Gautam Budh Nagar tops in plaints against builders

LUCKNOW: Gautam Budh Nagar tops in number complaints against private builders lodged at Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority (UPRERA) in the past one year after its inception in the state. Of 18,000 complaints of cheating by private builders received by UPRERA from across the state, over 10,254 are from Gautam Budh Nagar, followed by Lucknow (3,447) and Ghaziabad (2,184).

Most of the complaints were related to late possession of housing units, charging extra money but not increasing the floor area ratio and non-compliance of fire safety norms.
Of 18,000 complaints,10,500 have been resolved, while redressal of the rest is in process.
On one year completion of UPRERA, its chairperson Rajive Kumar chaired a meeting with officials and sought a progress report of pending complaints.
Kumar said the builder can start the construction work without seeking nod from the local development body if he has already sought fire safety and electricity certificates and permission for installing lift from LESA.
He said, “After Lucknow, we are planning a drone survey in other cities to identify such rogue housing projects.”