Police arrested four college students and issued a challan of Rs 25,500 for violating traffic norms on Friday, a day after videos of a car being driven rashly in Noida was widely circulated on social media, officials said.
The area near Surajpur collectorate was waterlogged on Wednesday
Greater Noida: The Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) has decided to redesign roads and drainage networks around Surajpur collectorate that gets flooded almost every year. The work will start after this monsoon, officials said.
The development authority has been facing a lot of criticism for not being able to prevent flooding in the area and other busy parts of the city. Although GNIDA had claimed it had taken preventive measures this time as well, steady rains that lasted for about 20 minutes resulted in waterlogging in many locations.
Currently, eight pumps are being operated to drain out water. “Surajpur collectorate building is at a lower level compared to the road adjacent to it. Also, the drains near the building do not discharge water properly as they remain choked with silt and garbage. It is extremely difficult to get inside the building when it rains,” said Ramesh Gautam, a residen
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NOIDA: Residents can now report instances of waterlogging and flooding on city streets directly to the local industrial development authority. Though the Noida authority spent crores to take preventive measures while carrying out civil work in June, waterlogging was reported from multiple spots on Tuesday and Wednesday after the downpour. Residents can now call on the monsoon relief line and register their complaints.
The authority issued the number 120-2423795 and officials said complaints will be handled within 24 hours.
While the condition of a large part of Noida-Greater Noida Expressway worsens every monsoon as the level of the carriageway does not end up channelising water to the storm water drains, water collects on the expressway at multiple spots between Sector 132 and Sector 148. However, the condition of the flooding and traffic movement has improved between Sector 126 and Dalit Prerna Sthal.
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