Archive · 26 May 2025
Retired Officials Deployed to Safeguard Noida Airport Land
Land around the upcoming Noida airport is becoming valuable, attracting illegal construction.
To stop this, the government is hiring retired police officers and soldiers to protect the land.
These teams will patrol specific areas and stop any unauthorized building.
The teams will be led by a retired DSP-level officer.
They'll focus on areas like Jewar, Vrindavan, and Tappal.
The government also conducts anti-encroachment operations.
Recently, they took back a lot of land from illegal builders, and have filed cases against many people involved.
Retired officers and Army personnel will protect land near Noida airport.
YEIDA is combating illegal construction due to rising land values.
Three key areas—Jewar, Vrindavan, and Tappal—will have patrol teams.
Regular anti-encroachment drives will be conducted every Tuesday.
Over 27 hectares of encroached land was reclaimed in Aligarh.
- Who
- YEIDA, retired DSP-rank officers, retired Army personnel, and land mafias.
- What
- Deployment of retired officers and Army personnel to protect land from illegal activities.
- When
- Ongoing; regular anti-encroachment drives every Tuesday.
- Where
- Near the Noida International Airport, focusing on areas like Jewar, Vrindavan, and Tappal in the YEIDA jurisdiction.
- Why
- To prevent illegal construction and land grabbing due to rising land prices.
- Organization
- Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA)
- Land Value Reclaimed
- Nearly Rs 2,500 crore (past 3 years)
- Locations Patrolled
- Jewar, Vrindavan, Tappal
- Personnel Deployed
- Retired DSP-rank officers, Ex-Army personnel
- Aligarh Land Reclaimed Value
- Over Rs 407 crore
- People with FIRs Filed
- 57 in Aligarh