Noida
Noida (Hindi: नोएडा) also known as New Okhla Industrial Development Authority is newly emerged and one of the most important cities of Uttar Pradesh. The name is an acronym derived from New Okhla Industrial Development Authority. It is at the border of Uttar Pradesh and New Delhi. It comes under the Delhi-NCR region. With many IT Parks growing, it is one of the major contributors for Uttar Pradesh state revenue. The city is comparatively new, it started developing in the early 1980s. It now has all major facilities including hospitals, schools, shopping malls, markets, offices, active police force, well maintained roads and well built residential areas.
| New Okhla Industrial Development Authority | |
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View of Noida city from the Hilton Noida View of Noida city from the Sector 78 List of Birds found in OBS IT Park, Noida, Okhla bird sanctuary Noida expressway, The Great India Place mall Sector 78 skyline | |
| Coordinates: 28°34′N 77°19′E / 28.57°N 77.32°ECoordinates: 28°34′N 77°19′E / 28.57°N 77.32°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Meerut |
| District | Gautam Buddh Nagar |
| Established | 17 April 1976 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Government of Uttar Pradesh |
| • Body | Noida Authority |
| • Chairman, Noida Authority | Alok Tandon, (IAS) |
| • CEO, Noida Authority | Lokesh M, (IAS) |
| • Commissioner, Meerut Division | Aneeta Meshram, (IAS) |
| • District Magistrate and Collector | Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj,[1] (IAS) |
| • Commissioner of Police | Alok Singh, (IPS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 203 km2 (78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 637,272 |
| • Rank | 66th |
| • Density | 2,463/km2 (6,380/sq mi) |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[3] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 201301 to 201307 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-16 |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | Gautam Buddh Nagar |
| Website | Noida Authority |
Transport
Noida's connectivity to Delhi was improved by Delhi-Noida Direct Flyway or DND which was completed by 2001. By 2009, Noida was connected to New Delhi via metro lines which made the commute for locals much easier.
Politics
Mahesh Sharma is the present Lok Sabha MP of Gautam Buddha Nagar (since 2014) and Pankaj Singh is the present MLA of Noida (since 2017). Both politicians are members of the Bharatiya Janata Party[4][5]
Noida Media
Spoonbills at Okhla Bird Sanctuary
A purple-rumped sunbird at OBS
Botanical Garden metro station of the Magenta Line of the Delhi Metro in Noida.
The DND Flyway connects Noida to Delhi.
The Yamuna Expressway runs through Noida
Campus of Amity University in Noida
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References
- ↑ "सुहास एल वाई बने नोएडा के नए डीएम, BN सिंह को किया गया राजस्व परिषद से अटैच" (in hindi). www.livehindustan.com. 30 March 2020. https://www.livehindustan.com/ncr/story-suhas-lalinakere-yathiraj-become-new-dm-of-gautam-budh-nagar-noida-3117938.html. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ↑ "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ↑ "Dr. Mahesh Sharma - Ministry of Culture". indiaculture.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- ↑ Noida’s first MLA has his task cut out Archived 2015-07-16 at the Wayback Machine. Hindustan Times. Retrieved on 21 July 2013.
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