Noida Jan 27 PTI Union Home Minister Amit Shah was in Uttar Pradeshs Greater Noida for a poll-related programme when power supply got disrupted briefly leaving the senior BJP leader party workers and others in dark for less than a minute Shah was addressing Prabhaavi Matdaata Samwad Effective Voter Dialogue at a private universitys auditorium in the Knowledge Park area of Greater Noida where BJP supporters and local residents had gathered in the evening While the home minister was speaking from the dais a sudden power outage occurred for around 30 seconds leaving the around 250-300 people in the auditorium in dark with many of them immediately starting the flash lights on their mobile phones Some even started chanting Bharat Mata ki Jai and raising slogans in praise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the brief power outage Resuming his address Shah later highlighted the achievements of the Yogi Adityanath government which he said has transformed UP into the number one state of the country in law and order power supply among others Before this programme I was sitting with the people in the management of this university and they told me that they had purchased a generator which was used 22 hours daily during the previous government but now it is not even used 22 hours a week he told the gathering Shah then asked the gathering if the situation of power supply in the state has improved or not Assembly election in Dadri in Gautam Buddh Nagar district of western UP is scheduled on February 10 and results would be declared on March 10 PTI KIS AAR

Noida Jan 27 PTI The Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority GNIDA on Thursday said it has penalised two group housing societies over improper waste management on their premises The action was taken on instructions of GNIDA CEO Narendra Bhooshan against Galaxy North Avenue and Victory One Amayra societies in Greater Noida West which have been slapped with Rs 40400 and Rs 10200 penalties respectively it saidThe penalties were imposed by the Public Health Department of the GNIDA During inspection the team found waste was not being properly disposed of and in violation of waste management rules Public Health Department in-charge Salil Yadav said The officials have also warned that if the penalty amount is not remitted within three working days the penalty would be doubled and legal proceedings will be initiated in the cases he said The officer said Solid Waste Waste Management Rules 2016 are applicable in Greater Noida under which bulk waste generators such as group housing societies educational institutions etc have to dispose of the garbage on their own The authority only picks up the inert waste that cannot be recycled and for that a prescribed fee has to be paidYadavadded PTI KIS RCJ RCJ