Ipsita Pati

Gurgaon will get new air quality monitoring station to keep eye on pollution

There is only one station in Gurgaon, in Rajiv Chowk. The new one will come up in the industrial area of Manesar

Over 200 Gurgaon residents run for a cleaner environment

Nearly 200 people participated in a run held in the city on Sunday to spread awareness about clean and green environment.

Ear-splitting noise sends Gurgaon residents to city interiors

Deafened by constant honking and cries of dying engines, and rail squeal of metro trains, residents living along Gurgaon’s busy stretches are planning to move to the interiors, and approach the pollution control board for respite.

Sultanpur National Park to reopen on October 1

The Sultanpur National Park located 15-km from the city will be closed till October 1. Usually the park is closed for only three months—June to August.

Gurgaon noise levels blare past the safe zone

Around 70% of noise pollution in the city is caused by vehicles. The most problematic areas are those that are close to NH-8 and metro stations

Field survey for Ghata check dams in 15 days

FLOOD CONTROL: Forest department will conduct a field study after the CM ordered construction of embankments.

Protecting Ghata bundh could have saved Gurgaon: Environment activists

Environmental activists said the situation turned bad as the government failed to include Ghata bundh (check dam) in the natural conservation zones.

Recent showers fill dams in Aravalli region

Following the recent spells of rain, around 3.5 lakh cubic metres of water has been collected in the water recharge dams in the Aravalli areas of Gurgaon and Mewat.

250 water pits planned in Ghata village could have saved Gurgaon from havoc

The failure to build these pits ensured water flowed unabated from Ghata to Badshahpur.

Sultanpur National Park fails to attract birds in breeding season

The monsoon migratory birds did arrive in the park and even created nests on trees, but didn’t lay eggs.

DMRC to upgrade sewage plants at Huda food court to avoid closure

Senior officials of the Delhi Metro met Haryana pollution control board last week and agreed to upgrade two sewage treatment plants (STPs) of the food court at Huda City Centre metro station and apply for fresh permission to operate.

260 ‘clean’ units do not need green nod under new grouping

The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) reclassified industries on the basis of their environment impact on Monday, relieving 260 industries from the requirement of green clearances.

Forest department cancels Huda’s Chakkarpur bundh work

After finding discrepancies in the Haryana Urban Development Authority’s (Huda) execution of Chakkarpur bundh project, the forest department on Thursday cancelled the permission granted for restoration work.

Gurgaon has only 1 CNG pump for every 6k vehicles

Fewer CNG stations and higher fill-up time are resulting long queues outside each filling station in the city.

Over 100 trees chopped to widen Sector 49 road

The project of widening the stretch along the Ghasola road in Sector 49 began with cutting of over 102 trees on Sohna road.

Haryana to plant fewer saplings, allow forests to grow naturally

The plan is to restrict the human and animal interference in certain areas of the Aravallis so that those areas can develop a good forest cover.

To free area of tree cover, miscreants uproot 3,000 saplings from Aravalli

The forest department said that it is a deliberate attempt to free the area of tree cover.

Buyers protest against delay in delivery of Today Canary Greens project

Irked by the delay in giving possession of flats, 100 homebuyers of Today Canary Greens project in Sector 73 held a demonstration against the developer at Subhash Chowk, Shona Road, on Sunday.

Khattar says save ‘banis’ but his govt doesn’t consider Mangar Bani a forest

Even as Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday urged people to revive the lost “bani” in every village, the sacred Mangar Bani grove is still not included in the ‘forest’ category and in subregional plan, thus do not enjoy the protected status.

Shrunk to 300-metre, Damdama lake in Sohna to be restored by July end

The water bed of Damdama Lake in Sohna is under rigorous alternation and within 10 days of time it will be ready for the monsoon.

Tribunal pulls up civic bodies for not stopping waste dumping in Aravallis

The national green tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday asked civic bodies to penalise individuals and vehicles found dumping waste in the Aravalli forest area.

Flood control project at Ghata village may be delayed

Before proceeding with the work in Ghata, there is need for ground truthing and preparation of estimates.

Gurgaon residents turn Kachra Chowk into Khushboo Chowk

Gurgaon residents turn Kachra Chowk into Khushboo Chowk

A group of residents and NGOs came together and planted 450 fragrant shrubs such as raat ki raani, jasmine, mogra and murraya to reduce the foul smell.

Mangar near Gurgaon falling into private hands

Green activists allege that a lot of the Aravalli commons are now under private ownership, giving owners the right to sell forest land.

Petition in NGT says dumping in Aravallis yet to be banned

The NGT had directed the MCG and Huda to stoipm dumping construction waste in the Aravallis. However, the authorities have failed to act till date.

Water harvesting key to ending Gurgaon’s plight: Experts

With more than half of Gurgaon’s population dependent on untreated water from illegal borewells and tankers during the dry season, it is glaringly obvious that supply is drastically inadequate when compared to demand.

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.

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).

Amid crisis, precious rainwater goes down the drain in Gurgaon

The authorities lack a definite plan to treat and store stormwater.