No roads, drainage after 11 yrs: Why Gr Noida ‘smart village’ wants name change
Residents of Sadullapur, a village designated as a 'smart village' in 2015, are protesting the lack of basic infrastructure like roads and drainage. Frustrated by years of administrative neglect, the community is seeking a name change to signal a fresh start.
Why it matters
The case highlights the gap between government development promises and the reality of urban planning in rapidly growing regions.
NOIDA: In 2015, Sadullapur was among 14 Greater Noida settlements earmarked for development as ‘smart villages’, a tag that came with promises of reliable water supply, paved roads and an end to sewage flowing in the open by laying a drainage system. The expectant village, looking forward to better days, waited.Eleven years on, its 7,000 residents are still waiting.Roads into the village are unpaved dirt tracks, at their worst now because of monsoon when they are overrun by slush. In bylanes, manhole covers have either sunk or gone missing. Drain culverts are broken and RCC pipes lie abandoned by the roadside.Villagers said Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) dug up the main access road four years ago to lay a sewer line but never restored it. For more than two years, they have written to GNIDA to get the work done.
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