GREATER NOIDA: Early resumption of construction at Noida Extension's housing projects is now ruled out as Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) has ordered builders to keep work on hold till the court-mandated approvals are obtained. While the Authority did not say how much time the process would take, sources told TOI it would take at least a month.
Delivering its 'Diwali gift' order of October 21 that ended months of uncertainty about the fate of these housing projects and 20,000 buyers, Allahabad High Court had made it clear that development in the area would be subject to clearance of GNIDA's Master Plan 2021 by NCR Planning Board (NCRPB).
After meeting some property developers on Monday, GNIDA CEO Rama Raman ordered a halt to any ongoing construction till the "matter is sorted out". The stay applies to projects in Noida Extension and other parts of Greater Noida. No approvals or completion certificates will be issued during this period.
Raman said the Authority had initiated formalities, and "details of all changes made in the (master) plan had been sent to the government for approval, and the state would forward the same to NCRPB". He added GNIDA was "hopeful of getting the required nod soon", but denied it had received any notice from the Board to halt construction. "It is not NCRPB's prerogative to issue any such notice to the Authority."
Raman said the Authority was required to inform NCRPB of changes to its Master Plan but it did not necessarily need the Board's approval. "According to the state's norms regarding Master Plan approval, any change in the plan must be in conformity with the NCRPB (guidelines). Changes in MP-2021 were incorporated way back in 2007, and at the time we had informed NCRPB," he said, adding that changes made in keeping with NCRPB guidelines could be got approved by the state government.
Raman said GNIDA would also seek HC's clarification on the order that seemed based on "a previous Allahabad High Court judgment of 1996 that directed the corresponding NCRPBs of all states to consult the federal agency".
The construction stay applies to projects in Noida Extn and other parts of Greater Noida.
Delivering its 'Diwali gift' order of October 21 that ended months of uncertainty about the fate of these housing projects and 20,000 buyers, Allahabad High Court had made it clear that development in the area would be subject to clearance of GNIDA's Master Plan 2021 by NCR Planning Board (NCRPB).
After meeting some property developers on Monday, GNIDA CEO Rama Raman ordered a halt to any ongoing construction till the "matter is sorted out". The stay applies to projects in Noida Extension and other parts of Greater Noida. No approvals or completion certificates will be issued during this period.
Raman said the Authority had initiated formalities, and "details of all changes made in the (master) plan had been sent to the government for approval, and the state would forward the same to NCRPB". He added GNIDA was "hopeful of getting the required nod soon", but denied it had received any notice from the Board to halt construction. "It is not NCRPB's prerogative to issue any such notice to the Authority."
Raman said the Authority was required to inform NCRPB of changes to its Master Plan but it did not necessarily need the Board's approval. "According to the state's norms regarding Master Plan approval, any change in the plan must be in conformity with the NCRPB (guidelines). Changes in MP-2021 were incorporated way back in 2007, and at the time we had informed NCRPB," he said, adding that changes made in keeping with NCRPB guidelines could be got approved by the state government.
Raman said GNIDA would also seek HC's clarification on the order that seemed based on "a previous Allahabad High Court judgment of 1996 that directed the corresponding NCRPBs of all states to consult the federal agency".
The construction stay applies to projects in Noida Extn and other parts of Greater Noida.
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