UP’s Greater Noida residents miffed as firms leave roads dug up after work

Residents of Greater Noida, miffed at private agencies that have been digging roads to lay cables and not repairing them after, filed a complaint with the Greater Noida authority on Sunday regarding the damage to public infrastructure.

The Greater Noida authority, taking cognizance of the complaints, imposed a penalty of ₹20 lakh each against two companies that dug up roads in sectors Beta 1 and Beta 2 to lay cables.

“We have been complaining to the Greater Noida authority that private companies dig roads in the city every now and then to lay cables without permission, thereby causing huge problems for residents. And after their cable laying work is completed, they leave without repairing the dug-up patches.