In a move to control air pollution and vehicular congestion in Noida, the district administration on Thursday issued a detailed plan for rotational closure of markets.
The authority also fixed timing of opening and closing of industrial houses with one hour difference. The plan has been finalised after one-month-long discussion with all trade organisation of Noida.
It will be effectively imposed from February 1. Explaining about the plan, city magistrate Bacchu Singh said that the markets of the city have been taken under the plan to allow weekly-off on rotational basis.
As per the new plan, markets falling in Sectors-1, 3,1 5, 16, 57, 68, 80, 90, Barola, Nithari, Morna and Nayabans will be closed on Monday. Markets in Sectors-2, 4, 18, 22, 23, 37, 41, 50, 58, 69, 81, 89, Bishanpura and Agahpur will be closed on Tuesday.
In Sectors-2, 7, 27, 28, 29, 59, 67, 83, 88, 110, Harola, Atta and Bhangel, shops will not be allowed on Wednesday. In Sectors-6, 60, 66, 84 and Mamura closing will be on Thursday.
In Sectors-8, 51, 53, 61, 65, 85, Ghijhod and Hoshiyarpur, all the shops will be closed on Friday. In Sector-10, 62, 64 and 87, closing day for shops will be on Saturday in remaining parts it will be on Monday. A similar pattern has been followed for Greater Noida. All multi-national companies and corporate offices in Noida and Greater Noida will be closed on Sunday.
However, industrial houses from Sector-1, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10 57, 58 and 63 will be open at 8:30 am. It will be closed 5:30 pm. The industrial outlets from Sector 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 59, 60, 64, 65, 67 and 69 will open at 9:30 am and close at 6:30 pm.
Bacchu Singh said, “The traders had objected the earlier plan as of their problem of business need, multi-national companies and corporate offices have been exempted from weekly closure order. The new plan is going to impose from February 1. We will impose it for next one month then the final plan would be finalised for permanent.”
“The administration had directed the IT firms to switch their diesel taxis into CNG by March 31. Also, they will have to switch their generators by natural gas and they will have to install solar panel by March 31. The administration has proposed 15 CNG pumps in the city.” he added.