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Aravalis in Gurugram, Faridabad core area for leopards, finds survey
GURUGRAM: In the first survey of its kind on population density of wild animals in five districts of Haryana, the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has found leopards occupy a 200 square km area in these parts of the Aravalis. And the terrain in Gurgaon and Faridabad districts happens to …
Why Aravalis must live to make Gurgaon liveable
GURUGRAM: The state government may be reluctant in declaring the Aravalis a forest, but a study by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) has revealed how important the Aravali aquifers are to the city's sustainability as its major source of groundwater rechargen. In the first-of-its-kind study, CGWB carried out a …
National Green Tribunal slams Haryana government over dumping of waste in Aravallis
The matter is now posted for hearing on Wednesday. The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday slammed the Haryana government and its civic bodies over disposal of industrial waste and construction debris in the Aravalli forests on the Gurgaon-Faridabad road. “Aravalli hill is a forest area. How can you make it …
125% rise in mining in Gurugram despite SC ban: RTI reply
GURUGRAM: There has been a 125% increase in the number of illegal mining cases in Gurugram in the past one year, revealed the response to an RTI query. As many as nine cases of illegal mining were reported from different parts of the district in 2016-17, as against four cases …
60% wildlife area is leopard territory
GURGAON: In a first-of-its-kind survey on the population of wildlife in and around Gurgaon, the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has found healthy numbers of 15 species — including leopard, hyena, jackal, wolf, civet, porcupine, nilgai and chinkara — in the Aravalis. Interestingly, sources said, the survey that started in …
बिना प्लानिंग के ही दे दी 6 हजार पेड़ काटने की अनुमति
पर्यावरण संरक्षण को लेकर लापरवाही चरम पर पहुंच चुकी है। शहर के मुख्य तीन चौराहों के नजदीक लगभग छह हजार पेड़ों को काटने के बदले कहां पौधे लगाए जाएंगे, इस बारे में कोई प्ला¨नग नहीं की गई। न ही इस बारे में वन विभाग ने ध्यान दिया और न ही …
Forest dept plans detailed study of leopard movement in Aravalis
GURGAON: The forest department is planning to conduct a detailed study of the movement of leopards and their habitat in the Aravalis, to prepare a comprehensive conservation and protection management plan to minimise man-animal conflict. This follows the recent thrashing to death of a leopard by a mob, after it …
Leopard's entry means ecosystem working: Experts
Delhi may be an urban jungle but, amazingly , it still has space for wild predators. A leopard was caught on camera in the capital for the first time on Monday night, that too far away from the place where another spotted cat's pugmarks were seen last year. The leopard …
Sultanpur park shut after 5 dead ducks found in Hisar
Authorities in Gurgaon closed the Sultanpur National Park “until further notice”, as a “precautionary measure” a day after samples from five dead ducks found in Hisar tested positive for bird flu. The ducks were found at Blue Bird Tourist Complex in Hisar on November 1 and had been sent for …
Construction of wall around Bandhwari plant enough to prevent groundwater contamination, says MCG
GURGAON: The MCG believes that constructing a wall around the defunct Bandhwari waste treatment plant is enough to prevent leachate from contaminating the groundwater. The civic body told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday that it had constructed a wall around the plant, but it got damaged due to …