NOC, registration must for extracting groundwater in Noida
Representative Image NOIDA: All industrial, commercial and infrastructural projects — including RO plants, hotels, hospitals, malls and water parks — must obtain a no objection certificate (NOC) for groundwater extraction. The administration has made it clear that strict punitive action will be taken against entities failing to register or obtain NOCs for groundwater extraction. Violators could face penalties ranging from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 5 lakh, imprisonment between six months to 1 year, or both under Section 39 of the Act, for non-compliance. GB Nagar district administration has issued strictures to regulate groundwater usage, with district magistrate Manish Kumar…