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At a tangent
in view of growing water crisis in Gurgaon, the Haryana government has more than doubled the capacity of the Western Yamuna Canal, raising it from the existing 135 cubic metres per second (cusecs) to 320 cusecs. But experts are sceptical about the measure because, according to them, the main reason …
Highrise and dry
Colonyfiers have realised that fast-track growth will soon overcome Gurgaon. They have begun looking for greener pastures. Right now Greater Noida
Progress INC
Gurgaon is in Haryana state, about 32 kilometres away from Delhi. It’s a satellite town in the Capital’s orbit. Between 1961 and 2001, it grew like a cancer cell. Only look at the population: a paltry 37,868 in 1961 to 1.15 million in 1991 to 1.66 million in 2001. Estimates …
Right of passage?
On paper, the policies and plans for public-private partnership look good. But a close look at the agreement and the ground reality show how private colonisers have taken state agencies for a ride. They have struck gold in Gurgaon. Simple process, single window clearance, no maintenance cost, freedom to charge …
Eyesore
Verma says that EDC can hardly be sole parameter for infrastructure capability. "Even if Rs 740 crore EDC were to be sufficient to develop the entire peripheral infrastructure in Gurgaon, which seems unlikely, it could not buy or bring water, since there isn't any that the state can buy or …
Monkey business
in an attempt to save monkeys that have been experimented and then left to die, Hanuman Vatika, a money shelter, has been set up in Sultanpur, Gurgaon. The shelter is run by People for Animals ( pfa ), a non-governmental organisation, under the aegis of the Union ministry of …
Catching water
the groundwater level in Gurgaon has gone down to an alarming level of 92 metres, informs the Society for Urban Regeneration of Gurgaon ( surge ), a group of citizen's forum. In a recent meeting of surge , suggestions were made to build small check dams and make rainwater …
City with a new concept
the Union government is considering applying the Green City Concept to Gurgaon in its commitment to the United Nations Development Project's ( undp ) Agenda 21. Agenda 21 is the world community's response to the un General Assembly's call to halt and reverse the effects of environment degradation.
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