Noida: Noida Authority has issued a public notice warning residents against illegal constructions and encroachments on its notified land in Salarpur, Bhangel and Hajipur villages. Officials said several notified and acquired plots in these villages have been illegally occupied, and demolition and sealing drives are being undertaken at these spots. They advised residents not to invest in such properties.“The general public is informed that in villages Salarpur, Bhangel and Hajipur, certain individuals, land mafias and encroachers are carrying out illegal constructions and encroachments on notified land. Noida Authority has been taking action from time to time to demolish and seal such illegal constructions. Notices have also been issued to encroachers directing them to remove the unauthorised constructions. Complaints have been submitted to police stations for registration of FIRs,” the Authority’s statement read.The Authority identified several plots that have been encroached on. In Salarpur village, the affected land includes plot numbers 700-711, 723, 724, 728-735 and 745-752, among others. In Bhangel village, encroachments have been reported on plots 176, 178, 217, 221, 223, 225, 226, 247, 250 and 251, etc. In Hajipur village, plot number 412 has been identified.“Noida Authority has not approved any building plans on the above-mentioned khasra/plot numbers. Any construction carried out on these lands is entirely unauthorised,” said Noida CEO Krishna Karunesh.Karunesh advised people to obtain complete information from the Authority before purchasing, selling or entering into any transaction related to land located on the identified plot numbers in order to avoid financial losses.Over the years, Noida villages have seen large-scale encroachments driven by rapid urbanisation, rising land costs and weak monitoring of vacant acquired land, making such plots vulnerable to unauthorised construction and illegal transactions. Officials said people who cannot afford land or flats in urban areas often buy plots developed by private colonisers in village areas to build homes. In most cases, however, buyers end up suffering financial losses after discovering that the land was encroached on.People who cannot afford land or flats in urban areas often buy plots developed by private colonisers in village areas to build homes. In most cases, however, buyers end up suffering financial losses after discovering that the land was encroached upon.
