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IIT-Roorkee team roped in for revival of Gurugram's water bodies

GURUGRAM: MCG has roped in a team from IIT-Roorkee to draw up a water conservation plan for the city, which has seen a 82% drop in its groundwater level in the past 10 years. The IIT-R team, which will be headed by two hydrology professors, will largely focus on rainwater …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding identification and restoration of water bodies in Haryana, 20/07/2018

Lt. Col. Sarvadaman Singh Oberoi Vs. Union of India & Others dated 20/07/2018.

This application was filed on 14th August, 2015 mainly to restore Ghata Lake in Gurgaon District. Further, directions were sought to restore 214 other water bodies and natural channels in Gurgaon District and similar water bodies …

Gurugram’s groundwater quality worsening every year

GURUGRAM: Environmental activists have suspected it for long, but now, they can place actual figures against their suspicion. The quality of Gurugram’s groundwater is deteriorating with each passing year, in what should be a major concern for public health, according to data for three financial years — 2015-16, 2016-17 and …

Modicare survey begins, 67,000 families likely to benefit

GURUGRAM: The door-to-door verification of people eligible for Ayushman Bharat Scheme or Modicare, a health protection programme, started in the urban areas of the city on Monday. The state’s nodal officer for the scheme formally kicked off the process on Sunday as camps for self-verification were held in 35 MCG …

Poultry farm checks after Newcastle alarm

GURUGRAM: The district forest department has asked the animal husbandry department to carry out an inspection of all poultry farms in Gurugram, following an outbreak of Virulent Newcastle Disease (VND) among peacocks in the city. “The district forest officer has written to the deputy director, animal husbandry and dairying, Haryana, …

Survey shows Gurugram’s ‘urban’ Aravalis have a wealth of biodiversity, underlines need for conservation

GURUGRAM: You would normally associate the undulating belt of Aravali hills that lies between Golf Course Road and Gurugram-Faridabad Road with luxury housing societies that dot its perimeter. So, the findings of a recent survey by the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) were both a cause for celebration and anxiety …

200 trees felled in Mangar buffer zone

GURUGRAM: Over 200 trees were allegedly felled in and around Mangar buffer zone of the Aravalis on the border of Gurugram and Faridabad in violation of environmental norms in last two days. On Tuesday, a TOI team visited the spot, where around four acres has already been cleared. While nearly …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding waste dumping at Basai Wetland, Gurugram, Haryana, 18/05/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Delhi Bird Foundation Vs. Union of India & Others dated 18/05/2018 regarding the on-going construction of the C&D Plant and dumping of recyclable waste at Basai Wetland, Gurugram, Haryana.

NGT orders the matter to be heard on priority and …

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding acquisition of 912 acres of land, District Gurgaon, Haryana, 12/03/2018

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Rameshwar & Others Vs State of Haryana & Others dated 12/03/2018 regarding land acquisition of 912 acres from three villages namely, Manesar, Lakhnoula and Naurangpur, Tehsil and District Gurgaon for setting up Chaudhari Devi Lal Industrial Township, to be …

Over 100% children vaccinated in Gurugram

GURUGRAM: The health department has vaccinated 3,500 children in the entire district under the Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) drive, thus achieving a target of 100 per cent. Under this drive, children are vaccinated against preventable diseases such as TB, Polio, Diphtheria, Whooping Cough ect. During the four months campaign that …

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