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Ipsita Pati

Ipsita Pati is a senior correspondent with the Hindustan Times, covering Gurgaon. She has written on pollution, wildlife, forest cover, Maoists problems and illegal mining while working in different states of India including Jharkhand, West Bengal, Delhi and Haryana.

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Gurgaon: Task force to watch Aravallis to be ready in 10 days

The bid to set up the task force follows concern voiced by environment activists over poaching and tree chopping in the Aravallis

The forest department will also set up check posts to stop poaching and illegal tree felling in the Aravallis.(Parveen Kumar/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Jan 13, 2018 10:50 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByIpsita Pati, Gurgaon

Centre seeks report on setting up task force to guard Aravallis

The task force is supposed to step up patrolling in the Aravallis and curb poaching

On December 8, a peacock was spotted with its feet caught in a metal trap near Tata Raisina Residency in the Aravallis.(HT)

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Updated on Jan 12, 2018 09:52 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByIpsita Pati, Gurgaon

Gurgaon’s govt hospitals lack basic facilities

While the city’s population has grown by leaps and bounds over the last few years, health care has sorely lagged

On Monday, the Civil Hospital saw hundreds of patients waiting in queue for their turn to get cards for OPD admission.(Parveen Kumar/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Jan 12, 2018 04:47 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByIpsita Pati, Gurgaon

NGT judgment on Aravalli housing project on Jan 24

The petitioner claimed that while the case is still in the tribunal, the builder has already started work on the housing project

The petitioner claimed that the builder has started construction on the 52-acre plot at Sarai Khawaja in Faridabad.(HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Jan 10, 2018 10:52 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByIpsita Pati, Gurgaon

Parents, schools in Gurgaon unhappy with state diktat on extended winter break

Students from classes 9 to 12 will attend school starting 10.30am. All students from classes 1 to 8 will be on break till January 12

A child contorts her face in the cold wind as her father takes her to school on Monday, first day of the extended winter break.(Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)

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Updated on Jan 09, 2018 05:58 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Gurgaon | ByIpsita Pati

Haryana to form task force to curb encroachment in Aravallis

Haryana forest minister Rao Narbir Singh said that the action plan on forming the special task force will be finalised by next week

Environment activists and residents have voiced concern over poaching and unauthorised construction in the Aravallis.(Parveen Kumar/HT FILE)

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Updated on Jan 09, 2018 01:09 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByIpsita Pati, Gurgaon

Children worst-hit by fall in mercury and poor air quality

Met officials said the cold spell in Gurgaon will continue till the end of this month

For the past week, the minimum temperature in Gurgaon has been hovering around 6° Celsius.(Parveen Kumar/HT FILE)

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Updated on Jan 09, 2018 01:08 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByIpsita Pati, Gurgaon

Gurgaon: Forest minister says unaware of poaching in the Aravallis

Assuring action, forest minister Rao Narbir Singh said that although he is not aware of poaching in the Aravallis, he will send a team to probe the complaints

The meeting took place in the backdrop of a rise in incidents of poaching in the Aravallis.(Parveen Kumar/HT FILE)

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Updated on Jan 06, 2018 09:47 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByIpsita Pati, Gurgaon

Gurgaon: Green activists allege fresh incursion into Mangar

Environmentalists claimed that construction material, ferried in trucks, were dumped in the area for building a concrete structure

The activists alleged that the area where the construction material was dumped comes within the ambit of section 4 and 5 of the Punjab Land Preservation (PLPA) Act of the Union ministry of environment and forests and chopping of trees without permission is prohibited.(Parveen Kumar/HT FILE)

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Updated on Jan 06, 2018 09:42 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByIpsita Pati, Gurgaon

Gurgaon: Wildlife safety on agenda as activists meet minister today

Activists claimed there has been a rise in poaching cases in the Aravallis

The meeting will take place in the backdrop of a rise in poaching in the Aravallis.(Sanjeev Verma/HT FILE)

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Updated on Jan 05, 2018 10:52 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByIpsita Pati, Gurgaon

Gurgaon: Helpline soon for posting complaints on pollution

Officials of the pollution control department said there was a 40% rise in pollution-related complaints in Gurgaon in 2017 as compared to the previous year

In 2017, a total 502 pollution-related complaints were registered in the city, up from 346 in 2016.(Sanjeev Verma/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Jan 05, 2018 10:20 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByIpsita Pati, Gurgaon

Gurgaon: Police submits probe report on death of seven-year-old boy

The boys father lodged a complaint with the police accusing the hospital where the seven-year-old was admitted, of medical negligence

BK Rajora, chief medical officer of Gurgaon Civil Hospital, said the health team will initiate its proceedings after going through the police report.(Parveen Kumar/HT FILE)

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Updated on Jan 09, 2018 02:50 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByIpsita Pati, Gurgaon

Gurgaon: Met predicts colder days, docs advise caution

Gurgaon has been experiencing dense fog in the morning and evening hours, affecting normal life

The increasing chill and low wind speed has also affected the quality of air, and brought with it a sudden increase in the number of patients complaining of flu, congestion and respiratory problems, among other conditions.(Parveen Kumar/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Jan 03, 2018 11:14 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByIpsita Pati, Gurgaon

Fortis row: Haryana issues suspension notice to hospital’s blood bank, pharmacy

The girl was treated at Fortis Hospital in Gurgaon and her father had alleged that the his daughter had died due to medical negligence by the hospital.

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Updated on Dec 30, 2017 11:10 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByIpsita Pati, Gurgaon

Notify Basai as wetland, birders write to state govt

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) had, on December 14, asked birders to appeal to the state government to declare the area as a wetland.

The Basai wetland qualifies to be declared as a ‘Ramsar’ site, which implies that it has international importance, reads a remark in the 2004 survey by the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History.(HT File)

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Updated on Dec 29, 2017 11:51 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByIpsita Pati, Gurgaon

Gurgaon gets 11-member wildlife protection force

The development comes a day after 15 environment activists from the city met Union environment minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, who had assured them he would take action against people involved in poaching of wild animals

A peacock is caught in a metal animal trap near a residential area adjoining the Aravallis in Gurgaon, Haryana.(HT File Photo)

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Updated on Dec 29, 2017 11:47 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByIpsita Pati, Gurgaon

Gurgaon: Illegal road, wall come up in Aravallis near Bandhwari village

The area from where the illegal construction has been reported comes under sections 4 and 5 of the Punjab and Haryana Land Protection Act; these areas are protected and any kind of non-forest activity is prohibited

This road is perpendicular to the highway and provides direct access to fragments of the Aravalli hills and forests. There are also signs of new construction in the hills along the road.

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Updated on Dec 29, 2017 11:43 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByIpsita Pati, Gurgaon

Dengue death case: Police look into health records of private hospital in Rajasthan

Police is gathering information about the boy’s health from the hospital he was admitted to in Dholpur before he was admitted to a private hospital in Gurgaon

The findings of the investigation will be submitted to the chief medical officer at Civil Hospital in Gurgaon.(Sanjeev Verma/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Dec 29, 2017 11:39 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByIpsita Pati, Gurgaon

Gurgaon residents, activists at odds over animal capture

Animal rights activists said they often get into arguments with nearby residents for opposing the capture of strays by MCG staff

Rights activists said that stray animals in the city, which include dogs and monkeys, are in a bad shape and are being captured illegally(HT FILE)

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Updated on Dec 28, 2017 11:14 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByIpsita Pati, Gurgaon

Aravalli poaching complaint at Union minister’s door

Delegation of activists meet Union environment minister Harsh Vardhan, seek immediate steps to curb rampant poaching in the Aravallis

A delegation of 15 environmentalists met the Union minister on Thursday and urged him to take the form a special task force to curtail poaching and illegal tree felling in the eco-sensitive areas of the Aravallis.(Parveen Kumar/HT FILE)

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Updated on Dec 28, 2017 11:09 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByIpsita Pati, Gurgaon

Gurgaon: Commuters concerned over crimes in cabs

Residents are concerned over commuting in the late hours in the backdrop of the murder of an auto executive, whose body was found in Mahipalpur.

A woman waits for a cab on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway.(Sanjeev Verma/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Dec 27, 2017 11:39 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByIpsita Pati, Gurgaon

Gurgaon: Nine dogs of foreign breed rescued from a bungalow at Sec 67

The dogs were unfed and often had to feed on their own poop to survive

The nine dogs which were rescued include two Huskies, two Pit Bulls, one Sharpe and four Mastiffs. The dogs were tied to gutters and fences.(HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Dec 26, 2017 11:50 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByIpsita Pati, Gurgaon

A year when Gurgaon gasped for breath

Although Gurgaon struggled to breathe clean air this year, 2018 holds promise as a new station to monitor air quality is proposed to be built

The city turned into a veritable gas chamber, as the air quality dropped to alarming levels after Diwali.(Sanjeev Verma/HT FILE)

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Updated on Dec 24, 2017 11:31 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByIpsita Pati, Gurgaon

City health care evokes concern, residents seek overhaul

While case of dengue and malaria shot up this year, many private hospitals were in the news because of alleged medical negligence

Dengue and malaria affected many in Gurgaon this year.(Sanjeev Verma/HT FILE)

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Updated on Dec 24, 2017 11:27 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByIpsita Pati, Gurgaon

Man-animal conflict reduces, good year for Gurgaon’s wild animals

Three leopards and eleven snakes were rescued and released into the Aravallis this year

A year after a leopard was beaten to death by a mob in Mandawar village in front of officials from the forest and wildlife department, all leopards that strayed into the state’s villages were rescued and released into the Aravalli forest.

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Updated on Dec 23, 2017 11:27 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByIpsita Pati, Gurgaon

Citizen files PIL against Municipal Corporation of Gurugram for animal cruelty; court to hear case on Jan 12

The petition focused on cruelty towards monkeys and unchecked capture of pigs for slaughter, leaving citizens vulnerable to zoonotic diseases, such as swine flu and tape worms, that can lead to pandemics

The MCG has denied allegations of treating monkeys cruelly. Officials said they have only tried to keep residents safe.(HT file photo)

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Updated on Dec 23, 2017 11:22 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByIpsita Pati, Gurgaon

Haryana govt plays with rules as Aravallis lose green cover

Although the Supreme Court, through judgments in 1996, 1997 and 2011, directed the state to come up with a definition of forest, the government has failed to act

With no clarity on the status of land in the region, tree felling continued across the forested terrain in Aravallis, leading to a loss of tree cover in Haryana.(HT file photo)

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Published on Dec 23, 2017 11:17 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByIpsita Pati, Gurgaon

Dengue death: Complaint filed against another pvt hospital in Gurgaon

Man files complaint after minor son dies despite 22 days of treatment; cops probe claims, no FIR yet

Stagnant rain water, perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes, at the non-functional sewage treatment plant near the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) office.(Sanjeev Verma/HT file photo)

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Published on Dec 22, 2017 11:19 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByIpsita Pati, Gurgaon

Gurgaon: GRAP measures likely if city air quality doesn’t improve by Saturday

The city’s air quality has been marked ‘very poor’ on two consecutive days

The minimum temperature in the city was recorded at 9.7°C on Thursday and the maximum was recorded at 23.4°C.(Sanjeev Verma/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Dec 21, 2017 11:02 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByIpsita Pati, Gurgaon

Gurgaon: Mixed response from commuters to key city infra projects

Residents said environmental concerns have been ignored while pushing forward with infrastructure projects

The under-construction underpass near Siganture Tower.(Sanjeev Verma/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Dec 21, 2017 10:59 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByIpsita Pati, Gurgaon

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Ipsita Pati

Ipsita Pati is a senior correspondent with the Hindustan Times, covering Gurgaon. She has written on pollution, wildlife, forest cover, Maoists problems and illegal mining while working in different states of India including Jharkhand, West Bengal, Delhi and Haryana.

The bid to set up the task force follows concern voiced by environment activists over poaching and tree chopping in the Aravallis

The task force is supposed to step up patrolling in the Aravallis and curb poaching

While the city’s population has grown by leaps and bounds over the last few years, health care has sorely lagged

The petitioner claimed that while the case is still in the tribunal, the builder has already started work on the housing project

Students from classes 9 to 12 will attend school starting 10.30am. All students from classes 1 to 8 will be on break till January 12

Haryana forest minister Rao Narbir Singh said that the action plan on forming the special task force will be finalised by next week

Met officials said the cold spell in Gurgaon will continue till the end of this month

Assuring action, forest minister Rao Narbir Singh said that although he is not aware of poaching in the Aravallis, he will send a team to probe the complaints

Environmentalists claimed that construction material, ferried in trucks, were dumped in the area for building a concrete structure

Activists claimed there has been a rise in poaching cases in the Aravallis

Officials of the pollution control department said there was a 40% rise in pollution-related complaints in Gurgaon in 2017 as compared to the previous year

The boys father lodged a complaint with the police accusing the hospital where the seven-year-old was admitted, of medical negligence

Gurgaon has been experiencing dense fog in the morning and evening hours, affecting normal life

The girl was treated at Fortis Hospital in Gurgaon and her father had alleged that the his daughter had died due to medical negligence by the hospital.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) had, on December 14, asked birders to appeal to the state government to declare the area as a wetland.

The development comes a day after 15 environment activists from the city met Union environment minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, who had assured them he would take action against people involved in poaching of wild animals

The area from where the illegal construction has been reported comes under sections 4 and 5 of the Punjab and Haryana Land Protection Act; these areas are protected and any kind of non-forest activity is prohibited

Police is gathering information about the boy’s health from the hospital he was admitted to in Dholpur before he was admitted to a private hospital in Gurgaon

Animal rights activists said they often get into arguments with nearby residents for opposing the capture of strays by MCG staff

Delegation of activists meet Union environment minister Harsh Vardhan, seek immediate steps to curb rampant poaching in the Aravallis

Residents are concerned over commuting in the late hours in the backdrop of the murder of an auto executive, whose body was found in Mahipalpur.

The dogs were unfed and often had to feed on their own poop to survive

Although Gurgaon struggled to breathe clean air this year, 2018 holds promise as a new station to monitor air quality is proposed to be built

While case of dengue and malaria shot up this year, many private hospitals were in the news because of alleged medical negligence

Three leopards and eleven snakes were rescued and released into the Aravallis this year

The petition focused on cruelty towards monkeys and unchecked capture of pigs for slaughter, leaving citizens vulnerable to zoonotic diseases, such as swine flu and tape worms, that can lead to pandemics

Although the Supreme Court, through judgments in 1996, 1997 and 2011, directed the state to come up with a definition of forest, the government has failed to act

Man files complaint after minor son dies despite 22 days of treatment; cops probe claims, no FIR yet

The city’s air quality has been marked ‘very poor’ on two consecutive days

Residents said environmental concerns have been ignored while pushing forward with infrastructure projects

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