on January 29, 2024, had discussed and approved the draft Master Plan 2041, which has details of the development planning that is to take place in the region along the 165km long Yamuna Expressway that connects Greater Noida to Agra. Later, it sent the draft master plan to the UP government for a final approval. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jul 06, 2024 05:40 AM IST

ByVinod Rajput, Greater Noida

Yeida to build flatted factory units for startups

With flatted factories, the Uttar Pradesh government wants to encourage those who want to innovate and do not have much financial support to execute their ideas

The facilities will include common amenities such as an exhibition centre, cafeteria, and parking for 1,000 vehicles, the Yamuna authority will rent these units to companies and it will start the construction work at the site soon. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jul 05, 2024 06:12 AM IST

ByVinod Rajput, Greater Noida

Banks reject Jaiprakash Associate Limited’s one-time offer to settle dues

During the hearing on June 10, JAL reiterated that the company is inclined to make the entire payment within 18 weeks if the OTS is accepted by the banks

During the hearing on Wednesday, counsel for the respondent banks submitted that the one time settlement proposal has not been accepted and prayed for a week’s time to file a reply. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jul 05, 2024 06:02 AM IST

ByVinod Rajput, Noida

Noida authority approves maps of Unitech’s stuck housing projects

The Noida authority was until now refusing to approve the map layouts till Unitech cleared its dues amounting to nearly ₹11,000 crore

Noida

Updated on Jul 04, 2024 06:04 AM IST

ByVinod Rajput, Noida

Allottee forced to suffer for nine years as Greater Noida authority allots one plot to two firms

The authority officials, on the other hand, blamed a technical glitch for the error and said they are working on rectifying it

Anil Gosain, director of Sai Data Software Services Private Limited, said he got allotted a 1,000 square metre industrial plot in Sector Techzone-4 on May 30, 2014. Later, he got to know that the authority wrongly allotted half the plot, which is 500 square metres, to another company by mistake. (HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jul 04, 2024 05:48 AM IST

ByVinod Rajput, Greater Noida

Yamuna authority to launch three plot schemes this month

Yeida is set to launch plot schemes for group housing and commercial projects. The authority will also launch schemes for utility plots in July

Yamuna authority aims to collect a revenue of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>3,700 crore from selling plots under different categories. (HT Archive)

Noida

Updated on Jul 04, 2024 05:20 AM IST

ByVinod Rajput, Greater Noida

Yeida revokes cancellation of allotment of Supertech, Sunworld group projects

Yeida said action will be taken against its legal officer and officials of the law department who provided wrong facts about Supertech and Sunworld allotments

Supertech Township and Sunworld Infrastructure were each allotted 100 acres in Sector 22D in 2011. Supertech Township owes <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>677 crore to Yeida, while Sunworld owes the authority <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>816 crore. (HT Archive)

Noida

Published on Jul 02, 2024 10:57 PM IST

ByVinod Rajput, Greaternoida

IAS (retd) Arun Vir Singh gets 6th extension as NIAL, Yeida CEO

He is the only IAS (retd.) who is the CEO and has got extension for the sixth time by Uttar Pradesh and central governments

Noida

Updated on Jul 02, 2024 07:02 AM IST

ByVinod Rajput

Yeida to acquire 1,861 hectares in Tappal to avoid encroachment

Yeida to acquire 1,861 hectares in Tappal to curb illegal projects, protect planned development around Noida airport. Demolition drives ongoing.

Yeida had already acquired 736 hectares in Tappal but the rest will have to be acquired to carry out the planned development, and also for protecting the notified area from the land mafias. (Sunil Ghosh/HT PHoto)

Noida

Updated on Jul 01, 2024 07:00 AM IST

ByVinod Rajput

Well-planned Noida escapes water-logging unlike Delhi

Noida authority CEO said they cleaned all stormwater drains well in advance of the rainy season, and also addressed the gaps in arrangements to handle water-logging

Noida

Updated on Jun 29, 2024 06:58 AM IST

ByVinod Rajput, Noida

Complete Noida airport work by September 29: UP chief secy

The chief secretary’s visit came days after the YIAPL told government that the airport work will be delayed by seven months due to paucity of steel

Noida

Updated on Jun 29, 2024 06:48 AM IST

ByVinod Rajput

Boney Kapoor inks pact for Film City with Yamuna authority

The Film City project is proposed to be built on 1,000 acres, with the first phase covering 230 acres, at a cost of ₹1,510 crore over eight years

The upcoming film city will be a one-stop shop for filmmakers worldwide, offering facilities at nearly half the cost as compared to other studios, said Kapoor. (HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jun 28, 2024 06:24 AM IST

ByVinod Rajput, Greater Noida

Yeida cancels allotment of two real estate developers over pending dues

Yeida has decided to cancel land parcels allotted to realtors Supertech and Sunworld Infrastructure after the two failed to clear land cost dues

The board has also decided to construct an additional 30m wide and 8.25km long road between the greenfield airport and Yamuna Expressway. The board allowed the National Highways Authority of India to build this road and NHAI will spend <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>63 crore on this project. (HT Archive)

Noida

Updated on Jun 27, 2024 06:46 AM IST

ByVinod Rajput, Greater Noida

Noida prepares ₹7,000 crore budget for board approval

As per tentative calculations, the authority will earmark around ₹1,200 crore for civil department, ₹100 crore for village development, ₹100 crore for horticulture department, ₹300 crore for maintenance work of civic services, ₹150 crore for water department, and ₹1,500 crore for land acquisition, among other allocations

Noida

Updated on Jun 26, 2024 06:48 AM IST

ByVinod Rajput, Noida

Construction agency selected for Chilla elevated road in Noida, work to begin soon

Once complete, the Chilla elevated road will offer a seamless ride to the thousands of commuters travelling between Delhi and Noida as commuters currently face inconvenience in travelling via Delhi-Noida link road that remains congested for most of the day

Noida

Updated on Jun 26, 2024 06:34 AM IST

ByVinod Rajput, Noida

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Vinod Rajput

Vinod Rajput writes on environment, infrastructure, real estate and government policies in Noida and Greater Noida. He has reported on environment and infrastructure in Delhi, Gurgaon and Panchkula in the past.

The NCLT’s order came in response to a plea filed by the bank that wants to recover ₹216 crore loan dues from Supertech

Once built, the sewage treatment plant will ensure that no untreated wastewater is dumped into drains or Hindon river

The last date for application submission by interested consultants is July 24, and the authority will open tenders once all applications are submitted

YEIDA requires funds to urbanise the area along Yamuna Expressway, near the greenfield Noida international airport to cater to the demands of investors

The consultant will be tasked to assist the authority in drawing investments, promotional activities, obtaining approvals, and project monitoring for the existing and upcoming industrial parks

These plots have been allotted through e-auction where the plot is sold to the one who places the highest bid against the reserve price, YEIDA officials said

As per provisions of the 2023 policy, the authority can cancel the allotment of the realtors’ properties, attach the same, and re-auction it to recover dues

Social groups, including residents’ welfare associations and apartment owners’ associations, have been involved in planting saplings in city parks

Delhi-NCR real estate news: Buying land for housing or setting up office in Noida to become more costly as allotment rates hiked by 6%

According to Supertech, there are at least 17,000 apartments, which need to be built and delivered to the homebuyers in its projects in Noida and Greater Noida

According to officials, the authority approved a tentative budget of ₹90 crore for the project in February 2020. The project includes a 90-acre golf course, a 20-acre adventure sports facility, and a 10-acre heliport, said officials, but due to prolonged delays, cost of raw materials has gone up

ACE Infracity Developers Pvt Ltd that took over the 3C Lotus City project in June 2023 in a bidding by the NCLT, mutually reached an agreement with Yeida

Yeida took this decision after observing that property dealers were purchasing plots without setting up industrial units

To date, the administration has distributed ₹2,891 crore in compensation to farmers whose land was acquired for stage 2 of phase 1

Once the Master Plan is approved, it will enable Yeida to develop a logistics park in Aligarh, Heritage City in Mathura and other urban areas in GB Nagar and Bulandshahr

With flatted factories, the Uttar Pradesh government wants to encourage those who want to innovate and do not have much financial support to execute their ideas

During the hearing on June 10, JAL reiterated that the company is inclined to make the entire payment within 18 weeks if the OTS is accepted by the banks

The Noida authority was until now refusing to approve the map layouts till Unitech cleared its dues amounting to nearly ₹11,000 crore

The authority officials, on the other hand, blamed a technical glitch for the error and said they are working on rectifying it

Yeida is set to launch plot schemes for group housing and commercial projects. The authority will also launch schemes for utility plots in July

Yeida said action will be taken against its legal officer and officials of the law department who provided wrong facts about Supertech and Sunworld allotments

He is the only IAS (retd.) who is the CEO and has got extension for the sixth time by Uttar Pradesh and central governments

Yeida to acquire 1,861 hectares in Tappal to curb illegal projects, protect planned development around Noida airport. Demolition drives ongoing.

Noida authority CEO said they cleaned all stormwater drains well in advance of the rainy season, and also addressed the gaps in arrangements to handle water-logging

The chief secretary’s visit came days after the YIAPL told government that the airport work will be delayed by seven months due to paucity of steel

The Film City project is proposed to be built on 1,000 acres, with the first phase covering 230 acres, at a cost of ₹1,510 crore over eight years

Yeida has decided to cancel land parcels allotted to realtors Supertech and Sunworld Infrastructure after the two failed to clear land cost dues

Once complete, the Chilla elevated road will offer a seamless ride to the thousands of commuters travelling between Delhi and Noida as commuters currently face inconvenience in travelling via Delhi-Noida link road that remains congested for most of the day

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