GHAZIABAD: The Ghaziabad Development Authority has on Friday scheduled a meeting with 25-odd builders to assess the progress of their projects and handing over of flats to buyers.Officials said there were 27 builders whose projects are coming up in Ghaziabad. But while directors of one of the developers are untraceable since the project is mired in controversy, the other builder has filed a liquidation case in court. Sources said the meeting was planned after an examination of the projects revealed that a majority of them were way behind schedule.“Of the 27 builders whose projects are coming up in Ghaziabad, barring Manju J Homes and Value Infra Pvt Ltd, all are expected to attend the meeting. They have been asked to present their status reports on the number of flats pending,” said VN Singh, officer on special duty, GDA . “The owners of Manju J Homes, who has its project in Morta, are absconding while Value Infra Pvt Ltd has filed a liquidation case in court,” added Singh.Officials in the GDA said ever since a ministerial committee was set up last year by the Yogi Adityanath government to resolve the builder-buyer issue, developers have handed over 43% of the total flats they are building to buyers.According to GDA records, the 27 developers are supposed to construct 19,965 flats across the city over the next few months. Of them, 8,664 flats have already been handed over, the officials said. “We were told that work on the remaining flats was underway. But when we went to the sites for verification, we found out that barring one builder, the projects of the others were progressing at a very slow pace. That is why this meeting was called. The builders will be asked about their plans to hand over flats,” said Singh.In the neighbouring areas of Noida, Greater Noida and along the Yamuna Expressway , nearly 50,000 flats would be delivered to homebuyers over the next three months, the three authorities have said in a statement. The officials plan to inform the chief minister during a meeting later this week that completion certificates for these flats have already been issued.In August last year, the UP government had formed a committee of industries minister Satish Mahana, urban housing minister Suresh Khanna and minister of state (independent charge) of cane development and sugar mills Suresh Rana to ensure timely delivery of homes. Later, the government had formed a six-member committee to look into the matter.In Ghaziabad, the GDA had filed an FIR against errant builders on a directive of the ministerial committee. “The GDA has lodged FIR against four builders — Manju J Homes, Mahagun Real Estate, SVP Builders and Friendland Developers,” Singh said. A number of police complaints has been filed by homebuyers against several builders, including Value Infra, Ansal Properties and KDP Builders, for delay in handover of flats.

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