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 …
in view of growing water crisis in Gurgaon, the Haryana government has more than doubled the capacity of the Western Yamuna Canal, raising it from the existing 135 cubic metres per second (cusecs) to 320 cusecs. But experts are sceptical about the measure because, according to them, the main reason …
Verma says that EDC can hardly be sole parameter for infrastructure capability. "Even if Rs 740 crore EDC were to be sufficient to develop the entire peripheral infrastructure in Gurgaon, which seems unlikely, it could not buy or bring water, since there isn't any that the state can buy or …
Gurgaon is in Haryana state, about 32 kilometres away from Delhi. It’s a satellite town in the Capital’s orbit. Between 1961 and 2001, it grew like a cancer cell. Only look at the population: a paltry 37,868 in 1961 to 1.15 million in 1991 to 1.66 million in 2001. Estimates …
On paper, the policies and plans for public-private partnership look good. But a close look at the agreement and the ground reality show how private colonisers have taken state agencies for a ride. They have struck gold in Gurgaon. Simple process, single window clearance, no maintenance cost, freedom to charge …
in an attempt to save monkeys that have been experimented and then left to die, Hanuman Vatika, a money shelter, has been set up in Sultanpur, Gurgaon. The shelter is run by People for Animals ( pfa ), a non-governmental organisation, under the aegis of the Union ministry of social …
the groundwater level in Gurgaon has gone down to an alarming level of 92 metres, informs the Society for Urban Regeneration of Gurgaon ( surge ), a group of citizen's forum. In a recent meeting of surge , suggestions were made to build small check dams and make rainwater harvesting …
the Union government is considering applying the Green City Concept to Gurgaon in its commitment to the United Nations Development Project's ( undp ) Agenda 21. Agenda 21 is the world community's response to the un General Assembly's call to halt and reverse the effects of environment degradation. This decision …
