India, May 15 -- Noida Acting against defaulting builders who have failed to clear their outstanding dues to the Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority (UP-RERA), the Gautam Budh Nagar district administration in the last two weeks has sealed offices of 12 builders who collectively owed more than Rs.175 crore.

The crackdown aims to enforce compliance and recover the dues, pending for a long time despite repeated reminders, officials said.

On Tuesday, offices of two major builders -- Antariksh Engineers and Elegant Infracon, located in Greater Noida West -- were sealed for non-payment of dues.

Antariksh Engineers owes Rs.4.24 crore while Elegant Infracon has unpaid dues amounting to Rs.15.01 crore. Sealing of their offices is par...