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Abhishek Behl

Abhishek Behl is principal correspondent, Hindustan Times in Gurgaon Bureau. He covers infrastructure, planning and civic agencies in the city. He has been covering Gurgaon as correspondent for the last 10 years, and has written extensively on the city.

Articles by Abhishek Behl

Six Gurgaon civic body engineers suspended for flouting tender rules

Six executive engineers of the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon were suspended on Sunday for taking up development works worth crores in violation of the rules.

Six executive engineers of the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon were suspended on Sunday for taking up development works worth crores in violation of the rules, and for not using the e-tendering process.(Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)
Published on Jul 11, 2016 12:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Huda firms up plans to acquire land for Gurgaon roads

Residents from Sector 75 to 80 can now hope to commute smoothly as the HUDA in Gurgaon has firmed up plans to acquire around 300 acres of land needed to build crucial master roads in these areas.

Residents from Sector 75 to 80 can now hope to commute smoothly as the Haryana urban development authority (Huda) in Gurgaon has firmed up plans to acquire around 300 acres of land needed to build crucial master roads in these areas.(Abhinav Saha/HT Photo)
Published on Jul 11, 2016 08:45 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Life in the dark zone: Here, each drop counts

Indiscriminate extraction of water to sustain a burgeoning city and feed its water guzzling construction industry has pushed the groundwater table in Gurgaon to an all-time low.

Residents in the city have no option but to pay for water tankers from time to time. Most residents say calling for a tanker is an expensive affair.(HT File)
Published on Jul 06, 2016 12:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times | ByIpsita Pati and Abhishek Behl, Gurgoan

Buyers left in the lurch as builders eye high profits

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Published on Jul 05, 2016 11:40 AM IST
ByVandana Ramnani and Abhishek Behl

Water supply gaps leave Gurgaon residents high and dry

Water shortage has become a daily affair in Gurgaon and the demand-supply gap is 21 million gallons per day (MGD).

The water treatment plants in Basai (pictured) and Chandu Budhera supply 61 MGD water daily to the city.(Abhinav Saha/HT Photo)
Published on Jul 05, 2016 01:14 AM IST
Hindustan Times | ByIpsita Pati and Abhishek Behl, Gurgaon

Gurgaon: Web campaign planned to get Kherki toll removed

A residents’ body protesting for removal of Kherki Daula toll is now planning to launch a digital drive to generate more support.

A large number of farmers who bring flowers and vegetables to Gurgaon and Delhi markets are badly affected by the jams, the protesters said.(HT File Photo)
Published on Jun 29, 2016 04:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Builders, buyers and developers give thumbs up to circle rate cut in Gurgaon

While this reduction is unlikely to bring a substantial change in market conditions but realtors, dealers and even buyers feel that bringing circle rates in tune with reduced markets rates will give a better leverage to strike deals.

The Haryana government’s decision to reduce the circle or collector rates by 15% is being seen as a move that will boost the sentiment of the market.(Manoj Kumar/HT file Photo)
Updated on Jun 29, 2016 08:12 AM IST
By, Gurgaon

Circle rates reduced in Gurgaon to boost real estate sales

This is for the first time in a decade that circle rates have been reduced in Gurgaon

This is for the first time in a decade that circle rates have been reduced in Gurgaon.(HT)
Published on Jun 28, 2016 03:00 PM IST

For the first time, circle rates reduced in Gurgaon

Taking into account the prolonged slump in the real estate market, the Gurgaon administration has reduced the circle or collector rates by 15% across all segments, effective from Monday midnight.

A district level committee had recommended the reduction in circle rates in April this year.(Hindustan Times)
Updated on Jun 28, 2016 02:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Kherki Daula: Repair work on service roads yet to start

Despite assurances, Gurgaon’s civic body is yet to start repair work on service roads between Hero Honda Chowk and Rajiv Chowk.

The highway concessionaire has deployed eight stationary and four mobile pumps, and four tankers to take out the water from service lanes.(HT File Photo)
Published on Jun 22, 2016 08:56 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Waterlogging woes: Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway still not ready for monsoon

Most roads in Gurgaon were submerged after the downpour on Monday.

On Monday, thousands of commuters were caught in jams on the expressway.(Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 21, 2019 10:15 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Gurgaon projected to have 69 lakh population by 2031

Gurgaon will have a population of 69 lakh by 2031 up from the projected 43 lakh, a study says.

The objective of the Transit Oriented Development policy is to ensure that more people live along the metro corridors and use public transport.(HT File Photo)
Published on Jun 22, 2016 01:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Water supply from Basai likely to resume by Tuesday morning

On a rain affected day, when half of Gurgaon was waterlogged, the water supply in different parts of the city remained affected as the supply from Haryana Urban Development Authority’s (Huda) water treatment plants at Basai and Chandu Budhera resumed slowly.

The areas that receive water supply from the Chandu Budhera water treatment plant may still have a shortage on Tuesday.(HT File Photo)
Updated on Jun 20, 2016 11:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Water supply in Gurgaon to remain affected, repair work continues

A technical fault at the Chandu Budhera plant and a burst in the master water pipeline from Basai treatment plant crippled the water supply across the city on Sunday.

Huda officials said they are repairing the fault but the supply is likely to remain erratic on Monday as well.(Rajeev Datt Pandey/HT Photo)
Published on Jun 20, 2016 01:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Haryana CM ML Khattar assures Kherki Daula toll plaza will be removed

The Haryana government is negotiating a deal to acquire the Kherki Daula toll plaza and the process will be expedited to ensure that this bottleneck is removed from the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway.

To acquire the toll plaza, the government has to arrange around Rs 1,500 cr to pay the highway concessionaire MCEPL.(HT File)
Published on Jun 17, 2016 12:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

MCG to repair potholes on NH8 service roads within a week

The Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon has sought seven days to restore service roads on both sides of the carriageway of the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway between Rajiv Chowk and Kherki Daula toll plaza.

Besides being riddled with potholes, the expressway service lane is also prone to waterlogging as was seen after the rain on Tuesday.(HT File)
Published on Jun 17, 2016 12:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

New transit policy approved, higher FAR for metro links in Gurgaon

Once implemented, the policy will lead to the creation of more residential units and commercial real estate, paving the way for another round of real estate development in Gurgaon

With the TOD policy approved, an 800 metre area along the metro route on Dwarka Expressway will get additional FAR of 3.5 for the first 500 metres and 2.5 for the remaining portion.(Abhinav Saha)
Published on Jun 16, 2016 02:18 PM IST

A month ago, tomatoes were being thrown away in Gurgaon

The reason for this wastage was that Gurgaon does not have a single cold storage unit to store vegetables for the lean season as neither the government nor private sector gave any thought to it.

A month ago, when the local season was at its peak, tomatoes at Rs 2 per kg had few takers in Gurgaon’s wholesale market. Farmers were forced to throw away their produce and some even scattered it on the roads to protest against the government for failing to come to their rescue.(Parveen Kumar/HT)
Updated on Jun 15, 2016 10:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Tomatoes price skyrockets in Gurgaon due to seasonal fall in supply

In many upscale localities in New Gurgaon, including DLF, South City, Nirvana County and Malibu Towne, consumers paid Rs 55 to Rs 60 for a kilogram of tomatoes on Wednesday

The price of a crate of tomatoes was between Rs 800 and Rs1,000 on Wednesday. There is a shortage in supply as local production has almost dried up.(Parveen Kumar/HT)
Updated on Jun 15, 2016 10:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

New transit policy approved, higher FAR for metro links

The transit oriented development (TOD) policy along the existing and proposed metro corridors in Gurgaon was approved by the district planning committee on Monday. The policy aims for an increased population density in areas near the proposed and developed metro and mass rapid transport corridors so as to minimise the need for personal vehicles

With the TOD policy approved, an 800 metre area along the metro route on Dwarka Expressway will get additional FAR of 3.5 for the first 500 metres and 2.5 for the remaining portion.(ABHINAV SAHA/HT FILE)
Updated on Jun 14, 2016 12:04 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Gurgaon: Pod taxi project inching towards reality

With the NHAI receiving four bids for the launch of pod taxis or the personal rapid transport system in Gurgaon, the project is inching closer to reality.

POD TAXI: The project, announced in 2009, remained in a limbo for several years but the recent push by the Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari seems to have given it a new lease of life.(HT Photo)
Updated on Jun 09, 2016 11:50 AM IST
Hindustan Tiimes | By, Gurgaon

Implementation of traffic rules necessary to check accidents

Poor enforcement of traffic rules, overloaded trucks that frequently breakdown and wrongly parked vehicles on service roads are reasons leading to frequent accidents on the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway.

An accident on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway led to a traffic jam on NH-8 that lasted for more than three hours.(Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)
Published on Jun 08, 2016 11:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Haryana looks to beat traffic jams with chopper service for bizmen, hospitals

Delays in investor meetings, industrial visits and medical emergencies due to traffic jams could become a thing of the past as the Haryana government looks to launch chopper services in the state.

In this file photo, a chopper -- en route to Kedarnath shrine -- can be seen at a helipad near Phata in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district.(Neha Pant/HT)
Updated on Jun 07, 2016 05:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Kherki Daula: Villagers want govt to deliver on promises

Increased toll rate, heavy congestion and frequent accidents have made villagers demand removal of toll plaza.

Around 8,000 free tags were issued by the highways authority after locals protested against the toll plaza. But those who could not get the free tag have to either show multiple documents or pay for their travel.(Abhinav Saha/HT Photo)
Published on Jun 06, 2016 11:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Delhi-Gurgaon e-way: NHAI undertakes work as directed by chairman

To improve user experience on the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway, a number of issues that were listed by the chairman of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) during his visit last month are being resolved by the authority on priority basis.

Work on minor repairs on the expressway has already started.(Abhinav Saha/HT Photo)
Published on Jun 06, 2016 11:19 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

NHAI inspects Dwarka e-way, Shiv Murti to be the zero point

With thousands of apartment buyers eagerly awaiting the completion of the Dwarka expressway that may give a boost to the real estate along the e-way, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Friday began the ground work for completing the project on Delhi side.

A team of NHAI and private consultants AECOM on Friday conducted an inspection of the proposed 9.9 km of the Delhi side of the expressway.(HT File Photo)
Updated on Jun 04, 2016 01:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

NHAI gives go-ahead for Dwarka Expressway elevation

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has given the nod to complete the Dwarka Expressway as a national highway, as promised by Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari during the Happening Haryana summit.

The Dwarka Expressway was envisaged in 2006 and was to be completed before the Commonwealth Games 2010. The project has missed six deadlines.(HT File)
Updated on Jun 02, 2016 04:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Trucks create chaos at Kherki Daula toll plaza

Trucks wait in the service lanes and along the expressway until the no-entry to Gurgaon rule is relaxed at 8:30pm.(HT File Photo)
Published on Jun 01, 2016 01:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon
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