Gurgaon, December 2: The city residents have approached President Pranab Mukherjee urging him to intervene and save Aravali forest. They claimed that no positive response from Haryana Government had been received so far. In a letter sent to Pranab Mukherjee, the Gurgaon Progressive Forum has highlighted the issue of Aravali forest being converted into an agricultural zone along with rampant construction on the storm water drains. The environmental and financial losses to the state and public due to the non-availability of storm water drains are huge. The negligence in this matter and favouritism towards builders, commercial ventures (petrol pumps) and other activities is leading to damage to the Southern Peripheral Road (SPR), which is flooded in the rainy reason and damaged throughout the remaining year. The land acquisition for Badshahpur drain and storm water drain along the SPR has not been initiated so far. Now with the Haryana Government converting 34,793 hectares of land, which is a sizeable share of the Aravali forest, into agricultural land, the concrete jungles of Gurgaon and neighbouring areas are bound to choke further. It appears to be an attempt to pave the way for future construction in the area, which should have ideally been deemed as a forestland or an open space. The area has been included in the agricultural zone, stated the letter.