Badkhal

Badkhal lake in Faridabad on way to revival

FARIDABAD: Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar has said steps are being taken to revive Badkhal lake here to once again attract tourists and a company has been tasked to with the job analysing the reasons behind the drying up of the water body. The lake is situated in Badkhal village …

Badkhal lake in Faridabad on way to revival

FARIDABAD: Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar has said steps are being taken to revive Badkhal lake here to once again attract tourists and a company has been tasked to with the job analysing the reasons behind the drying up of the water body. The lake is situated in Badkhal village …

Aravalis Last Lake In Danger

Haryana to allow houses on hillock next to Damdama Any structure on the hill will block flow of rainwater, thereby endangering the future of the water body Damdama (Gurgaon): Another lake in the Aravalis may soon be consigned to oblivion. If Surajkund and Badhkal lakes succumbed to mining activities in …

Haryana claim of reviving its lakes before Games hollow

New Delhi: A year after Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda promised revival of Badhkal and Surajkund lakes before the Commonwealth Games, it now seems that the two water bodies may not be ready to attract tourists during the sporting extravaganza. So far, no measure has been initiated to fill …

Embarrassed govt officials stall cricket match on dry Badkhal

Faridabad: Match held to highlight govt apathy towards the lake threatened by rampant mining, colonisation A Cricket match on the dry bed of the Badkhal Lake was stalled by angry authorities of the Haryana Government and local political leaders. The organisers, Natural Heritage First, an NGO and Publicis India Ltd, …

The Aravalli water bodies: stepchildren of development

During the Supreme Court (SC) hearing on 18th of March, the court appointed Central Empowered Committee brought in notice of the apex court the condition of Badkhal lake. When counsel A D N Rao showed the satellite images of the lake to the justice Bench, then they were worried and …

Despite SC status quo, constructions continue in Aravali

Dipak Kumar Dash | TNN New Delhi: Despite a Supreme Court order for status quo on the Aravali Hills and Haryana mining matters, a surprise check by the conservator of forests on Sunday revealed that constructions are still on in the prohibited areas. R P Balwan, conservator of forests (south …

Hooda sets 2010 deadline for reviving Badkhal Lake

Chandigarh: The day TOI published pictures of dried up lakes in Badkhal, Surajkund and Damdama in Haryana

Hooda sets 2010 deadline for reviving Badkhal Lake

Chandigarh: The day TOI published pictures of dried up lakes in Badkhal, Surajkund and Damdama in Haryana

Lakes disappear in mining pit

Surajkund is now dry and desolate and Damdama is going the same way. It

Badkhal lake dries up

Unplanned mining for granite and marble in the Aravalli ranges has transformed Badkhal lake in Haryana from a tourists' delight to a dry, rocky terrain. Located a stone's throw away from Delhi, the lake was developed by the Haryana tourism department into a popular tourist resort. The lake was formed …

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