India, Oct. 24 -- Residents of Jaypee Wish Town staged a protest on Friday against the newly announced shared area maintenance (SAM) charges of Rs.1.5 per square foot, saying that they are already paying the common area maintenance (CAM) charges.

Residents said the additional levy raised concerns about possible duplication of expenses. "Apartment owners are currently paying CAM charges at Rs.3.2 per square foot. The Suraksha Group has introduced SAM charges of Rs.1.5 per square foot. We have met Noida authority CEO Krishna Karunesh and requested his intervention to revoke this unlawful levy," Brijesh Singh, president of the Jaypee Kosmos Apartment Owners' Association (AOA), said.

Suraksha Group is the company responsible for the upkeep ...