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.

Published on Jul 11, 2016 12:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, 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.

Published on Jul 11, 2016 08:45 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, 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.

Published on Jul 06, 2016 12:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times | , Gurgoan
Ipsita Pati and Abhishek BehlBuyers left in the lurch as builders eye high profits

Published on Jul 05, 2016 11:40 AM IST
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).

Published on Jul 05, 2016 01:14 AM IST
Hindustan Times | , Gurgaon
Ipsita Pati and Abhishek BehlGurgaon: 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.

Published on Jun 29, 2016 04:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, Gurgaon
Builders, buyers and developers give thumbs up to rate reduction in Gurgaon

Published on Jun 29, 2016 11:32 AM IST
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.

Updated on Jun 29, 2016 08:12 AM IST
Abhishek Behl, 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

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.

Updated on Jun 28, 2016 02:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, 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.

Published on Jun 22, 2016 08:56 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, Gurgaon
Waterlogging woes: Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway still not ready for monsoon
Most roads in Gurgaon were submerged after the downpour on Monday.

Updated on Aug 21, 2019 10:15 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, 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.

Published on Jun 22, 2016 01:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, 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.

Updated on Jun 20, 2016 11:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, 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.

Published on Jun 20, 2016 01:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, 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.

Published on Jun 17, 2016 12:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, 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.

Published on Jun 17, 2016 12:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, 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

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.

Updated on Jun 15, 2016 10:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, 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

Updated on Jun 15, 2016 10:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, 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

Updated on Jun 14, 2016 12:04 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, 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.

Updated on Jun 09, 2016 11:50 AM IST
Hindustan Tiimes | Abhishek Behl, 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.

Published on Jun 08, 2016 11:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, 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.

Updated on Jun 07, 2016 05:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, 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.

Published on Jun 06, 2016 11:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, 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.

Published on Jun 06, 2016 11:19 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, 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.

Updated on Jun 04, 2016 01:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, 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.

Updated on Jun 02, 2016 04:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, Gurgaon
Trucks create chaos at Kherki Daula toll plaza

Published on Jun 01, 2016 01:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, Gurgaon
Pulgaon-like incident could kill 1.5 lakh living 900m away from Gurgaon armoury

Published on Jun 01, 2016 09:25 AM IST