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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Garbage generated in Gurgaon, Faridabad to be dumped in landfill site in eco-sensitive Aravalis -Dipak Kumar Dash

Garbage generated in Gurgaon, Faridabad to be dumped in landfill site in eco-sensitive Aravalis -Dipak Kumar Dash

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published Published on Oct 4, 2015   modified Modified on Oct 4, 2015
-The Times of India

NEW DELHI: It's official: 92 acres in the Aravalis have been identified as a landfill site for garbage generated in Gurgaon and Faridabad. Since the area falls under the restricted zone where no non-forest activity is allowed, the Haryana government has started the process for exempting the huge land parcel from the legal provision.

For the first time, the Haryana government has officially admitted in an RTI response to a Gurgaon resident, Aseem Takyar, that the site has been identified on the Faridabad-Gurgaon road and falls in the revenue estate of village Gothra Mohbtabad. "This land falls under section - 4&5 of Punjab Land Preservation Act, 1980. The process for exemption of section - 4&5 is in progress," the RTI response said.

Villagers from Gothra Mohbatabad and the adjoining areas have been opposing any move to either convert a mined pit as landfill or set up a municipal solid waste management plant. They have been alleging that this will pollute and destroy the sweet ground water in the entire region.

"All the mined pits in this entire area have gone very deep and even the groundwater has been exposed. Moreover, this region is located around 100-200 feet higher in comparison to the city level. As a precaution no waste should be dumped here or even treatment plant should come up since this zone is located upstream of the city," said environment analyst Chetan Agarwal.

He added that since the entire Aravali functions as a major water recharge zone, any chance of leakage of leachate from solid waste would pollute the ground water and would become a serious public health issue.

Jitendra Bhadana of Save Aravali, who has been spearheading the fight against the government move, said that people from over 20 villages have passed a resolution to stop this and that the administration cannot dump garbage at their doorstep and destroy the environment while making Faridabad a "smart city".

Meanwhile, a petition has been filed before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) over severe damage of the Aravali forests, particularly along the Gurgaon-Faridabad and Gurgaon-Delhi road. The petition has highlighted how municipal bodies of Gurgaon and Faridabad are disposing of waste in the open and in the Aravalis.

The petition has sought restraining the municipal bodies and government from dumping any waste in the areas, direct them to remove the waste and to protect the ecology.

What has caused panic among people in the region is the ill-impact of the Bandhwari waste treatment plant, which was set up near Mangar. The plant is shut now and the ground water in some of the nearby villages has been polluted.


The Times of India, 4 October, 2015, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Garbage-generated-in-Gurgaon-Faridabad-to-be-dumped-in-landfill-site-in-eco-sensitive-Aravalis/articleshow/49211800.c


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