Articles by Snehil Sinha
Noida to observe road safety week from April 23 to 29
This is the second time this year that the road safety week will be observed. It was organised earlier in January as well.

Published on Apr 21, 2018 09:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , Noida
Snehil SInhaNoida police starts using mobile phones for traffic penalties
101 e-challans issued since Monday, 15 have been disposed of and 86 are still pending

Published on Apr 21, 2018 09:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , Noida
Snehil SInhaNoida traffic police will seek 300 marshals to tackle congestion
With the Metro and underpass construction work underway on various roads, and the ongoing NH-24 widening work, several traffic diversions will be required soon, leading to bottlenecks across the city.

Published on Apr 20, 2018 09:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , Noida
Snehil SinhaNew diversion plan on DND soon to ease traffic from Delhi to Noida
The Noida authority has proposed to segregate the vehicles 200 metres before both exits, according to a plan that is likely to be implemented by July.

Published on Apr 19, 2018 07:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Noida |
Snehil Sinha
Garbage rots on road for 5th day on Noida roads, meeting with residents ends in stalemate
The highly charged discussion saw loud protests from about 300 residents when the authority once again mooted the proposal to set up a centralised landfill and waste-to-energy plant in Sector 123

Published on Apr 16, 2018 10:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , Noida
Snehil SinhaNoida: Speeding is highest traffic violation so far this year

Published on Apr 16, 2018 01:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , Noida
Snehil SinhaNoida: Gautam Budh Nagar health dept team visits school,collects water sample
The department is issuing an advisory to all schools in the district regarding safety measures to be taken and regular sampling of meals prepared on the school premises

Published on Apr 11, 2018 09:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , Noida
Snehil SinhaFood poisoning at Step by Step School in Noida: Students told to carry food until further notice
The services of the private canteen operator, Sodexo, had been suspended, school officials said.

Published on Apr 10, 2018 10:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , Noida
Snehil SinhaNoida food poisoning: Step by Step School states 190 fell sick
This is much higher than the initial estimate of 25-30 affected individuals, officials said.

Published on Apr 10, 2018 10:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , Noida
Snehil SinhaGhaziabad, Noida most polluted in NCR, no good air day in last 5 months
Dust from ongoing construction sites and polluting industries and largely to blame for the worsening air quality in the two cities, say experts

Updated on Apr 09, 2018 11:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , Noida
Snehil SinhaUP health official seeks report after Noida school students fall ill due to food poisoning
Several students continue to be sick after consuming allegedly contaminated food at the Step By Step school in Sector 132.

Published on Apr 06, 2018 11:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Noida |
Snehil Sinha and Vaibhav Jha
Every fourth autorickshaw in Noida is unsafe
Over 5,500 auto and commercial vehicle owners are yet to renew their fitness certificates

Published on Apr 05, 2018 10:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , Noida
Snehil SinhaSnarls in Sector 18 slowdown weekends for Noida residents
Use of personal vehicles by visitors to malls, multiplexes and markets adds to issue

Published on Apr 02, 2018 03:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , Noida
Snehil SinhaAir quality at ‘very poor’ level in Noida, Ghaziabad
The AQI at Sector 125 monitoring station was 371 and 332 at the Sector 62 in Noida at 6pm. The AQI in Ghaziabad, meanwhile, was 364 around the same time.

Published on Mar 28, 2018 10:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , Noida
Snehil SinhaCentre’s upcoming vehicle scrapping policy will have little effect on Noida’s air quality
Officials say the new policy would not be of much use in reducing pollution in the district as the category in question is already a small fleet. According to traffic police estimates, about 4-5 lakh vehicles run on Noida roads every day

Published on Mar 26, 2018 10:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times |
Snehil Sinha
Ensure Noida does not turn into a shanty town, says MP Sharma
He instructed officials to review encroachments and suggested that they be divided into two categories — those that had received compensation and those that had not.

Published on Mar 24, 2018 10:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , Noida
Snehil SinhaNoida residents’ bodies, corporate groups to observe Earth Hour today
Earth Hour is observed on March 24, from 8.30pm to 9.30pm, every year when people voluntarily switch off lights and all electrical appliances to raise awareness about the environment and reduce energy consumption

Published on Mar 23, 2018 10:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , Noida
Snehil SinhaNoida: Ola, Uber cabbies to shut services today
Commuters from Noida and Ghaziabad found it difficult to book cabs towards Delhi. Commuters also said that within Uttar Pradesh, drivers from Noida did not accept duties for Ghaziabad and vice versa.

Published on Mar 22, 2018 11:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , Noida
Snehil SinhaNoida: Drivers abandon overloaded trucks, retrieve these later to avoid penalty
Using GPS technology, owners of overloaded dumpers who are plying illegally on Noida roads turn off their vehicles remotely when drivers are confronted by officials of the enforcement wing of the transport department.

Published on Mar 18, 2018 11:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , Noida
Snehil SinhaRWAs not keen on Noida authority’s composting machines
In 2017, the authority had introduced measures to implement the Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2016, in the city. As part of this, hi-tech composting machines that could be installed within housing societies were introduced.

Published on Mar 17, 2018 10:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , Noida
Snehil SinhaGovt pushes for electric vehicles, but no infra in place in Noida to support it
The high cost of purchase and recurrent expenditure are a deterrent for drivers

Published on Mar 16, 2018 10:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , Noida
Snehil SinhaNoida to continue seizing unregistered e-rickshaws in Noida; drivers cry foul
The transport department is asking all drivers to buy e-rickshaws only from 48 authorised dealers.

Published on Mar 16, 2018 09:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , Noida
Snehil SinhaAravalli forests in Gurgaon get greener only on paper
Gurgaon has already lost 8% of its total forest area since 1980 because areas diverted for infra works continue to be recorded as forests by default.

Updated on Dec 26, 2015 12:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , Gurgaon
Snehil SinhaOnly 36 of 13,000 cabs in Gurgaon use CNG, experts concerned
According to the Gurgaon road transport authority, 12,464 diesel and 707 petrol cabs ply in the city. This means the percentage of registered CNG cabs is about 0.27%.

Updated on Dec 24, 2015 07:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , Gurgaon
Snehil SinhaReturning home safe is a challenge for women in Gurgaon
Though many modes of public transport are available in Gurgaon, none have been regularised to provide a safe commuting option to women.

Updated on Dec 21, 2015 11:55 AM IST
Hindustan Times | , Gurgaon
Snehil Sinha‘Strengthen public transport in Gurgaon before banning diesel autos’
The need for an efficient public transport network, especially a city bus service, has grown stronger in Gurgaon after the recent directions by the Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) to stop registration of diesel autos in NCR.

Updated on Dec 21, 2015 11:53 AM IST
Hindustan Times | , Gurgaon
Snehil SinhaGurgaon’s Galleria is 3rd costliest market in India: Report
Galleria Market in DLF City Phase 4 has the costliest property rental rates in the country after Khan Market and Connaught Place in Delhi, a recent report by real estate firm Cushman and Wakefield has revealed.

Updated on Dec 19, 2015 05:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , Gurgaon
Sohil Sehran and Snehil SinhaPollution levels rise in Gurgaon, officials cite dip in temperature
The level of pollutants in Gurgaon has remained consistently high throughout December.

Updated on Dec 17, 2015 12:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , Gurgaon
Snehil SinhaOver 500 trees cut in Mangar Bani, forest land levelled
Over 500 trees, big and small, were illegally cut from an area of nearly two acres close to the Mangar Bani sacred grove in Faridabad in the wee hours of Saturday.

Updated on Dec 07, 2015 11:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times | , Gurgaon
Snehil SinhaGurgaon should be put on traffic diet, says Bogotá’s BRT man
Urban planning and transport experts discussed ways to develop infrastructure for non-motorised transport (NMT) in Gurgaon on Tuesday.

Updated on Nov 25, 2015 02:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , Gurgaon
Snehil Sinha