Market Commotion in sector 47 - Noida

Noida’s Sector 47 – known to be one of the best & poshest sectors in Noida is in news these days – but perhaps not for accolades it has earned for its cleanliness, security or maintenance. The sector is in news for the ongoing commotion regarding construction of a commercial complex within the sector.

 

Residents of Noida Sector 47 have been bawling for a local shopping complex within the sector for last so many years. The sector is huge in size and there are demarcated commercial plots, however, the residents have to travel long distance even for bread and butter. Sector 47 in Noida was developed by Noida Authority in January 2004 but is lacking a local market since its inception. The Noida authority has been turning a blind eye on this issue for so many years now. Residents are thereby dependent on markets in either Sector 41 or 50 which are each at least three kilometres away.

 

There are no chemist shops, salons, ATMs, drycleaners, stationery shops etc. in the sector. There is a temporary mother dairy in the sector as well as a temporary grocery store – but these are more of blots on the well kept sector’s grace. The RWA has brought the issue in the limelight several times but no action has been taken in this regard. General secretary Anoop Rai once said, "Nine years have passed and we are trying our best to get a local market here. We have spoken to the authorities several times but still result is zero."  To this, the project engineer of Noida Authority, MP Sharma said, “We are working on this issue and soon we will provide a common market for Sector 47 and 48.”

 

Recently, a part of the huge central park in Sector 47 was notified by Noida Authority for construction of a commercial complex. This could come as a highly awaited relief to the residents. However, a section of the residents have objected to the fact that the market is being constructed on a well maintained green area rather than the designated commercial plot. The section opposing the market in park area have highlighted the fact that for construction of market, the Noida authority will have to cut several trees which will of course have an adverse impact on the environment. The RWA on the other hand is in favour of constructing the market on the park area. Noida Sector 47 resident's comments can be read on their community page on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/noidasector47

 

Noida Authority officials will now have to resolve the issue and should come out with the best suited solution. This again may take several months or even years – so the residents can brace themselves for another long wait before they can actually have a market within the so called Noida’s - VIP Sector 47.

 

We hope that it ends-up as a win-win situation for both the residents & the nature!!!