Farmers in Noida demand higher compensation for land acquired for projects like the NTPC plant from 1986 to 1995. They also seek job opportunities for their children. District magistrate and committee members are investigating the matter to address the farmers' concerns.
Farmers plan tractor march to Chilla Noida: Following protests by Bhartiya Kisan Parishad and All India Kisan Sabha at NTPC Noida and in front of the Greater Noida Authority’s office, two more groups of farmers under the banner of Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) Tikait and BKU Lokshakti, will hit the road this week to demand a law guaranteeing minimum support price (MSP).
Noida traffic: Two farmer groups planning to protest by lining up tractors from Greater Noida to Noida and march along Yamuna Expressway towards Chilla border. | Latest News India
A group of farmers demanding enhanced compensation for land acquired for the NTPC plant in Dadri have called off plans to march to Delhi on Friday after the UP govt formed a three-member committee to look into their grievances.
Bharat bandh has little impact, but checks at borders slow down traffic. Traffic through Delhi’s borders remained slow on the fifth day of heavy barricading in anticipation of farmers arriving there for a protest. UP Gate witnessed snarls during the rush hours, so did the internal roads of trans-Hindon areas as cops diverted traffic from NH9.