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.
Faridabad: If still more evidence was required, here it is. A large lake, that till two years ago brimmed with water, has also dried up completely in Dhauj, just 3km from the Sirohi and Khori Jamalpur mines, ramming home yet again the correlation between mining in the Aravalis and the drought in the area.
Matter in HC, But Govt Sets Auction Date
Abantika Ghosh & Dipak Kumar Dash | TNN
New Delhi: Disregarding the fact that the Punjab and Haryana High Court is yet to determine whether the mining lease of Sirohi and Khori Jamalpur in Faridabad district should be extended or not, the Haryana government is going ahead with their auction for two more years.
The mine owners of Khori Jamalpur and Sirohi have gone to the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking an extension of the mining lease that expired on February 5 after seven years. Extensive mining in this period has left this stretch of the Aravalis in Faridabad district virtually beyond repair.
Gurgaon: A leopard and her two cubs had come under the wheels of a vehicle and were injured near Manesar last week. The reason for the accident, apart from the immediate cause, is the rapid pace of development around Gurgaon that has deprived several animals and birds of their natural habitat.
