Environmentalists pointed out that the dumping is taking place in the ecologically sensitive Aravalis Gurgaon: Even as MCG claims to be tightening oversight of waste management, a fresh illegal construction and demolition (C&D) waste dumping site has come up directly opposite the Bandhwari landfill. The unauthorised dump has emerged along the approach road to the…
Haryana forest department defended the initiative, saying afforestation and silvicultural operations at the site do not require approval under the forest diversion law Gurgaon: Central Empowered Committee (CEC), constituted by Supreme Court, has taken up allegations of large-scale tree felling and alteration of natural landforms in an ecologically sensitive Aravali area near sectors 54 and…
The state already has one of the lowest forest covers in the country at around 3.5% Gurgaon: In a shift in its annual afforestation strategy, Haryana govt has asked all districts to identify contiguous land parcels of at least five hectares for plantation during the monsoon.The move marks a departure from the earlier practice of…
