Noida techie death: The road that ended in a tragedy

On a dark fog-ridden January night in Greater Noida, a water-filled construction pit — unmarked and unfenced — became a fatal trap. Yuvraj Mehta, a 27-year-old techie, accidentally drove into it and died. The incident has become more than a personal tragedy, turning into an indictment of a city built — and sold — faster than ground realities can keep pace, finds Shrimansi Kaushik. Residents say neglect and institutional apathy have turned urban spaces into landscapes of loss