In 2023, Hindon entered villages. In 2026, villages have gone further into Hindon

NOIDA: Three years after Hindon overflowed into villages and displaced hundreds of families, the floodplain is seeing a fresh wave of encroachments, suggesting the 2023 floods have done little to deter construction along the river. New houses, cowsheds, toilets, parking spaces and other structures have come up on the floodplain, while bricks and construction material at several locations indicate fresh illegal building activity.A visit to the floodplain on Tuesday found the river receding, with the water level dropping to 199.45 metres from 200.25 metres recorded on Monday, exposing more of the wetland, as the city received barely 2mm of rainfall in the last two days. In Chhajarsi, TOI found a newly built brick cowshed with a tiled roof on the river bank. Residents said it was constructed a few months ago by a neighbour.