Residents of Noida’s floodplain areas staged a protest on Friday, demanding basic amenities such as electricity and water connections, causing massive traffic jams across the city.

The demonstration was led by Bharatiya Kisan Parishad president Sukhbir Khaleefa and drew a large gathering, prompting the deployment of a heavy police force to manage the crowds and traffic.

Separately, farmers from Ladpura village continued their sit-in protest on Thursday, pressing for 10 per cent residential plots against acquired land instead of the 6 per cent offered by the authorities.

The twin protests underline the long-running friction between Noida’s rapid urbanisation and the villages absorbed into its expansion, where residents say development has not reached them. Commuters were advised to use alternative routes as police diverted traffic around the protest sites Police said the situation remained peaceful through the afternoon. Officials from the Noida Authority are expected to meet the protesters’ representatives next week to discuss their demands.