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MoEF’s 1992 notification paves way for real estate players in Faridabad Aravalis
A 1992 notification of the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has proved spoiler in the protection of Aravalis in Faridabad and has paved the way for real estate players to eye these areas. This also seems to have given a free hand to the Haryana government to issue approvals …
Work on 16-lane expressway to resume
Legal hurdles coming in the way of the under-construction 16-lane expressway from the Delhi-Gurgaon border to Sector 55-56 seems to have been resolved with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) giving its approval to resume the construction work. The residents of the National Media Centre had approached NGT asking it to …
150 trees felled near sacred Mangar forest
New Delhi: Around 150 trees have reportedly been felled in densely forested parts of Mangar, off Gurgaon-Faridabad highway, which is one of the few pristine spots left in the Aravalis in Haryana. Villages say the timber is being transported out in trucks. The area where the alleged felling took place …
MCG dumps marbles near Biodiversity park
Environmentalists have come down heavily on the MCG for dumping large blocks of marble stones near the entrance of the Aravali Biodiversity Park on MG Road. The stones were seized during a drive to vacate the marble shops near Sikanderpur, across the road from the park. "It is unfair that …
PMO steps into Haryana plan row
UD Ministry Asked Not To Okay It Until Green Concerns Are Addressed New Delhi: In a rare intervention, the Prime Minister’s Office has asked the Union urban development ministry not to approve Haryana’s sub-regional plan — which allows construction beyond 0.5% in conservation areas such as the Aravalis and tourism …
Board meet called over Haryana plan
SUB-REGIONAL AGENDA, UP GOVT MOVE BLOW TO ENVIRONMENT The NCR Planning Board will meet on March 6 to discuss, among other things, an approval of Haryana's crucial sub-regional plan. The Centre's haste to get the plan, on which the fate of mega-realty plans hinge, cleared is evident in the fact …
Gurgaon civic body dragged to Lokayukta for shoddy sanitation
With repeated complaints to the municipal corporation on poor sanitation and hygiene conditions in the city yielding no result, people are now resorting to other means. A resident of Sector 22 has complained against the MCG to the Haryana Lokayukta for failing to improve the sanitation levels in its jurisdiction. …
Rapid urbanisation takes toll on agriculture in Gurgaon
Rapid urbanisation in Gurgaon has cast a shadow on the agriculture sector. It adversely affected the rural life in a big way as it has eroded the agricultural base and ruptured traditional values. It has resulted in social incongruities and criminal tendencies, especially among youngsters. Swanky skyscrapers twinkling with sodium …
NCR board allows tourism in eco zones
New Delhi:In what is being described by activists as an environmental disaster, the NCR Planning Board on Monday cleared crucial provisions to allow tourism in natural conservation zone (NCZ) such as Aravalis, Yamuna riverbed and areas around major water bodies, albeit setting a cap on the area that can be …
यमुना प्रदूषण बनेगा चुनावी मुद्दा 29
लोकसभा चुनावों में दक्षिण हरियाणा से लेकर मथुरा-आगरा तक यमुना जल प्रदूषण मुख्य मुद्दा होगा। यमुना रक्षक दल ने रविवार को यहां गांव प्याला में आयोजित महापंचायत में निर्णय लिया कि यमुना नदी और इसके पानी से गुलजार होने वाली आगरा व गुड़गांव नहर के पानी को प्रदूषण मुक्त कराने …