Leachate accumulated at Bandhwari landfill site Gurgaon: In a significant admission before National Green Tribunal (NGT), MCG has acknowledged that runoff from Bandhwari landfill flows into the adjoining Aravali forest during spells of heavy and prolonged rain.The corporation’s affidavit has also made it clear that the infrastructure required to permanently prevent such contamination is still…
Thursday’s action marks the latest chapter in a years-long battle to reclaim encroached Aravali land in Behrampur Gurgaon: Nearly three acres of protected Aravali land in Behrampur village were freed from encroachment on Thursday.In one of the biggest anti-encroachment drives in the area in recent years, the forest department demolished 11 illegal structures, including under-construction…
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…
Officials said mobile towers have emerged as another form of commercial encroachment in the Aravalis, alongside farmhouses, scrap yards, roads and other unauthorised developments Gurgaon: The Haryana forest department on Thursday began dismantling illegally erected mobile towers in protected stretches of the Aravalis. Weeks of inspections and notices translated into on-ground action that officials say…
The fresh construction comes despite repeated Supreme Court interventions and findings by multiple agencies highlighting large-scale encroachments in the protected landscape Gurgaon: Fresh construction activity has surfaced in Anangpur village’s protected forest belt, with a site visit revealing newly built structures, extensive boundary walls and signs of ongoing development in an area that falls under…
By cutting off access routes, authorities hope to disrupt transportation networks that facilitate illegal mining operations Gurgaon: Haryana forest department on Thursday blocked a dirt track used for transporting illegally mined sand and soil through the Raisina Aravalis.In the wake of reports of unauthorised mining activity in the area, it dug a trench across the…
Inspections found permanent structures, including double-shutter shops, paved forecourts, tin-roofed seating areas, boundary walls and attached ahatas Inspections found permanent structures, including double-shutter shops, paved forecourts, tin-roofed seating areas, boundary walls and attached ahatas Inspections found permanent structures, including double-shutter shops, paved forecourts, tin-roofed seating areas, boundary walls and attached ahatas Inspections found permanent structures,…
Holding placards reading “Aravalis Must Be Saved At Any Cost”, participants assembled under a tree canopy and attended a discussion Holding placards reading “Aravalis Must Be Saved At Any Cost”, participants assembled under a tree canopy and attended a discussion Holding placards reading “Aravalis Must Be Saved At Any Cost”, participants assembled under a tree…
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…
The pullback also comes amid an intense summer during which several Haryana districts have recorded temperatures above 43°C The pullback also comes amid an intense summer during which several Haryana districts have recorded temperatures above 43°C The pullback also comes amid an intense summer during which several Haryana districts have recorded temperatures above 43°C The…
