Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Greater Noida West Residents Pull Metro Pillar Demanding Extension
People living in Greater Noida West want a Metro line in their neighbourhood.
They say public transport there is not enough.
About 200 residents joined a protest on a Sunday afternoon in April.
They tied ropes to a Metro pillar and pulled together.
This was meant to symbolically show that they wanted the Metro line extended.
The protest was organised by a homeowners’ group called NEFOWA.
Its leader said about 10 lakh people live in the area.
He said residents face traffic while travelling to Noida and Delhi for work.
About 200 Greater Noida West residents staged a Metro protest on a Sunday afternoon in April.
Residents tied two ropes to the last Metro pillar at the Sector 71 intersection and pulled.
The protest was organised by the Noida Extension Flat Owners Welfare Association.
The group demanded a Metro line for Greater Noida West, which it says lacks adequate public transport.
NEFOWA leader Abhishek Kumar said around 10 lakh people across at least 80 societies face daily traffic.
- Who
- About 200 Greater Noida West residents, organised by the Noida Extension Flat Owners Welfare Association, including its leader Abhishek Kumar.
- What
- Residents held a symbolic protest demanding that the Metro line be extended into their neighbourhood.
- When
- A Sunday afternoon in April.
- Where
- At the Sector 71 intersection in Greater Noida West, near the last Metro pillar.
- Why
- Residents said the area is underserved by public transport and that people face daily traffic while travelling to offices in Noida and Delhi.
- Protest participation
- Around 200 residents
- Organiser
- Noida Extension Flat Owners Welfare Association (NEFOWA)
- Population claimed by organiser
- Around 10 lakh people
- Residential societies
- At least 80 societies
- Protest location
- Sector 71 intersection
- Demand
- Extension of the Metro line into Greater Noida West
- Main grievance
- Insufficient public transport and daily traffic