Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
New Delhi: With a daily footfall of 44,000, the Sikanderpur Metro station on the HUDA City Centre-Jahangirpuri corridor is an important station on the Yellow line. Now, it’s all set to provide greater connectivity after integration with the Rapid Metro in March next year. A Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) …
New Delhi: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), it seems, has developed cold feet over its ongoing tussle with the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway operator. The authority had issued a show-cause notice to the operator — Delhi Gurgaon Super Connectivity Ltd (DGSCL) — in February this year on why its contract should …
To check illegal use of underground water by builders in Gurgaon, and take immediate action against them, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday directed the Haryana government to constitute a committee of officers, who will visit the construction sites in Gurgaon. “ The direction that no new license …
Shocked Worst affected are MSMEs without adequate power back-up facility. The blackout in north India due the disruption in northern power transmission has hurt industry and raised concerns over the stability of the network. North India experienced the worst electricity disruption after almost a decade when the transmission lines tripped …
Maruti Suzuki's woes at Manesar are piling up with the Haryana government asking the company to pay Rs235 crore to Haryana State Industries and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) as enhanced compensation to farmers for land acquisition under a Supreme Court order. HSIIDC, in a notice issued on June 25, warned …
Chandigarh/Gurgaon: The power situation in Gurgaon is likely to worsen in the coming days as Haryana’s power utilities are finding it difficult to source sufficient electricity. Sources said the government, too, has not been able to arrange coal for power plants, so power cuts will continue till at least the …
The recent Punjab & Haryana High Court direction barring the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) from issuing fresh licences for housing projects in Gurgaon without an undertaking from the builders to not draw groundwater has been welcomed by the citizens by and large as a “justified concern”, but also triggered …
The Punjab and Haryana High Court’s directive to Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA), stating that “builders should not be issued licenses for housing projects in Gurgaon if they don’t give an undertaking stating that they will not use groundwater for construction”, has evoked a mixed response from residents and authorities. …
Says CSE Report Based On Review Of 900 Haryana Projects. Builders seem to be fudging data related to water consumption while seeking green clearance for their projects, according to a recent report by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). A review of about 900 projects for environmental clearance in …
Chandigarh Taking a serious view of exploitation of ground water in Gurgaon, Punjab and Haryana High Court today barred issuance of any fresh license for construction activity unless builders give an undertaking that underground water would not be drawn by them. The court asked the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) …
In a move to check the rampant mining of underground water in Gurgaon, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday barred issuance of any fresh license for construction activity unless builders give an undertaking that underground water would not be drawn by them. The court also asked the Haryana …
Nod Only For Builders Who Agree Not To Use Groundwater. The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday restrained the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) from issuing new licences to developers in Gurgaon unless they give an undertaking that groundwater would not be consumed for construction work. In a potent, …
About two months ago, Gurgaon suffered one of its worst ever water shortages. The raw water supply to the city – already insufficient – shrunk all the way to 40-45MGD, whereas it is estimated that the daily requirement at the time reached its seasonal high of 200MGD. Residents in several …
We have taken certain measures to tackle the problem of water depletion in the corporation area. We have built 78 rainwater harvesting structures so that the groundwater level goes up . Also, we have asked departments like HUDA to lay new pipelines to supply water to more residential areas Sudhir …
On the contentious land acquisition issue turning into a major controversy in almost all the states, the Supreme Court in an important judgment has ruled the final award fixed by it could not be “revisited” in a review petition either by the land owners on the ground that the actual …
Notwithstanding the ban on mining in Haryana's Aravali, members of a mining mafia attacked three persons in a nearby village in their attempt to quarry sand and clay. The incident happened on Sunday morning at Aklimpur in Aravali, situated just 10 kilometres from the main town. Three villagers identified as …
The overall green cover in the National Capital Region has witnessed an increase, according to data compiled by the NCR Planning Board. “Though the Board is making efforts to increase the green cover in this region what is heartening is that in the last couple of years the green cover …
Despite being labeled as the Millennium City, Gurgaon still lacks a proper mechanism for checking pollution level in the city. It houses over 20 lakh residents and more than seven lakh vehicles are registered, but the authorities are yet to come out with a concrete plan to curb the pollution. …
New Delhi: Urbanization, road expansion and illegal mining seem to have taken a toll on the green cover in the national capital region (NCR) between 2000 and 2009. While the dense forest cover in the area has reduced by nearly 40%, there has been a marginal increase in open forest …
Struggling with the power crises and water shortage, presidents of different Residents Welfare Associations (RWAs) of posh Sushant Lok Phase-I and II, DLF Phase-1 and II, Sun City on Thursday approached PC Meena, District Magistrate (DM) of Gurgaon to look into the matter and look for immediate solution to tackle …
