noida as many as 1000 residents of amrapali sapphire in sector 45 are irked by the daily sewage overflow and inadequate infrastructure in the apartment complex residents say they are helpless and forced to bear the stench as their repeated complaints to the developer and noida authority have fallen on deaf earsthe residential society is split into two parts the first half of 900 apartments which is complete and occupied except one tower the second part consists of 1300 apartments of which 400 are occupied the 400 residents living in these apartments have moved in over a year agotoi visited the apartment complex and found the campus is full of stagnant and stinking water a faulty sewerage system has led to a collection of filth in the lower basements in the towers where people are residing there is a single functional lift though there is a provision for three lifts the two other lift shafts are gaping holes running through the building which means they are open hazards the firefighting devices are not functionalthere is no sewerage system so all the dirty water gets collected in the basements while it is now a huge collection of methane gas and could lead to fire even the collected water is damaging the pillars of the apartments so the structure is getting damaged rapidly said vivek verma a residenthuge cavities within the buildings are left open there is a big gaping hole near the entrance which gives you a view right into the basements electrical cabinets are open the firefighting devices are defunct said bhupender mahli president of the residents welfare committee an ad hoc body created by homebuyers as the builder has withdrawn from maintenance few months backresidents say they have approached the developer noida authority as well as the fire department and now they plan to seek legal recourse as they have got no response from any authoritiesinterestingly the project is not registered with uprera real estate regulatory authority so we do not know what steps to take in order to get justice for the buyers living here we have no choice but to stay here because we are already paying hefty emis and now affording rent is not possible said anvesh verma an advocate of the supreme court residing on fifth floor of tower owe are now going to take legal recourse to protect our rights as residents of this society we are all paying maintenance charges but electricity bills are not deposited huge deficits are seen in the upkeep of the society he addedwithin a year of moving in most residents are now repairing their walls kitchens toilets as there is seepage and leakage all over look at my house and see does it look like a newly occupied house we have been cheated ramesh kumar a resident said while showing his apartmentwhen contacted senior officials of amrapali group said the buyers and residents have taken up the maintenance responsibilities upon themselves we as builders have no involvement