Subsequent to the Allahabad High Court's reference of the Noida Extension land acquisition issue to a larger bench this Tuesday goneby, providing the Uttar Pradesh government and the agitating farmers 17 days to try and negotiate an out-of-court settlement, land acquisition related woes have yet again surfaced in villages of Sadullapur, Milak Lachhi, Patwari, Rosa, Bisrakh and Vaidpura in the Greater Noida region.

The farmers of these villages are all set to file a petition before the Supreme Court demanding compensation of a minimum of Rs.2,000 per square metre.

The Hindustan Times (HT) reports that the court order came over about 250 petitions that were clubbed as they involved hundreds of farmers spread across 10 villages where some 3,000 hectares of land was acquired by the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA).

The land was acquired by the respective authorities exercising the 'Urgency Clauses' of the Land Acquisition Act that by default allow the government to

Business Line, a part of 'The Hindu' publication, rightly mentions the status of the Noida Extension area as-- "Once a bustling hub for property business, the road to Noida Extension now wears a deserted look."

The Allahabad High Court struck down acquisition of over 150 hectares of land in Chak-Sahberi village at Greater Noida (dubbed Noida Extension by builders). For the large cluster of housing projects in this area, there seems to be no end to the uncertainty looming over the fate of these projects. If anything, worry lines have deepened with each passing day.

Builders are attempting to put up a brave face to the crisis – some claim the worst is over and that market is getting back on its feet. Others shrug off downcast sentiments as a temporary blip. But brokers and property agents have a different story to tell. A site visit reveals just how unnerved the market is.

World's one of the most visited and trusted lifestyle e-magazine/ website ELLE DECOR comes up with an assorted collection of 'bathroom design ideas' that they've perhaps captured in celebrity homes.
As mentioned over the website...
"Once a humble area for washing up, the bathroom has become a showcase for innovative design, from the choice of wall covering to the tub’s shape and material. Here are six spaces—some restful, others sumptuous—that illustrate how a utilitarian room can also serve as a striking source of inspiration."

Off late, those commuting by Delhi Metro (DMRC) in the yellow line metro train network meant for connectivity between Delhi's Jahangirpuri / Vishwavidyalaya stations and Gurgaon's HUDA City Centre station must have noticed an annoying feature of the trains running extremely slower, or rather sometimes, just crawling & halting and again crawling in the DMRC rail stretch spanning between Saket, Qutab Minar & Chhattarpur stations.

This, many daily commuters had thought, was perhaps due to making Qutab Minar section as the transition (return direction change) point again for some of the trains instead of the Green Park section that was used as transition point on experimental basis for a brief period of time. This was done based on a study by DMRC that the people traffic boarding and de-boarding the trains was substantially higher at the Green Park junction rather than at Qutab Minar station.

Delhi Metro's Qutab Minar Metro Station

Delhi Metro's Gurgaon-M G Road Metro Station

Qutab Minar has again been made the transition point since last 7 to 10 days with many a trains that start from Jahangirpuri / Vishwavidyalaya stations terminating at Qutab Minar only instead of Gurgaon's HUDA City Centre station and changing tracks here for returning back.

However doubts in the minds of many a passengers are now raising anticipating other reasons too that might be attributing to the irritatingly slow speeds