India, July 24 -- Noida The Noida authority on Thursday issued notices to houses which have covered drains in front of their houses, thereby blocking the de-silting work, to remove the encroachment by Friday.

Because uncleaned drains cause waterlogged roads during rains, the Authority issued notices requiring the removal of all cement or tile coverings on drains. If their encroachment leads to waterlogging during rains or any unpleasant accident takes place, the building owner will be held responsible for it, said officials.

The step followed a site inspection by additional chief executive Officer (ACEO) Vandana Tripathi in work circle-2, during which it was found that in Sector-19's blocks A, B, and C, most of the building owners had e...