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NOIDA: To attract visitors, the Noida Authority plans to add more features and amenities to the parks in the city. In a recent meeting with the horticulture department, the Authority discussed what measures could be taken to improve footfall in the parks and gardens being maintained by the Authority.
“Better landscaping by adding features such as floor chess, canopy covered walkways, designer benches, cave concept, grass steps, sloping and introducing other catchy designs within the maintained gardens and parks was discussed in detail and such measures will be introduced during the next makeover exercise,” an official from the Authority said.
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GURUGRAM: The 10pm-5am curfew in Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad and a cap on wedding guests have prompted organisers in these NCR cities to look for banquet halls and party lawns in Gurugram.
Hall owners in the city said there had been a 25-30% increase in the number of enquiries from neighbouring areas where restrictions at night are in place. Many of them pointed out that since the wedding season would begin in a week and most of the auspicious occasions are late at night, it would not be possible to hold the event during the day.
“The administrations in Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad have suddenly imposed restrictions on movement at night. So, people who had been planning the weddings of their family members are now scrambling for venues in places with fewer curbs, such as Gurugram, Mussoorie and Dehradun. While some have been deferring the events indefinitely, others are planning a small daytime or evening ceremony,” a wedding planner in the city said. Anil
Over 500 shanties were reduced to ashes near Noida Sec 65 on Sunday
NOIDA: Two sisters, aged three and six years, were charred to death in a fire that reduced over 500 shanties to ashes in Behlolpur village near Noida Sector 65 on Sunday.
Officials in the fire department said a short circuit could have caused the flames and a heavy wind fanned them. What may have caused the fire to spread fast was that most of the shanties were made of plastic and tarpaulin sheets and many of them housed godowns of inflammable materials. The villagers said they had also heard a few cooking gas cylinders exploding.
About 15 acres of barren common land in Sorkha village in Noida’s Sector 115 has been transformed into an urban forest with dense plantation over the past three years.
NOIDA: With cities turning into concrete jungles and housing societies taking its place, very little of the once lush green forest patches are left now. The district administration undertook an experiment nearly three years ago to make the most of the little space available for trees in a city where real estate is of high value.
About 15 acres of barren common land in Sorkha village in Noida’s Sector 115 has been transformed into an urban forest with dense plantation over the past three years. The district administration signed an MoU with HCL Foundation wherein land rights would remain with the administration while the company would take over responsibility of planation and afforestation in the area. “It was an uphill task from the beginning. The village common land was barren with layers of garbage, constru
Noida: In a major development that will benefit lakhs of Noida residents, it has been decided that the Bhangel elevated road will have direct access from Vishwakarma Marg, which has now become one of the city’s busiest traffic arteries. The Noida Authority has started work on finalising the cost estimates for building two loops at the intersection.
The six-lane elevated road is being built between Aghapur and NSEZ turn in Sector 82. Due to the presence of busy markets in Aghapur, Chhalera, Barola, Salapur and Bhangel, it currently takes 45-60 minutes to reach the NSEZ turn from Noida Golf Course. So, in June 2020, the Authority started work on building a Rs 468 crore worth 4.5km-long elevated road to bring down the commute time to half between the two ends.