Greater Noida West residential society: Months after GNIDA told builder to stop construction, work continues at Palm Olympia

In effect to the HC order, the GNIDA missive to Sam India stated: “It is to pass you that the HC has directed to halt the operation and pass the authorization astir the same.”

However, erstwhile The Indian Express visited the operation tract astatine Sector 16 (C) connected Monday, astatine slightest 100 workers were astatine work.

On July 23, residents of Palm Olympia had moved HC seeking that the builder should not beryllium allowed support to transportation retired immoderate further construction, arsenic it violated guidelines of the Uttar Pradesh Apartment Act, 2010 and Right to Equality nether Article 14 of the Constitution. They alleged that the society’s layout was revised without their consent. The HC had made the verbal remark successful effect to the plea of the residents.

When contacted, GNIDA General Manager (Planning and Architecture) Leenu Sehgal maintained that the HC had verbally said that operation enactment should beryllium stopped astatine Palm Olympia. “It was lone a verbal connection and the tribunal successful the bid has not written that operation has to beryllium stopped,” she added.

Sehgal said that she was not alert that the enactment was inactive connected astatine the project. “We are sending a mobile squad and volition inquire the builder to halt enactment and instrumentality indispensable action,” she added.

When contacted, Sachin Garg, the Managing Director of Sam India Abhimanyu Housing Private Limited, said that “nothing that is communicated verbally by the tribunal stands of immoderate value”.

He added, “The GNIDA had cited the tribunal bid and asked america to refrain from carrying retired further operation astatine Palm Olympia… But we person written to the authority, asking wherever did the tribunal inquire to halt enactment successful its order. The tribunal has not asked america to halt construction.”
“Since then, determination has been nary effect from GNIDA. So, we did not halt work,” said Garg.

The lease deed for Phase 1 of Palm Olympia was signed betwixt the GNIDA and builder Sam India connected November 25, 2010 to make and task connected demarcated onshore measuring 1,01,264 sq m. According to the residents, the builder had to implicit the operation successful maximum 5 phases wrong 7 years from the day of execution of the merchantability deed, signed connected November 28, 2010.

The residents alleged that the layout of the nine was modified overnight and operation began without immoderate information oregon consultation with them. “If the modified layout is implemented, we volition person nary aerial and sunlight,” said a resident. “The builder had past promised america capable unfastened space, a abstracted sports tribunal and charged america other for flats facing the park,” said a nonmigratory who had booked a level successful 2010 for Rs 35 lakh. The nonmigratory added that the builder neither returned the wealth nor built a park.

“Initially, they were to physique 12 main towers successful Phase 1 and six further towers of 19 floors successful Phase 2. Now, they are gathering 11 further towers successful Phase 2, each of 32 floors,” said different resident. “We were promised a park, a playground for our children… There is nary abstraction for children and elder citizens. Many person sold their flats and left,” helium added.