"With so many families expected to shift, one can also look at an increase of at least 60,000-70,000 cars on the roads, if all of them shift immediately . Suresh Garg, secretary , Credai western UP, said that unlike in Noida, where possession follows immediately after handover of flats, people are wary of shifting to Noida Extension before the amenities are in place. By the time all the 2 lakh apartments in Noida Extension, now known as Greater Noida (west), are handed over and people start occupying them, the area could witness a population shift of 5-6 lakh. Noida Extension still has a long way to go before withstanding that scale of pressure," Garg said.Indrish Gupta, co-founder of Nefowa (Noida Extension Flat Owners Welfare Association), said the buyers first waited for so long to get their apartments and now when it was time to shift, the area was far from ready . Most of the residents there are endusers in middle class groups.Connectivity and transport are still a problem.

Source: Economic Times July 23, 2016 03:11 UTC