June 6, 2018 6:21 pm
NOIDA FACTS
There are nearly 2,000 industrial units, mostly garment and plastic factories, in Phase 2 Industrial Area located in sectors 80 to 88, Phase 2 Extension and Hosiery Complex.
New Okhla Industrial Development Authority, also known as Noida, is taken care by New Okhla Industrial Development Authority management. On April 17, 1976, Noida’s administration came into existence.
April 17 is celebrated as ‘Noida Day’. During the Emergency in India in the year 1975-1977, this administration was set in order to bring a thrust of urbanization. Noida city was formed under the Act of UP Industrial Area Development. Noida also has a Film City with many media-Related companies present there.
Noida is situated in the state of Uttar Pradesh in its district Gautam Budh Nagar. The distance between Delhi and Noida is around 20 kilometres to southeast. The distance between Noida and the headquarter of the district Greater Noida is also about 20 kilometres to northwest and the distance between Noida and Uttar Pradesh’s capital Lucknow is about 457 kilometres to northwest. Noida is encircled by the River Yamuna on west and south-west, the Delhi city on north and north-west, Ghaziabad and Delhi’s cities on north-east, and river Hindon on the east, north-east and south-east. Noida comes under Yamuna River’s catchment area, and is situated on an old river bed. The city’s soil is considered rich and with characteristics of loam.
The administrative headquarter of the district is in Greater Noida, which is a nearby town. However, the District Magistrate (DM) of the district, who is the highest government official, is located in Noida. The Gautam Budh Nagar Lok Sabha constituency and Vidhan Sabha, which is the state assembly, constituency is in Noida. Among the National Capital Region, Noida is the 17th clean place in India. The National Capital Regions Gurgaon and Faridabad rank 87th and 237th respectively in India when it comes to cleanliness.
During summers, Noida’s climate is very hot from March to June. The temperature varies from minimum of 23 degrees Celsius and the maximum of 45 degrees Celsius. During monsoons, the climate gets very hot and humid from mid-June to mid-September. Noida chilly winters are marked by the cold waves coming from the Himalayas. During the peak winter time, the temperatures can fall to as low as 3 to 4 degree Celsius. Noida also faced a lot of issues with smog and fog during this time. The city is covered by a dense fog, which reduces the visibility on streets, mostly in January.
Noida has the Delhi Metro facility till the City Centre from Delhi and also to Vaishali. The Metro service in Noida started in November 12, 2009 (10 months in advance), due to the Commonwealth Games. Metro will further expand in Noida and will also cover Greater Noida.
Noida has three important expressways – DND Flyway, Noida-Greater Noida Expressway and Yamuna Expressway. DND Flyway connects Delhi and Noida in no time and is highly preferred by the office-goers. Yamuna Expressway connects Agra via Mathura to Noida. Recently, a lot of residential developments have been taking place in the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway’s adjacent area. The city has access to DTC, UPSRTC and private buses. People can choose auto-rickshaws, cycle rickshaws or taxis for small-distance travel. However, Noida doesn’t have direct rail connectivity. The railway stations can be accessed at nearby areas like Anand Vihar and Ghaziabad.
Noida rightfully earns the moniker ‘City of Malls’ with the latest addition of DLF Mall of India. The newly opened Mall is touted as the biggest in India
Noida is one of the most modern cities of India with world class amenities and infrastructure. Noida is home to many big international as well as national companies like AgreeYa Solutions, GlobalLogic, EXL, Birlasoft, Impetus, STMicroelectronics, MtronPTI, Fiserv, Adobe Systems, TCS, , CSC, HCL, ATC Labs , Interra and Xansa. Some of the main reasons behind the existence of these companies in Noida are the proximity of the city to Delhi and good infrastructure.
History
The land within the NOIDA city limits was initially under the Bulandshahar District(approx. distance 37 km), but was later transferred to the Ghaziabad district(approx. distance 16 km). Later still, NOIDA was made into a separate administrative zone as a separate district by Chief Minister, Ms Mayawati. This decision of the Mayawati government came under review from the next government of Mulayam Singh Yadav, who reversed it in 2003, and remerged NOIDA with Ghaziabad. After a period of some 9 months, the decision was reversed yet again in 2004 and the city was once again made into a separate district. There were some allegations of political favours through low-priced land deals due to these decisions. Presently, the city is a separate district, called Gautam Budh Nagar, with its administrative HQ at SurajPur, a nearby town. However, the highest government official, the District Magistrate (DM) stays in Noida. The city falls under the NOIDA-Dadri legislative assembly seat (Vidhan Sabha) and Khurja Parliamentary seat (Lok Sabha).
Geography
noida is situated towards the north of India close to Delhi. it is bound on the west and south-west by the river Yamuna, on the north and north-west by Delhi, on the north-east by Delhi and Ghaziabad and on the north-east, east and south-east by the river Hindon. NOIDA falls under the catchment area of the Yamuna river and is based on the old river bed. The soil is mainly rich and loamy soil [1]and is suitable for growing seasonal vegetables, grains like wheat and cash crops like sugarcane. With the advent of urbanisation, vegetables and fruits are now the main crops. The area has dry deciduous tress like Sal, Sheesham and Teak.
Demographics
According to the census data of 2011, Gautam Buddha Nagar has a total population of 1,648,115 of which 53% are males and 47% are females. It has a sex ratio of 851 females per 1000 males and 14.96% of the population is below the age of six. The district has an average literacy of 80.12% with male literacy at 88.06% and female literacy at 70.82%. The economy of this district is primarily dependent on the various industries present here. Here, there is a promising number of notable schools and colleges, both government and private. This district has a well-established network of roads with National Expressway 2 passing through the area.
As of 2001 India census[2], Noida had a population of 293,908. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Noida has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 61%. In Noida, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Spread across 203.16 km², NOIDA today has a population of more than 500,000, about 50% of whom commute to Delhidaily, solely for the purpose of work. NOIDA has a large expatriate population of migrant labour from Bihar despite Uttar Pradesh itself being the largest contributor of immigrants to rest of India (census 2001).
The famous DND Flyway connecting NOIDA with Delhi runs across the river Yamuna and receives a good patronage from office-goers in the city. The road is well known among the locals as the Toll Bridge.
The NGN Expressway is seeing a lot of residential complexes coming up over the last 3 years with expats working for Japanese companies renting flats.
The DND Flyway or Toll Bridge as it is commonly known as connects NOIDA with New Delhi, the capital of India
Services and Institutions
Almost every sector in NOIDA and every sector constructed before 1995 has a school and hospital in it.
Prominent schools in NOIDA include Amity International School,somerville school, Cambridge School, Apeejay School, DAV School, Army Public School, Ryan International, Vishwa Bharti Public School, Delhi Public School (DPS), Rockwood School, Modern School (not related to Modern School, New Delhi), City Public School and many others.
NOIDA is home to many old and new hospitals. Prominent among them are Kailash Hospital and Research Center (Sector 27), Max Hospital (Sector 19), Apollo Hospital (Sector 26), Metro Heart Hospital (Sector 12), Prakash Hospital (Sector 32) and Fortis Hospital (Sector 62). The city also has the district hospital, in a fairly decrepit condition, and the ESI hospital, which is in better condition.
NOIDA is also home to Amity University, which has two campuses located in NOIDA. The campus in Sector-44 is home to the Amity Business School and the Amity International School; whereas the larger 60-acre campus in Sector-125 is home to the Amity School of Engineeringand other Amity Institutes. Besides Amity Business School, there are other MBA colleges like Indian Business Academy.It is also home to the Asian Academy Of Film & Television (AAFT), JSS Academy of Technical Education which is affiliated to the Uttar Pradesh Technical University(U.P.T.U) and JIITU (Jaypee Institute of Information Technology University).
Other institutes in Noida include FDDI, (an institute designed to push the cause of the footwear and leather industry with local talent) and VV Giri National Labour Institute in Sec 24. The Power Finance Corporation has its training facilities in NOIDA. EDCIL (Education Development Consultants India Ltd.) is also located in the city.
Other landmarks
Another famous landmark in the area is the War Memorial inside the Golf Course, that commemorates the 1803 Battle of Patpargunj for the control of Delhi. NOIDA was in the news during the Kargil War with Pakistan, for the war heroics of Lt. Vijayant Thapar, a local resident. NOIDA is home to many houses owned by Army Personnel, and is the largest colony in Asia for serving or retired Defence Personnel. Arun Vihar (Sectors 28, 29 & 37) and Jalvayu Vihar (Sectors 21 & 25) are the main focus areas of Defence Personnel. These have been constructed by AWHO and AFNHBrespectively. A Noida Shaheed Smarak is located in Sector 37.
Fast Facts
NOIDA was put on map on April 17, 1976. Since then the day is commemorated as the Foundation Day aka ‘Noida Day’. Shri Sanjay Gandhi was instrumental up NOIDA as part of an urbanization thrust during the controversial Emergency period (1975-1977) under the UP Industrial Area Development Act.
Situated on an average elevation of 200 metres above Mean Sea Level, Noida has a flat topography covering an area of 3,000 hectares per the recommendation of original Master Plan 1976 – 1977.
Noida Film City, in sector 16A where you will find offices of all major news channels, film studios and film institutes.
Politically, Noida is one of the five Legislative Assemblies (Vidhan Sabha) of the Gautam Buddh Nagar Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) constituency in Uttar Pradesh state.
Coordinates: 28°21′N 77°12′E / 28.35, 77.2
Noida is home to many big international as well as national companies like Agreeya Solutions, GlobalLogic, EXL, Birlasoft, Impetus, STMicroelectronics, MtronPTI, Fiserv, Adobe Systems, TCS, CSC, HCL, ATC Labs, Interra and Xansa. Some of the main reasons behind the existence of these companies in Noida is its proximity to Dilli and good infrastructure.
