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Lease for Khori Jamalpur and Sirohi mines is due to expire in February but an extension is being sought on the grounds of revenue and employment loss. Times City explores how catastrophic it could be for the mountain range which stands in the way of Delhi

Gurgaon: Residents of Faridabad and Gurgaon are in a fix with the list of

NEW DELHI: The numbers say it all. The extent of encroachment of protected Aravali forest land by land sharks in Faridabad and Gurgaon is evident from the number of cases filed against violators, and the convictions, in the past decade.

CEC Report Raises Spectre Of Demolition
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Faridabad: Private developers in Faridabad in recent years have invaded the Aravalis with a vengeance. Officials claim over 2,000-2,500 acres of forest land have been put to non-forest use including residential, educational and religious institutions and a handful of trusts.

NEW DELHI: Having recommended that constructions encroaching on the Aravali range in Faridabad be demolished, the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) appointed by the Supreme Court has turned its gaze upon Gurgaon. Committee sources told TOI that approximately 2,000 farmhouses in Gurgaon are under the scanner. The final report will be submitted by March 15.

Reliance Infrastructure has bagged a Rs 2,676 crore-expressway project connecting Faridabad, Noida, Ghaziabad and Sonepat. The company, a sole bidder for project, will recover its investment in 20 years by collecting toll from expressway users.

There seems to be no end to the worries of the local municipal and administrative authorities here. First, they faced the wrath of the residents of city

New Delhi: Illegal mining in the face of falling groundwater levels and non-implementation of environment rules is posing a huge problem for the NCR. After Gurgaon, where groundwater levels have considerably gone down, it's now Faridabad district where mining activity is gaining momentum.

Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has recently reaffirmed the authorised status of IGL to serve not only the city of Delhi but also its suburbs in NCR. Going ahead with its expansion plan to meet the public demand, the IGL will cover the areas namely Noida, Gurgaon and Faridabad. The decision came following the certain regulatory issues and interpretations put the IGL, a decade-old joint venture company of GAIL, BPCL and Government of NCT of Delhi, expansion on hold due to spiralling prices of other fuel which made consumer to go rapidly on CNG.