Water crisis grips Greater Noida high-rise society; Viral video shows residents queueing for water
New Delhi: Residents of Panchsheel Hynish, a prominent high-rise in Greater Noida, are facing a severe water shortage crisis similar to that of Delhi. A video circulating on social media shows residents waiting for water from a private tanker and queuing up with buckets.
The video, shared widely on June 22nd, shows the situation caused by a malfunctioning pump house operated by the Greno Authority. Approximately 1,400 families residing in Panchsheel Hynish Society are now forced to manually transport water up multiple floors.
Social media reactions have poured in showing frustration among residents.
Sharing the video on X, user Sachin Gupta wrote, “This video is not from Latur in Madhya Pradesh, but from the country’s most emerging city, Greater Noida (UP). The motor of the pump house of Greno Authority is not working. 1400 families of the Panchsheel Hynish Society are carrying water in buckets up to several floors.”
ये तस्वीर मध्यप्रदेश के लातूर की नहीं, बल्कि देश के सबसे उभरते शहर ग्रेटर नोएडा (UP) की है। ग्रेनो प्राधिकरण के पंप हाउस की मोटर खराब है। पंचशील हाइनिश सोसायटी के 1400 परिवार बाल्टियों से कई मंजिल ऊपर तक पानी ढो रहे हैं। pic.twitter.com/gRq4NpMQ0Q
— Sachin Gupta (@SachinGuptaUP) June 22, 2024
“Today the poor guys are carrying water instead of exercising in the club. This is what is called history completing its circuit.” Another user wrote, “It was one of the main reason I avoided living in these so-called metro cities. Earning a little but living peacefully in my small town,” another user commented.
“Water should be metered and people conserve it, water likely to become scarce before vanishing,” a third user said.
Last month similar shortages were seen in other sectors in Noida, including Eldeco Aamantran Society.
Approximately 5,000 residents were compelled to rely on water deliveries from private tankers back then.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
