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Waste dumping continues in Aravalis as forest dept fails to file case
GURGAON: Even after imposing penalty on an offender for felling 63 trees and seizing a truck that was being used to dump construction and demolition waste on a one-and-a-half acre plot near Ghata-Gwalpahari along the Gurgaon-Faridabad road in December, an incident of dumping of waste was again reported from the …
Gurgaon lost 389 water bodies in 60 years: Study
GURUGRAM: Gurgaon has lost as many as 389 water bodies in the past 60 years, a study has revealed. The study report, compiled by the district administration, has been submitted in the National Green Tribunal (NGT). While the NGT on Monday directed the Haryana government to protect all existing water …
Photo fest to be held at IHC for awareness about Aravallis
The Mangar village, located just 25 km from the Cyber City in the Aravallis, have named this patch Mangar Bani Not far from the choking pollution of Delhi and an increasingly urbanised Gurugram exists a village that has managed to preserve a 1,200-acre green patch, owing to their religious faith. …
Green body raps NHAI for flouting dust control norms at NH-8 sites
Gurgaon: The Environmental Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) on Wednesday lashed out at NHAI for not following construction norms at the ongoing flyover-underpass project sites along NH-8, while giving directives to other departments concerned to implement preventive measures at the earliest to check air pollution before and after Diwali. The EPCA …
Extraction effect shows on groundwater quality
GURUGRAM: The city's groundwater quality has severely deteriorated over the past year. A response to a right to information (RTI) query from the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) has revealed that levels of elements like fluoride and chloride have increased steeply as have salinity levels. While the content of chloride …
Solar Mela for renewable energy push
GURUGRAM: In an attempt to encourage people to switch to solar power, the Gurgaon district administration is organising a 'Solar Mela' on August 12 and 13. The organisers told TOI that all stakeholders, including solar equipment manufacturers, residents and bankers — who will provide finance to consumers who are willing …
Capital sees 166 new cases of swine flu
517 people have died of swine flu in Delhi As many as 166 fresh cases of swine flu have been reported from Delhi taking the total number of confirmed cases of the virus to 517. The figures are till July 30. The deadly virus has claimed a total of four …
Special cell to curb waste burning
GURUGRAM: The state government on Thursday asked the MCG to create a special cell for monitoring garbage burning and management of construction and demolition (C&D) waste in the city. "MCG should create a cell for monitoring garbage burning and C&D waste management activities. Big construction sites can be sealed under …
Bandhwari waste-to-energy project a disaster: activists
It will have serious economic, environmental and social implications, they claim The proposal to set up a waste-to-energy plant in Bandhwari village here has come under sharp criticism, with activists arguing that the project will have serious economic, environmental and social implications. The civic bodies of Gurugram and Faridabad had …
Gurugram: 3.34 lakh children to be vaccinated for polio
GURUGRAM: A three-day long intensified pulse polio immunisation drive was launched in the district on Sunday, under which 3,34,065 children are expected to be vaccinated. The immunization day will be conducted in 13 districts of Haryana, including Gurgaon. Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar kick-started the drive at Gurgaon. The drive …