Noida Feb 24 PTI Suspected leakage of PNG in Noida Thursday evening triggered panic in several residential sectors of the city adjoining the national capital prompting the district administration to seek a report from the cooking gas distribution company IGL Indraprastha Gas Limited the supplier of Piped Natural Gas PNG in the area however said its officials inspected the gas pipeline network and there was no leakage in its network Panic triggered around 7 PM when locals in sectors 137 128 and 93 started sharing messages on WhatsApp about the foul smell even as several called up the officials of the police the Noida Authority and the district administration to confirm the situation Internal messages in some housing societies also cautioned residents against using the cooking gas till normalcy in the PNG pipeline was confirmed according to locals The alarm towards the smell was raised by the residents of housing societies in Sector 137 and the local police was alerted around 7 PM after which the gas pipeline was stopped as precautionary measure Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Noida Ranvijay Singh saidThe local police was out on the ground even as the exact source of the smell was yet to be located the officer saidSeveral people in the meantime took to social media to raise the matter with the IGL which assured them that their network was working fineOur teams are in the field and have checked the pipeline network in a few sectors of NOIDA where smell has been reported There is no leakage in PNG network of IGL no disruption in PNG supply IGL tweetedDistrict Magistrate Suhas L Yathiraj told PTI We have called for a report from IGL The District Supply Officer has been asked to coordinate with IGL and find out details of the matter An internal communication circulated in a housing society in Sector 137 around 9 PM Thursday informed residents about leakage of PNG gas which was identified for the whole in the main pipelineThe IGL personnel has rectified the same Our complete society is inspected by IGL personnel and found satisfactory The residents can utilise the services of PNG the internal email seen by PTI statedHowever when contacted about this IGL officials said their personnel had gone for inspection but there was no leakageNoida Federation of Apartment Owners Associations NOFAA president Rajiva Singh told PTI I have been getting calls and messages from people in Sector 128 137 and 93 among others about the foul smell since late evening As rumours about the gas leakage circulated in the city some people also suspected it could be because of the movement of resources to Sector 93A recently for the demolition of the twin towers of SupertechHowever district officials ruled out any such mishap in that area and added that explosives which are to be used for demolition of the illegal towers were yet to be moved to the sitePNG is an odourless gas but ethyl mercaptan is added to it as it provides easy detection by the users in case of a leakage Experts suggest switching off electrical appliances and cooking stoves immediately in case of a gas leakage PTI KIS TIR TIR TIR

Noida Feb 24 PTI Suspected leakage of cooking gas from several residential sectors of Noida Thursday evening triggered panic in parts of the city adjoining the national capitalHowever Indraprastha Gas Limited the supplier of Piped Natural Gas PNG in the area said its officials inspected the gas pipeline network and there was no leakage in its networkPanic triggered around 7 PM when locals in sectors 137 and 93 started sharing messages on WhatsApp about the foul smell even as several called up the officials of the police the Noida Authority and the district administration to confirm the situationInternal messages in some housing societies also cautioned residents against using the cooking gas till normalcy in the PNG pipeline was confirmed according to localsThe alarm towards the smell was raised by the residents of housing societies in Sector 137 and the local police was alerted around 7 PM after which the gas pipeline was stopped as precautionary measure Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Noida Ranvijay Singh saidThe local police was out on the ground even as the exact source of the smell was yet to be located the officer saidSeveral people in the meantime took to social media to raise the matter with the IGL which assured them that their network was working fineOur teams are in the field and have checked the pipeline network in a few sectors of NOIDA where smell has been reported There is no leakage in PNG network of IGL no disruption in PNG supply IGL tweetedNoida Federation of Apartment Owners Associations NOFAA president Rajiva Singh told PTI I have been getting calls and messages from people in Sector 128 137 and 93 among others about the foul smell since late evening PNG is an odourless gas but ethyl mercaptan is added to it as it provides easy detection by the users in case of a leakage Experts suggest switching off electrical appliances and cooking stoves immediately in case of a gas leakageThere was no official response from the district administration and the Noida Authority till the time this report was filedFurther details are awaited PTI KIS TIR TIR

Noida Aug 31 PTI With the Supreme Court ordering demolition of Supertechs 40-storey illegal twin towers in Noida Sector 93 residents of the realty firms Emerald Court on Tuesday said the truth has prevailed and their faith in the apex court has grown stronger Buyers who have invested their money in these towers however hoped their interest would be protected even as the Supertech Group said it would be filing a review petition in the case Emerald Court residents heaved a sigh of relief that their decade-long legal battle came to an end with the top court ordering the demolition of the two illegal high-rise towers on their premises Residents said the housing project has 660 flats across 15 towers but in 2009 work started on the twin towers coming up in the violation of building by-laws but they were told the construction was part of a separate project We however insisted on seeing drawings and approvals of the project which appeared to be huge and against rules stipulating a certain distance between two such structures After several efforts we got to see the drawings and were shocked after realising that we were being taken for a ride by the builder with brazen violation of rules S K Sharma former president of Emerald Courts RWA told PTI After this some of the residents in 2012 moved the Allahabad High Court which ordered the demolition of the two towers two years later but the realtor challenged it in the Supreme Court An apex court bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and M R Shah Tuesday said the April 11 2014 verdict of the Allahabad High Court does not deserve any interference Truth has prevailed and our faith in the Supreme Court has grown stronger We had knocked all other doors over the years as we went against the influential builder the 74-year-old Sharma said Another resident of Emerald Court whose husband was part of the RWAs legal committee said the top courts order has come as a victory for all residents who stood against wrong being done Theres no doubt that my husband would have been very happy with this decision of the court she said recalling her husband as a brave man who fought injustice for around a decade before succumbing to COVID-19 this yearHailing the verdict the RWAs current president Rajesh Rana said the top courts order has sent residents of Emerald Court on cloud nine after a long-fought legal battleWe had knocked the door of the judiciary with hope for justice and justice has been done We are thankful to the court and have our faith reaffirmed in judicial system Rana told PTI While the Supertech Group said it would file a review petition in the case investors of the twin-towers hoped their interests would be protected On the one hand while it looks like a closure of a long-pending issue on the other it is going to be a big loss for those who have invested in these towers I hope their interests and their hard-earned money invested in these flats are protected a buyer who bought an apartment in one of the towers in 2009 told PTI Meanwhile Noida and Greater Noida residents bodies hailed the top court order which slammed the local development authority for colluding with the builder Noida Federation of Apartment Owners Associations NOFAA president Rajiva Singh hailed the SC order as indeed a landmark judgment and a great win not only for the Emerald Courts RWA team but the families of the entire home buyers community The judgment leaves the buyers with immense confidence in the legal system of the country This should be the beginning for the much-needed corrections in the system the way our developers and the governing bodies operate Singh said Manish Kumar of the Noida Extension Flat Owners Welfare Association NEFOWA said the order is in favour of the residents and a great blow to Supertech Ltd and Noida Authority The order also states that action is to be taken against erring officials of the Noida Authority and whosoever is found or named guilty must be prosecuted and penalised heavily Kumar said The apex court has directed that the twin towers be demolished within three months and all demolition expenses are borne by Supertech The Noida Authority also said it would ensure full compliance of the SC order and ensure action against its officials and those of the real estate group who are found guilty of violations in the episode that occurred between 2004 and 2012 PTI KIS RAX RAX

Noida Aug 31 PTI With the Supreme Court ordering demolition of Supertechs 40-storey illegal twin towers in Noida Sector 93 residents of the realty firms Emerald Court on Tuesday said the truth has prevailed and their faith in the apex court has grown stronger They heaved a sigh of relief that their decade-long legal battle came to an end with the top court ordering the demolition of the two illegal high-rise towers on their premises Residents said the housing project has 660 flats across 15 towers but in 2009 work started on the two towers coming up in the violation of building by-laws but they were told the construction was part of a separate project We however insisted on seeing drawings and approvals of the project which appeared to be huge and against rules stipulating a certain distance between two such structures After several efforts we got to see the drawings and were shocked after realising that we were being taken for a ride by the builder with brazen violation of rules former president S K Sharma of Emerald Courts RWA told PTI After this some of the residents in 2012 moved the Allahabad High Court which ordered the demolition of the two towers two years later but the realtor challenged it in the Supreme Court An apex court bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and M R Shah Tuesday said the April 11 2014 verdict of the Allahabad High Court does not deserve any interference Truth has prevailed and our faith in the Supreme Court has grown stronger We had knocked all other doors over the years as we went against the influential builder the 74-year-old Sharma said Rachana Jain another resident of Emerald Court said the top courts order has come as a victory for all residents who stood against wrong being done Her husband late M K Jain was part of the core legal committee of the housing societys residents which had taken up the case against the builder in the court Theres no doubt that he would have been very happy with this decision of the court she said recalling her husband as a brave man who fought injustice for around a decade before succumbing to COVID-19 last year Noida and Greater Noida residents bodies also hailed the top court order which slammed the local development authority for colluding with the builder Noida Federation of Apartment Owners Associations NOFAA president Rajiva Singh hailed the SC order as indeed a landmark judgment and a great win not only for the Emerald Courts RWA team but the families of the entire home buyers community The judgment leaves the buyers with immense confidence in the legal system of the country This should be the beginning for the much-needed corrections in the system the way our developers and the governing bodies operate Singh said Manish Kumar of the Noida Extension Flat Owners Welfare Association NEFOWA said the order is in favour of the residents and a great blow to Supertech Ltd and Noida Authority The order also states that action is to be taken against erring officials of the Noida Authority and whosoever is found or named guilty must be prosecuted and penalised heavily Kumar said The apex court has directed that the twin towers be demolished within three months and all demolition expenses are borne by Supertech which however has said it would be moving the apex court for a review of its order PTI KIS RAX RAX