Ghaziabad Development Authority seals 170 flats in Indirapuram

GHAZIABAD: The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) on Sunday cracked down on the Amrapali group and sealed 170 flats in Amrapali Village Apartments in Nyay Khand-II in Indirapuram for violating building bylaws. The authority has also sent a notice to the builder asking it to respond within a set time frame.

Speaking to TOI, GDA vice-chairman Santosh Kumar Yadav confirmed that a team had found the builder illegally constructing two towers with 68 and 102 flats inside its already existing Amrapali Village housing complex in Indirapuram. "The team found Tower L with 17 floors, having 68 flats, and Tower K with 17 floors, having 102 flats being constructed illegally," Yadav said.

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